Tag: Review

  • Cervellum Hindsight 35 – first impressions

    Cervellum Hindsight 35 – first impressions

    About a week before I left for China, Evan Solida, the designer and founder of Cerevellum, dropped off one of the first production Hindsight 35 units for me to try out. Some of you may remember the test ride I did with one of his early Gameboy based prototypes back in 2008…and I think you…

  • A couple of weeks with a bamboo WebbWorks Hilltribe

    A couple of weeks with a bamboo WebbWorks Hilltribe

    I have mentioned quite a few different bamboo bikes on this blog, but until recently I had never really ridden one for longer than about fifteen minutes. A few weeks ago though, that changed when my friends at TTR Bikes loaned me an Alfine 11 equipped WebbWorks Hilltribe to try out for a while.  It…

  • FlashBak

    FlashBak

    For the last couple months, I have been trying out a product called FlashBak. As you can see in the pictures, the FlashBak is a rectangle made from heavy-duty nylon strap with 10 embedded flashing LEDs. Four clips on the corners with elastic cords hold the unit in place and the 3 AAA batteries are…

  • Batavus BUB review

    You may remember that the Batavus Urban Bike (BUB) was one of the new designs that really caught my attention at Interbike. Soon after the show, I was lucky enough to get the chance to try out one of the prototypes for a few weeks. Before I get into my thoughts about the time I…

  • Chrome Metropolis Messenger Bag review

    I briefly mentioned in a February post that I had a new messenger bag from Chrome to try out. Now that I have been using that bag, their Metropolis model, for a couple of months, I can say that I really do like it a lot. Previously, I was commuting with a North Face messenger…

  • Third Eye Mirrors

    I mentioned in the comments section of an earlier post that I tried a helmet mirror in the past and didn’t really like it. I’ll admit though, the one I tried was old and the Velcro that attached it was worn out. The result of that loose connection was that the mirror vibrated slightly and…

  • Strida 5.0 review

    Well, it has been over a week since I returned the Strida 5.0 that I was trying out. I mentioned it in a couple of posts, but I never did really write a review of my experience with the bike. This week, I have seen Strida reviews elsewhere, so I guess I had better get…