Posts from July, 2008

from BBC News Magazine
With more and more cyclists taking to the roads and designated bike racks in short supply, where they park has tremendous capacity to annoy.
So how can those on two wheels avoid winding up officialdom, pedestrians and even fellow cyclists when they lock up their trusty steeds?
Below are five potential pitfalls and [...]

Check out this BikeRadar article about a new showerless body cleaner for bike commuters:
Rocket Shower includes witch hazel, a small amount of alcohol, citrus, mint and vitamin E. Delivered via pump sprayer, it cleans by helping evaporate sweat quickly and killing the bacteria that cause body odor. Peppermint and grapefruit oils cool the skin and [...]

Thanks to Andrew for sending this.
It’s always nice to have law enforcement remind the motoring public of our right to the road and their responsibility to pass us safely… even if they have to wait a second.
Today’s post in the Lincoln Nebraska Police Chief’s blog is about sharing the road with cyclists. It’s pretty good.
Sharing [...]

Teaching an adult to ride, from the Tampa Tribune:
A couple of weeks ago, I was asked by that same brother to teach his 48-year-old wife to ride. On a visit from North Carolina, he found and bought her a fabulous “vintage” bike at the Salvation Army. Apparently, he’d tried to teach her before but had [...]

So let’s say you are a member of a conservative establishment party. What the heck, let’s make you the head of this party. Your party is the leading opposition party so people say you are rather important and people also say maybe your party may take the majority soon because they are becoming unhappy with [...]

Nothing pulls me out of an over-worked funk like a fun bike music video… I don’t care what language it is:

I’ve been slammed at work. I have a half dozen things I want to write about, but no time. So I’m going to offer up other people’s stuff…
Looking for a Used Bike? The Cycledog, Ed Wagner, apparently does have time. He has written up a nice piece of advice on buying a used bike.
A Good [...]

My friends at David’s World/Casselberry showed me this cool prototype from the Trek Corp. The “Trek Stop” kiosk dispenses spare tubes, bike lube, CO2 cartridges, wetwipes, ponchos and other accessories, along with a selection of energy bars, gels and beverages; a sheltered and lighted repair stand with free use of an air-compression hose and video [...]

New York City has a bike parking problem, but instead of installing boring old bike racks, they’re having a contest to design bike racks that are art.

Transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan says the spiced-up racks go a long way to making bike commuting a little “sexier.” “Bike racks don’t all have to look like they’re handcuffs [...]

Lest you think I am the only one doing odd things to my bike so that I can haul heavy bags home from the store, I thought I would show you some places on the web where like minded people hang.
These are some of my favorite sites to look at pics of what other people [...]