Car-Free Condo

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”

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)?”

>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)”

>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”

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.

>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”