It’s May, and though the weather might being doing its best to pull the wool over our eyes, summer is just around the corner. And that means that soon we may actually get a glimpse of the elusive daystar. This also means that perfect commuting weather is also here, well, almost… positive thoughts. Regardless of […]
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Another Bike to Work Week is only days away, Will you ride?
May 24th, 2011Silencing Brake Squeal: How to regain the sweet sound of silence
May 9th, 2011Part 1 Rim Brakes – Caliper Style If you have rim brakes, then you have probably suffered from brake squeal. Like the cry of a banshee being eaten by a sphinx, it may be one of the most unpleasant sounds ever know to human kind. And unfortunately it is not a mythical beast from the […]
Axiom Journey Disc and Rainrunner Fenders Review by EcoVelo.
May 4th, 2011Okay, this is actually a review of the Norco Ceres bicycle, but because we were sending the crew at EcoVelo a bike, I managed to have some Axiom gear included with it. We included an Axiom Journey Disc rack, which was selected because of the flexibility of the mounting options it provided. Along for the […]
My bike isn’t as fast as I remember it, or is it just me?
May 4th, 2011This winter left me in a somewhat less than ideal shape. The addition of a new member to our family meant that my time on a bicycle was greatly reduced. With moving to a new home and going to school while working full time, well, that meant that I spent a great deal of time […]
Photo Shoots: The Early Season Madness begins
April 21st, 2011The bicycle season is upon us already, it seems like just yesterday that I was on a local ski hill, with spring a distant pondering in my mind. Yet, it is officially spring, May is only a hair over a week away and around here it is photo shoot season once again. To be honest this is […]
New “Manzou: Beijing to Shanghai” screenings announced
January 31st, 2011Just a short while ago, a group of intrepid riders set off on the adventure of a lifetime on their bicycles. They rode from Beijing to Shanghai filming their journey and the trials that a 1,000 mile bicycle adventure threw their way. To pack along all of their camera gear, equipment and supplies they used […]
Axiom sponsors H&R block road team
January 26th, 2011As it so happens riding a bike is a thirst inducing endeavor, much akin to licking the salt off of a large novelty pretzel, and yet very different at the same time. When one finds oneself on the saddle of a bicycle with a nagging urge to satisfy their thirst what better way than with […]
Bike To Work Week: Will you saddle up?
October 27th, 2010Here in Vancouver, as the sun begins to run and hide behind the mountains a little earlier in the evening and rise a little later in the morning and the rain at times beats down with an almost unrelenting resolve, the temperatures slowly dip towards freezing and the minds of many drift to day dreams […]
Axiom Enforce Air Pro Road pump review on bicycletouringpro.com
September 14th, 2010Here is a quick blub from the review, visit bicycletouringpro.com for the full deal. ” If you were simply to look at the photo of the bicycle pump below, you would think that this bike pump is no different than any of the other mini-bike pumps you’ve seen in the marketplace. But the Axiom EnforceAir […]
Axiom Phoenix LE Pannier Rack Review
September 14th, 2010Thought I would share a recent review of our Axiom Phoenix LE Pannier rack from bicyclesmile.com. Here is a quick excerpt: “There seem to be hundreds if not thousands of pannier racks on the market these days. Some are purely inexpensive racks to haul the odd thing on, others touch touring racks and, well, the […]