Summer ... Because I rather be riding all day ... Going to places. Spending some solo time. Spending some time with friends ... Got to work to get to play. +Play lots ... How is your week starting out?! Mine has started with the Bay Area delicious summer 7AM recipe: ... The usual-suspect pair of red leggings, 3 shots of espresso, temperature 50° foggy morning with a dash of mist, 3 chain squeeks per minute, a handful of small hills, a little bit of lipstick and 6 pounds of positive thinking ...
I can ride my bike with no handlebars, but I can't write and send a Twitter message while I pedal along ... But Janeen McCrae can ... That's because McCrae rides Precious, a bicycle that's been outfitted with sensors and electronics that enable it to send out Tweets with the push of a button. Actually, McCrae and Precious collaborate on the Twitter messages ... McCrae is riding Precious from coast-to-coast on Adventure Cycling's TransAmerica Bicycle Route to raise money for the Livestrong
Oh haaaay who is that red-limbs morning zombie with the Bike to work bag? ... If you didn't get a tote on BTWD, watcha waiting for?! be a poser and get your own!! ... $5 totally gets you a totes ... sfbike.org 2010 Bike to Work Day tote bag »» ...
After taking a tumble on his bicycle, the mayor of Los Angeles is a born-again bike advocate. According to the Associated Press:The mayor, who said little on the topic during five years in office, is campaigning to make streets safer for cyclists after a parked cab abruptly pulled out across a bike lane, causing him [ ... ] ...
On my trip to Melbourne I arrived on the Monday and was scheduled to give my talk on the Saturday. Felix and I were picked up at the airport, together with another chap who was also speaking at the State of Design Festival ... A car designer. Former head of design for BMW. His name is Chris Bangle. Charming and personable with great humour ... He gave his talk on the Tuesday at the BMW Edge venue at Federation Square. I was looking forward to hearing about car design - all design is interesting
When I see people with their bicycles, it makes me happy, it just seems so very right and natural ... I generally stop for a chat ... as you do ... This gentleman was just getting on the ferry back to Waiheke Island ... This gentleman was bringing some stuff back from the shops ... This is Alex, and he was coming back from work at Uni ... This guy was just hanging out in Queen Street, checking out the shops ... And then there are some things that are just so very wrong ... I popped into a
Over the past year it’s been our goal over at UtilityCycling.org to catalog all of the means in which cyclists utilize bicycles for purposes beyond sport and recreation. Not surprisingly, all evidence points to bike commuting as the predominant form of utility cycling throughout the world. Digging up information (mainly scouring the [ ... ] ...
As seen on Cycle Chic's new favourite blog - FuckYouVeryMuch.dk. A soulful and yet tragically hip ... For the full photographic glory and the rest of the text, you know where to go. The Original Cycle Chic awaits ...
As a touring cyclist, I am well acquainted with the fact that almost all cycling advice and almost all cycling equipment is made for the high-tech, high-speed, ultra-light, streamlined cyclist. We hear of the need for cyclometers, cadence monitors, altimeters, heart-rate monitors, and combination devices that can record and print back the entire trip. But did you know that touring cyclists have their own high-tech devices? Here are some of them: ... The Realometer was invented by H. Thoreau