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Does your city hate you because you ride a bike? Mine kinda does

1 min readDec 21, 2020

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Does your city hate you because you ride a bike? Mine kinda does

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Tom Babin
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Shifter

How many gears should you have on your urban bike? Three. Or maybe eight. But no more!

1 min readNov 9, 2020

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Tom Babin
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Carbon-belts, internal hubs and everything else about drivetrains you need to know for your bike…

You’ve no doubt ridden a bike driven by a chain. But have you tried one that’s powered by a carbon-fibre belt?

2 min readMay 13, 2020

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Carbon-belts, internal hubs and everything else about drivetrains you need to know for your bike…

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Tom Babin
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Shifter

Finding my way on a bike through the COVID-19 lockdown

I, like most of you, have been stuck at home for weeks now because of the COVID-19 lockdown, and I’m glad to be doing my part to help stop…

1 min readApr 16, 2020

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Finding my way on a bike through the COVID-19 lockdown

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Tom Babin

Why I don’t use a fat bike for my winter bicycle commute

Perhaps the most common question I get from winter cyclists these days is simple: Why don’t you ride a fat bike for your winter commute?

1 min readApr 9, 2020

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Why I don’t use a fat bike for my winter bicycle commute

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Shifter

My perfect winter bike has been upgraded — is it better?

My winters changed forever with a smiling dude with curly hair standing behind a bike in the lobby of a conference centre in Minneapolis…

5 min readFeb 21, 2020

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My perfect winter bike has been upgraded — is it better?

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Tom Babin
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Shifter

Add lights to your bike for the Christmas season

I’ve always wanted to do this, but never quite got deep enough into Clark Griswold mode to get it done. But this is the year I decorate my…

1 min readDec 16, 2019

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Add lights to your bike for the Christmas season

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Tom Babin

The best bike lights for winter 2019

As the days get darker, it’s important to be well lit on your bike commute. So I’m testing three lights to see which ones stack up the…

1 min readDec 5, 2019

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Tom Babin
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Shifter

The best bike lights for winter 2019

As the days get darker, it’s important to be well lit on your bike commute. So I’m testing three lights to see which ones stack up the…

1 min readDec 5, 2019

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The best bike lights for winter 2019

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Tom Babin

Urban transportation is being disrupted, but it isn’t big tech that’s doing it

The cry went out as soon as the news hit Twitter: “No! Now I’m going to have to buy a second car!”

5 min readOct 31, 2019

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Urban transportation is being disrupted, but it isn’t big tech that’s doing it

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Tom Babin

Tom Babin

Cyclist in Chief at Shifter.info. Author of Frostbike: The Joy, Pain & Numbness of Winter Cycling http://bit.ly/1shP2WI. Author, journalist.

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