Holiday Gift Guide: The Glove For the Touch(Screen)

MujjoNobody likes cold hands, but using a touchscreen in the winter often remains exposing the digits to the cold. That is unless you have gloves that are touchscreen compatible.

Dutch glove brand Mujjo has just launched a double-insulated knitted cycling glove in time for the holidays and it is designed with touchscreen devices in mind. It also includes an extra layer of wool to provide insulation along with a soft touch. It features silicone rip dot patterns on the palms for grip so you don’t have to worry about dropping that expensive gizmo or gadget. A leather strap crosses over a notch on the wrist also helps keep the wind and cold out.

Mujjo Official Website

Holiday Gift Guide: Ti One On With Moots

MootsSearching for that perfect gift for the roadie who seems to have everything? Chances are, if they own a Moots titanium road bike frame, they don’t have one of these – a Moots silver head badge. Moots Cycles, located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, has commissioned their head badge artist, Michael Cherney, to create a limited production run of just eight Moots modern-era head badges. Each of these one troy ounce, Sterling Silver head badges is created by hand using an investment cast and lost wax process, a technique long used by jewelry makers to create intricately designed pieces. Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide: Ti One On With Moots

OneStreet Launches Blog to Defy Poverty

OneStreetOur friends at OneStreet have announced that the bicycle advocacy group has launched a new blog to further the discussion about bicycles and poverty. This has grown out of the publication Defying Poverty with Bicycles by Sue Knaup, the group’s executive director.

Knaup hopes to discuss a number of issues including:

    • Can bike programs thrive if they are run by outsiders?
    • Is there a way to make volunteer-led programs sustainable?
    • What are the benefits and pitfalls of volunteer-led programs?
    • What are the various problems with giving away bikes?
    • How to move from giving away bikes to selling them?
    • How to realize the value and expertise of people living in or near poverty?

Join the discussion.

Defying Poverty With Bicycles Blog

Weekend Reading List (12.07.2013): London Dying, Holiday Run?, Cycling Summits

London Dying

London

From Gear Junkie: Thousands Of Cyclists ‘Die’ In London
The protest took place outside the offices of Transport for London, the transportation authority for the city where 14 people have died in cycling related accidents during the past year including six during the two weeks leading up to the protest. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (12.07.2013): London Dying, Holiday Run?, Cycling Summits

Saddle Up

MorgawRiding a bike shouldn’t be in a pain in the you know what, but for many it is just that literally. A cushier seat doesn’t always help, but the Mograw shock-absorbing saddle could and should do the trick. It takes the concept of a suspension seatpost but utilizes elastomer inserts that sit between the rails and the saddle. This can absorb those bumps in the road and make for a softer ride.

Designers Martin Moravcik and Slawek Gawlik are now looking to bring out the Mograw via an Indiegogo project. Video after the jump

Holiday Gift Guide: Lightning Strikes for Cyclists

Wheel-JohnnyHere’s Johnny! White Lightning has expanded its “Johnny” line of transport products with a new Wheel Johnny (MSRP: $49.99), which is specially designed for transport and storage of a bike wheel. Made of water and UV-resistant two ply rubber/nylon material it will product those wheels when they’re off the bike, while a zipper enclosure still allows for quick access. A padded divider protects rims and hubs from scratches and scuffs.

The Johnny features hand and shoulder straps to make for easy carrying while a large interior pocket can hold a cassette, chain whip, lock-ring tool, adjustable wrench, and spare tubes or just about anything else. The Wheel Johnny accommodates road, hybrid, and mountain bike wheels, including 29er wheels.

White Lighting Official Website

Holiday Gift Guide: Power Up for the iPhone 5S

Bike2PowerBike2Power has rolled out is BikeConsole Smart Mount for the iPhone 5S, which features 90 percent more touchscreen sensitivity, while still being built to withstand extreme weather conditions. It utilizes SoundBoost microvent sealing technology, allowing the user to experience louder and clearer audio, while it can be rotated up to 360-degrees. It even features an anti-glare screen membrane that allows for optimal viewing in almost any condition. Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide: Power Up for the iPhone 5S

Buddy Bike Steps Up

BiikeBuddyOur Friends at Buddy Bike announced that the company has donated five of their alternative inline tandem bicycles, called the Buddy Bike, to adaptive cycling programs and special needs organizations. These donations were to support adaptive cycling, with the goal to put more people on bikes – especially riders with special needs who may feel they don’t otherwise have a safe option for cycling. Continue reading Buddy Bike Steps Up

Brake Light Jacket

EclaireurWe’ve seen a real trend this year in cycling clothing that integrates lights, and the latest is the Eclaireur jacket from Esthete, which features integrated LEDs that can shine the way and even allow the rider to be seen. It further offers black reflective stripes and a removable yellow armstrap.

The jacket is designed to be stylish and low key when wearing around town, but can light it up to ensure a safe ride home after the sun goes down. Continue reading Brake Light Jacket

Let Cervellum Look Behind You

CerevellumWhile cycling you need to watch where you are going, but often you need to see what’s behind you as well to stay safe. Taking your eyes off the road isn’t really recommended and the Cerevellum camera system can be like eyes in the back of your head. It provides a large screen on the handlebars so you only need to look down to quickly see what’s coming from behind.

The Cerevellum is now being developed via a Kickstarting campaign. Video after the jump

Just Beatz It

BikeBeatzRiding a bike with earphones isn’t really recommended, but if you have to bring the tunes why not beat it out with the BikeBeatz. This speaker box contains two 6×9-inch speakers, a 240-watt amplifier and line-in port, which can be connected to virtually any portable music player.

It isn’t the lightest option we’ve seen, and no doubt those who share their music with the world may find not everyone has the same tastes in what is “good music.” Continue reading Just Beatz It

Holiday Gift Guide: Limited Edition Schwinn Fritz Fifty Sting Ray

Sting-RaySchwinn is going retro this holiday season with its Limited Edition Schwinn Fritz Fifty Sting Ray, which looks like it rode here straight from the summer of love.

Schwinn is releasing 500 of these next week, so act fast!

Schwinn Sting-Ray 50th Anniversary Official Website

The Bike Lady Helps Put Kids on Bikes

Bike-LadyEvery year we see many stories of bike giveaway programs and we still find the Bike Lady to be among the most touching. Ohio resident Kate Koch Gatch – a.k.a. the Bike Lady – has been helping get bikes to children in need for the holidays. She works with inmates at the Pickaway Correctional Institution, where they assemble the bikes, which are then provided to children.

We’re happy to report that  a semi-trailer loaded with 510 sets of tires, pedals, brakes and gears left Huffy’s California distribution center last earlier this month, and has arrived Pickaway Correctional Institution, where the first wave of assembly. Kudos to Ms. Gatch – the Bike Lady – for helping deliver so many bikes under the trees. Video after the jump