Tag Archives: urban simplicity

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”

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

Life In The Present

I’m not sure where I found this image (I like to give credit)…one page led to the next and then the next…you know the drill. Anyhow, this image stopped me in my tracks (or at last in my surf). I try to live simply in many aspects but I often still feel I’m just rushingContinue reading “Life In The Present”

You’d Miss This In A Moving Car

Sometimes I think walking is even better than biking (please don’t be mad at me, fellow bikers)…I just mean that it is so meditative and you can take so much in (biking, though, is still more practical, I think…with it’s speed and ability to carry stuff). I live in the historic Allentown neighborhood of Buffalo…it’sContinue reading “You’d Miss This In A Moving Car”

Biking and Spirituality

The “dashboard” of the mule, circa late January 2009 I have often found bicycling more than just a mode of transport from point-A to point-B. Nor is it simply a way to conserve gas money, get exercise, and save the planet…for me bicycling can actually be a meditative and spiritual practice. When I’m in trafficContinue reading “Biking and Spirituality”