Airo Bike Saddle: Wing-Spring

by Tyler Hofacker, PCI #1700-B Dayton (OH) Police Department Immediately upon opening the package, I knew I would be very interested in testing out this saddle.  The design is nothing that I have seen before.  Although it resembles...

Shimano SH-GR7: More Comfort, Less Grip

by Scott Bixby, PCI #1684 NY State University Police, University at Buffalo If you want to quickly start an argument among bicyclists, especially those of the “mountain” persuasion, mention pedals.  To speed things along, start with “(insert...

RZ Mask: Meeting or Creating a Need?

by David Miniscalco Lake Forest (IL) Police Department  After hearing about the reusable masks manufactured by IPMBA Corporate Member RZ Mask, and reading their claim of being effective for police work, I decided I would give them a trial...

RZ Mask: Portable and Functional

by Andy Shiu Lake Forest (IL) Police Department  Police officers need tools that are both portable and functional.  There’s not much room left nowadays on duty belts, in cargo pockets or on exterior body armor carriers...

Evolution of a Cyclist: From Skeptic to Believer

by Allan Howard, PCI #001 Dayton (OH) Police Department (ret.) Forty years ago on January 20, 1979, a documentary piece entitled “Mountain Biking” was filmed in Fairfax, California, for a local show called Evening Magazine.  Quite literally, this was the...

CABDA West 2019 Comes to SoCal

by Clint Sandusky, former PCI #849/EMSCI #159 Riverside (CA) Community College District Police Dept. (ret.) For those of you who do not know what “CABDA” stands for (as I did not, until recently), it is “Chicagoland Area Bike...

Interbike 2018: Well Worth the Experience

by Brian Gillman, EMSCI #189T-B Cypress Creek (TX) EMS IPMBA Conference Coordinator [Ed.’s Note:  This article was written prior to the announcement by Emerald Expositions that Interbike, in its current format, would be discontinued.] Interbike 2018 was held...

Interbike 2018:  My First and Last

by Scott Bixby, PCI #1684 NY State University Police, University at Buffalo [Ed.’s Note:  This article was written prior to the announcement by Emerald Expositions that Interbike, in its current format, would be discontinued.] If you don&rsquo...

Interbike 2018:  Goodbye, Old Friend

by Clint Sandusky, former PCI #849/EMSCI #159 Riverside (CA) Community College District Police Department (ret.) In its heyday, Interbike was “the” bicycle trade show and outdoor demo to go to in North America, attracting manufacturers, retailers, inventors, designers, and...

New Year’s Resolutions: An Ongoing Commitment

by Wren Nealy, IPMBA President One of the most time-honored traditions is making New Year’s resolutions at the dawn of a new year.  Webster’s defines the making of a New Year’s Resolution as...