Where should you start with saving weight on your bike?
Wheels go first, doable look your tire setup then cranks.
Handlebar, stem, seat post
Replace wear items last, I try to save weight where I can but don’t put on the lightest headset and bottom bracket if I’m going to wear through them twice as fast.
RT @LKNTweetup Snowball Fight high noon @ Jetton Park followed by lunch at Brooklyn South! #snOMG #LKNtweetup
Tomorrow, 12pm at Jetton park. I’ll be riding my bike down there I hope!
Best part of the snow in the forecast is the long skid lines one can create on their bicycle.
Working/practicing my video podcast skills (they are very limited right now.) Arsbars may become the landing pad for these things until I feel confident and more experienced. More at CommuteByBike.com and BikeShopGirl.com
Unless you are under a rock without internet or TV, you’ve heard the words “Social Media” or “Web 2.0.” These words are meant to wrap around the whole movement that is happening with the internet and interactive marketing.
The key word I used there was, interactive. The consumer end of any purchase since 2007 has become smarter, savy and web friendly. No longer are they waiting to go to Best Buy or their real estate agent for advice, they are using Google, Twitter and the 1.9million review sites out there.
Where do you fall on that theory? Are you an end consumer, the person they used to come to for advice or possibly the one that does the reviewing for the 1.9million review sites? We all have a place within the Social Media movement. We can all be doers, reviewers and active.
They are scared, lacking knowledge and really worried they will do it wrong. As they worry, their competition is trying it or has hired someone to do it for them. They are reaching out to YOUR customers via Twitter, Facebook or even their own website. They have a blog, they are becoming more real to your customer than you are.
Start small, get your own Facebook account or twitter username. Talk about what is happening at work, or a thought you are pondering. Become a personality on the web, it doesn’t have to be huge but you do have to be alive and active more than once a month. Go to local “tweet ups” or create your own in your business. Invite competition, befriend your neighbors and reach beyond your office door. It takes 30 minutes max a day, but you have to start now or you’ll continue the slip and slide as your competition walks forward.
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The Surly Long Haul Trucker that I’ve been building up on CommuteByBike.com is finally taking shape, a few fine details which we will spell out shortly.
Things to do.. find a two legged kickstand, dial in handlebars, break in leather seat and finalize light setup.
A new product rolled on to my door step the other morning for review.. Looks like a good reason for back road cruising this weekend.
From the company :
#01033 Waterproof Saddle trunk
400 cubic inches (12.5″ J x 7″H x 4.75D)
Waterproof w/ replaceable liner
Outer pocket for quick access to keys/money
Web loop for lashing gear like jackety
Interior Aluminum Strut stiff HDPE hull and 4 point strapping,Usage?
Add massive capacity to any bike without adding a rack.
Potential Uses:
Credit Card Touring
Commuting on a bike w/out a rack and you need extra capacity
s24o Touring
A simple way to add extra storage capacity to any bike
Great for Tande Rides
You are reading from the latest freelance writer with Versus.com
. I’ll be running their bike commuting blog, as well as another project we are still discussing the details.
Check out Verus new “beta” site & I’ll keep you in the loop of what else is going on.
*This is a side project. I’m still managing Cool Breeze Cyclery and running my other three websites.
