Chrysler bankruptcy, the bike industry and the American way

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I’m reading Robert Hurst’s latest book The Cyclist’s Manifesto. In Chapter 2 on the history of cycling, Hurst writes about the hundreds of bike factories, suppliers and dealers that went out of business in the late 1890s after automobiles started becoming popular. An entire industry — the industry that laid the foundation for automobile mass […]

Bamboo bicycle building class

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The Bamboo Bike Studio offers a two day bike building course in Brooklyn, where they claim you can “Walk in Saturday, Ride Out Sunday.” One weekend is all it takes to fabricate a frame from bamboo, assemble the components, and roll away with a custom-fitted ride, tuned to each student’s body and cycling style. The […]