Transportation Cycles

Happy Holidays from Transportation Cycles

Happy Holidays from Transportation Cycles. We hope your holiday season brings you close to your family, friends and your bike! We look froward to bringing you a lot of great stories about people using their bikes for transportation, the bikes they ride and the accessories that make using your bike all year ’round safer and [...]

Christmas Eve 2009 Ride

It was a nice ride today even though the weather was a bit dodgy. The temp was hovering right about freezing and there was a brisk 20-30 mph ESE wind that made slow going at times. My ride was 1hr-24min on my old Univega 507 commuter rig. Basically just a cruise down the Oak Leaf [...]

My 3-year Old on Our Xtracycle

Here is a shot of the G-Man on the back of our Xtracycle. He really likes riding on the back where he holds on to the stoker-style bar. He rests his feet on the seat stay of the Zize bike we used as a donor for the Xtracycle conversion. If his 10-year old sister is [...]

Fixed / Singlespeed Gear Calculator

I saw a link to this Fixed / Singlespeed Gear Calculator over at Everyday Cycles. So, ifyou are looking for a simple but effective gear calculator for determining the gearing on your fixed gear or singlespeed bike, look no further than the Surplace Fantastic Fixed Gear Calculator. You can pick your rim/tire combination and your [...]

She who succeeds in gaining the master of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. – Frances E. Willard

Xtracycle as a Snow Bike

I took the Xtracycle to the Lakefront looking for some slope winds. Forecast was good but the wind was too SE so I just enjoyed the ride on the Xtracycle-converted Zize bike. I rode on snow-covered roads, snowy grass (about 4 inches deep), slushy streets and wet pavement. The rear end of the bike seems [...]

Bike Winter

Folks, after a pretty mild beginning to the Fall/Winter riding season it just snowed for the first time this year here in Milwaukee. If weather reports I’ve been watching are any indication we are not the only place getting the fluffy white. To help you get prepped an to keep you motivated the folks at [...]

Loving the Versitility of My Xtracycle

I took a trip to the Post Office leaded with 6 packages that had to be mailed out. It is pretty short trip to the PO, less than 2 miles round trip, so taking the Xtracycle is a natural! It was a nice day too, about 40 degrees, so I extended the ride a bit [...]