Volunteers with Times Up use a pedal powered water pump and a bucket brigade to empty a flooded basement on Avenue C in the East Village, Manhattan. Enough power was also available from the bike powered alternator to charge mobile phones. Via Jym. Photos CC BY-NC 2.0 by Brennan Cavanaugh.
Happy Hump Day. Rain in Santa Cruz and San Jose this morning! I was shocked. Outside Magazine uses one of my Tyler Hamilton photos in a three page review of his new book The Secret Race. Hamilton raced for Rock Racing in 2009 when I shot him during the individual time trial in Sacramento.
Here’s a list of bikey stuff that’s caught my eye over this past year. My suggestions tend toward the practical because that’s the kind of guy I am, so take note that the special cyclist in your life might appreciate something a little more symbolic than a new bike light.
Hey, maybe snow this Friday in the SF Bay Area! It’s been years so I’ve taken any ICEBIKE photos. A late day roundup of bicycle blogs.
The poorest slums in many developing nations use pit latrines for human waste collection. A Cambridge University researcher proposes a bicycle powered suction pump to empty the latrines and transport the fecal matter away for treatment or disposal.
Question: Do you know the origin of Panda Portraits? Momentum Magazine #48 is “The Photo Issue.” They mention “Panda Portraits” in passing. Who knows where the name “Panda Portraits” — those goofy on-bike self-portraits — comes from? No prize for this question: this one’s for fun.
