October 26, 2011Leave a Comment
As the Greek economy tanks and the center of Athens becomes jammed with protesters, more and more Athenians are turning to bicycles as a means of getting about the city. Until recently, it was mostly the poor or foolhardy who considered bicycling in Athens’ notorious traffic. But new converts say they are saving gas money and getting to work despite the strikes and protests.
October 26, 20111 Comment on Cyclist amputates foot to free shoelace from chainring
Shout out to Jim aka “Bikerly” from Minnesota. He’s in Santa Cruz this week and camping out in my garage. He has more bicycles than me!
(Not Bikerly)
October 25, 2011Leave a Comment
Elly “Scofflaw” Blue @ Grist: True confessions of a bicycle scofflaw on running stop signs.
October 14, 20112 Comments on Popsicle stick bicycle
Sun Chao in Kaiyuan, northeast China spent four months building a ridable bicycle out of 10,000 popsicle sticks.
October 14, 20114 Comments on Waterwings, earbuds, and thongs
From a distance, this woman’s orange jacket looked like water wings to me. I didn’t realize it was a jacket until I was right behind her. Foothill Expressway in Santa Clara County, CA.
October 13, 20111 Comment on Bike hippies power OccupySF
Pedal powered generators provide electricity for mobile devices at OccupySF.
The key problem for the group is power. At present the OccupySF crew is keeping systems running almost entirely on pedal power. A bicycle generator donated by Rock the Bike runs 24/7, with volunteers usually lasting 30 minutes before handing off to the next fresh set of legs. The electricity thus generated runs into three car batteries to maintain a backup power supply.
More at The Register –> OccupySF BOFH runs protest network on pedal power: Protest IT staff running ultimate bare-bones system.