Tacoma Bike Ranch

The new Madsen bucket bikes debuted  today!  It's worth checking out.  There are many improvements and new features, some of which I...

Few activities in life can embody a feeling of independence, freedom, and liberty like cycling.  Even though its popularity has come and gon...

Mrs. TBR and I went downtown to see the locally-made Zeit-Bike bicycle sculptures on display at the Tacoma Art Museum.  Our timing was perfe...

This is our first attempt at a rain cover for our MADSEN kg271 bucket bike.  We wanted something simple, inexpensive, light, and hopefully d...

After watching this  Totcycle video  showcasing some of the ways other Pacific Northwest families mobilize on bikes, my oldest daughter remi...

I found this photo somewhere on the web a while back (unknown source.)  I find it inspiring.  She makes family biking look so easy!

Last night I finally found some time to put on the 2.0" Schwalbe Big Apple on the rear of the Madsen.  I had trouble seating the tire, ...

When winter rolls around, I usually find myself out in the garage on cold nights playing bikes. Once the over-due maintenance is done, I st...

I'm still digging on our Madsen kg271 Bucket Bike . I've made a few changes to it and have been happy with the results. It's a...

This weekend I made some changes to my Cross Check and Sarah's Cannondale to address the fact that she is the sole bike commuter in thi...

I took the Cross Check out for a few miles this evening, quickly zipping through the neighborhood to my favorite look-out spot. The conditi...

I really got into bikes in 2005. After training for the STP on a Marin Rocky Ridge , and ultimately borrowing a svelte steel road bike for...