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Current Issue # 54

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Get set for winter riding! Momentum’s Winter Issue (Nov-Feb)  covers riding in your city when the mercury drops. It’s time to tune your bike, get the right gear and learn a few tricks from our experienced cold weather writers. The holidays are blowing in like a blustery winter wind. Check more people off your gift list with help from our Holiday Gift Guide – chock-full of bike gear and accessories for your loved ones! Cover model Gary Fisher shares bike and style tips. We have your complete travel guide to the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn how to adjust your brake cables and pump your tires yourself. Plus our Winter Playlist, The Big Idea, photos from the Momentum City Style Fashion Show at Interbike 2011 and more!

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 Issue # 53

Find out what women want. Momentum’s feature story examines why more women aren’t on the bike lanes and how that can change. Get swept away with our guide to cycling through the Windy City of Chicago. And don’t miss our get ready for fall gear showcase. We have Back to School for Her and Him accessories that will make riding to class that much sweeter, and a back to work showcase of stylish riding gear for adults, too. We preview the hottest rides for 2012. Plus, bonus Arts and Culture, What Women Want and Chicago content in our digital edition!

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Issue # 52

Summer is here; time to enjoy the nice weather on your favorite ride with some great tunes (see our summer playlist), good company and the July/ August issue of Momentum Magazine! Our feature story looks at how bike share is hitting the big time and taking urban transportation to a higher level. Plan a winning bike camping adventure with tips from our Families on Bikes writer Kathleen Wilker. Find out what kind of ride you really want with our Bikes Defined guide. Plus, child seats, an extended Heels on Wheels, city bike REVIEWS, biking with DOGS, how to take your bike on a train and more!

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Selected Articles

Bike Share has Arrived
Ready to Roll: Heels on Wheels
Biking with Dogs
Bike vs. Bike: The Idaho Stop Law
DIY: How to True a Bent Wheel
Gear: Pashley Britannia



How to Take Your Bicycle on the Train
BikeStyle: Shawn Drayton
Family Bike Camping
Top 20 Summertime Songs for Your iPod
Cascade Designs

Issue # 51

Momentum Magazine turns six this May, and to celebrate we have Talking Heads star David Byrne on our cover, as well as a feature chat with the city cycling advocate. We tackle the longstanding debate about the merits of mandatory helmet laws and offer up some DIY tips for fixing your bike chain and taking a bike on a plane. Don't miss our product lineup of helmets for the young and old, along with new and innovative bikes. Mia Birk is back with another Big Idea, Kristen Steele shows us how to motivate seniors to ride and Elly Blue and Lolly Walsh weigh in on separated bike lanes. Plus more Arts and Culture and the Top 20 Songs for Your iPod!

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Selected Articles

The Helmet Debate
Ready to Roll: Fantasy Night Out
Lunchtime Bike Club
What's New
Look Who Rides a Bike
Sexism or Sexy?



David Byrne: On Bikes and Cities

DIY: How to Fix a Bike Chain
Minneapolis by Bike
How to Fly with your Bike
Bike Curious: How to Ride on the Road

Weehoo iGo Review


Issue # 50

Momentum celebrates its 50th issue! Spring 2011 features include a look back at fifty issues of Momentum and a look forward to the emerging bike lifestyle trend in North America. We will also take you on an Adventure through New York City, teach you how to plan for your next cycling vacation and give you the scoop on the top 10 cycling destinations in North America. Our regular departments include a style section showcasing day to night on a folding bike and our family section showcasing cycling with newborns and tips on throwing a bike birthday party. And don’t miss our spring product showcase to see the latest and greatest bikes and accessories for spring.

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Selected Articles


This is the Bike Lifestyle

New York City by Bike
Gear & Gadgets / Music & Apps
Top 10 Cycling Destinations
Bike Vs. Bike
Ask the Advocate


Bike Style: Bryan Goebel

Gear: Tuffo – MuddyBuddy Review
DIY Build Your Own Wobble Bike
Photo Project Captures New York's Best Side
How to Make Your Bike Tour a Success!

Issue # 49



Momentum kicks off 2011 with tips to improve your wet weather riding experience. Get the inside scoop on sunny Austin, TX, including lots of information about where to go and what to see. Learn how to find love in the bike lane using some simple techniques. Explore the world of handmade bikes. And check out some classically stylish looks that will make you stand out in the crowd. Don't miss our winter biking gear reviews, a veggie chorizo tacos recipe and the best way to fix a flat.


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Selected Articles


A Handmade Affair

City Feature: Austin
Wet Weather Riding
Love Potion Number Nine
Ask the Advocate - Pothole Woes
BikeStyle - Classically Chic


Bowing at a Human Pace

Gear: DeVinci Oslo
Families on Bikes - The Journey by Bike
How to Become a Framebuilder
Tout Terrain Metropolitan


Issue # 48

Momentum’s photo issue captures stills from the big bike events, happenings and trends that defined North America cycling culture in 2010. These images mark how far the lifestyle cycling movement has come and where it might be headed in the second decade of the 21st Century. We also take a peek at San Diego, CA – a semi-arid city that’s taking some novel approaches to increase its cycling mode share. Don’t miss our rain gear and folding bikes section, along with Gleanings, Mitey Miss, Arts and Culture, our look at ’bent cycling culture and much more!


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Selected Articles


Editorial: Cycling's Litmus Test

City Feature: San Diego
Gear: Dahon Hammerhead
Recumbent Riders
Bikestyle Tour
Capturing Cycling Culture
Gear: Rainwear
Book Review: Joyride
Mitey Miss
Gleanings
Gear: Melon Slice

Issue # 47

Tomorrow’s cyclists are the kids of today. In this issue we explore the future of cycling, introduce a new Community section, take a close look at cargo biking culture and travel to Miami and the Brooks factory in the United Kingdom. We also explore urban agriculture and functional art made from recycled bike parts, share some bright winter cycling tips and review cargo bikes and kids gear.


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Selected Articles

Subculture: Cargo Bikes                               
Feature: Growing Up Velo
Gear Review: Yuba Mundo
Gear Review: Skuut
Editorial: Cycling's Future
City Feature: Miami
For the Love of the Bike

The Advocate: Getting Kids Moving Again
Gear: Kids' Stuff
A Hands-on Experience at Brooks England
The Art of Recycling Bikes
Book review: Cyclist Bikelist
Bike Art on Parade
Urban Agriculture

Issue # 46

It's summertime and festival season, so kick up your heels with Momentum. In this issue we feature the cities of Colorado's Front Range: Boulder, Fort Collins and Denver; we celebrate the soul of beach cruisers, plus there are articles in this issue on everything from sleek trailer designs, to a skookum sound set-up for your bike and even a recipe for granola to keep your energy high while you ride and enjoy the sunshine.

Selected Articles

City Feature: Three Cities of Colorado's Front Range
Subculture: Cruisers
Feature: Festivals
Gear Review: Kalkhoff Tasman
Gear: Sunglasses
What to Wear
Artist Vanessa Renwick
Adventures of Mitey Miss
Good for you Granola


Book Review: Kenk

Editorial: Embracing Change
Gleanings
Gear Review:: Weber Monoporter Trailer
Profile: Robert Anderson, Maryland's Practical Cyclist
Game Review: Tall Bike Joust
The Advocate – Licensed to Ride?
Gear Review: Opus Lugano

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Issue #45

The Travel Issue - featuring a Q & A with the Bike Snob - aka Eben Oliver Weiss on the occasion of his book launch and the revealing of his true identity; a city feature about Detroit; also includes travel stories from across the US and Canada, France and Japan. E-bikes subculture; camping polenta recipe; how to mount a stereo system on your bike and much more!

Selected Articles

City Feature: Detroit
Subculture: E-Bikes
Q & A with Bike Snob
10 Steps to Becoming a Bicycle Traveler
Desert Cycling Delivers Traffic-free Travel
Cycling Adventures: Tokyo
Gabriola Island
Baja, California
Camping Polenta
DIY Bike Sound
Exploring New Territory

Book Review: A Biography of Major Taylor
Transforming the Streets One Bicyclist at a Time
Portland Touring Season is Here
Gear Review : Opus Largo
Profile: Cassandra Spratling
May/June 2010 Gleanings
Seattle's Spinning–For a Good Reason
May/June 2010 Bike News


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Issue 44

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Trailblazers

City Feature: Portland, OR

Subculture: Fixie Gold

Coco Love Alcorn

Issue 43

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City Feature: Vancouver, BC
Subculture: Unicycles
Plus Dozens of Gear Reviews!

 Issue 42

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City Feature: Los Angeles

Mia Birk: Redesigning North American Cities For People

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City Feature: Philadelphia

Bike to the Future
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