If you’ve been to this blog before then you likely know that I have an interest in the history of the bicycle, particularly bicycles that are built to work and carry stuff (to read more about this click here). Anyhow, after reading this excellent article today in Momentum Magazine regarding the quiet rise of theContinue reading “Cargo Bikes…what’s old is new again”
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Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#382)…and a brief comment.
A nylon bag containing wet gym clothes.A smaller canvas bag containing a camera, a journal, two mechanical pencils, and a pair of reading glasses.A cardboard box containing a dozen eggs, 1/2 gallon of milk, 1/2 gallon pineapple juice, a quart of mayonnaise, a pound of raw sugar, and 3/4 pound of fresh cod.A smaller cardboardContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#382)…and a brief comment.”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#478)
A canvas bag containing–among other things–a book, a magazine, a small Bible, a cell phone, and a camera. A cardboard box containing a pound of instant yeast, five pounds of whole wheat flour, and a dozen fresh beets. Urban Simplicity.
Carmageddon!
Ok, firstly…none of the above photos are from the small city in which I live (nor am I speaking of the video game with the same title as this post)…but we still have our share of traffic jams. I’ve been thinking about the amount of cars on the road a lot lately. Actually for recentContinue reading “Carmageddon!”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#476)
A canvas bag containing–among other things–a cell phone, an extra camera, and a small Bible; two boxes of vital wheat gluten, four small picture frames, and four new stickers (which now reside on the bike pictured). Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#475)
Groceries, dog food, sundries, wine, vitamins, a double portion of Chinese take out, and bag containing wet gym clothes in a cardboard box and a Bike Rev trailer from four separate stores. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#474)
A cardboard box containing five pounds of whole wheat flour, a box of latex gloves (100 count), 3 pints of spicy lentil soup/stew (click here for the recipe), and three pints of chopped beef (for the pugs). Urban Simplicity.
Lawn Surfing…or parking lot surfing, or road surfing, or…
Okay, this takes the tiny house movement to a whole new level. That’s Alexander Main in the above photo in the midst of building his bicycle RV, which he now lives in. When he parks it at night he refers to it as “lawn surfing” (nice). Here’s a picture of the finished RV below. WhileContinue reading “Lawn Surfing…or parking lot surfing, or road surfing, or…”
The View from My Handlebars…
It’s starting to get dark earlier as the season progresses. I worked a split shift today. The kitchen was hot but not crazy-hot. But still it felt good to get out and hop on a bike in the fresh air for my short commute home. On my ride, and when I took these photos, itContinue reading “The View from My Handlebars…”
Thoughts on Vehicles and Personal Transport
vehicle –n Any conveyance in or by which people or objects are transported, especially one fitted with wheels. It’s interesting, I think, how some people are just baffled. Okay, I’m often baffled on many things myself, but what I’m talking about is that people are stunned–sometimes rendered speechless momentarily–when I tell them that I voluntarilyContinue reading “Thoughts on Vehicles and Personal Transport”
A Few Old Bikes plus a Few Words
Pictures of old bikes. Or more specifically, old pictures of people on bikes. I love them. I haven’t posted them in a while, so here are a few. Oddly, I started thinking about bicycles as transportation tonight–and their role in the history of transportation in the last few centuries–when I saw a bumper sticker onContinue reading “A Few Old Bikes plus a Few Words”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#472)
3 liters of Cabernet Sauvignon Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#471)
A gallon of extra-virgin olive oil. Urban Simplicity.
A Few Things I Saw While Riding a Bike
Yesterday was such a beautiful day, idyllic really. Bright sun and slightly hotter than I’d like, but really nice. And for whatever reason, I was feeling a bit melancholic. Not sad, per se, but just askew. Annoyed. Something was missing. I didn’t make it to the health club for a power-swim, which is always aContinue reading “A Few Things I Saw While Riding a Bike”
THings That Can be Carried on a Bike (#470)
A dough rising bucket, 5lbs of whole wheat flour, a cardboard box containing three loaves of freshly baked Ezekiel Bread, 36 slightly used tapered candles, and a canvas bag containing–among other things–a journal, a book, a magazine, a cell phone, and an extra camera. Urban Simplicity.
The Amazing Journey of Chen Guanming
Photo copied from this location. This story, I believe, is truly inspiring on many levels. That’s Chen Guanming pictured above, who says that he has traveled more than 60,000km/40,000miles in the past 2 years–traversing 16 countries–from his homeland China to London to see the Olympics…and doing it all on his large cargo trike. What’s more,Continue reading “The Amazing Journey of Chen Guanming”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#464, 465, & 466)
#464 (top)…three loaves of whole wheat bread, a two-foot wooden dowel, two slices of savory vegetable Tart Tatin, four picture frame mats, a small portfolio, and a dough rising bucket. #465 (middle)…six peaches, six nectarines, a dozen apples, a half-gallon of milk, a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jelly, 5 pounds of dogContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#464, 465, & 466)”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#463)…and a quick comment
On the bike…four heavy stackable steel CD racks. A quick comment…I was on my way home from church this morning when I spotted these four racks at the curb as trash. My son, who has an ever-expanding CD collection, is in need of a few new shelves for them. Perfect. They are a simple designContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#463)…and a quick comment”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#462)
A large bundle of firewood, an axe, a small shovel, and a mallet. Urban Simplicity.
The View from My Handlebars, the Lunatic Behind me, and a few Thoughts on Article 34
So there I was at the corner of Allen and Franklin Streets waiting for the light to change so I could make a left hand turn. It was already balmy. I had a bucket of just-mixed raw bread dough on my front rack (pictured above), which I bake at work during the hot weather soContinue reading “The View from My Handlebars, the Lunatic Behind me, and a few Thoughts on Article 34”
Urban Simplicty 