SF Bay Area: Learn to make metal fenders by hand

Published January 10, 2008 / by Richard Masoner / 4 Comments on SF Bay Area: Learn to make metal fenders by hand

Ooh, you can learn to create your own Honjo-style fenders! From TechShop: Learn the principles and practice of cutting and forming simple and compound curves and shapes from aluminum and light-gage sheet-metal material without molten metal, flames and expensive molds etc. Use an English wheel, shrinker/stretcher, air-planishing hammer, delrin shaping hammers and beater bags provided. […]

Dan Yergin fan club

Published January 10, 2008 / by Richard Masoner / 4 Comments on Dan Yergin fan club

People who know about Peak Oil know the name Daniel Yergin. Yergin founded the Cambridge Energy Research Energy Associates (CERA) to provide analysis and research on energy issues. Every major oil company, most minor ones, and almost any government and private agency with energy planning needs purchases research from CERA. Apparently, CERA and Yergin are […]

Pedal powered spud launcher

Published January 10, 2008 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

Thanks to Fat Boy Biking for this: a human powered spud gun. Littleton, Colorado rocket scientist Bill Llewellin is a founding member of the Denver Mad Scientist club and likes to build all kinds of human powered contraptions from garage sale parts. See the video of the spud gun in action. While we’re talking geeky […]

Team BMC dinner

Published January 9, 2008 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

While I was getting stuck in the mud on the newly opened section of the Guadulupe River Trail in San Jose, my buddy Ken made it to the Team BMC dinner at Hobees in Palo Alto tonight. He took some photos and got their top secret training plans for the Tour of California. According to […]

Innovation with bicycles

Published January 9, 2008 / by Richard Masoner / 10 Comments on Innovation with bicycles

What a really really cool idea: Ride your bike to the store, grab a shopping cart and fill it with groceries, pay for the groceries, then roll the cart out to the parking lot, where you hook it to your bicycle. Shoppers at a Cambridge supermarket are being asked to saddle up for a new […]

Tour of California team at Palo Alto restaurant TONIGHT

Published January 9, 2008 / by Richard Masoner / 8 Comments on Tour of California team at Palo Alto restaurant TONIGHT

Sorry about this late news but I just received it. TONIGHT, Wednesday January 9, Hobee¹s Restaurant in Palo Alto will host the entire BMC Cycling Team for dinner at 6pm at the Town and Country Village location – 855 El Camino Real, 327-4111. The team will be available to speak with people and sign autographs. […]

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