by Shellback6 | Apr 29, 2021 | Featured
Version H Shellback Prototype: Reflective Tiger Stripes! GrüneStrasse Backpacks Open for Business! (Fairfax, VA) That was our triumphant and optimistic headline in July 2020. After 20 months of designing, refining, testing, rebuilding, and re-thinking the Shellback...
by Shellback6 | Mar 16, 2021 | Featured
Concept Sketch for the Shellback Bike to Work Backpack in 2006 Product Name was the BikPäk; Company Name was Ümlaut Every Company Has An Origin Story (Fairfax, VA) Prior to my retirement from the Marine Corps in 2017, my wife had gone on Leave Without Pay (LWOP) four...
by Shellback6 | Jan 27, 2021 | Featured
Have you ever thought about Biking to Work only to get frustrated that there is no way to transport your work clothes crease-free, not to mention all the other workday items? GrüneStrasse founder Aaron Weiss was in the same predicament nearly 20 years ago, leading...
by Shellback6 | Nov 7, 2020 | Featured
5 Steps to Embrace the Bicycle Lifestyle Step 5: Bicycle Attire (Fairfax County, VA) Growing up in Wisconsin, I was always kind of amused by people from the south who said, “Wisconsin! Damn it’s cold up there.” But I never really thought of Wisconsin as cold...
by Shellback6 | Oct 20, 2020 | Featured
5 Key Steps to Embrace the Bicycle Lifestyle Part II: Steps 2 – 5 (Fairfax County, VA) The bicycle lifestyle is a mindset, of course, of choosing the bike as your first choice of transportation. If you are used to jumping in the car for local errands, it can be...
by Shellback6 | Sep 15, 2020 | Featured
Five Key Steps to Embrace the Bicycle Lifestyle If you are one of the thousands that discovered, or re-discovered, the joy of biking during the COVID shutdown, welcome to the Bicycle Lifestyle. You have found that euphoric feeling of riding a bicycle and how regular...
by Shellback6 | Jul 30, 2020 | Featured
Which comes first, the bike commuter or the infrastructure? Do riders emerge because the route to work is safer, or does the route become safer because Bike to Work commuters demand it? The answer, as you’d expect, is “it depends.” It depends on the region of the...
by Shellback6 | May 7, 2020 | Featured
Bike Lanes Bring Big Bucks to Businesses May is National Bike to Work Month! Bicycling has tremendous health and environmental value. It makes us healthier and happier, two things that are always good for us and are even more important in 2020. During this month, we...
by Shellback6 | Apr 10, 2020 | Featured
Awesome! You’ve been thinking about it for years but now you’re going to take the plunge and become a fearless Bike to Work commuter! You’re now convinced that biking to work is great for your body (perhaps our first Blog helped convince you). Numerous medical studies...
by Shellback6 | Apr 1, 2020 | Featured
I hope this finds you healthy, with your family, and perhaps even thriving during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Spring Break 2020 will probably be memorable for what does NOT happen and where you DON’T go. But hopefully there are ways for you to enjoy your...
by Shellback6 | Mar 19, 2020 | Featured
Beyond empty shelves of hand-sanitzer and REM’s “End of the World As We Know (I Feel Fine)” climbing up to #39 on the Most Downloaded Song, COVID-19 is having a dramatic impact on our lives, businesses, and lifestyle. Individuals and families around the country and...
by Shellback6 | Mar 9, 2020 | Featured
Biking to work may reduce mortality by 13%, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand. The study examined the transportation habits of 3.5 million New Zealanders and demonstrated a strong correlation between cycling and...
by Shellback6 | Dec 2, 2020 | Featured
Give the Gifts Of: Simplicity Organization Protection Health Inspiration Shellback GrünEstrasse backpack co. Win the Race holiday gift idea from shellback6 Creative Gift for Your Cyclist This Year (Fairfax, VA) Whether your cyclist seems to have everything or seems...
by Shellback6 | Jun 5, 2020 | Featured
Founder and Friends Escape Hanoi for the Soc Song Nature Preserve Hanoi, Vietnam is where I call home right now. Though it isn’t as face-paced as Singapore, Hong Kong, or even Ho Chi Minh City, it is the capital city of Vietnam and home to over 8 million residents. ...