Category Archives: Gear

Product Review: Trash Picker Mitten

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Cycle Twin Cities

Up until the last week, the 2011-12 Minnesota winter has pretty much been a joke. Mild temperatures and little snowfall has meant some unbelievable late season cycling, but sooner or later we are going to have to pay the winter piper. For those of … Continue reading →

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All-City + Twin Six Jersey = All Minneapolis

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Cycle Twin Cities

CTC readers are no strangers to TWIN SIX and the excelling cycling (and casual) apparel that they produce (check out the profile we did for Bike Love). Likewise, All-City is a local brand, started by Twin Cities natives and run by … Continue reading →

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September Bike Picture of the Month Winner

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

Well, folks you must be in a fall state of mind because the fall mural picture submitted by Alex Tsatsoulis has been selected by you the reader, as the best photo of the month for September. Congratulation Alex! For his … Continue reading →

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Bike Fixtation In Uptown Gets National Attention

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

Sitting quietly above the Minneapolis Greenway in the Uptown Transit Station is the first ever Bike Fixtation (we see what you did there). While this repair stand/ vending machine combo has been installed for several months at this location, as … Continue reading →

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Product Review: Black Rose Messenger Bag

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

This is our last in a series of product reviews from Black Rose Bags. Be sure to check out a profile of these folks here. When we first opened up our package from Black Rose and began pulling out items, … Continue reading →

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Innova Spyder Tire Review: By J.R. Hunter

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

This will be my first product review and last posting on fat or Phat bikes for the season. The product is Innova Spyder tire. There are currently three main tires available for fatbikes, One is Surly Endomorph ( the grandfather), … Continue reading →

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Get Your MPLS Bike Love Jersey (Clock is ticking…)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

What do you get when you combine MPLS Bike Love, Twin Six and Adam Turman? Sounds like a Minneapolis Trifecta to us. These jerseys are seriously nice looking and they are up for pre-sale only until 5:00 pm Friday night. … Continue reading →

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April TCBPOD Sponsor: Tired Ol’ Belts

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

The April TCBPOD is sponsored by Tired Ol’ Belts! Click through for details on the contest. Continue reading →

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Product Review: Black Rose Randonneur Bag

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

One thing that we look for in anything that we decide to purchase is versatility. Being able to use one item for multiple applications really increases the chances that we are going to purchase it. The Black Rose Collective’s Randonneur … Continue reading →

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Black Rose Bags

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

During the Bike Swap last month, we ran across an interesting group of crafts people. We have already run a post about Nikki the masterful pannier maker, today we will profile the Black Rose Bags Collective. While we try to … Continue reading →