Monthly Archives: September 2010

Bicycling is not as scary or dangerous as the neophyte might think. From I Bike NOPA

Actor Russell Brand rides a bike around the set during film of “Arthur” in Queens, New York.

I usually can’t get my earbuds to survive a week of trips on a city bus, so these “Tested By Animals” headphones and earbuds from Philips & O’Neill caught by attention.

Schlumpf Innovations — the German outfit that sells that über-cool 2 speed “Speed Drive” crank — announced an “Advanced Belt Drive System” last week at Eurobike. This modular system fits onto the rear hub to simplify conversion of a bike design to a belt drive system, especially when used in conjunction with Schlumpf’s geared cranks.

Good morning. I used to live in Boulder County, Colorado and often biked up the roads in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains near the Fourmile Canyon fire. During an earlier wildfire, a colleague talked me into joining him for a lunch ride. We were a good 20 miles away from the flames, but I read more »

An average of one cyclist is killed every month in Orange County, California. David Whiting, editor-at-large and columnist for the Orange County Register, will talk and lead a discussion on the issue of cyclist fatalities in Orange County, California. Whiting has been a cyclist on Orange County roads for 13 years.