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Just rolling by

Posted on 09/01/2010 by cory

You may have already seen this elsewhere on the web, but it was too cool to not share here.

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Pay Attention Bike Friendly Cities

Posted on 08/03/2010 by smiley
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East Van Bike Polo

Posted on 07/29/2010 by mitchell

We ran across one Pieter Blokker, on a little cycling beach session while working in Vancouver last weekend. Pieter claims to be one of North America’s top bike polo players. He’s sponsored by Pilsner beer, has a hot girlfriend and was recently given a Kula by Bow Cycle for bike polo playing. He just sent us a link to his new website, which features this video. Question is, should Kona be making a custom polo bike? Let us know.

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Portland Airport Installs Bike Assembly Station for Travellers

Posted on 07/23/2010 by eddy

Air travel may not be the most sustainable mode of transportation, but it’s becoming increasingly easy for consumers to choose a greener ride to and from the airport. Back in 2008 we saw the Seattle-Tacoma airport begin offering free electricity for plug-in cars, and now the Portland International Airporthas set up a bike assembly station.

Located on the airport’s lower terminal roadway, the new bike assembly station will enable people travelling with bicycles to more easily assemble and disassemble their bikes before and after flights. Portland is already well-known for its bicycle-friendliness, of course—it even has a bike path connecting to the airport. Accordingly, the assembly station can now be used by travellers and airport employees alike to get ready for a commute along that path, as well as by visitors to the city needing to disassemble their bike for a return flight home. As an extra service, Travel Oregon and the Port of Portland have made basic bike tools available for check-out at the airport’s State Welcome Center along with literature about bicycling resources in the region.

With many travellers visiting Oregon and southwest Washington to take advantage of bike tourism and to participate in the region’s many bicycle events, the Portland airport’s bike-friendliness makes extra good sense. Given the countless universal advantages of the bicycle, however—and the corresponding explosion in its popularity—Portland’s example is ripe for emulation in any bicycle-friendly city around the globe.

Website: www.portofportland.com
Contact: contactus@portofportland.com

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The Kona Ute and the Xtracycle Pea Pod

Posted on 07/23/2010 by eddy

Xtracycle has just released their popular Pea Pod child seats customised to the Kona UTE, following is the info from their release, or visit their website for more

Xtracycle is excited to announce that our popular PeaPodLT child seat is now compatible with the Kona Ute.

PeaPodLT features a 5-point harness system, adjustable foot rests, rear reflector, washable cushion and is 100% lead and pthalate free.

Simply replace your exisiting Kona deck with the Xtracycle UteDeck, bolt on your PeaPodLT (in some cases you will be able to run two seats) and ride. Total installation time is around 10 minutes.

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Good Design. Again

Posted on 07/15/2010 by smiley

Love it.

Compliments of: sharesomecandy.com

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Branding Bikes 101

Posted on 07/12/2010 by mitchell

Colle+McVoy, a Minneapolis ad agency, has partnered with the coalition Bikes Belong to design People for Bikes, an cool bike branding campaign that looks at the happy side of moving through the world on two wheels. The effort includes a Web site, posters, TV spots, products, all in the name of growing a national front for promoting bike-friendly policies. Take a look at some of the branding pieces below.

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The Dizzy Cycles 2010 Bike Commute Challenge Winners

Posted on 07/08/2010 by eddy

The Dizzy Cycles 2010 Vancouver Road Closure Bike Commute Challenge ran from February 8 – March 12. Entrants were asked to tell true stories of commuting and biking during the winter Olympics. The winner received a shiny new bike and the runners up some wads of cash.

Here are the winning stories:

1st Place
My New Riding Partner

I love riding: mountain epics, road, and commuting to work.

The freedom, mind clearing, and health benefits are well documented. I love riding in the promising days of spring, the long warm days of summer, and the cool crisp days of fall. I never loved the wet dark days of winter, until this year.

I hurt my back last summer after BCBR and, while in the best riding shape of my life, I watched my buddies go riding. They made sure not to tell me about it; but I could tell through the glint in their eye and their proclivity for falling asleep before 9:30pm the rides were great. I was bummed.

When I healed, the carefree days of summer were gone, replaced by late fall days. No longer cool and crisp, they were short, dark, and wet. My buddies traded their bikes for skis. I didn’t care; I rode alone. I rode for all the rides I missed during the summer. I would not miss a day.

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Wicked Tool

Posted on 07/07/2010 by mitchell

Union Foundry T-0001 Roto-Fix Tool from Paper Fortress on Vimeo.

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Regular Joe Rides Montreal

Posted on 06/29/2010 by mitchell

Montreal: The Most Bike Friendly City in Canada?
While Montreal is often celebrated for its European-esque buildings, restaurants and nightlife, the Old-World bike culture that permeates the very fabric of this city is often overlooked. I just spent a week in Quebec, and soaked up the bike vibe that la Belle Province has to offer.

In a move that hopefully will be replicated by cities all over North America, Montreal introduced the Bixi bike sharing program in 2009 with great success. This summer there are over 400 rental stations throughout the metro area, with 5000 bicycles in circulation. It is relatively cheap for tourists like me, and locals can buy season passes for only $78, which gives them free reign of the bikes for the entirety of the season.

The combination of these bikes and the incredible network of safe bike paths create an urban environment ripe for bicycle happiness. My girlfriend and I had such a good time in the city, and much of it was due to the fact that we could cover so much ground on these bikes, and see so much. I really hope more cities follow suit, the Bixi program works so well (ie Vancouver, cough, cough).

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It’s All About the Cargo

Posted on 06/29/2010 by mitchell

This in from one of our outstanding US sales reps, Dale Plant….

Just when you think you’re doing o.k. by riding a bike with an; Adirondack Chair, Bike Frame, Whole Salmon (see tail hanging off chair), beer, other food, in flip flops… while drinking a beer, you see the below link and realize… you’re not.  

Thanks Dale, the Picnic Table vid goes up for sure. Check out Dale’s cargo bike link HERE.

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Farm Ute

Posted on 06/16/2010 by mitchell

Gettin ‘er done down on the farm. Kona Ute style. Check out more interesting Ute stories at www.konaute.com

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