The new issue of Urban Velo has arrived in the mail. Since it’s free, we have a hard time holding on to them for not just a week, but sometimes even a day. This issue features the LA bike scene, Pelizzoli, Greg Ugalde, photos of Shanghai, and the usual bike reviews and rider gallery. 
Chances are, if you’re into cycling in any regard you’ve probably heard of Freight bags, a small company based in San Francisco, CA.
Basking in the chandelier mood lighting. Classy as all heck.
Not only do these bags look ridiculously good, but the vinyl-lined interior makes it a waterproof means of transporting everything important.
Good looking, waterproof, and notorious for being able to large boxes and items without a painful corner digging into your back.
WHICH BRINGS US TO THE NEXT SECTION OF THE BLOG POST: The challenge.
This afternoon I picked a variety of items at random from around the shop and decided to see exactly HOW utilitarian a size large roll top Freight bag could be.
The bags are known for their extraordinary ability to fit oblong-shaped boxes and items inside almost effortlessly.
And there’s still a pretty decent amount of room to spare. Stop by and check out our stock!
These past few weeks we have been getting some wonderful Indian Summer type weather. This is my favorite time of year to hit up the trails on my Mountain Bike. The forests are beautiful, the temperature is moderate, and there are no mosquitoes to worry about. I have been busy trying to hit up all the trails in Harold Parker State forest which is about a 30 minute drive north of Boston. I am so impressed with the amount of amazing single track in this Park. The trails vary from smooth, fast, and flowy, to steep, rocky, rooty and, down right technical. If you are a beginner there are also a good variety of wider smoother trails. The Park features many Ponds and Streams and a good number of the trails wind around and across these beautiful bodies of water. If you live in the Boston area and have yet to ride Harold Parker, I highly recommend it.
Map of my last 2 rides: Red is about a 16 mile ride, green is 14 miles.
I map my rides with the Every Trail App, then I can photoshop the gps data onto the trail map to keep track of the trails I have ridden. As you can see a few of the trails aren’t on the actual map, and they are all great single tracks.
Field Pond
Wheelie time!
Every year the Weekly Dig ask you the people to vote on your favorite shops. This year we are under the category “Bike Shop: Custom & Vintage”. It’s nice they are making a delineation of how different some shops can be! We appreciate all our riders, customers, and friends, please help support us by voting online today! Especially today, since it is the last day for voting! If your feeling extra sweet, don’t forget to show our sister shop Cambridge Bicycle a little love in the “Best Bike Shop” section.
This Independence Day Steph and I took the opportunity of the shop being closed to take a trip up to Ipswich and do some Mountain Biking in Willowdale State Forest. I personally love Willowdale because it is very different than all the other places I ride in the Boston Area. Most places, like the Fells and Lynn Woods are very technical with large rocks, lots of roots and very steep terrain, which in my opinion is very fun, but sometimes it is nice to change things up a bit. Willowdale has miles of smooth flowing tight and twisty single track where you can really fly through the trails and keep your momentum up. Also since it is farther from the city there are fewer people on the trails and I have never been chased by the dreaded off leash dogs that plague the fells and are always nipping at my heals. I think my favorite thing about Willowdale however is the River running right through the park which is always a great retreat from the heat after a nice long summer ride.
