Category Archives: Product Reviews

travel with kids: kidco sleep tent review

One of my main worries about traveling with a not-yet-one year old for the duration of seven weeks through five countries was how sleep would fare. T. and I decided early in our planning that we wanted to pack a … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby, Product Reviews, Travel, Travel with Kids | Tagged europe, hotel, how to pack, KidCo, munich, peapod, prague, sleep, travel tent, travel with children | 11 Comments

reader question: on helmets and helmet hair

I recently received an email from a reader who has just moved to NYC and is biking in a much larger and more intimidating context. She writes that she would like to wear a helmet in this more traffic-heavy environment … Continue reading →

Posted in Helmet Head, Product Reviews, Stylish Cycling | Tagged giro, hair, Helmet, Nutcase | 24 Comments

biking with kids: two systems, one review

{Whatever you choose – you’ll have fun being a biking mama!} When it comes to biking with children, the best system is the system that is going to make you want to get on your bike, go through the trouble … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby, Bike 101, Biking with Kids, Guest Posts, Product Reviews | Tagged bike commute, bike trailer, biking with children, cruiser, front of the bike child seat, ibert, InStep, mountain bike | 12 Comments

getting out this winter and baby bjorn carrier review

Earlier this fall I wrote about my plan to continue getting out and spending time outdoors with C. even once it would get cold this winter. So far I’ve been keeping my promise and we’ve been enjoying lots and lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby, Family, Product Reviews | 19 Comments

one day only: $5 bike tee for napoleon’s birthday

It’s no secret that I love a good bike shirt. Or bike tote, bike necklace, bike notebook… you get the picture. I like to wear my bike obsession on my sleeve, so to speak. So when Headline Shirts in San … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Reviews, Stylish Cycling | 2 Comments

two on tuesdays: chariot bike trailer review

Two On Tuesdays is a mini-series with the fabulous Miss Sarah of Girls and Bicycles and her adorable son Dexter. Miss Sarah will be checking in every Tuesday this summer with posts on cycling with Dexter and thoughts on retaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking with Kids, Guest Posts, Product Reviews, Two on Tuesdays | 8 Comments

bike kindle cover

Baby, it’s cold outside but I’m bundled up inside with a hot (decaf) coffee, fresh baked pumpkin muffins, and my newly decked out Kindle reader. Remember how I rode to work on Monday? Well, that’s where my poor bike still … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Home, Product Reviews, Snapshots of Life, Stylish Cycling | 10 Comments

and the winner is…

Thank you to all who participated in the dringdring bicycle bell giveaway! The winner is comment #2 – Biba. Congratulations, Biba! Make sure to email me your contact information and your choice of bicycle bell and dringdring will get that … Continue reading →

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win a dringdring hand-painted bicycle bell!

{my ‘brooch’ bell courtesy of dringdring} When Annie, the creator of dringdring bicycle bells in Montreal, Canada, contacted me to see if I might be interested in one of her bells, I couldn’t have been more excited. My most recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Reviews | 103 Comments

running in winter

Earlier this week I mentioned running in winter and a reader asked to know more about the gear or clothing required for that. So I’m taking a break from my regularly schedule bike-centric postings to interrupt with thoughts on running … Continue reading →