Two Wheel News

Established in 1999, we've been around for awhile although you may have never come across us on the street....this is changing! Two Wheel Gear was started by Ken MacLean and Craig Coulombe in 1999. The two were University of Calgary roommates, who both started working downtown Calgary and cycling into the core. The goal was to get their gear off their backs by making a cycling pannier that could take their work clothes to the office wrinkle free....No Rolling, No Folding, No Sweaty Back Pack. The result was the Two Wheel Gear commuter bike bag (aka: 2WG Commuter Pannier) and..  - Read More

 My Gear   I'll admit that I am not the lightest packer. I like to be prepared. I take a small pack of roadside maintenance gear so I don't get stranded. The rest is really necessity for the daily trip. Above is my typical gear pack. My dress clothes are inside the main pocket (dress pants, dress shirt, jacket, socks, boxers and belt). I rarely commute with my dress shoes as I like to leave them at the office..but they are packed above. I shower when I get there so I always bring a towel, thongs, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrush and..  - Read More

As a fairly young company out to design products specifically for urban cycling, we were excited -- and maybe a bit nervous -- to have one of the blogosphere's most respected authority on bike commuting, Commute by Bike, tell us that they'd like to review our bag! Well, after some nail biting and waiting for the verdict to come out, we are extremely pleased to say that we managed to prove to the bike commuting community that our bag managed to impress: "Overall Evaluation. This is a seriously well-thought-out product. There is a certain elegant simplicity to the design thattranslates equally into usability and..  - Read More

Dave sent us this picture of his daily trip items. Pack your two wheel gear bag accordingly!    - Read More

Cold weather is cold weather no matter where you live. On your ride around town it's important to carry around the right gear for the cycling conditions; this is especially true for winter commuters like our pal David Norris. In the first video of our commuter series, David goes through a few options on wearing the right gear for his sometimes frigid ride in Calgary, Canada. We're talking -20C (-4F)! Keep on truckin' David!   - Read More