Monthly Archives: November 2011

Gwen Lutz in the New York Times

Gwen Lutz organizes the Pedal Savvy bike fashion show for SF Bike Expo. She and her show scored a mention in the New York Times. Yay Gwen! (Not Gwen – from the 2010 Pedal Savvy)

Euro bemusement 1951

As the world rebuilt after World War II, western Europe sent teams of experts to the United States to learn the secrets of American industrial productivity. The Saturday Evening Post reports on these visits in 1951.

They grow poppies in Afghanistan

11-11-11 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, read more »

Tern at LA Opportunity Green

Tern has their folding bikes at the Opportunity Green business conference in Los Angeles today and tomorrow.

Cross racing at Sea Otter 2012

The Sea Otter Bicycle Festival in Monterey, California adds cyclocross racing in 2012 to their mix of road and mountain bike action.

Bike paths, personal safety and MAP-21

This is the time of year when we start to hear occasional reports of strong arm attacks against evening bike commuters on remote, isolated bike paths. Thugs with baseball bats and pipes loiter along the side of the path. When a lone target zips by, the bad guys swing their bat, knock the cyclist from read more »