one less car news

This week's reviews stem from our tour this summer.

I reviewed Topeak's Bikamper EXP tent


and Cole did an update on Gerber's LMF 2 Knife.


check them out here: http://www.1lesscar.com/reviews.html

we're still looking for a reader story for tomorrow, so if you've got a story about you and your iron/aluminum/carbon fiber horse, we want to hear about it- and you'll get FREE STICKERS!!!

So I was going to try and do a video review, but that wasn't working out so well and I burned through a pair of batteries in minutes. Daylight was running out. I had to take pictures. They didn't turn out so well, so here's the stock photo... I'm gonna retake pictures and post them (I'll let ya know) soon! So without further a do...

SE BIKES 29" BIG RIPPERI was talking to The Wildman over at SE about 29'ers- with all the hub-bub buzzing about them, I knew I had to check one out. I was asking about an older MTB model & he suggested I take the Big Ripper a spin.

Now, if you know anything about BMX history, SE Racing's P.K. Ripper should be a household name. The Big Ripper is a P.K. BLOWN UP! Full on 29's, and it's a straight up BMX bike. The flagship of their retro department and with good reason. Read more...

hey- my mac took a crap AGAIN, but i'm going to pick it up right after this post (2hr. round trip...). So that's the main reason...hopefully reviews will be up tonight, and if not, first thing tomorrow!

Thanks for yr patience...

Brandon

p.s. really soon we're gonna be redoing part of the site and getting rid of other parts...a little condensing. kinda like campbell's soup- when i was 14 i worked at a celery farm and campbell's bought their celery. as it comes up the conveyor belt a couple dudes throw it in a big box while another dude stomps on it to try and get the box as full & heavy as possible. so 21 years ago, chances are i stomped on the celery in your campbell's soup. something to think about!

We're back with some kick ass reviews today! I know it's been a couple weeks, and I apologize.

Between dealing with my old lady's mom who is about to start chemo for breast cancer, my computer taking a big crap on me, and then unexpected visitors over the holiday weekend, life has been a little hectic to say the least, and days seem to be flying by lately. Normally, the clock ticks slowly and the years fly by, but the past couple weeks have been a blur- so blurry in fact, that I've had to resort to using reading glasses, and I've always had perfect vision!

But I know you don't wanna listen to me bitch (at least I don't think so...but if you do, say the word...), so let's get to these kick ass reviews I was talking about!

First up is Mission Workshop's Large Cargo Backpack, The Vandal!

If you haven't heard of Mission Workshop before now, you've been doing some serious sleeping. Located in the heart of SF's beautiful Mission district (my old band played a show in the back of the old Mission Records store a decade ago!), Mission Workshop was founded not too long ago by a couple of great guys who've been making bags for cyclists for over 15 years, leaving the comfort of a solid brand they help create (Chrome ring a bell?) to follow their dreams once more and go off on their own.

These guys are off to a great start with their weather-proof backpack that comes in 2 sizes: medium and large, The Rambler and The Vandal respectively. I like to carry a lot and many times need to as well. And being American and all, bigger is always better, right? Right. So The Vandal was the obvious choice from the get go. Read more...

Next up is the final review of Melon's Slice folding bike-

It’s been a long time between reviews of the Melon Slice-folding bike. I can explain this delay in one word: winter. Yup, I decided that filling a review bike full of salt a slush was just not a cool thing to do, so the bike sat in the comfort of my parent's garage for the winter 'till I had a chance to take it out for some more testing.

The plan was to bring it back here to Chicago to test out in the city, but repeated attempts to get it on the South Shore commuter train failed, so I tested it on few different visits to Michigan. Read more...

To finish this week off, Cole got a box of goodies from the folks at Organic Bikes and is reviewing their 11 piece Multi-tool.

Organic Bikes sent me a box of stuff to review- the 11 in 1 tool is the first thing I will review. First impression is that this is a nice looking tool. The bamboo sides give it that earthy feel & being that that's what Organic Bikes is all about…well, making organic products- this makes sense.

Now for technical part. The 11 in 1 tool has pretty much everything you will need to adjust or repair your bike on and off the road. It has all of your basic metric allen wrenches, a few screwdrivers, plus it has the allen wrench to tighten your cranks, and a chain tool. I feel that these are really important things. Read more...

That wraps it up for reviews this week! Don't forget, our t-shirt sale is still going on- $15.00 measly bucks for a sweet tee!!! You can't beat that! To get the sale price, you gotta order from the main catalog page. That simple!

Thanks for stopping by & we'll see you soon!

-Brandon

actually, we're not playing craps... but speaking of craps, my computer took a big one this week. i just got it back today! yeah!

i've just been exhausted today after yesterday's ride, so reviews will be up tomorrow!

it's that time of the week again- got some great stuff to tell you about this week!
check it out!

as promised, panniers from the ladies at Queen Bee Creations (Portland, OR) and the gentlemen at Arkel OD (Canada). another sweet rack from Old Man Mountain, and ladies, this one's for you- one more Sportique product to round out the week...their Rise and Shine Lipgloss!

see ya on the road-
your friends at one less car!

We hope that you're as excited about our Wednesday Reviews as we are!
We got some really rad stuff for everyone to check out, so check it-
we've got the 700c Lager Singlespeed from SE Bikes, Cyclelogical's
Commuter Backpack, a multi-sport computer from CatEye, tires from
Kenda, Reverse Gear sent in their Moonah Pants, riding shorts from
Primal Wear, and more goods from Sportique.
So happy Wednesday to all, and to all a rad ride.
-OLC-

Good evening...

Tonight we bring you Wednesday night reviews featuring products from
Rudy Project, Swrve, Kenda, and Sportique.

Stay tuned- friday we have a new shirt coming out and some other exciting news!

Thanks for reading-

One Less Car

happy Wednesday, hump day, or whatever you wanna call it these days.
it's the middle of the week, and we're here to help you make it
through to the end. over the next few months, we're going to be doing
a few new things- we've always done reviews, but from now on, we're
gonna do reviews each and every Wednesday, keeping you in the know on
what's new and what's hot, and sometimes, what's not. but it's
something to count on. something to look forward to... so become a
follower of our blog, be our myspace friend, or facebook friend, and
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this week, we've got some goods from crank brothers, woody's fenders,a book review of Ghost Trails, and something from our friends on the other side of the pond at 1lesscar in the UK! and next week, we've got more goods coming from
swrve, kneesavers, a traitor update, new bikes, and more! http://www.1lesscar.com/reviews.html

the sale is over, but you can always get the classic logo shirt for only $10.99 with any other shirt purchase! with the sale went a good handful of the old designs. while we're sad to see them go, it's giving us room for new designs this spring- that makes us happy, and we hope it makes you happy too! http://www.1lesscar.com/shirts.html

to end 2008, or to start 2009 (i'm indesicive that way!), we've got some new reviews for ya! top shelf goods from the likes of vans, jones wares, outdoor research, smith, and lake- plus we updated last month's backpack reviews from banjo brothers and seal line with more pictures! coming in january, brandon will have his winter whip review, featuring products from ross, swobo, planet bike, connex chains, weinmann, and more! on top of that, we've got stuff from on guard, old man mountain, rudy project, and a few more!http://www.1lesscar.com/reviews.html

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