What happens if U.S. Customs finds plastic explosives in your bike helmet?

Published February 2, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / 3 Comments on What happens if U.S. Customs finds plastic explosives in your bike helmet?

I’ve wondered about the economics of online cheap bike sales. At bicycle trade shows I often run into very enthusiastic young people who borrowed $20,000 from the parents to become an Internet sales entrepreneur. They go to Alibaba.com and buy a container load of these bikes for about $50 each from a company like Hangzhou […]

Beach Street Bikeway

Published January 31, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

A pair of cyclists ride down the Beach Street bikeway in front of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk during the Light Up the Night bike ride in Santa Cruz, California Friday night. View the complete set of photos from last night’s ride at flickr.com/bike.

Polaroid XS100 Extreme Edition Action Camera

Published January 30, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Polaroid XS100 Extreme Edition Action Camera

Buy this this $250 Polaroid Action Camera for only $95. You have until midnight USA Pacific Time to grab this camera at this price. Typical online price is closer to $200, and I believe this is an earlier 2013 edition of the camera, but half price still seems like a good deal. I’ve seen decent […]

Tonight in Santa Cruz: Light up the night bike ride

Published January 30, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

Meet all of the cool kids tonight at this Light Up the Night Bike Ride beginning at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History in downtown.

San Jose Bike Train – One year old next week!

Published January 29, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

Come join us next Wednesday, February 4, 2015 for the first year anniversay of San Jose Bike Train!

Bicycle action figures

Published January 29, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Bicycle action figures

In America, we can buy action figures for superheroes, soldiers of fortune, anthropomorphized turtles, and Legos. In Japan, they sell character action figures on bicycles. Local bicycling otaku Jill Q (2013 Bike Commuter of the Year for Santa Clara County California) found this figma for Yuusuki Makishima, a teen cyclist from “Yowamushi Pedal,” a popular […]

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