Summer Bike Accessories

Functional and design-forward products that add to your biking adventures

There’s no better way to spend the dog days of summer than riding your two-wheeler around town. Regardless of your destination—be it the local park, the beach, a yoga studio or a friend’s apartment—we’ve found some super-useful products that don’t sacrifice looks for function for all your urban biking adventures. Coffee Cup Holder For some, the legs refuse to pedal without caffeine. SF-based PUBLIC (from …

Word of Mouth: Cape Cod

A beachside vacation destination where charm, tradition and whimsy meet

by Kate McLeod Cape Cod—Massachusetts’ hook-shaped peninsula—was home to the Wampanoag Native American people for centuries before becoming a popular vacation destination in the 1940s. The peninsula’s natural beauty was formed by glaciers about 25,000 years ago, and its stunning landscape—including dunes, kettle ponds, salt marshes, cranberry bogs and more—has long been explored by bike or on foot. New restaurants and revamped hotels have been …

SOL Water-Purifying Bag

An eco-friendly and convenient way to access clean water, anywhere

Fort Jones, California-based Tortoise Gear aims to make products so users can thrive in practically any environment. The brand’s SOL Water Bag (which is currently crowdsourcing on Kickstarter) is a compact, solar-powered water-purifying bag for all kinds of outdoor adventure. Unlike many water-purifying systems, the SOL needs no chemicals or tech gadgetry and, as with so many inventions, the idea came to CEO Eric McCormick …