Commuting Archives • Gear & Grit

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How to Convert Watts to Calories Burned While Cycling

Traditionally speaking, trying to get a good idea for calorie expenditure from exercise is about as precise as an Imperial Stormtrooper with a laser blaster. There are plenty of apps…

Velo Orange Piolet and Polyvalent Now Offered as Complete Bikes 2

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Bikes

Velo Orange Piolet and Polyvalent Now Offered as Complete Bikes

Velo Orange offers five different framesets, all requiring the rider to put together a custom build. For those looking for a complete bike there wasn’t an option, until now. Velo…

Win Bike from State Bicycle Co. & Ride to Work with Phil Gaimon 5

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Win Bike from State Bicycle Co. & Ride to Work with Phil Gaimon

If you’re interested in bike commuting but don’t have the gear or know how to get started, State Bicycle Co. and Phil Gaimon have just what you need. State Bicycle…

Study: Neighborhood Improvements Could Increase Bike Commuting 7

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Advocacy

Study: Neighborhood Improvements Could Increase Bike Commuting

A study, published in the Journal of Transport and Land Use, indicates that a person’s neighborhood plays a large role in whether or not they decide to commute by bike.…

The Cycling Gear You Need For Bike To Work Week 8

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Buying Guides

The Cycling Gear You Need For Bike To Work Week

Next week is Bike To Work Week – to celebrate the cyclists who will get out and ride to work, we put together a list of some of the necessities for…

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Frances Cycles: The Farfarer Trailer

This is a great short on the Farfarer Trailer which was lovingly designed by Quentin Lindh and has been field tested for more than 10 years. The trailers are light at…

Opinion & Analysis

What History Can Tell Us About the Future of the Driverless Car

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State Bicycle Co. Expands its $300 Core-Line 20

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Bikes

State Bicycle Co. Expands its $300 Core-Line

State Bicycle Co.’s affordable Core-Line just received an expansion with four new models. The Ghoul, Ashford, Hunter and Pigeon offer new and unique aesthetics while maintaining the same steel frame…

Strava's Year in Sport - 4.54 Billion Miles Ridden in 2017 21

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Apps

Strava’s Year in Sport – 4.54 Billion Miles Ridden in 2017

Strava’s Year In Sport Report is out, and there were a lot of miles ridden in 2017. There’s some pretty cool stuff that can be found in the data: Americans…

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The Dutch Reach: Help Keep Cyclists from Getting ‘Doored’

Check out that photo above, what do you see? Fall leaves, a cyclist commuting to work, a fairly quiet road? I’ll tell you what I see; about 20 opportunities to crash…

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Tips & Strategy

How To Start Bike Commuting

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American spends 93% of their life indoors. 87% of their life is indoors, then another 6% of their life in automobiles.…

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