Tacoma Bike Ranch

After an 81-day stretch of dry weather, it finally rained this morning. For people who enjoy walking and biking, it has been a long and bli...

We had a two nice days of Bike Month before the rain came. May is consistently wet on Tacoma, which can give you plenty of time for little m...

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...

After struggling with the H1N1 flu for twenty days, I finally felt well enough to shuttle the kids to pre-school in the Madsen bucket bike t...

We had a few days of wet weather, but otherwise this has been a phenominally sunny summer. The MADSEN Cycles bucket bike has been getting ...

Sarah and I planned a short rec ride for this morning, 10-15 mies on the Scott Pierson Trail , followed by a grocery run on the way home. W...

On Saturday I tuned up the brakes on my Xtracycle and Cross Check, now that the foul winter weather has taken its toll on the brake pads. I...

I organized a Sunday morning group ride for the Harmon Bike Club . Unfortunately, I woke up to find two inches of snow that were no where n...

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...

A UPS parcel was delivered to my door today via bicycle.   There were two parcel carriers: a woman wearing a heavy brown coat, pants, helmet...