Monthly Archives: April 2011

Nazis vs bike lanes

Yet Another Alternate set of subtitles for the bunker scene in “Downfall.” Via Gary in Calgary. When I viewed the video, it was preceded by an advertisement for a Jeep SUV.

Frontier Airlines: Bikes fly free

This morning, Frontier Airlines announced bicycles fly free for passengers paying “Classic” and “Classic Plus” fares. Passengers paying the lowest “Economy” fares pay the standard baggage fee of $20 for a bicycle. This policy takes effect for tickets purchased on or after today, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Bikes are now treated as any other standard read more »

Happy Hump Day

Did I really forget to do a Hump Day bike blog roundup last Wednesday?

Bike directions Santa Cruz to Sea Otter

This will be my fourth year in a row biking to and from the Sea Otter Classic at Laguna Seca, Monterey, California.

Clean Bottle

If you’ve been to many bike events in California, you’ve probably seen Dave, the Clean Bottle guy.

Ron Wengler’s $150 bicycle fee

This is making the rounds on various California mailing lists this morning: Ron Wengler of the Northridge West Neighborhood Council wants the city of Los Angeles to “reinstitute bicycle licensing fees” of “at least $150 per year to reflect their shared responsibility for the cost of maintaining the roads and their safe use.” Update: The read more »