David Byrne’s Bicycle Diaries is now available as an audiobook, with narration and much of the music by David Byrne.
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Recovery
November 30, 2010 – 9:00 am
I think I’ve recovered from my four day weekend and I’m back in the swing of things. I spent the holiday playing around with MapQuest’s new bike route API to create this bike route application. It works in all of North America (yes, including Mexico and Canada) and Europe and even crosses national boundaries. It read more
National Geographic bike commuters
November 30, 2010 – 7:00 am
Jennifer writes “You go, roadies!” as she points me to this story at NPR about bike commuters at National Geographic in Washington DC. The bicycling culture there starts at the very top, where CEO John Fahey invites staffers along for his daily lunch ride along the Potomac River and makes a point of chatting with read more
Leslie Nielsen rode a bicycle
November 29, 2010 – 3:45 pm
Leslie Nielson and Nicollette Sheridan ride a bicycle in the movie “Spy Hard”… H/T to Kristian Hansen, who writes, “He sure gave Kevin Bacon a run for his money.”
Bike locks climbs streetlights
November 29, 2010 – 2:00 pm
This is too cool and it looks like a perfect project to do at Techshop. A portable gizmo that wraps around a streetlamp post hoists your bike beyond the reach of bike thieves.
DIY Windproof bike pogies
November 29, 2010 – 12:30 pm
Failblog’s “There I Fixed It provides inspiration for cheap, DIY bike pogies for cold weather riding.
