August 12, 20082 Comments on Assistant Fire Chief Larry Conklin
A Bridgeport man lost control of his bike when he hit a pothole and suffered facial lacerations and a road rash shoulder requiring medical treatment. Assistant Fire Chief Larry Conklin said the accident underlines the importance of always wearing a bicycle helmet.
Can Dr. Conklin explain how a helmet would have helped with the cyclist’s face and shoulder injuries?
More goodies like this at CycleDog’s Swirling floaters in the toilet bowl of wisdom.
August 12, 20088 Comments on Paris Hilton buys a bicycle
Paris Hilton, known for her expertise in U.S. energy politics, was seen yesterday buying a bicycle — an Electra cruiser bike — from Sports Chalet.
See more photos of Paris Hilton and her new bicycle at Celebrity Gossip.
August 12, 20082 Comments on VMware ESX 3.5 update 2 August 12 bug
Work. This is the bug. It bit me hard. The workaround is lame. The bug is lame. Me spending half the night trying to figure the problem out is really really lame.
Meanwhile, Sun computers handle the streaming content for NBCOlympics.com. We’re in no way responsible, however, for the Microsoft Silverlight plugin requirement. That was NBC’s decision.
That is all.
August 11, 20084 Comments on Charlotte mountain bike race
Mountain biking southern sweetheart Arleigh Jenkins asks, “Could you spread the word about this? It’s local to Charlotte and we want great turn out!”
“I’ve been a professional cyclist for 35 years,” says Tinker. “I love this sport, especially endurance racing, and this chance to step off the trail and give back to sport is tremendous. We can’t wait to come to North Carolina for this world-class endurance cycling event and festival.”
The three-day, family-oriented mountain bike festival features the last race of USA Cycling’s 2008 National Ultra Endurance Calendar, as well as short track, time trials, and children’s races. The race venue is uniquely designed to take advantage of the early sunset, giving racers the opportunity to ride the trails at night.
National Mountain Bike Oktoberfest kicks off on Friday night with short track races. Kids can get in on the action with special Kids Kompetition races on Saturday morning, including a chance to try out the Strider balance bikes, designed specifically for one to five year old children. The featured event of the weekend, the Oktoberfest 8-Hour Endurance Race, starts at noon on Saturday. Time trials and a special combination event known as “the Beast” round out the weekend on Sunday. Races conducted after sunset will require adequate front and rear lighting.
August 11, 20086 Comments on Caltrain Bicycle Access and Parking Plan now online
As I reported last month, Caltrain renamed their much maligned Bicycle Master Plan the “Bicycle Access and Parking Plan.” The draft version of Caltrain’s Bicycle Access and Parking Plan is now available online. Previously, you had to be on the Silicon Valley Board of Directors to see this plan.
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition response to this proposed “Access and Parking Plan” highlights the lack of any thought at all to increase capacity on board. At a recent Caltrain Joint Powers Board meeting, several train riding bicyclists spoke up to the Directors on the need to increase bike capacity.
Thank you to Murph for this news. Related:
August 11, 200812 Comments on Bicycle sidecars
“Bicycle sidecar” is, interestingly enough, one of my top search hits. People land on this page about the Smike “Two-for-one” bicycle and sidecar.
There’s a whole page of custom made bicycle sidecars that I found via Treadly and Me.
Bicycle sidecars are also featured at this German “Cruiser King” cycling blog.