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How do I carry my kids by bike?
…transporting children by bike is a transitional process… a family bike is something you buy for the short term, as your children will grow and subsequently grow into cycling options better suited to your and their needs at different stages of life…
Making Room for Mundo
It’s been just over one year since the first Yuba Mundo long-tail cargo bike hit the streets here in Portland… Without a doubt, the Mundo is the most capable long-tail bike you can buy…
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Our experience with the box bikes continues to impress and satisfy…There’s very little to report in the world of the box bike as both our bikes continue to operate with little whine, creak or groan. The SRAM transmissions are working flawlessly and the FSA Gamma cranksets are just as pleasing as when I first rode the bikes –they’re super smooth, powerful and very lightweight when compared to a stock steel crank. Additionally, the 70mm drum brake on the Sturmey-Archer XRD-C freehub is strong, smooth and consistent…
Low-Car Lifestyle Clinic @ Portland Farmers Market
The recent shift to sunnier skies has many Portlanders dreaming of cruising down stumptown’s tree-lined boulevards on a bike. For many, these visions might also be accompanied by questions about how to best take advantage of a bicycle to meet the needs of everyday life –like a simple trip to the grocery store, or a [...]
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The weekend of April 17 through April 19 was underscored by a mini heat wave, providing an open invitation to little else but getting out and about by bike. The tomato twins were called into action numerous times during the weekend, for everything from simple, barely 1/2-mile runs to Oregon Park, to trips to the [...]
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Most people who ride a bicycle for daily transportation understand the basic principles of bicycle tires, including the methods for changing and/or patching a flat, whether in the garage or out on the road. Like it or not, most anyone who has ridden a bicycle has encountered a flat. This being said, with a utility [...]
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Just a quick note that I made my first big grocery run of the new year, after being kept off the roads for nearly two weeks by the snow. I waited for the rain to calm and then hit Freddies to stock up on all the heavy essentials that we depleted while being held under [...]
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