Monthly Archives: February 2009

Bicycle jobs

Happy Valentines Day everybody. I love you all! Here’s a selection of bike jobs around the United States. Sign of the times in Japan: “Be careful to hittakuri,” warning women to beware of purse snatchers on bicycles. CC License photo by Takato Marui. Jimmy Johns in Austin Central Park looking for bicycle delivery people. What read more »

Liam Alexander, 6 lb 13 oz

Murph is a friend to Cyclelicious and he’s known to many Bay Area cyclists. He and his wife had their first child this evening. Congratulations to them on the birth of Liam Alexander Murph!

An AToC free post

Santa Monica farmer’s market bike valet service video from Slate V. Sunnyvale, California revokes anti trail rule. San Francisco Valentines Day: Love on wheels. Tolkein Estate says Cease and Desist to Rivendell? Zooey Deschanel likes to bike. Ed’s stolen bike story. For the icebikers: electric warming gloves can short circuit, causing a burn hazard. Not read more »

2009 Amgen Tour of California roster

The 2009 Tour of California features two Tour de France winners, 16 Tour de France stage winners, 11 world champion cyclists, eight Olympic medalists, seven national champions, and eight American race champions. “Welcoming such an impressive group of international and domestic cyclists to the race is something that we are incredibly proud of,” said Andrew read more »

Paul Kimmage and protecting the peloton

For many local media outlets, the highlight of last night’s Amgen Tour of California press conference was Sunday Times sports writer Paul Kimmage when he pointedly asked Lance Armstrong why he admires cyclists who, in Kimmage’s opinion, are proven, unrepentant dopers. Armstrong, visibly angry about Paul Kimmage’s infamous “the cancer is back speech” last September, read more »

If you’re gonna buy a Kindle 2 anyway…

…please buy it through me. Thank you And Bike Hugger asked me to ask you to buy his book because it’s available on Kindle! You can even read it in Russian! Amazon’s pretty excited about the Kindle 2 — they say the Kindle 2 is: Slim & Lightweight: Just over 1/3 inch and 10.2 ounces read more »