As I pushed my bike up a steep hill at Sea Otter last week I noticed the kid on the mountain bike in front of me pedaling only with his left leg. At first I thought he was goofing off or showing off. Then I noticed his right leg was missing!
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Moving a sidewalk by bike
April 19, 2010 – 8:00 am
Bart Hawkins Kreps of Port Hope, Ontario understands that it’s hard to do your shopping by bicycle. His suggestion: Don’t shop for anything bigger than a sidewalk. In this cute video, he shows us how he hauled 3300 kg (almost 4 tons) of granite slabs to his home, along with buckets of stone, to build read more
Sea Otter 2010 Shout Out
April 18, 2010 – 3:35 pm
For me, the big part of a big bike festival like the Sea Otter Classic is meeting old friends and making new ones.
16% Grade
April 17, 2010 – 8:59 pm
My pal Skidmore purposely takes “epic commutes” by bicycle.” I’m lazier than him, but that doesn’t stop me from doing crazy things like riding my bike to a bike festival.
Sea Otter Classic 2010 photos
April 16, 2010 – 6:13 pm
This is just a dump of photos for now with minimal captions. Come back later for more details on several of these photos.
Catlike helmets to be sold in United States
April 16, 2010 – 2:00 pm
Catlike helmets recently passed US CPSC tests for helmet safety standards and will be available for sale in the USA beginning July 1. The USA distributor, Serotta Sport, tells me demand has been four times what they expected and planned for.
