Luckily somebody was filming. Uh, cops, you should always police like people are filming. That’s not necessarily bad. Here’s the article in the Times. It’s worth reprinting in full: July 29, 2008Officer Investigated in Toppling of CyclistBy JAMES BARRON A New York City police officer was stripped of his gun and badge on Monday after…
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Cars afraid of bikes. Wow! That’s a change I could get used to. It’s like Freaky Friday. Here’s the CNN Report link (via BikeHacks.com). One driver said, “We can’t go anywhere because we’re all horrified, scared that if we go around, then maybe they’re going to jump on our car too.” I think there’s a…
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Roman at Keep It Street Level sent me this link about the immigrant Invisible Riders. In New York, I think the biggest group of invisible riders are all the food delivery men.
Add this to the stock at our fictional store: World’s Best Bike! The store also features Amsterdam rear wheel locks, large saddle bikes, Egyptian spoke bells, Syrian beaded handlebar grips, and the Genuine Schwinn Transistor Radio Holder (part #00-628). It’s a New Zealand Bum Flap! You clip it around your waste and it sits right…
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There’s an article in the Times about commuting to work on bike. It was all same-old same-old until near the end. The article actually mentions and talks about the large but hidden population of bike riders: poor immigrants. So kudos to J. David Goodman for venturing beyond the spandex crew and the fixed-gear set.
I just discovered this online store. Velo Orange. He has some really good stuff.
I thought they were supposed to be mellow in the Pacific Northwest. Here are two stories I read on Streetsblog. Driver arrested after alleged road-rage incident against cyclist. Police identify suspect in fatal attack at traffic circle.
Well if this isn’t the coolest thing ever! Ride the City. It’s not perfect, but it’s great. What makes it great is that it gives you both the direct route and the nicest route, with bike lanes. They call it “safest”; I’ll stick with nicest. Outstanding. And even when it’s wrong, it’s still useful. I…
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I noticed I was getting a few hits from BikeHacks. I had forgotten about this good blog. Read about every New York City bicyclists’ greatest fear: hitting a bear head on! Also good pictures from Japan and a cool little bike spotted on the NYC subway.
My bike died yesterday. Or maybe not. A few days ago I noticed a creaking sound when I pedaled, but it wasn’t coming from the pedals. It seemed to be caused by some motion when I was on the saddle, so I assumed the seat post had become dry and crusty — that makes bikes…
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