This is so cool. Make your own blinking bike patch, jacket with glowing buttons, or turn signal cycling jacket.

Way beyond my capabilities, but way cool.

Some very nice handlebar bags are now available from Velo-Orange.

I saw an ad in the Metroland today that this weekend is Steiner’s Sports Annual Bicycle Tent Sale. At the Glenmont location only. Lots of stuff is on sale. Details here.

I can’t believe nobody has bought this yet. It’s been up for weeks.

This is my new bike. It’s a Trek Allant. I got it from Downtube in Albany. I’ve been riding it to work and loving it. I sit upright, instead of all hunched over. It’s smooth and agile, nimble, unlike my beastly mountain bike. As you can see, it’s got fenders and a rack. I had mixed feelings about the grips. They look weird to me. But they’re really comfortable. They provide a lot of support, and cushion my hands when I hit a pothole. Which I try not to do, but I mean, it’s Albany, right? My only “complaint” with the bike is that if I have to stand up to pedal up some hill, the handle bars are not really angled for that and it’s hard to keep it in a straight line. Fortunately, it’s easier to just downshift and slide up the hill.

Here’s my “vision.” The ABC website puts some useful content up there. Things like “how to ride safely” and “how to keep your bike from being stolen” and “how to buy a new bike.” Then they make up little cards and tags bike, like this.

On the last Critical Mass, I rode a bit with Rohan, who runs the ABC website. He agreed that they really need some content up there and offered to sign me up. I agreed. I haven’t heard anything. But seriously people. You can’t spend all your time and energy bitching at the government because they won’t make you a dedicated bike lane. You have to help people have fun riding their bikes.

Really digging these handmade cycling caps. (Via Urban Velo)

Today’s Link of the Day has to be this one, with pictures of bikes made in Oregon. One of them has a flask.

For those of you without Xtracycles, BikeTrailerShop.com is running some deals on their trailers until March 22nd. Their trailers are single-wheeled for agility. They have two models for cargo hauling, and one model for panniers. Read more here.

This? Looks awesome. Via BikeHacks.

Pardon me while I dork it up a bit…

BikeHacks has a bit about the Fibre Flare, which looks like a light saber for your bike.