IPMBA News
EarMolds Direct Custom EarMold: Comfortable and Clear
by Nelson Dozier San Antonio (TX) Police Department The custom earmold, from EarMoldDirect, is a great product. They are custom in that they are made from an impression taken of the inside of the ear. After you place...
Küat NV Base 2.0 Receiver Mount Bike Rack: The Solution for Transporting Your Public Safety E-Bike
by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T/EMSCI #017T Coon Rapids (MN) Police Department (retired) Last year I “bit the bullet” and bought an e-Bike – a Giant Stance E+ 2 Power, if you’re curious. For the record,...
Duty of the Helmet
by Mark Brownell, PCI #1938 Spokane (WA) Police Department The greatest liability to any bicycle rider – mountain, road, or hybrid – is to neglect the brain bucket. As a bike officer, wearing a helmet is required; it’s...
Going “Code”: A Police Bike Manufactured During Uncertain Times
by Joel Altman Ranger The year 2020 was unlike anything any of us have seen in our lifetimes. A pandemic, massive civil unrest, shortages of all sorts of goods and equipment, a contentious presidential election, and violence and anger...
CABDA 2021: A Presenter’s Perspective
by Clint Sandusky, PCI #849/EMSCI #159 (former) Riverside (CA) Community College District Police Dept. (ret.) As this devastating COVID-19 pandemic continued across our country and the world, yet another event decided to go virtual – the CABDA Expo – the bike...
CABDA 2021: A Virtual Experience
by Greg Bowen, PCI #1227T Tarrant County College (TX) Police Department IPMBA Industry Liaison On February 9-10, 2021, I attended my first CABDA Expo as an IPMBA representative, in my role as Industry Liaison. Not only was this my first...
How the IPMBA Product Purchase Program Can Support Your Cycling Habit
by Greg Bowen, PCI# 1227T Tarrant County College (TX) Police Department IPMBA Industry Liaison Who likes showing up for a local group ride or meeting your mountain bike friends at your favorite trail sporting the latest-and-greatest gear? I know...
The Circle of Life
by Allan Howard, PCI #001 Dayton (OH) Police Department (Retired) I love cycling and the machines that make it possible; I always have. Consequently, much of my life in retirement revolves around being on two wheels. Lately, I&rsquo...