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Wow! Y'all need to check this out: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/hyperlapse/ I would definitely pay a chunk in order to buy that app!

A few weeks back I bought a pair of Windblox from Amazon.com. I've used them on 6-8 round trips (each round trip = 42 miles) to work. As I've used them, I've found the trick to making them work the best, which is to twist your helmet strap and Windblox around a couple of revolutions, which...

I just loaded up a video on YouTube, and it had an ad at the beginning... for EBR! I thought that the voice sounded familiar (I was on a different tab in my browser while it loaded up), and then Court was saying "This is an electric bike...." You'd better believe I switched back to that tab...

On June 9, while riding my Pedego City Commuter to work (a 21-miles-each-way commute), I had the battery conk out halfway there. I thought maybe I hadn't plugged the charger in correctly, because I typically have 30-40% of my battery left when I arrive at my destination. So, I pedaled the rest...

That represents 26 round trips to work, and a 90% reduction in the amount of CO2 that I released into the environment vs. having driven my car those same miles.

So, the Pedego City Commuter documentation recommended a tune-up after 100 miles to check for cable stretching and other bedding-in that occurs as you start using the bike. I mentioned this in a another thread about tune-ups. I checked with Pedego this week for a recommended schedule of...

Pedego recommends getting a tune-up after 100 miles of riding an electric bicycle. I had mine tuned up after 140 because the shop's hours are too short for me to get my bike in there during the week. Before the tune-up, I had had a weird thing happen, where I'd be chugging along at 20MPH and...

To those who shout at cyclists, Thank you for your words of encouragement as you drive past in your carbon-belching, non-renewable-energy-using vehicle. At least, I think that you're encouraging me. The problem is, you need to work on coming up with shorter sentences to shout to me, because I...

I keep getting sidelined from riding to work because of rainy forecasts. I have the Pearl Izumi Men's Elite Barrier Jacket on my Amazon wish list, but at $55, I want to make sure it's the right choice. Also, are there other rainy-weather accessories to make life a little less soggy? Things to...

I have a long span of grooved roads (with the grooves running in the same direction as I'm riding) that I deal with every day I ride. I don't know if it's because of my City Commuter's balloon tires, an adjustment that needs to be made to my bike, or what, but it makes the bike all wobbly the...

Because I knew I'd be riding in sub-freezing temperatures (even in the South Carolina Lowcountry), one of my first investments was in a $10 balaclava. I bought this one despite some cycling-specific ones being available because its reviews made it sound so good. I've used it twice so far, and...

I've ridden my new City Commuter for a bit over 90 miles. (That sounds like so much, but it's just scratching the surface of how many miles I will be riding it!) In those 90 miles, I'm finding that I just leave the bike in the 7th (hardest) gear, because the motor cranks me up. It seems like a...

Electric bikes have gotten some mainstream exposure in today's quarterly newsletter sent out by Progressive, the insurance company. See the link here: http://www.progressive.com/AtProgressive/Reinventing-the-bike-wheel.aspx

On January 26, 2014, after a couple of email communications with Tim of PracticalCycle.com, I was finally ready to commit to a decision I had been contemplating for almost 5 years. I had already commuted from my home in Summerville, SC, to my job in North Charleston, SC, over the summer of 2011...

How do YOU deal with the frequent nay-sayers who think that commuting to work by bike is a really bad idea?

I just received my NiteRider 700 USB Rechargeable bicycle light. I turned it on to see how bright it is, because I had no idea what 700 lumens looks like, and WOW! was I amazed! That thing is a friggin' spotlight! As my bike is still en route from California, I haven't had a chance to use it...

So the bike I'm buying has a battery that is rated for 1,500 cycles. That will last me 3-4 years based on my anticipated level of use (commuting an average of 4 days/week, considering that I won't ride on days that it's blustery outside). So, what do we do with the battery after that point? Are...

So I looked into bicycle insurance. Markel Insurance quoted me $27/month for coverage for a $3K bike for theft & damage with a $100 deductible. It was $22 and change for a $500 deductible. This didn't include liability, medical coverage, roadside assistance, or other coverages, though those were...

I live in the South Carolina Lowcountry, where the terrain is relatively flat. (In fact, it's so flat my boys' Cub Scout Pack had a hard time finding a hill for a soapbox race.) So, no big hills between me and my 20-miles-by-bike job. Because it is the South Carolina Lowcountry, though, it gets...