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Onto the Next Show: Bike Expo

Today, 5/4/12, I rode over to the Bike New York’s Bike Expo on the East side, Basketball city-pier 36.

This was a kickoff event to Sunday’s 35th annual five borough bike tour. Seen here with the lovely, Sheryl Yvette AKA Bitchcakes. vayabags.com

More photos: here. [...]

GripRings

Ok you’ve color coordinated your fresh whip…now it’s time to coordinate your grips. Check out GripRings from Spurcycle.com Two brothers from San Francisco are working together to make individual grip rings to accessorize your handlebars to your individual tastes. I also really like the bar ends they’ve come up with which hold all the [...]

Rydesafe making a seen.

Brooklyn designer Anthony “Tonky” Clune wants to get noticed. He also wants cyclists to be seen so he’s got these great decal packs to dress up your bike to be highly visible to motorists and look like something out of Tron.

Here is a recent article from the Brooklyn Paper and thanks for [...]

Titanium is the new soap bubble maker.

I’ve really been enjoying a copy of Robert Penn’s book and obsession: “It’s All About the Bicycle.” The basic premise is about a rabid cycling enthusiasts search to build his dream bicycle. He travels all over the world to find the best frame, best components and best wheel builders in a quest to find [...]

Lock Sock

Quite possibly the cutest new product for bike nerds (like me) Sometimes your feet need comfort: Sometimes your dog: But what about your poor u-lock? Out there naked in the elements? Well now thanks to Lock Sock your lock can have a nice cozy.

The main use of this product is to protect [...]

Less impact on your rear, less impact on the planet.

Here is the latest in eco-friendly saddlery. A new line from Selle Royal called Becoz. Now your rear end receives less impact thanks to an innovative corkgel technology (made from bio-sourced polyurethane gel) and there is less impact on the planet due to the conscientious choices made in materials.

Big thank you to [...]

Get enlightened from the Bikesnob.

The Enlightened Cyclist, new book from the bikesnob. The The Bike Snob is at it again, another irreverent critical and bitingly witty insight into the world of cycling. No ones does it better, writing about salmoning in bikelanes, dooring, being too ultra chic in spandex for your own good. Check out the latest trailer [...]

Cobra Tire Tool-giveaway on twitter

After a hard day of make believe (working on the set of CBS’s Unforgettable) that last thing I want to deal with is the reality of having a flat tire for my bike commute home. Thanks to Jim Walls and his simple yet effective invention, the routine tire change has become even easier.

Introducing [...]

New contest from Fyxation

A message from: http://www.fyxation.com

Since we’ve started Fyxation, it’s been our goal to produce components that let you personalize your ride with quality, affordable bicycle parts. With the 2012 cycling season underway, we decided to put together a video that visualizes what is possible.

We have loads of new components available now just [...]

Temporary Bike Tattoos from Tattly

Check it out:

Tattly is a temporary tattoo store for design-minded kids and kids-at-heart. After applying many bad-clip-art tattoos on her daughter, swissmiss decided to stop complaining and take matters into her own hands. Tattly was born. Now, let’s rock the tattoo world together. Which one do you like the best?

More info: [...]