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Urban Velo - Issue #8 New!
July 2008

Contents include: Cycle Messenger World Championships, World Naked Bike Ride, Bicycle Film Festival - NYC, A Special Place In Hell For Bike Thieves, Sustainable Fuel, Residue, Fastest Man On A Bicycle Honored At Last, Share… And Share Alike - Examining Vélib, One Car - Family Living with Less Cars, More Bikes, Bike Threading Explained, A Simple Way to Measure Chain Stretch, I Love Riding in the City and No Exit

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Urban Velo - Issue #7
May 2008

Contents include: I Love Riding in the City, Fixed Freestyle, Residue, Riding is My Religion, Get Out of the City, Bicyclists–The Future is Now, Bikes on Film, Maximum Insertion, DIY Truing Stand and No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #6
March 2008

Contents include: What the Hell? LA World Cup Classic Track Racing Report, Independent Contractor Status in the Delivery Service Industry, NAHBS Photo Gallery, Residue Comics, License to Ride, I Love Riding in the City, No Exit and Wheelbuilding 101—a comprehensive guide to building and maintaining your own wheels.

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Urban Velo - Issue #5
January 2008

Contents include: The Dirty Dozen, Pedicabs After Dark, American Bike Punks in Tokyo, Techno Crashing, Faber’s Cyclery is Closed, Melburn-Roobaix, Residue & No Exit comics, how to adjust your rear derailleur and install that all-important front brake, plus reader-submitted photography from China, England and New York City and more.

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Urban Velo - Issue #4
November 2007

Contents include: Goldsprints, Winter Survival Guide, I Love Riding in the City, The Rise & Fall of a Bike Shop That Never Was, Ghana, Residue, Bike Fit, Ignorance is Bliss, Starting a Local Advocacy Organization Part III and No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #3
September 2007

Contents include: Track Bike Geometry, 24 Hours of Bike!Bike!, Click, Click, Clique, Into the Arena, The Organic Urban Cyclist, Don’t Kiss an Elephant on the Lips Today, Starting a Local Advocacy Organization Part II, Love Affairs, How to Tension a Singlespeed Chain, Why Bells are Cool and Tool-free Tire Removal.

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Urban Velo - Issue #2
July 2007

Contents include: Going Underground, NYC Bicycle Fim Festival, Six Day Race History, Critical Mass Debate, Double Strap Toeclips, How To Wrap Bar Tape, Bikes, Bands & Burritos.

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Urban Velo - Issue #1
May 2007

Contents include: Stupor Bowl X, Bike Polo Revival, Proper Lock Use, Complete Streets, Patching Tubes, Bike Bike Preview, Her Story and more!

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