March 10, 20102 Comments on Hump Day head shaker
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 bike commuters I see in the Bay Area.
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March 4, 20102 Comments on Bicycle Blog Thursday
Today reminds me that Thursday Bicycles wasn’t at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show last weekend. Jon Norstag of Thursday Bicycles in Idaho specializes in bomb proof steel frames designed and built for downhill and cross country riding, but what I especially like is his Mutton Master sheep herding and utility bike.
March 3, 20101 Comment on Happy Hump Day
Which bicycling related term beginning with “H” I can use for the title alliteration in this post? Headset? Hairnet? Hoo haw? About about “Hit and run“?
I’ll begin this edition of bike news with this hairy incident of a San Francisco bus driver who hits a cyclist on Market Street… and keeps going. (more…)
March 2, 20101 Comment on Colorado Governor injured in bicycle crash
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter touched wheels with another cyclist this morning, crashing and breaking a few ribs. (more…)
March 1, 20102 Comments on Monday News
Happy Monday, all. I took advantage of the break in the rain by busting out the (unfendered) road bike for a faster ride to work. Hopefully I’ll beat the rain before it rolls in this evening.
I saw a fabulous sight this morning in Menlo Park. No, it wasn’t the mini-skirted Derailleur girl Janel pictured here, but a little Chinese woman riding a folding bike down Willow Road with her young son perched on the top tube between her knees. How cool is that? (more…)
March 1, 20101 Comment on Google Streetview Trike contest winners announced
The Google Streetview team took nominations from the public for their favorite places the pedal-powered Streetview trike should visit to capture views of places that are not car accessible. Google announced the five winning locations this morning. (more…)