The height of urban hipster style is demonstrated in these tight yet baggy pants from Soulful Commando. I’d think the bagginess might interfere with my pedaling form on a fixed gear bike, but I’ve never let function get in the way of style before. From Gawker, which calls these “the holy grail of pants.” Via […]
“I bike where bikes are banned,” writes Perry. He and 9 friends illegally rode their bicycles through congested traffic on the Santa Monica Freeway west of I-405. Here’s video of their exploit. In my area, it appears freeway traffic has dropped substantially over this past week as more people eschew single occupant motor vehicle travel. […]
Bike Month. The San Francisco Bay Area Bicycle Coalition and Metropolitan Transportation Commission announced the 2008 Bike Commuter of the Year awards for each of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. San Francisco Fell & Masonic. Motorists turning left from Fell onto Masonic cross the Panhandle Path crosswalk and collisions with bicyclists are almost […]
Happy USA Bike Month, all! Tom Boonen has proved to be too fast on the road, and will now have to get around on just his bike for a while. The QuickStep rider was clocked driving at 120 km/h in a 70 km/h zone in Mol, Belgium last Thursday night, and as a result has […]
An opinion piece published in the Orlando Sentinel asking that we all get along. One thing I’ve heard from cyclists and non-cyclists, alike, is: “That road is too dangerous for bikes.” Of course, the roads themselves are not dangerous. It’s the behavior of impatient and distracted motorists that creates danger. And most of us are […]
Everybody’s favorite bike industry blogger crashed hard at the velodrome, hitting the deck at 30+ mph and breaking bones and getting a concussion. More at Racer Blue Squirrel. Via Donna.