Author Archives: Joe

Crazy Vertical Indoor Racetrack Thing

Is it just me or does this look insane? No helmets or padding. Fixed gears; no brakes (click the image for a larger view). Imagine if one would fall (they probably all would). Look at the guy in the rear riding high on the rim. How, I wonder, did they begin (to get enough centrifugalContinue reading “Crazy Vertical Indoor Racetrack Thing”

>Crazy Vertical Indoor Racetrack Thing

>Is it just me or does this look insane? No helmets or padding. Fixed gears; no brakes (click the image for a larger view). Imagine if one would fall (they probably all would). Look at the guy in the rear riding high on the rim. How, I wonder, did they begin (to get enough centrifugalContinue reading “>Crazy Vertical Indoor Racetrack Thing”

Sometimes It’s The Darkness…

When I was a kid I loved the winter, and for the most part still do…I love the change of seasons and I still love the snow (for the first couple of months, anyhow). Living in Buffalo you have to enjoy the cold and snow or you’ll have problems. We don’t get as much snowContinue reading “Sometimes It’s The Darkness…”

Gerald Iversen on Living Simply

The below video is pretty interesting, nothing you probably haven’t heard before, but interesting none-the-less…and worth the 8 minutes of your time. It’s a short conversation with Gerald Iversen, National Coordinator of Alternatives for Simple Living (click here for the web site). I’ve read their web writings for years…pretty inspiring…but have not seen any videoContinue reading “Gerald Iversen on Living Simply”

>Gerald Iversen on Living Simply

>The below video is pretty interesting, nothing you probably haven’t heard before, but interesting none-the-less…and worth the 8 minutes of your time. It’s a short conversation with Gerald Iversen, National Coordinator of Alternatives for Simple Living (click here for the web site). I’ve read their web writings for years…pretty inspiring…but have not seen any videoContinue reading “>Gerald Iversen on Living Simply”

Carrying Tires on a Bike

Seems a little ironic, doesn’t it?…Carrying car tires on a bicycle. Just another example of Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (and no, that is not me…I found this clip at CETMA Cargo…I do own one of their front racks). And yes, these tires could have been carried in a car trunk orContinue reading “Carrying Tires on a Bike”

The Practical Pedal (pickup locations)

I dropped off the Practical Pedal in a few locations around town this evening. All the shop owners were more than glad to accept them, and people were picking them up right away…it’s a nice addition to our local bicycle community. (If you’d like to read my original post about this magazine and how IContinue reading “The Practical Pedal (pickup locations)”

>The Practical Pedal (pickup locations)

>I dropped off the Practical Pedal in a few locations around town this evening. All the shop owners were more than glad to accept them, and people were picking them up right away…it’s a nice addition to our local bicycle community. (If you’d like to read my original post about this magazine and how IContinue reading “>The Practical Pedal (pickup locations)”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#104 & #105)

Three plastic crates and one bundle of Practical Pedal Magazines ready to be delivered (on my way to do a little grocery shopping). Three plastic crates of groceries on my way home. (It’s always interesting, and a little confusing to the cashier I think, when you tell them that you don’t need plastic bags.)

>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#104 & #105)

>Three plastic crates and one bundle of Practical Pedal Magazines ready to be delivered (on my way to do a little grocery shopping). Three plastic crates of groceries on my way home. (It’s always interesting, and a little confusing to the cashier I think, when you tell them that you don’t need plastic bags.)