A dazzling display of pedicabs, bedazzled the Philadelphia streets in an amazing display by Cai Guo_Qianq. Deriq Carr tells the story of how he launched Los Angelos Pedicab Company. Austin pedicab riders make their big paydays when the big events come to town. And an entrepreneurial teen is discovering opportunity in pedaling people at the…
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Balance and Bellas – Oct.2017 Family Cycling Roundup
In this edition of our Family Cycling roundup, the focus is on teaching kids to ride bikes. Its something I’m quite interested in learning about more as I’m working on teaching my daughter to ride a bicycle and giving her a bicycle for her 6th birthday tomorrow. But before you should think about getting your…
#BikeCommuteAdventure – Promote Bike Commuting by Sharing the Story of Your Route
3 Questions: Do you ride your bicycle to work? Do you carry a smart phone with you? Are you on social media? If you answered yes to the 3 above questions, you are well qualified to participate in #BikeCommuteAdventure. A few years ago, after I’d moved to a new house here in Tucson, I was…
Beers and Rafts, Sept.2017 Bikepacking Roundup
Its always a good time to go Bikepacking somewhere… Here are are some very recent epic trips to inspire you. Croatia and the Adriatic Crest Route by Nicholas Carman on September 16, 2017 The Breaking Trail by Logan Watts on September 26, 2017 THE BIG GUIDE TO BIKEPACKING & TOURING IN EAST AFRICA by Logan Watts on August…
From Cuba to Japan to the Entire Planet – Sept.2017 Road Touring Roundup
Does going for a long bicycle ride and then camping out sound like fun? If it does maybe you should try bicycle touring. Here are a couple of recent articles to get you started. How to Start Bicycle Touring by Mike McLeish on September 4, 2017 Line Gammelli – The Lessons She Learned From Her…
Balance Bikes are Not for Every Kid, Including My Daughter
I confess, as the owner of a business designed to empower transportation focused cyclists, I have barely spent any time attempting to teach my daughter to ride a bicycle, and she is almost six. Her birthday is next month. So I’ve resolved to get her a nice bike and make things right. When my daughter…
From Getting Started to Breaking the Law – The Sept.2017 Commute by Bike Roundup
For this first edition of the Commute by Bike News Roundup, I’ll be presenting the life of the bike commuter chronologically. That takes us back to when our two-wheeled adventures began … The Birth of the Bicycle by Alex Q Arbuckle on August 29, 2015 So we have bicycles, now what are we supposed to…
Custom Cargo and Delivering Hops – A Utility Cycling Roundup
This is the kickoff off roundup post that I’m experimenting with. The plan is that each week I’ll gather interesting stories from the last month or so within one of the 5 cycling niches we cover, Commute by Bike, Family Cycling, Bikepacking, Road Touring or Utility Cycling. I’ll be keeping notes of interesting stories that…
Small Business Tales from BSH and the Launching of LocalBasket.com
Happy Small Business Saturday everyone! As the editor of this cycling blog and the owner of www.bikeshophub.com, I generally find myself as deep in the weeds of small business as I am in immersed in the world of cycling. And I’m often tempted to write about my various small business trials and tribulations here at…
Interested in Blogging about Bikepacking or Commuting by Bike? We're Hiring!
Are you a bikepacking aficionado with a penchant for hair raising story telling? Are you a dedicated bicycle commuter who wants to inspire others to bike to work? If you fit either of these bills, keep reading because we’re looking for two new writers to join the www.bikeshophub.com blogging team. Around the start of this…