The Italian capital announced plans to offer a self service bike share program similar to the famous Velib bike share in Paris and other successful bike share programs modeled in Barcelona , Vienna, and Lyon. The initial six month pilot will include 250 bicycles distributed at 22 stations in the historic center of Rome. Eventually, […]
Bicycle Retail and Industry News reports we can expect more expensive tires from Kenda, WTB and other tire vendors next year as sky high oil prices add to the manufacturing and shipping costs of these items. I suspect also that the crash in value of the U.S. dollar against the Chinese Yuan (and every other […]
CQ Press has released their annual city crime rankings for US cities. Using crime statistics data from the FBI and using proprietary weighting factors, CQ created their rankings of the safest and most dangerous cities in America. The 10 most dangerous cities are: 1. Detroit, Michigan2. St. Louis, Missouri3. Flint, Michigan4. Oakland, California5. Camden, New […]
If Alex gave that as the answer to the question, what’s the question? How much of what foreign substance is allowed in every 144 pound batch of Fig Newton cookie filling? What quantity of bug parts are plastered on the front of the average American pickup truck? How much of what substance was pumped out […]
Two months ago I saw a billboard in San Jose, California advertising Google’s new GOOG 411 service. I called the number on the billboard — 1-800-GOOG-411 — and discovered it’s a free phone information service for businesses. There have been several times when I’m cycling way beyond my familiar territory and I’ve had a mechanical […]
San Mateo is on the San Francisco Peninsula, just north of where I work. The AP published a photo of the price at the pump at a Shell station, along with a suggested solution to the problem. (Hint: It has two wheels and no gasoline motor). Via Jym. Other random stuff: I saw a really […]