I planned to have a summary of Sea Otter and Bicycle Leadership Conference action today, but to be honest I’m absolutely exhausted. I invite you, then to click on the Bicycle Leadership Conference photoset, click here to view my almost live Tweets, and click here for a two minute video of the Sea Otter 2009 […]
Hey, see you all at Sea Otter!
There seems to be some misperceptions about the “Idaho Stop” law for cyclist — namely, many people think that this law allows cyclists to blow through controlled intersections without looking. Idaho Statutes Title 49 is the motor vehicle code. Chapter 7 deals with pedestrians and bicycles; section 720 regulates stopping and is where Idaho permits […]
The Solar Man folding electric bike with a solar charged battery weighs only about 26 lbs. The battery, which can be charged through built in photovoltaic cells or line power, is the blue strip down near the crank. I can’t figure out where the motor is — maybe it’s in the bulk around the crank […]
Spencer Boomhower of Portland, OR created this very nice video to illustrate how the “Idaho Stop” law would work in Oregon. Legislators in that state are considering a bill to allow cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs. Courtesy of Bike Portland.
CSI NY investigators Stella Bonasera and Danny Messer interview (get this) “Gavin Skidmore,” a member of the “Brooklyn Bruisers” bike polo team during their investigations in the episode “Prey.” The guy is way too clean cut to play bike polo, and his polo bike has brakes! View the episode online here. The bike polo part […]