Category Archives: bicycles as transportation

Things that can be Carried on a Bike (#557 & #558)

#557 (above)…Construction debris on its way to a dumpster. #558 (below)…$110 in groceries, sundries, and dog food. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#555)

A Camera bag. A new book (this one, which I’m really excited about). Two new pairs of pants. Eight wood panels measuring 2ft by 4ft each (two full sheets of 1/2inch plywood quartered), and four 6ft boards. Urban Simplicity.

A few thoughts about riding a bike in the winter, and the view from my kitchen window…

The above image is the view from the kitchen window from where I am employed. It was snowing rather heavily and when I looked out the window at one point I thought that it was as pretty as a picture…so I took one. Anyhow, as mentioned in a previous post, I’ve actually driven a carContinue reading “A few thoughts about riding a bike in the winter, and the view from my kitchen window…”

Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#554)

A case of red wine. Four slices of hot pizza. $112 in groceries. A second bike.Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#552)

Two boxes of food on their way to a local food pantry. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#551)

Two slices of pizza, two bottles of red wine, a gym bag full of wet clothes, a small tripod, and a camera bag with an extra lens. Urban Simplicity.

Things that can be carried on a bike (#550), and a couple brief comments…

A new set of studded snow tires. Ok, so I’ve put off buying snow tires for years–maybe a decade. I’m not sure why, maybe the price. And maybe I didn’t think they’d make that big of difference. Well, I purchased this set today and I cannot tell you how incredible they are. The downside isContinue reading “Things that can be carried on a bike (#550), and a couple brief comments…”

Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#548 & #549)

#548…Crates and boxes of food on their way to a food pantry. #549…A Christmas Tree. Urban Simplicity.

The view from my handlebars on a really frigid and snowy night on my short commute home and a few things I saw along the way…

Urban Simplicity.

Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#547)

A gym bag with wet clothes, and a double order of Chinese take-out. Urban Simplicity.

Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#544) and a view from my handlebars on a crisp autumn night

On the bike…A gym bag containing wet clothes. A large plastic box containing groceries, sundries, and red wine. Sixteen 2x4s. The view…From Elmwood Avenue looking towards Buffalo’s West Side at sunset. Urban Simplicity.

Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#543)

A cardboard box containing two freshly baked and still-warm loaves of 100% whole wheat bread. an empty dough rising bucket. a camera bag. a book bag. Urban Simplicity.

Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#542)

Four new shirts. Three new pairs of pants. A new pair of shoes. A large bag of dog food. Two jars of peanut butter. Ten pounds of whole wheat flour. Urban Simplicity.

The View from my Handlebars (a few things I saw while riding my bike today)

Urban Simplicity.

A reason to ride…

Okay. So I’ve posted this video in the past. But not in quite a while. I just came across it in my bookmarks again and thought that I’d re-post it for a couple  reasons. One is for those that may have not seen this before. The other is that…well, I never seem to tire ofContinue reading “A reason to ride…”