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commute

  • 5 Ways To Live A Nutcase Lifestyle

    Does your daily commute wear you down? Here's 5 tips to help your commute go by a bit smoother.   

     #1 Preparation is Key

    Be well prepared for your commute by organizing in advance. We recommend laying things out the night before so that you don’t have to rush around in the morning and can enjoy your cup of joe and kiss the kiddos off to school.  ID – Check, wallet – Check, Nutcase helmet – Check.  And don’t forget to check the weather just in case you need to pack your rain jacket.   One of the things we’ve recently added to the morning commute is a backup battery should you forget to plug your smartphone in the night before.  Here is one that the Nutcase staff thinks is pretty rad. 

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  • Celebrate International Coffee Day with a short ride to a #coffeeoutside. View Post
  • For everyday bike style, a few technical details in the apparel or the accoutrements can make all the difference. We've seen that with our 2015 Metroride helmet, where maximum air flow and minimum weight combine to make a helmet that is as stylish and yet as practical as an everyday commuter might desire. View Post
  • Bike Expo New York (at Pier 36 this year) is a high-energy show, the largest annual consumer extravaganza for biking in the world. Which means, it can be a little daunting. But at our booth we're laid back and having fun. Come and see us - we're at booth #215. View Post
  • May is National Bike Month. It's almost May and while we think biking can be for all seasons, it's the start of fair weather bike fun. View Post
  • Our Metroride sporty commuter helmet was released last month at a great rollicking party at Portland’s Gladys Bikes. We’ve gotten some good press – people are finding that the Metroride gives you the best of two worlds: the increased ventilation and minimalist profile of sportier helmets combined with a solid sense of retro style. And of… View Post
  • Relax And Enjoy Your Ride

    There are certain things we as human beings want to happen really fast: roller coaster rides, dentists’ visits, and the pain of childbirth, to name just a few. We’re currently a culture that seems to value speed highly. That tends to extend to the morning commute, too. Collectively we’d rather sleep later and arrive faster… View Post
  • There are good reasons New York was named Bicycling Magazine‘s top U.S. cycling city in that publication’s October 2014 issue. In the space of a just a few years New York has built 350 miles of bikes lanes; launched a bike share program that now has nearly 100,000 members; and doubled its commuter rate between… View Post