“August Hunt,” an Estonian rock band, released this video of “Thomas Malthus On Surnud, Mu Arm.” It’s a catchy anthem on a sobering topic, and it features bicycles!
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Cycling Taiwan: Guanshan to Chihsheng
October 16, 2010 – 2:38 pm
After a couple nights of adjustment (not that any of us feel adjusted, I think), and an opening ceremony I’ll post a little more about later, we finally got a chance to do what we came here for – ride. I took an unplanned dip into a river yesterday, camera in pocket, so I’m sans read more
LAB members! Help put these candidates on the upcoming ballot
October 15, 2010 – 7:47 pm
(Full disclosure: I’m working with LAB Reform in an effort to put some reform-minded candidates onto the League’s board of directors. We’re asking LAB members to sign the petition to put John Brooking, Eli Damon, and Khal Spencer on the upcoming ballot.) The League board changed their bylaws in July this year. The change permits read more
Peter Jacobsen & Vision Zero
October 15, 2010 – 12:37 pm
Peter Jacobsen is the public health expert who published the famous “Safety in Numbers” study in 2003, in which he found that increasing the number of cyclists doesn’t lead to a corresponding increase in traffic fatalities. His project these days is promoting “Vision Zero” — a new traffic safety philosophy that emphasizes human life and read more
Electric unicycle
October 15, 2010 – 8:47 am
Focus Design’s “SBU v2.0″ self balancing electric unicycle. I think I’ve seen this in the Jetsons. It’s like half a Segway with twice the cool.
Touchdown Taipei
October 14, 2010 – 5:35 pm
Made it into Taipei last night, and after a 14 hour flight here, I didn’t have enough cogency to put the words in order. I did, however, have the energy for a bit of a walk. Today’s agenda includes a brief look at Taipei (more time for that later), a flight to Taitung*, and a read more
