IPMBA News
Heart Health is Serious Business
The 2020 Board issue of IPMBA News included an article written by IPMBA Industry Liaison Greg Bowen entitled, “Fit for Duty: A Sober Reminder about Heart Health”. This letter was written to Greg in response to his...
Cannondale Moterra NEO 3: Too Much Fun
by Kyle Fisher, PCI #1693 Lehigh University (PA) Police Department After years of languishing in the background, e-Bikes have soared into the realm of public safety cycling and are gaining in popularity. Many officers have already witnessed the advantages first-hand,...
A Tale of Two Shoes
by Robert Hatcher, PCI #629-B/EMSCI #103-B Delaware (OH) Police Department IPMBA always strives to be at the forefront of equipment development and evaluation for public safety cyclists. In 2016, the IPMBA board approved the use of flat pedals, in...
Pax Bicycle Bag L: Functional and Visible
by Kyle Roodberg, EMSCI #196 Operations Chief, Denver (CO) Health Paramedic Division The Denver Health Paramedic Division’s All Terrain Medical Unit (ATMU) began in 1991 for the Denver Grand Prix. The crowds and reconfiguration of the streets in downtown...
Kuat NV Base 2.0 Rack Passes the “Pothole Challenge”
by Adam Gaby, PCI #1362T-B/EMSCI #299T-B Five Rivers MetroParks (OH) Police Department Five Rivers MetroParks is a system of parks and bikeways that are spread across the greater Dayton, Ohio, region. From inner-city parks and rural tracts of...
When it Comes to Tulips, It’s Not All Roses Part II: Women’s Saddle Pain
by Elizabeth Bouchard, PCI #905-B/EMSCI #204-B University of Guelph (ON) Campus Community Police IPMBA Secretary Part I of “When It Comes to Tulips, It’s Not All Roses: Women’s Saddle Pain” was published in...
Setina Police Bike Rack: Transport Problem Solved
by Dave Sanders Beaverton (OR) Police Department Patrol officers often do not have a practical way to transport bicycles. These can be police-issued patrol bikes, prisoner property, abandoned bikes that are turned in to officers, or stolen bikes that...
What We Should Never Sacrifice
by Craig Lepkowski, IPMBA President In the previous issue, I described the public safety profession as one in which we are called upon to sacrifice much to protect and serve the citizens we serve. Among the sacrifices we...