Cycling in the Netherlands, 1950s
Not much of a plot, but a lot of nice shot great bikes (eg: the petrol man at 2:44) and people enjoying them.
Not much of a plot, but a lot of nice shot great bikes (eg: the petrol man at 2:44) and people enjoying them.
From Gothamist: “CitiBike, NYC’s Bike Share, Will Cost $77 For A Four-Hour Ride.” Oh my gosh!!! Who has $77 for a 4-hour ride? They’re not free! Except they kind of are… if you’re willing to by a year membership for $95. The idea is you don’t take one of these for a four-hour ride. The…
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This is very good, right? I’m not certain why I’m not more excited. Maybe it’s because I already have a bike. Still, it looks way cool in other cities, where I’ve seen it.
It’s not hard to take a weekend bike trip. Mind you, I never had. But I did. And the recipe is simple: hop on your bike and ride. Of course it helps to have maps but you don’t even have to know where you’re going. You don’t need a fancy bike. You don’t need fancy…
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A garden hose as a tire?! Brilliant? No. Crazy. For real? I don’t know. Can it go? I doubt it. And the metal ends would be hell to bike over. Ka-thunk ka-thunk ka-thunk.
Indeed, after a 30 to 40-year hiatus, the kickback hub is back! I have an old Bendix 2-speed kickback hub on one of my bikes. I love it. It’s really the perfect hub for a simple tooling-around-the-city bike. The only problem with mine is that it is four pounds. I assume the new version is…
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I have a bike parked outside. It’s been parked outside for, well, about 13 years. “How can you leave a bike parked outside?” people exclaim with shock. I don’t know. It’s easy. Convenient. And people leave cars parked outside all the time. Look, it’s not a fancy bike. And I do have the seat locked.…
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Worth a link. Lots of good city bike designs.
Nobody should have a wet ass from biking. Ever. The bike seat on the bike I leave outside got ripped from sun and use and old age and started absorbing water. I would get a wet butt after it rained. Not acceptable. So I went to my bike store and bought another seat (and it…
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