August 5, 20104 Comments on Burley Travoy maneuverability
The Burley Travoy bike trailer maneuvers quite nicely. Sorry I don’t actually show the Travoy trailer hopping the curb — but I assure you the trailer’s tires handle it just fine. More bike stuff below the video.
August 4, 20103 Comments on Bicycles in Brussels
I griped a little while back about the overuse of Queen’s “Bicycle” in bike videos, but I think it works fine in this video.
August 4, 20103 Comments on Colorado bike news
There’s some big bicycle news coming out of Colorado.
I’m thinking, of course, of Colorado Republican Dan Maes, who claims Denver’s push for bicycling is part of a sinister, one-world-government United Nations plot to take over the United States.
August 3, 20103 Comments on Bikes vs cars vs pedestrians?
This week’s “expert blog” Transportation discussion at the National Journal asks the question, “Will Bicyclists And Pedestrians Squeeze Out Cars?”
August 3, 20101 Comment on Transitions
Maybe Lance Armstrong gets his inspiration from Brett Favre? The NFL quarterback announced his third retirement.
Multiple retirements for sports stars doesn’t seem too unusual. Willie Mays and Joe Namath had their comeback attempts. Armstrong’s marathon run reminds me of Michael Jordan’s baseball venture.
Even my dad is on his third and final retirement. He was active duty military for 25 years, got bored and took a second career in the corporate world, retired again, got bored again so took on a different kind of corporate management career and finally retired again a few years ago. Today he keeps himself busy as an active member of a mountain search and rescue team, and he’s nearly 70 years old. He also works part time at an Apple store just to keep himself occupied and stay close to fun gadgets.
August 2, 20103 Comments on Happy August
Happy end of the day. Is summer almost over already as well?
“Our Cities Ourselves: The Future of Transportation in Urban Life” is on exhibit at the Center for Architecture in New York City. The project challenges ten leading architects to envision ten cities in 2030 centered around safe and enjoyable walking, cycling, and public transit. Architecture Newspaper reviews the exhibit and wonders if replacing roads “with multi-level shops and cafes in the anchorage, direct pedestrian access to the bridge, urban farming, and freight barges” is really something we should do in cities. Via Planetizen.
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