Monthly Archives: June 2010

Fixing a flat: Stuff it with weed

Have you ever been out in the weeds and you get a flat tire? You forgot the spare tube, the patch kit glue is dried out, and the pump is broken. What do you do?

Happy Friday Bike News

Last night I ran into Carlos Babcock (Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition), Pat Giorini (Bike San Mateo County) and Shirley Johnson (San Francisco Bicycle Coalition) at a Caltrain station handing out bike tags and taking photos of people boarding the train bike car. Carlos seems amazed that he’s seen me all around Silicon Valley and the read more »

How fast can a bear sprint?

That’s the question Ed asks after he sees this news report. Kathy Black, 26, called 911 as she cycled away from the 300-pound bear, which chased her for the length of at least six telephone poles.

Tallbike Xtracycle

A tallbike with the Xtracycle Free Radical for cargo carrying capacity.

Paris: Women and Bicycles

How about that: A coffee table book featuring photos of women riding their bikes in Paris, France.

Fireworks on my bicycle

I need to try some of this stuff out. Happy Tenth Anniversary, Bicycle Film Festival.