Entries for Topic: Commuting
Portland isn’t just an avenue in Minneapolis.
Earlier this month, I spent a week in Portland, OR visiting Civia dealers and attended the Pedal Nation PDX Bicycle Show. It goes without saying that Civia loves our dealers/partners in the Portland area (and the Pacific Northwest… More »
Bikes for Smarter Living
Here at Civia Cycles we design bikes for smarter living. Bikes are a transportation choice that increase health, saves money and reduces our impact of the environment. This video blog is a brief run down of bikes for smarter… More »
Bicycles for Smarter Living at Negative Three Degrees
A little v-blog action of my gear choices on a recent ride in to work on a cold morning. I need a little work on my camera skills but I think it gets the job done. See you on the road! Burton More »
Civia Kickstand Plate
In case you have missed the last few posts here at the Civia blog, I'm Burton Avery, an industrial designer at Civia, and I'm doing some posts about the design process for the Civia Bryant. Question for you, what do these… More »
Summertime and the livin’ is easy
“Summertime and the livin' in easy…” Bess, Porgy and Bess, G. Gershwin, 1935 Ella Fitzgerald singing Summertime slips into my consciousness every now and then these days when I’m on the bike. At Civia we… More »
Kudos to Minneapolis
In the most recent issue of Bicycling magazine, Minneapolis has been rated the #1 most bicycling friendly city. Portland, our friends in the Pacific Northwest, has dropped to #2. It's been fun seeing the changes and… More »
Belt drive: 1,000 miles later
For the last couple months I've been commuting on Gates' Carbon Drive belt system. I've logged around 1,000 miles and am really impressed with how smooth and quiet the drivetrain is. There's no need to lube… More »
NYC Bike Parking Law Starts Today…
Starting today a law goes into place that will hopefully allow more NYC bicycle commuters a safe haven for their bikes while they are at work. Details were a little fuzzy but the gist of it is that the tenant of a building can submit… More »
The sound of silence
I've spent the last month riding a couple belt drive bikes and I'm completely hooked. The belt is billed as a mountain and commuting product, but I really see it shining brightest in the commuting environment. Each time… More »
Loring Feedback
We are always excited to post consumer feedback and pictures of folks on our bikes. Alyssa from ID took us up on it and wrote a very detailed review for us regarding her thoughts on the bike and how she has been using it. Thanks… More »
Consumer Feedback
We received the following feedback from one of our Hyland customers that I wanted to share: "I have only been commuting daily on the Hyland since mid-March and it is quite obvious that the bike is awesome. I ride in tough… More »
Glove update
I've put quite a few more miles in on the Pearl Izumi Cyclone gloves and I'm appreciating them more than originally. They are still on the edge of being warm enough for 20-30 degree weather, but they shine in 35-50 degrees. … More »
April Fool
I sort of felt like the joke was on me this morning during the ride in to work. April 1, 33 degrees, snow and a 14mph headwind. Blah. I was at least in the right mindset. This morning, I also was putting some new… More »
Kickstand appreciation day
This morning, I was riding in to work and accelerating hard from a dead stop to follow some cars through a green light when I heard a slight popping sound from my bike. I immediately backed off the pressure and pedalled through… More »
Another New Year
I hope everyone's holidays were relaxing and enjoyable. I spent the week around Christmas in California visiting the in-laws. As always, it was a lot of fun, even though the temps were in the upper 50's instead… More »
Thanksgiving and a job posting
It's a couple days before Thanksgiving and I've got a lot to be thankful for. A great wife, our families and a steady job that I really enjoy. I also get compensated for riding my bike to work. It's incredible. … More »
One Thousand Plus!
Fall has been around for a few weeks now. Most of the leaves have fallen. Now it's looking like early winter is setting in. This morning, the temp was in the low 20's and frost was on the ground. I enjoy… More »
Bicycles as Recreation Transportation
Earlier this year I set a goal to only use my car once a month for any sort of recreation transportation. I didn't do the best job of keeping exact track but I would say that at this point I may be at about 1.5 trips per… More »
This better not come in 3s
Today I decided to ride in my upright cruiser with swept bars and a 3-speed hub. I wanted a little change of pace from the last few trips I've had to work. The ride in was great; I had a slight tailwind and soft pedaled… More »
Hyland Down
Riding home from work last night I got hit by a car. The intersection it happened at is by far the worst one on my 15 mile route. It's a combination of bad sight lines, one way and two way streets, poor traffic flow… More »
The Long Route
This morning was perfect. Great temperature, sunny skies, little wind. I decided that I was going to take the longer route into work, which takes me down the paved trails on Minnehaha Parkway that follows the Minnehaha… More »
Up Tempo
This morning, we had a good group at the Colossal Cafe. There were 9 of us in the small confines. Two were there just for breakfast, leaving 7 for the ride in. By now, I should understand that the ride is going to… More »
The color change
This morning was the second time in a month I'd ridden my bike to work. A lot has changed over the last 30 days. The time's changed, so it's darker in the morning, but light for the ride home. It's… More »
Overcoming Inertia
This morning (Monday), it was -8F and I didn't really want to ride in. I had driven to work the last week because I started the week off with a cold, then had mid-day errands to be done later in the week. Compounding that,… More »
Friday musings
This morning when I woke up, I was expecting near 0 or below temperatures. We were supposed to have a cold front come through overnight. It hadn't quite hit, because it was still 12 above. Just 50 minutes up the… More »
Rollin'
The Friday Colossal ride was a little larger than normal today. We had 7 for breakfast with David showing up as we were getting ready to roll out. Nothing like a decent speed double paceline to cut through the steady westerly… More »
Keeping it upright
The last few days have been hovering around freezing. Just over during the day, just under at night. It's made for some sketchy commutes. Here are a couple insights we've gleaned from this week and other seasons… More »
what does commuting mean to you?
What is your definition of commuting? Merriam Webster defines it as, “to travel back and forth regularly”. This is dry but I guess that’s what you get with a dictionary; so what I am looking for is what… More »
Commuting
What is your definition of commuting? Merriam Webster defines it as, “to travel back and forth regularly”. This is dry but I guess that’s what you get with a dictionary; so what I am looking for is what… More »
Misjudgment
This morning, I made a poor decision. It was -1F when I left the house. My rule of thumb is if it's 5 or above, no chemical toe warmers. If it's below that, I use them for the ride in, then zip-lock baggie them… More »
7 degrees
7 degrees. When I checked the weather last night the forecast was calling for a 16 degree ride this morning. This was colder than its been recently, but certainly seemed appropriate for late November in Minnesota. … More »
Small Efforts
I was sitting at home the other night when it was decided that a trip to the store was needed for dinner. It was cold and rainy and even though the trip to the market is a small one, the idea of going out in the driving rain… More »
Price check
It's pricing deadline day. I've been working this week to get accurate pricing from our suppliers and manufacturing partners. Yesterday at 2pm, I finally got in touch with my final supplier and now feel pretty confident… More »
Dirt to work
Every Friday, a group of us meet at the local cafe for breakfast, then ride the Minnesota River Bottom trail to work. This morning, the creek was about as high as we've seen it without the river being in flood stage. This… More »
Your Commuting Experience
I’m one of the industrial designers at Civia. I’ll be contributing frequently to the Civia blog. My focus will be on design and rider experience, but also whatever else seems exciting or relevant for commuting bicyclists. … More »
Off-Road Commuting
We're lucky to have such great cycling resources in the Twin Cities area. Today's morning commute started w/ a 7-rider breakfast at Colossal Cafe in South Minneapolis. From there, our group navigated suburban… More »
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