An elderly John D. Rockefeller poses with a bicycle for a portrait in 1913.
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Topeak Joe Blow repair
December 11, 2011 – 4:14 pm
My Topeak Joe Blow bicycle air pump stopped pumping air. Repair took about 30 minutes. That includes the time I spent eating a sandwich for lunch.
World War 2, factories and bicycles
December 9, 2011 – 12:37 pm
Lockheed provided bicycles and bus rides for factory workers during World War 2.
Mae Gordon’s Original Insane Moving Pedestal
December 9, 2011 – 9:00 am
From the U.S. Library of Congress. Original photo shot on December 9, 1907 by E.E. Mangold in South Bend, Indiana
New bike blogs for 2011?
December 8, 2011 – 8:00 am
We’re losing One Less Car New and EcoVelo after the end of 2011, and Rick Smith also stopped publishing Yehuda Moon last September. I’d like to feature new bike blogs that began over the last year. I have a couple in mind, but who would you like to recommend? Please feel free to leave a read more
Trackstand Kim
December 7, 2011 – 3:05 pm
My photo of Kim Capriotti trackstanding in front of the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas was my most popular photo yesterday on Flickr. Kim’s a professional photographer from Chicago. I think a girl watching site linked to the photo. Bike news and stuff below the fold.
