Category: The Bike Log

Cleary Owl 20″ Singlespeed

We went with a singlespeed drive train on our bikes because we found kids derailleurs are really cheap and failure-prone. Also, almost every child we tested on a geared bike rode with his chain crossed over. Why they do this is…

Greatest Moment in Cycling

I’ve ridden my bike almost everyday for twenty-five years.  Through riding, I’ve made friends, I’ve traveled all over the world and I’ve produced enough Endorphins and Serotonin to light up a small city.  

Why We Have Brakes On Our Bikes…

This vid illustrates why have front and rear V-brakes with kid sized levers.  Sorry for the hard lesson kid!

Whole Athlete Team represents in Fontana, CA

Congratulations to the Whole Athlete team.  Case Williams rode well in the pro field, while Neilson Powless, Sean Bennett and Cole Avery ripped it up in the Junior races.  No doubt they each would have picked up a minute or…

Miniature Bike Photo Shoot

Image testing….Cleary Bikes will be substantially larger than this.

Momentum Magazine Feature

Riding a bike is ageless. We feel empowered and free every time our feet begin the rotation of our pedals. And we wouldn’t be anywhere if we hadn’t spent countless hours riding up and down alley ways or around parks practicing with an older sibling,…

The Sea Otter Classic

The Sea Otter Classic is coming to Monterey, CA next week, April 10-13…

Do you like bikes?  You should go!  With more….

Stealth no more

A lot of people have been asking, When can we see the bikes?  (If Angelina Jolie calls one more time to “pre-order” bikes for her kids, we may change our number.)  Anyway, here’s a teaser pic.  We will add more pictures and maybe some video…

There’s a hedgehog on my porch . . .

Samira took one look at this Hedgehog on the porch and declared – That is one sexy kid’s bike.  We agree.  If internal cable routing and matte finish don’t get you excited, maybe you should try another website.  Stay tuned for the weigh-in when we put this rig on the scale.

Ahoy Polloi

We had a rare opportunity to enjoy the view from the Corinthian Yacht Club deck (that’s San Francisco in the background) while delivering bikes to donate to the Marin Horizon school’s annual fundraiser.  Why, you ask, is the seat set so high on that Gecko?