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This bike is expensive. Really expensive. But it’s also a DeLorean. Yes, that DeLorean. DeLorean Motor Company is back, and this time around they’re doing a bicycle. The first thing you’ll notice about the bike [...]

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There are some products that are so ingenious and deceptively simple that you inevitably end up having a "why didn't I think of that?" moment. The Spokebug is one of those products. Zip tie the [...]

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What guy doesn't remember being a kid and riding his Huffy at top speed just to slam back on the brake and create an epic skid mark? Thanks to the coaster brake on the Shop Bike [...]

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On the list of worst ways to get around, the unicycle is right next to the car from The Flintstones. Sure it leaves your hands free while you ride, but, unless you're a circus bear, who [...]

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You've got a lot to think about when you're riding your bike—car doors, roadkill, tire-shredding potholes—so remembering to flip on your lights can sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Normally a polite motorist will inform [...]

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In an effort to make your bike stand out among the masses, you have a few options. You can outfit it with a Brooks saddle, you could toss on some pro racing tires or you [...]

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We love bikes. We love music. We would love to be able to combine the two of them so we could feel like Peter Griffin in that episode of Family Guy when his [...]

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Every time we lock up our bike the same thought goes through our head, "How the hell am I gonna get home when this isn't here when I get back?" We go to such lengths to [...]

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Have you ever looked at a Brooks saddle seat for your bike and thought to yourself "I like it, but what if some random guy down the street buys the same seat?" No? Just us? [...]

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Steve McQueen has the Midas touch when it comes to things for guys. Persol sunglasses, Rolex watches, t-shirts, Ford Bullitt mustangs and Triumph motorcycles are just a few of the things guys everywhere lust after [...]

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Cars can be considered works of art. Boats can be considered works of art. The same goes for planes and trains. Why not bikes? Unless you still fit on the Huffy you took off sweet [...]

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A true modern day hipster would go buy a used bike frame and attempt to assemble his own fixie or cruiser to ride around the city. The problem is, most of these hipsters would end [...]

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With the holidays having passed, chances are you're inundated with calendars for the new year.  Most of them are either of Dilbert or daily baseball stats because your Aunt knows that's what "boys" like. Toss 'em. [...]

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You won't find any of these items at the bottom of a pile of soccer moms at your local Wal-Mart. In fact, you won't find them in many stores at all. This is the gear [...]

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There's a part of every bike-riding city dweller's commute that is rarely discussed. Everyone knows about dodging cabs, weaving through lanes and hopping curbs, but nobody brings up the flights of stairs you often have to [...]

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