I forgot to post this yesterday, but Bike Portland marked four years of blogging yesterday. Jonathan Maus and his “Just Riding Along” blog was a big inspiration to me, and we’ve all seen some interesting changes over those four years. People seem more involved in advocacy and more informed, and I like to think that […]
“More cool bicycles like the Strida folding one that could help make giving up the car that much easier?” In a recent N.Y. Times article, writer Allison Arieff laments that industrial designers have created too many precious, useless objects and calls for a return to “problem-solving” design. The article’s spirit is right in keeping with […]
You’ve got to see this to believe it: a big ol’ dog sitting patiently on the rear rack of a moving bicycle. Bankers Bikes: Wall Street job losses mean less business for high end bike jobs in NYC. Hat tip to Michael. Silicon Valley bike news Borregas Avenue Bike Bridge grand opening is scheduled for […]
Lee Crider is allegedly the guy who stole Lance Armstrong’s bike last February during the Tour of California. He was arrested on Tuesday. The guy who turned the stolen bike in to Sacramento police, Dung Le, apparently bought the bike from Crider. I’d love to know how much Le paid for the one of a […]
I was bebopping along California Street in Mountain View, California near the Wal-Mart and Target stores last Friday evening when a door popped open immediately in front of me. If I was riding inside the “door zone,” I would have been nailed. As it was, the driver and I startled each other as I whizzed […]
This is Tori Spelling with her husband Dean McDermott, with daughter Stella riding in the iBert child bicycle seat. Def Jam Records cofounder Russell Simmons rides his bike in Greenwich Village.