http://www.youtube.com/get_player The only fuel this engine burns are a few calories…its only emission is a little sweat now and again. Not a hybrid…nothing to plug in…100% human powered. For short, urban distances, if you are a healthy adult, I see no reason why this is not only an option, but the first choice. To meContinue reading “World’s Most Fuel Efficient Engine”
Tag Archives: bicycling
Hawthorne Bicycles 1920
We need more advertisements like this today: bicycles for work and play. To learn more about Hawthorne Bicycles, click here.
Urban (Un)Simplicity: Don’t Try This at Home
Yup…this is a short clip of me on my morning commute…uh huh, sure. If you’re interested in watching a bicycle stunt dude in an urban environment you’ll find this 5 minute video entertaining…I certainly did. All I can think to say is: holy shite!
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”
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)”
NYS DMV
I was at the website of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles today looking for a current city location (I have to renew my driver’s license…what a racket that is…almost seventy bucks, more if you request an “enhanced” license). Anyhow, I spotted a section on bicycles and thought I’d check out what theyContinue reading “NYS DMV”
Practical Pedal in Buffalo
In the event that you haven’t come across it yet, there’s an interesting and quirky little quarterly paper called The Practical Pedal, which as you may have guessed is about practical bicycling (Click here for their website). There’s another paper devoted to urban cycling called Momentum (which is a little larger and has more content,Continue reading “Practical Pedal in Buffalo”
’nuff Said
This image was found here.
Bridgette Bardot on a Bike
Multiple Seats (and pedals) Make Sense
It seems like I’ve been seeing a lot of tandems around town lately. Here’s a photo of a beautiful Raleigh that was parked just down the street from my house. I own a tandem but unfortunately it has been in my basement for a couple of years. I used to use it to transport myContinue reading “Multiple Seats (and pedals) Make Sense”
The Most Civilized Mode of Travel
I love this quote…and it couldn’t be more appropriate than it is today. To learn more about Ms. Murdoch, click here. “The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.”–Iris Murdoch
Chloe Sevigney on a Folder in NYC
The Helmet Question (and my decision)
This post is making reference to one I posed about a week ago (or so) regarding the question (my own personal dilemma really) as to whether I should start wearing a helmet again, and what others thought about it. To read the original post click here, and follow ups were posted here and here. FirstContinue reading “The Helmet Question (and my decision)”
Jimmy Carter Rides a Bike
Audrey Hepburn Rode a Bike
One Day Left To Vote
Only one day left to cast your vote as to whether you wear a helmet or not (and also to comment and voice your opinion). I really am interested in what other cyclists out there in the blogosphere have to say on this issue (click here to read my original post on it). Thanks againContinue reading “One Day Left To Vote”
There’s Hope Yet
I found this graph at the website of Earth Policy Institute…there’s an excellent story that accompanies it, click here to read it.
Two Days Left
Two days left to answer the helmet question (to read the original post, click here). The poll is on the left sidebar. Thanks, by-the-way, to those who already polled or left comments…I’ll disclose my decision when the poll closes…But I really am interested in how other cyclists feel about this.
Biking Toronto
Yesterday I went up to Toronto for a quick 24 hour sojourn. I do this a couple times a year simply for a change of pace; I’ll spend my day/evening alternating between bookstores, cafes, and nightclubs. It’s such an easy trip…under two hours if traffic on the Peace Bridge and the QEW cooperates. I’ve doneContinue reading “Biking Toronto”
The Helmet Question
OK, here’s the deal. I’ve been an avid biker for more than two decades (closer to three), and I have always worn a helmet…then this past spring, for whatever reason, I just stopped. I had one close call some years back when I was flying down a busy street (today I don’t ride nearly asContinue reading “The Helmet Question”
Urban Simplicty 