It may not be life changing, but the monthly email for the city is kind of reassuring. You can sign up here. I *did* learn that the city is putting up some covered bike racks. I like them simply because they’re very conspicuous. But I’ve never understand why people are so worried about bikes getting…
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I was leaving a bar the other night. I unlocked my bike and went back to the entrance to say bye to the owner, who was outside smoking. He looked at me as I started to bike away and said, “Man, it’s cold out. I’m glad I’m not you!” I didn’t know what to tell…
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Can I say enough good about the new Pittsburgh bike map? I love bikes. I love maps. The designer was nice enough to chime in on a comment below (confirming the Ware-eskian influence). He has built a better bike map. I only hope the world comes beating a path to his door.This map isn’t just…
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It’s a little hard to describe the utter joy I feel when the Rivendell Bicycle Works catalogue or Rivendell Reader arrives in the mail. You could see this as a shameless plug, but it’s sincere. As sincere as I think Rivendell Bicycle Works is. Yes, they sell things. And yes, the sell things to make…
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Anonymous left this info in a comment: After 2 deaths in 2 days last week, and 23 deaths so far this year, we are ready to ride, are you? Memorial Ride for David Smith and Franco ScorciaWednesday December 12 7:00pm Gather Union Square North7:15pm Ride leaves Union Square North7:30pm Ghost bike dedication and memorial for…
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I just got back from Pittsburgh, I city I didn’t know at all. Thanks to this blog, I was able to meet some of the fine journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and talk about my upcoming book (don’t worry, I’ll tell you, too, when it’s out in May). I have this thing for rough-around-the-edges (post)…
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He says he’s cranky, but I’d bet he’s a pretty good guy to drink a beer with. Here’s his handy template for writing the next story breaking the news of these strange things, called fixed gears. http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/12/genuine-article-reporting-on-fixed-gear.html
A few weeks back we had the pleasure of hosting Laura and Aaron Beese for a few nights. They wrote us through warmshowers.org looking for free lodging. Mostly I was interested in seeing their cool bike. I mean, their bio is a little too earnest and has a too few many mentions of the All…
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This is the coolest thing ever! If I lived somewhere with hills. I’ve always sort of dreamed of a sort of ski lift for bikes. I had no idea my dreams have been realized for over a decade, in Trondheim. Here’s the official PR:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtB8DX70ihM Here’s the renegade action shots:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j1PgmMbug8
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