Breezer Uptown Over at Mountain Bike 198, Robb, had a great interview with Joe Breeze one of the creators of mountain biking. Towards the end of the interview they switched gears to asking about commuting as Breezer is known for one of the best commuter oriented bicycles in the US. It’s exciting to ...

If you are just stopping in on our Group Build of the perfect commuter bike let’s catch you up. After introducing who will be riding the bike, the overall landslide of bicycle frame choice was a Surly Long Haul Trucker. This wasn’t a surprise to me or many others. Over at the Surly Long Haul Trucker ...

With the goal of researching and educating about the European utilization of bicycles we will be reading, writing and reviewing as many “Dutch style” bikes as possible. As a reader please comment, pass on links and any other information you think will be helpful. Batavus BUB In the next week you’ll ...

My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here. Six things you should know about a Brooks saddle, found at Wired. (From ...

A guest post by Eric Leugers, one of the two guys that run Banjo Brothers. Banjo Brother Eric I have been an avid cyclist since purchasing my first road bike at age 15, but only a half-hearted bicycle commuter until recently. Riding almost always was recreation for me. After moving to Minnesota in the ...

Quickly recapping the series in which we are trying to build the perfect commuter bike for myself. We have discussed what makes a good commuter bike, who the target audience is and which style of bike would be best. As the touring style seems to be a big hit let’s now discuss which touring bike. Quickly ...

Photo from anyMeta Photo from anyMeta Every so often I’ll be coming to you, the readers, to learn what exactly you want to covered. Hopefully this will keep you all engaged and excited about the Commute By Bike content. If you see the words “Open Forum” in the title, stop in and give your feedback! ...

My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here. Elly Blue of BikePortland.org hits upon staying dry and warm this winter, ...

Having ridden the Civia Loring for a little over two weeks as my daily commuter I’m ready to give all of you my initial thoughts about this little green machine. For background on parts or build questions, check out our Introduction article from last week. Brilliant Badges Brilliant Badges Riding the ...

If you are just stopping in on our Group Build of the perfect commuter bike let’s catch you up. We had an introduction post, a follow up about what type of person will be riding this bike it is now time to move on to what type or style of bike we will be going with. Remember that we can adapt each type ...