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I love these new Flip & Tumble bags! They are super stylish, and add a cool twist (or I guess I should say flip) on the boring old reusable bag. The Flip & Tumble bags have a stretchy pouch sewn on the inside of the bag that lets you quickly ball it up like a pair of socks. I find this particularly useful. My old reusable bags (they are old school canvas totes I’ve been using for years) hang in my coat closet until its time to go to the store but I only have them when my shopping trip is planned. Now I keep two in my bag and two in my glove box so I’ll never get caught empty bagged.

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This bike may look a little odd, but it is a killer commuting machine with some serious hardware and serious compatibility.  The STRiDA 5.0 sports a rustproof powder-coated aluminum frame, disc brakes, and a luggage rack that can hold 30 lbs.  It folds up in 5 seconds for storage in a closet or so you can take it on the subway.  It uses a greaseless kevlar belt instead of a conventional bike chain so you won’t get grease all over you when you carry it around, which is nice. 

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