Shaking my head is my reaction to this bizarre bit of traffic safety news at How We Drive (originally seen by me through Carson Blume. Mayor of London Boris Johnson was caught riding his bike again on Tuesday. The bike he rides looks like one of Marin’s hybrid bikes that are fairly popular with the read more
After several minor quakes rattled the South Bay last week, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake about 20 miles off of the California coast shook coastal towns in Humboldt County Saturday afternoon. Damage mostly consisted of downed power lines, broken pipes, shattered glass and toppled shelves. Mark Ritz of Kinetic Koffee in Arcata momentarily lost power and read more
Momentum Magazine published their 2010 Gear Issue this week, which includes my very short review of Sanyo’s “Eneloop” electric bicycle. I wanted a simile to describe this bike’s fun yet practical style and I thought immediately of the mullet — “business in the front, party in the back!” My wife immediately made a face (I read more
Momentum Magazine issue 43 pushed to the web this morning. This issue includes a 2010 Gear Guide which includes my review of Sanyo’s Eneloop bicycle. I’ll post a little more about this bike here later, but for now: Mostly, it’s a pretty cool electric bike. Butterflies and flowers optional. Report: Cycling is bigger than hunting read more
Good morning. It’s a little chillier than usual in northern California this week. I even saw snow Monday morning on the hills around the Bay Area. It’s good to see a fair number of cyclists still riding in the morning chill during my commute. Ads for feminine hygiene products frequently seem to feature women riding read more
I’m reviewing the Sanyo Eneloop bicycle — an electric assist bike — for Momentum Magazine. Watch for the review in a month or two. I can’t say much about it here yet, but suffice to say that my wife absolutely loves it. She’s always been of the opinion that electric assist is cheating, but here read more
