News about USED

Carlton Reid is one of the busiest bike journalists i know. Not only does he write for BikeBiz the UK trade magazine but he also twitters with many bike business people, he blogs and spreads the bike word better than one of those western preachers saving souls in the afterlife with a half empty bottle of whisky in his pocket. Carlton is doing his stuff... [Read more of this review]

Here’s a two-part interview that i did with Richard Ayling, when he came to visit me after the Eurobike Show in Quakenbrück. Richard is the owner of Allegro Bikes in Melbourne Australia. USED and Allegro have signed an agreement to build and distribute a line of Singlespeed Urban Bikes. The bikes will come out in Europe under the name USED... [Read more of this review]

Here is a short recap of the Ginger Ninjas Tour on Bikes through Mexico. They rode Surly Big Dummies (with Xtracycles) and produced their own electricity. It’s a wonderful and vivid three minute bike and musical adventure. Keep it up Kipchoge! USED has been working with Xtracycle for a long time and we love the mixture of bike and art. The have... [Read more of this review]

Photos: cliff barnes on tour 17.10.2002-21.10.2002 Wanna see where i was in 2002?? Not on a ScooterBike or an Xtracycle, but on a stage with Tony Joe White (Wrote “Rainy Night in Georgia” and “Polk Salad Annie”). The band was Cliff Barnes and the Fear of Winning and it brings back memories to see the pictures on Boogie (on my... [Read more of this review]

Well you all know I’m a great fan of the XTRACYCLE. We sell it here at USED and it has to be the coolest bike thingy you can buy. Longtail bikes are the future, carry stuff, people and yourself. Or if you play in a rock band, go on tour with just bicycles, equipment and guitars. What you need some electricity? Well just get the audience on the... [Read more of this review]

Well, where will it end? Is that light at the end of the tunnel or just wishful thinking? Do we play the cooperate game, slapping ourselves on the back because we made it through the jungle, while carefully covering our footsteps to make sure that others can’t follow? Or do we start getting sentimental in our old-age? Helping people across the... [Read more of this review]

Hey guys, i’ve been working hard and not had much chance to write my blog, but i promise to get better in 2008! any way here’s a neat Christmas cartoon i found - it sums up my feelings: Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.  Read More →