Etiquette poster for rapid transit in the Tokyo area. The complete set includes graphics of people falling down drunk, applying makeup, and yacking on the phone while riding the subway. Alas, no rude cyclists are in the set. Loud cellphone yackers on the train bug me; women applying makeup doesn’t. Via copyranter.
Outlier has been experimenting with a new dress shirt that “moved better on a cyclists body.” Outlier modified the basic shirt to create a buttondown that retains the traditional look and feel of a dress shirt while working equally well both on and off the a bicycle. They even designed the shirt for that “Don’t […]
I present to you the case of cyclist Andrew Woolley, which has been appearing on the various California bicycling listserves and other discussion forums. Andrew Woolley was cycling west through congested traffic on El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego last March, splitting the lane to pass traffic because he was cycling faster than the speed […]
Gary Crocker was cycling around San Diego, getting his daily dose of Southern California road rage harassment. After talking with other cyclists about it, he and his friends turned that talk into action by launching the “Million Car Challenge” to get the word out that bikes belong on the road. They’re printing up stickers that […]
The Chicago Bike Program created this video to explain how cyclists and bus drivers should ride and drive to get along in city traffic. Share the Road – Buses and Bicycles from Chicago Bicycle Program on Vimeo. We can all find some quibbles with this, but overall I think they’ve done a good job with […]
I just wrote up the post on common assembly problems with department store bikes, and look what comes across my desk: The $4,000 Santa Cruz Blur XC Carbon as it appears in the current issue of Men’s Journal magazine. No, I’m not referring to the missing pedals (har har) or cross chaining: The fork is […]