This dog looks right at home in the back of this custom painted BOB Ibex Trailer. I’m sure the Wandertec SAX liner ads to the comfort of the ride. It should be noted that BOB states explicitly that there trailer is for cargo only. Maybe this was just a posed photo while parked.
Also of note is the bike rack mounted on the back of the BOB. This is a good demonstration of how a Greenspeed Rack will do much better on the BOB as it is designed to fit over the 16″ wheel of the BOB Trailer.
Gunner going for a spin around the neighborhood...
It’s always great to see all of the clever ways that people rig up there bike trailers for utility and adventure. This one is quite clever and really looks quite natural to the setup of the BOB Trailer. Too big a fish might pull in the whole trailer. If you are looking to hook a BOB Trailer, we’ve got them at 10% off through the end of January.
In Michael’s words:
I love my bob trailer, not only is it my main work transporter, it also doubles as my recreational vehicle for fishing and camping. I used PVC pipe and hose clamps to make the pole holders.
It’s been dry for the last month in Flagstaff. But today we woke up to a couple of inches of snow on the ground. So it is finally appropriate to publish a few images of riding in the snow in Flagstaff. And I get to test out my new winter bike commuting gear, a pair of Garmont Winter Boots that I got for Christmas and some old ski goggles that I think will do well in the flying snow.
A view of the BionX controller on the Urbana Current (Bar Mitts Frozen from being parked outside)
The Slush
The last few weeks in Flagstaff have been dry like it has been in most of the country up until this point. Unlike most of the country we did start out the winter with some decent storms. Here are a few photos from early winter bike commuting.
When my friends Ben and Jaimie were out last Thanksgiving, I was able to con them into going on a bike ride. Ben and Jaimie are not cycling nerds dying to go on a bike ride whenever possible. They do like cycling in Chicago and do some bike commuting. Jaimie even reviewed a Vaude Pannier for us recently over at CommuteByBike.com. But that said, they typically don’t consider cycling as something on the top of their recreational activities.
A visit with Ben and Jaimie more typically involves things like sitting around talking, drinking coffee, playing Settlers of Catan and other intellectually but not necessarily physically stimulating activities. As a cycling nerd, I’m always looking for a way to con my family and friends into going on bike rides without to seriously imposing on their style. With a bunch of electric bikes hanging around the shop for the JOYBAG project I had the perfect bait for suggesting we go for a bike ride.
A2B Metro and Urbana Current Electric Bikes on a Neighborhood Spin
We’ve been selling Chrome Bags for about a year now. I’m not sure if its made us any more stylish than we were before, but as I’m noticing who is carrying them around Flagstaff, I’m a little bit more aware of the current fashion trends, as I was here spotting this Chrome Citizen Messenger Bags making its way up San Francisco Street over this cyclist’s shoulder.
As a purveyor of BOB Trailers, we’ve often looked in disdain at Nashbar’s knockoff single-wheel trailer offering at about half the price. We’ve also spoken and heard about quite a few Nashbar trailer customers that have not been happy with the performance. There must be a few happy customers our there, but we’ve never heard from them.
Brian had the most novel approach to the issues he had with his trailer my modyfying and rebuilding into something unique. We’re excited to see how Brian’s trailer continue to evolve. By the way, we’re running low on interesting bike trailer photos here in the winter months. If you have anything of note on a hard drive, please send them on in.
In Brian’s word’s:
This was a Nashbar trailer that the fork failed on. My main use for this trailer will be for trail work/maintenance a few miles from my house and running errands so this will be a project in work for awhile. The rear rack carries a rack bag most times and my plans are to add a dynamo tire driven light system with battery storage.The fork came from the trailer shop and if I add rear suspension I will probably use the Ibex shock. Thanks for looking and when I get it finished and painted I will send another picture.
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What seems like an “Internet Marketer” sent in the following graphic to post to Commute By Bike. As we recently posted a thinly veiled link farming attempt with this not very expert post about mountain bike commuting, I didn’t want to subject our readers to two in a row.
For what appears to be a vehicle for getting a link onto sites, I have to say I like the message of this graphic. It’s a comprehensive summary in graphic form of some of the benefits of cycling with info on how some places have made it happen. In summary I think they earned their link but we’re done for awhile.
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In developing the Big and the Really Big Wandertec BONGOs, we decided to incorporate the rail system, a liner and a waterproof cover. The challenge for the cover was to come up with a simple, sturdy design that was easy to install and remove. One key element we were thinking through was how to keep water from pooling on-top of the cover. So the brainstorming began.
The proposed ideas included a center tent pole and a pole that tensioned across like this arch. We kept throwing around a variety of potentially lightweight designs, but to get the ball rolling, Stu cranked out a version of this sturdy looking arch. Upon seeing Stu’s first attempt, I realized that simple and strong was most likely best. Not only would this serve to prop up our waterproof cover, it was tough enough to handle any other abuse that might get hurled its way. The Big and the Really Big BONGOs are after all being designed as tough, around-the-town work trailers.
Stu ran with the design and refined it a bit more to this 2nd rendition pictured here, somewhat reminiscent of the Gateway Arch of St. Louis.
Carol Barker lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she enjoys bicycle commuting and joy riding year round. She is a tutor and school crossing guard who shares her bicycle love and general rebellion against the wife-and-mom-of-suburbia stereotype at her blog AbbyNormal. It was the first thing I saw and the only thing I remember from [...] 
