This post compares 3 of the best bike lights: Light & Motion Urban 350 vs. CatEye Volt 700 vs. NiteRider Lumina 750. All 3 of these bike lights used to cost a lot more, but their prices have come down recently. All 3 are now excellent bike lights for very reasonable prices. Use our comparative table of 3 the best bike lights to compare these bike lights for commuter cyclists, and decide which one is right for you.
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How to Choose the Best Bike Light
A great bike light is essential for cycling – both for seeing, and for being seen. But with so many great bike lights on the market, how do you choose the best one? Read this post to find out exactly how to choose the best bike light for bike commuting.
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Our Best Posts on How to Lose Weight Cycling
Here are quick links to our Best Posts on How to Lose Weight Cycling. Check them out – you may find something that is just right for you on your journey right now.
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The Top 10 Bike Your Way Lean Eating Rules
Author and cyclist Selene Yeager has written what many people believe is the definitive book on how to lose weight with cycling. Here, I’ve highlighted the top 10 bike your way lean eating rules.
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How to Use Perceived Rate of Exertion to Get Fit
If you’re planning to get fit, or maybe even want to train to do a charity bike ride, consider how you are going to monitor the intensity of your workouts. The Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is the easiest way to measure exercise intensity – and it’s free! This post shows you how to use perceived rate of exertion to get fit.
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10 Top Tips for Winter Cycling
Here are our top 10 tips for winter cycling. Winter cycling can be challenging, especially if you live in a climate that gets both cold AND wet. However, comfortable winter cycling is possible and even enjoyable, with careful planning and a little expense.
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How to Get Your Bike Ready for Winter
Winter cycling is possible with careful planning to make sure you have the right bike, and that it’s ready to ride in the cold weather. Here is a complete guide to help you get your bike ready for winter.
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25 Cheap Gifts for Cyclists Under $25
Looking for a cheap gift for cyclists under $25? Here are 25 cheap gifts for cyclists under $25! Includes books, lights, and gadgets for cyclists.
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Should Motorists who Kill Cyclists go to Prison?
A London lorry driver who carelessly killed 29-year-old cyclist Louise Wright in London has been convicted of causing her death by careless driving – but has walked away with a suspended sentence and assorted wrist slaps. Should he have gone to prison? The family doesn’t think so …
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Garmin Varia Vision Review
The Garmin Varia Vision is a very slick, well-designed Heads Up Device that enables you to read the data on your Garmin Edge bike computer without having to take your eyes off the road. It fits easily to your cycling glasses, and is light weight. But is it worth its high price?
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How to Choose the Best Cycling Balaclava
Every cyclist should have a good windproof cycling balaclava to keep their head warm in fall and winter. Here are the key issues to take into account to help you choose the best cycling balaclava.
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3 Vital Exercises for Cycling Knee Pain
Here is a video that shows three vital exercises to make sure all of the muscles around your knees have the strength to prevent cycling knee pain.
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Self driving cars will be better than human drivers, but will need an ethical code
We have grown to accept human motorists killing thousands of people every single day. After all, cars are so convenient, right? But are we going to let self driving cars kill even ONE human being? Absolutely not! We must have a code of ethics to force them to behave the way we wish WE would behave. But before we get around to making laws about ethics for robotic cars, we might want to think about passing a few laws reflecting the fundamental ethic that cyclists are human beings too, and therefore motorists are not allowed to run them down?
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What Cyclists Should Do if a Driver Crashes into Them
Guest post with advice about what cyclists should do if a driver crashes into them. Includes infographic about common cycling collisions, and advice to avoid collisions for drivers and cyclists.
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Garmin Edge 520 vs 25
So you’ve heard rave reviews about the Garmin Edge 520 bike computer, but you don’t know if it’s all just hype? Why not just get the much cheaper but still very powerful Garmin Edge 25? Here’s an in-depth comparison of the Garmin Edge 520 vs 25 that will help you decide. This post includes a table that compares all the features of the Garmin Edge 520 vs 25.
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7 Best Ways to Prevent Cycling Knee Pain
Here are our 7 best ways to prevent cycling knee pain. A few easy, simple, and inexpensive actions will prevent cycling knee pain and keep you on your bike! Includes video that shows you how to strengthen your knees to prevent cycling knee pain.
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How to Transport Kids on Bikes
This post shows how to transport kids on bikes – you can choose between mounted bike seats for kids; bike trailers for kids; tag-along bikes for kids; tow bars for kids’ bikes; longtail cargo bikes for transporting kids; bucket-style cargo bikes; and electric bucket-style cargo bikes.
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Yes we can! Inspiration and advice to get cycling fit and do a gran fondo
A year ago, I accepted that I will never actually do an epic charity bike ride such as the Ride to Conquer Cancer. But recently, all that has changed, and I have now resolved that I will do next year’s BC Ride to Conquer Cancer. Here’s how I came to be inspired to do this. I hope this post will inspire you too. Also includes links to useful training advice and other inspirational cycling posts.
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Six of the Best Bike Panniers
Six of the best bike panniers compared! It’s vitally important for most bike commuters and all people doing cycle tours to have great bike panniers. It’s almost as important as having a great bike. Me and Mrs. Average Joe Cyclist have tried a smorgasbord of bike panniers over the years on our various adventures. We have put together this list of six of the best bike panniers, based on our experiences.
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2016 BC Ride to Conquer Cancer Starts Today!
The 2016 BC Ride to Conquer Cancer starts today! 1,687 riders set off this morning to cycle from Vancouver to Seattle over two days in the eighth annual BC Ride to Conquer Cancer. Their fund-raising will support breakthrough research and enhancements to care at the BC Cancer Agency. This year the cyclists have helped to raise $7.1 million for the BC Cancer Foundation as the BC Ride to Conquer Cancer commenced in British Columbia. Funds raised through BC’s largest cycling fundraiser support breakthrough cancer research and enhancements to care at the BC Cancer Agency.
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Bolle Announces First-Ever Line of Bolle Cycling Helmets
Bollé, a worldwide leader in protective gear for sports, has just announced its first-ever line of cycling helmets. The initial selection of helmets will consist of two models: The One, an innovative, high-performance helmet for serious riders and Messenger, a sleek, functional helmet for urban riders.
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Quoc Pham Cycling Shoes – Review
Quoc Pham Cycling Shoes are by far the most stylish cycling shoes I have come across. Made of soft leather, these shoes exude style, yet are comfortable to wear all day long, both on and off the bike. Created by master craftsmen, Quoc Pham Cycling Shoes are designed to integrate cycling seamlessly into normal, everyday life.
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Garmin Edge 520 vs 25
So you’ve heard rave reviews about the Garmin Edge 520 bike computer, but you don’t know if it’s all just hype? Why not just get the much cheaper but still very powerful Garmin Edge 25? Here’s an in-depth comparison of the Garmin Edge 520 vs 25 that will help you decide. This post includes a table that compares all the features of the Garmin Edge 520 vs 25.
![Six of the Best Bike Panniers](http://web.archive.org./web/20161012205423im_/https://averagejoecyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Two-Wheel-Gear-Backpack-pannier-convertible-on-full-bike-750-360x200.jpg)
Six of the Best Bike Panniers
Six of the best bike panniers compared! It’s vitally important for most bike commuters and all people doing cycle tours to have great bike panniers. It’s almost as important as having a great bike. Me and Mrs. Average Joe Cyclist have tried a smorgasbord of bike panniers over the years on our various adventures. We have put together this list of six of the best bike panniers, based on our experiences.
Cycling Posts
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Vancouver’s Cycling Culture – Dull, Grey Cycling Monoculture?
Contrary to what some people say, Vancouver’s Cycling Culture is not dull. In fact, Vancouver has a VIBRANT cycling culture!
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How to Prevent Cycling Knee Pain – Complete Guide to Stretching for Cyclists
Cycling Knee Pain is a major concern for many cyclists. Here’s an easy way to prevent cycling knee pain, with a set of simple stretches – and also some basic exercises, if you want to be even more proactive! My post called Average Joe Cyclist’s Miraculous Cheap Cure for Cycling Knee Pain is by far my most […]
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Average Joe Cyclist’s Beginner Cyclist Training Plan: Phase 2 – Interval Training
In Phase 2 of the Beginner Cyclist Training Plan you will begin to incorporate interval training into your workouts. This will cause increased calorie burn, reduce the negative effects of stress, and help you to get fit faster.
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Christmas and Bicycles
Just when the soggy Vancouver weather had got me to thinking that Christmas and bicycles cannot possibly be connected, I learned from the Vancouver Sun that there is a small company in Portland, Oregon that delivers Christmas trees by bike! Max Kirchoff calls himself Yule Dispatcher, and runs Trees by Bike. Max started his company […]