>I’ve posted about the excellent bike culture in Toronto a few times in the past (click here to read one)…and the city still impresses me (on many levels). Anyhow, a reader from Toronto sent me a link to an interesting story. It’s regarding the building of a new high-rise condo in the city. It willContinue reading “>Car-Free Condo”
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Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#82, 83, & 84)
An antique grape press (which I plan to bring back to service). A large suitcase on wheels and full of dirty clothes.A backpack full of dirty clothes.A sleeping bag. (My son’s gear after a three-day camp trip.) Dinner!
>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#82, 83, & 84)
>An antique grape press (which I plan to bring back to service). A large suitcase on wheels and full of dirty clothes.A backpack full of dirty clothes.A sleeping bag. (My son’s gear after a three-day camp trip.) Dinner!
Are You Kidding Me (again)?
I first wrote a post with this same title a few months ago regarding a $500 handlebar bag (click here to read that post). Anyhow, for anyone that carries large items on a bike (be it a longtail or not) you know the difficulties of keeping the bike standing when it is loaded but youContinue reading “Are You Kidding Me (again)?”
>Are You Kidding Me (again)?
>I first wrote a post with this same title a few months ago regarding a $500 handlebar bag (click here to read that post). Anyhow, for anyone that carries large items on a bike (be it a longtail or not) you know the difficulties of keeping the bike standing when it is loaded but youContinue reading “>Are You Kidding Me (again)?”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#80 & #81)
Sixty-Three VHS tapes in 4 plastic crates.A u-lockA gym bag full of clothes. This first image could easily be called How Not To Carry Things On A Bike. I was taking the VHS tapes to a local second hand store to sell them for store credit. The store is about 1/4 mile from my houseContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#80 & #81)”
>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#80 & #81)
>Sixty-Three VHS tapes in 4 plastic crates.A u-lockA gym bag full of clothes. This first image could easily be called How Not To Carry Things On A Bike. I was taking the VHS tapes to a local second hand store to sell them for store credit. The store is about 1/4 mile from my houseContinue reading “>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#80 & #81)”
Pile O’ Bikes
I came across this chained up pile of bike frames today on Allen Street. It was just outside this bike shop…I’m not sure if it’s a bunch of bikes that have been stripped and vandalized, or if it’s some sort of a bike-sculpture-art-thing
>Pile O’ Bikes
>I came across this chained up pile of bike frames today on Allen Street. It was just outside this bike shop…I’m not sure if it’s a bunch of bikes that have been stripped and vandalized, or if it’s some sort of a bike-sculpture-art-thing
Two Pugs, a Bicycle, and Some Really Good Bread
If I were a rich guy (which I’m not) and if I could afford to have a business that didn’t turn a profit (which I can’t) I’d start a little bakery and deliver bread by bike…like many businesses did prior to the auto. Yup, that’s my pipe dream (ok…it’s one of many pipe dreams…always beenContinue reading “Two Pugs, a Bicycle, and Some Really Good Bread”
>Two Pugs, a Bicycle, and Some Really Good Bread
>If I were a rich guy (which I’m not) and if I could afford to have a business that didn’t turn a profit (which I can’t) I’d start a little bakery and deliver bread by bike…like many businesses did prior to the auto. Yup, that’s my pipe dream (ok…it’s one of many pipe dreams…always beenContinue reading “>Two Pugs, a Bicycle, and Some Really Good Bread”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#78 & #79)
Two really big cookbooks.A u-lock A yoga mat.A cable lock.A bottle of water.
>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#78 & #79)
>Two really big cookbooks.A u-lock A yoga mat.A cable lock.A bottle of water.
NYC Longtail
A friend sent this picture to me from NYC (Thanks Suzy)…she spotted it on Fourth Street in the West Village…looks like it’s a xtracycle conversion. My hope is that longtails will become more common place…they really are the most practical way to move things in an urban environment.
>NYC Longtail
>A friend sent this picture to me from NYC (Thanks Suzy)…she spotted it on Fourth Street in the West Village…looks like it’s a xtracycle conversion. My hope is that longtails will become more common place…they really are the most practical way to move things in an urban environment.
R.I.P. Jim
I just learned that Jim Carroll–poet, author, musician–passed away last Friday. He was a prolific poet but became famous for his memoir, Basketball Diaries (which was later made into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio). Some claim that his 1980 album, Catholic Boy, was the last great punk album. His writings (along with Kerouac, Ginsburg, andContinue reading “R.I.P. Jim”
>R.I.P. Jim
>I just learned that Jim Carroll–poet, author, musician–passed away last Friday. He was a prolific poet but became famous for his memoir, Basketball Diaries (which was later made into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio). Some claim that his 1980 album, Catholic Boy, was the last great punk album. His writings (along with Kerouac, Ginsburg, andContinue reading “>R.I.P. Jim”
The Usefulness of Long Tail Bikes
Long tail bikes (or, bikes with extended rear cargo areas) are becoming increasingly popular these days…and rightly so…the load capacity is truly amazing. Click here to see reviews of some of the bikes that are currently available. If you’ve read this blog before, or even if it is your first time, you know that IContinue reading “The Usefulness of Long Tail Bikes”
>The Usefulness of Long Tail Bikes
>Long tail bikes (or, bikes with extended rear cargo areas) are becoming increasingly popular these days…and rightly so…the load capacity is truly amazing. Click here to see reviews of some of the bikes that are currently available. If you’ve read this blog before, or even if it is your first time, you know that IContinue reading “>The Usefulness of Long Tail Bikes”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#76 & #77)
Two plastic tubs containing two batches of 24-hour preferment (bread starter).A 1924 edition of the book Walden, by Henry David Thoreau.Two locks: cable and U A cardboard box containing loaves of freshly baked bread.Two locks: cable and U
Urban Simplicty 