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Review the bike you commute on, or your favorite touring bike. Let us know why you love it, what makes it great for commuting, and the specific parts that you appreciate on it.

Tell the story of where it came from, where it’s been, and maybe where you hope it will take you.

This is sort of a love letter to your bicycle, with a little bit of non-professional technical talk, so that if readers are looking for a commuter or touring bike, they can get ideas of what they are looking for.

700 words plus photos

In this issue we are looking for a photo (or two) of where you store your bike. Some people keep their bikes neatly organized, hanging from a wall in their garage, some people keep their bikes in their living rooms or kitchens. We’re looking for any and all of the above photos of where your bike lives when you’re not riding it.

We’d love to hear about other town and cities’ bicycle infrastructure, and what makes other places great for getting around town on a bicycle.

Give us a little tour around your town by bike, and let us know a little bit about how to get around, where to stop, and what the culture is like.

Bonus points if you can make a ride with GPS route to share with readers.

1,000 words plus photos.

bonus if you’re able to provide illustrations; drawings of fun things on your route

We’d love to ask you a few questions about yourself, or someone you know who is an avid bicycle commuter or bike adventurer.

We’ll come up with the questions, your provide short answers and a few photos.

A short essay about bike commuting, or a bike tour.

It could be a day ride through your own city, or a city you visited. Maybe a group ride such as a critical mass ride, or a weekly ride. Or just a ride with your friends.

Perhaps you are a courier or ride a cargo bike, and you carry lots of weird things from place to place everyday.

It could be a weekend tour close to home, or a bikepacking trip in the desert or mountains.

Around 800-1000 words with photos

Anywhere from five to 15 photos of:
-Your short (or long) commute around your town.
-An exploration of another city (or town.)
-A big adventure.
-Ect.

Include either one short paragraph describing the photos, or single, short cutlines for each photo.

Longer form essay about bike commuting, or a bike tour that you loved (or maybe even hated). Tell us about what happened, what you saw, why you loved it, how it made you feel, etc.

1,600 words plus photos