Monthly Archives: January 2010

Image by James Gosling.

Keri Caffrey was shooting video with bike patrol officer Bill Edgar of the Orlando Police Department as they took the lane for a law enforcement bike education project. A motorist lays on the horn to harass the cyclists before Officer Edgar moved over and stopped where the motorist could see his “POLICE” shirt. Edgar then read more »

Josh Hart in San Jose wearing Rivendell MUSA rain pants. Four decades ago, professor Donald Appleyard’s research showed the social and recreational functions of streets can be severely impaired by high-speed car traffic. His research and book Livable Streets is considered a springboard for the modern livable streets movement. In 1982, Appleyard’s life and work read more »

I need one of these “Nubrella” space bubbles. Just $50 from Nubrella.com. Bike Hugger, on the other hand, suggests you can stay dry with the Raingo.

James of Bicycle Design first brought the Tatoo folding helmet to my attention about a week ago. Since then, the various popular geek blogs have picked up Fast Company’s critique of the Tatoo helmet. Firstly, one of the Tatoo innovations: It’s made completely of polypropylene and is recyclable. Bicycle helmets are mostly made from expanded read more »

I admit it, I’ve been riding fenderless this week during our California rainstorms. The reason: my fendered rainbike is out of action with a broken brake cable. Yes, I should fix it, but it’s just so much easier to grab another bike, and it really hasn’t rained that hard (until today). My raingear has kept read more »