Posts under ‘Accessory Reviews’

My experience: Over two weeks, I used the thinksport stainless steel 750ml bottle to carry ice cold water on bike trips around town.
Function: 3.5/5
Style: 4/5
Build Quality: 5/5
Overall: 4/5
Availability: Stainless steel double walled thinksport bottles are available online at the thinksport store in 350 ml ($15.99) and 750 ml version ($19.99).
Summary
Combining the petroleum free design of [...]

My experience: Back in August, we did a profile of Brad Beneski, the creator of the FlashBak. He gave us a FlashBak to test out and review. I have ridden after dark with the FlashBak a dozen times mostly attached to the back of my Xtracycle.
Function: 4.5/5
Style: 2/5
Build Quality: 5/5
Overall: 4/5
Availability: The FlashBak is available at many Austin local [...]

My experience: I used the Helmet Lock to lock up my helmet on a few trips around the neighborhood and downtown.
Function: 4/5
Style: 2/5

Build Quality: 5/5
Overall: 4/5
Availability: The Helmet Lock is available for $12.95 or $19.95 for two at the Helmet Lock website.
Summary:
For those wanting to leave their helmet behind when they lock up, the Helmet Lock offers a low [...]

We were sent several products to review over the summer and have been woefully behind on getting reviews written up for you. Look for reviews this week of the FlashBak, The Helmet Lock, and Global Ride: Hawaii Rides DVDs for riding on indoor trainer.

addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Faustinontwowheels.org%2F2009%2F09%2F28%2Freviews-reviews-reviews-later-this-week%2F’;
addthis_title = [...]

As a little diversion from the usual bicycle news I am diving into tech geekdom, another topic near and dear to my heart. One thing you might not know about Elliott and I is that we both worked in the tech world long ago in another life. He worked in K-12 and Higher Education inside [...]

My experience: About a six weeks ago, I put a VO Model 8 saddle on my Xtracycle and have been riding it several times a week.
Function: 5/5
Style: 5/5
Build Quality: 4/5
Overall: 5/5
Availability: Retails for $85 in Brown or Black at retailers who stock Velo Orange products or directly from the Velo Orange online store.
Summary:
Online supplier of [...]

As you may have read, during our review of the Axiom Transition Computer bag/pannier, we had a complete failure of the bag to stay on our standard bike rack, which caused extensive damage to my Hewlett-Packard laptop.
Now, I have uploaded a gallery of photos of the damage caused when the bag flew off the rack [...]

Edit: Part 2 of the review is here, with a slideshow of the damage to my laptop along with a rebuttal of Axiom support.
How does an $80 bag turn into a $1000 bag? Read on.
Summary: The Axiom Transition pannier is an attractive, functional bag for urban commuters that unfortunately suffers from terrible design flaws. We [...]

And Cervelo P4 spotted on the roads of Austin today
So here’s your problem: You like the clean setup and simplicity of your single speed with road drop bars, but you’d really love to have more gear choices for when the rod tilts upward. In the past, your only option was a flip-flop wheel which involved [...]

My experience: After Marcus was kind enough to pick up a limited edition green B17 with cooper rivets on Craig’s List for me in August, I’ve been riding on it on my everyday bike.
Function: 4/5
Style: 4/5
Build Quality: 5/5
Overall: 4/5
Summary:
The B17 saddle is the traditional Brooks model for touring and road bike setups. As the oldest [...]