Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance DVD

by Mitch Trujillo, PCI #244T Boulder (CO) Police Department IPMBA Education Director “Be at one with the universe. If you can’t do that, at least be at one with your bike.” ~ Lennard Zinn Perhaps one...

London International Cycle Show 2008: Shiny and New

by Matt Langridge, PCI #869 Thames Valley Police (UK) The 9th to 12th October saw Earls Court exhibition centre in London hosting the 2008 version of the Cycle Show. Once again I stepped up to suffer the pain of looking at all...

Purple Extreme Synthetic Lubricant from Bike Medicine

by Charlie Summers, PCI #512 Illinois State University (IL) Police Department IPMBA Industry Liaison Of all the different lubricant vendors at Interbike, Purple Extreme was the one of the most impressive.  After our discussions at their booth, I was anxious...

Pletsher Hard Case:  Sturdy, rugged and water resistant

by Ron Burkitt, PCI #488 Hilliard (OH) Police Department IPMBA Treasurer “Why does a bike cop need a barbeque grill on his bike?”  This is just one of the odd questions I was asked at the 2008 IPMBA Conference...

Interbike 2008:  Live from Las Vegas

by Charlie Summers, PCI #512 Illinois State University (IL) Police Department IPMBA Industry Liaison As I was preparing for my trip to Las Vegas to attend Interbike, the excitement of getting there was in of itself overwhelming.  After arriving in...

Geared UP!  The Essentials of Adult Bicycling

by John F. Washington, Jr., PCI #461T/EMSCI #037T University of Pennsylvania Police Department Education, Engineering, Enthusiasm and Enforcement – my 4 E’s of bicycling safety.  I am the commander of a 30-officer bicycle patrol unit within an...

Freeon Golf:  Stylish Shades from Rudy Project USA

by David Hildebrand, PCI #404T/EMSCI #118T Denton (TX) Police Department IPMBA President It’s been a year now that I’ve been wearing my Rudy Project Freeon sunglasses and I think I’m familiar enough with...

The Flyby: Eye Protection from ESS

by David Hildebrand, PCI #404T/EMSCI #118T Denton (TX) Police Department IPMBA President I have been lucky enough over the last 18 months to have the opportunity to test a pair of sunglasses made by Eye Safety Systems, Inc., otherwise known...

Tomorrow’s Uniforms Today: Visibility

Written by Kirby Beck We in law enforcement need to realize that high-visibility apparel is becoming the recognized standard for “highway workers.” The 2003 Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices, known in the industry as “the MUTCD”...

We Trained and Worked Hard to Protect and Serve

by Paul Iovino St. Paul (MN) Police Department The dust has settled, and it’s time for the men and women of the St. Paul Police Department to reflect, debrief and recover. The Republican National Convention (RNC) seemed to...