Today 10-9 is Messenger Appreciation Day. I couldn’t find a Hallmark card so I’ll send some link love over to Rick the messenger in Santa Cruz. Fixed Gear Blog gives props to Messengers and their bikes. I’ve only known a small handful of messengers, but the ones I’ve met all use geared bikes. Oh well. read more
Former Sports Illustrated model Julie Henderson rides her bicycle with hip hop producer Russel Simmons on the Beach Walk in Miami Beach.
I hear it’s raining heavily in some parts of the United States. This full coverage bike rain suit is getting lots of mention, but even with all the ventilation that thing looks like a sauna to me. And it’s not available until next Spring. The best solution, in my opinion? Full coverage fenders and more read more
“Island Etude” / 練習曲 / Lian xi qu – Taiwan bike movie – 100 minutes. The Taiwan bike trip gang watched “Island Etude” during our travels. This film feels like a student project with its non-professional actors and psuedo documentary editing, but it works for the story of Ming. Ming is a deaf college student read more
In Santa Cruz County, a couple of parolees made the local news. I’ll call them John and Juan. They’re both about 40 years old. They’re both abiding by at least a portion of their parole terms by staying drug free. John is apparently turning his life around. He’s an honor student at the local community read more
Believe it or not, helicopters are considered a reasonable way for the wealthy to get around in Sao Paolo, Brazil, where traffic is so bad the average commuter spends three hours stuck in traffic and where the super elite feel a need to be insulated from crime on the ground. In an intermodal challenge, people read more
