Our friends Cate and her daughter Hollie are on a fantastic adventure in India. They’ve hung with tigers and elephants, schlepped through major cities and floated across rivers. But the most meaningful part of their journey thus far has been volunteering at a school. Every morning they ride six miles to and from the school [...]
Winter riding is crisp and refreshing, but it can also be a freezing nightmare. Cold-induced ear aches and nose drops – tell me I’m not the only one! – can lead one to reconsider riding in the winter months. The following are my tips for taking the bite out of your winter ride. Head: I [...]
You accomplished a lot in 2011. We’d like to take this opportunity to to celebrate your wins and thank you for knowing what you want and asking for it! We’d also like to thank you for your persistence. You inspire us daily, but in 2011 you actually created two products and named a third. You [...]
Amsterdam is flat, San Francisco is not. The Dutch love to sail and so do San Franciscans. The Dutch look hot on bikes, San Francisco cyclists are both hot and not. How can these two cities be so alike and disimilar? It’s all about the bike. Joe Peach’s post, “How San Francisco Became a Cycling [...]
Last-minute shopping recently left me in a quandry. How to get a Copilot Roller, Travel Wallet, and my bike across the city without access to a car? I considered begging coworkers who drive, entrusting a taxi driver to deliver it, paying Godspeed, our local courier of choice, to ride it home for me, and then [...]
Our in-house cookie monster Tim only baked 70 dozen cookies this year. Slacker. From Tim to Timbuk2: This year my time and sanity dictated a pared down version of “the platter.” Help yourselves to cranberry orange nut bread, cherry shortbread, chocolate almond shortbread, and good old sugar cookies. Happy ChrismaKwanakah . . . or Tuesday. [...]
Like people and their dogs, Timbuk2 bags tend to resemble their owner’s footwear. In documenting the Timbuk2 team from the knees down, we discovered that you can learn a lot from someone by what they carry on their back and on their feet. Stay tuned for more footsie from the Timbuk2 team. Sophisticated Siren. Jennys [...]
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