These are photos I took a couple nights ago, just a block from my house on Buffalo‘s lower west side. I took them with an inexpensive little point-and-shoot camera; proof that you don’t need an expensive camera to take interesting photos (though I wouldn’t mind if I had one…but their price is prohibitive at present).Continue reading “Playing with Light (again)”
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Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#382)
A gym bag containing wet clothes, a quart of milk, a dozen eggs, a rug (measuring 60in/152cm by 84in/213cm), and a new laundry bid which also contains 1/2 gallon of bleach, 4 lbs of dog food, two rolls of tape, and a pair of reading glasses. Urban Simplicity.
Five Quotes about Bicycles
When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man’s convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became. Here, for once, was a product of man’s brain that was entirely beneficialContinue reading “Five Quotes about Bicycles”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#381)
Eight cardboard boxes (I feel like I should have done a Twelve Things That Can be Carried on a Bike Before Christmas series…maybe next year). Urban Simplicity.
Playing with Light
Since recently purchasing a small tripod, and using my bike as a platform, I have been able to take much fuller evening and night pictures with my inexpensive little point-and-shoot camera. I have always found the night to be very spiritual, and taking photos such as this is, to me, a form of contemplative photography.Continue reading “Playing with Light”
Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#380)
Three liters of red wine. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#379)
$152.34 of groceries and sundries in three plastic crates from four different stores. Click here if you’d like to see a few other things that can be carried on a bike.Urban Simplicity.
You’ve Got Mail…
I just thought I’d pass a long a bit of info on a new update to this page (shameless self-promotion is no easy task for me). I’ve recently added a mail widget to this blog…if you enter your email address you will receive an any new posts from via email. And just to let youContinue reading “You’ve Got Mail…”
Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#378)
A large poinsettia plant and a 5lb/2.2kg bag of whole wheat flour. Other things that can be carried on a bike. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#377)
$42.71 of groceries and sundries (cardboard box/front rack); a 10lb bag of dog food and gym bag full of wet clothes (rear carrier). Urban Simplicity.
A Bike as a Photographic Platform
I have posted many times in the past on the usefulness of bikes, especially longtails…but this is a new and interesting one for me. As many of you know, as I ride around on my bike(s) I enjoy snapping pictures with my little point-and-shoot camera(s). And I mostly–especially when it gets dark early–enjoy taking photosContinue reading “A Bike as a Photographic Platform”
Sometimes I Forget…
Sometimes I forget. Often actually. And it’s easy to do because I’m on it everyday. What I’m talking about is my bike, or at east one of them. Specifically I am talking about the Mundo and how long it is (or at least how different it is from most other bikes); that it is aContinue reading “Sometimes I Forget…”
Cargo Bike Revolution
The below trailer was forwarded to me by a fellow cargo-biker (thanks Max!). It’s the trailer to an upcoming documentary about cargo bikes in the US. It is so good for me to see this. While I generally get really good comments about the Mundo when I’m on it or loading it, and while aContinue reading “Cargo Bike Revolution”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#324), and a couple comments
A large double-wide wicker chair. Every so often I wonder if it isn’t over-kill to a certain extent that I ride a 7ft cargo bike as my everyday bike (though it still is my most comfortable). Then I come across treasures like this and remember why it is so handy to be riding a cargoContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#324), and a couple comments”
Bread Bikes
Before I started this blog I had another blog waayyy back in 2006 or 2007…that’s like light-years ago in Internet time. Anyhow, it was when I was toying with starting a blog, and it was, for a very short time, called The Biking Baker…seeing how I like to bike and bake. I even had thoughtsContinue reading “Bread Bikes”
A Deflated Situation, a Built-In Tire Jack, and a Question to other Yuba Mundo Riders
So there I was a few days ago pedaling along on my way to church on Easter Sunday when I noticed it was getting a little difficult to pedal. Odd, I thought…no wind to speak of; no incline. Then I felt the tell-tale sway and heard the sound of a deflating tire sagging against theContinue reading “A Deflated Situation, a Built-In Tire Jack, and a Question to other Yuba Mundo Riders”
It’s Not Always About the Destination or How Much I can Carry…
…sometimes it’s just about the ride. With the weather starting to break I’ve been riding my winter bike less and the Mundo more…and for a while (during the deepest, darkest, and coldest days of winter) I nearly forgot how lovely and beautiful this bike is to ride. I had a meeting at church tonight andContinue reading “It’s Not Always About the Destination or How Much I can Carry…”
Stand Alone
I’m thinking about purchasing one of these stands for the Mundo but am not sure if I should wait…it’s brand new and am wondering if it would be smarter to wait for the next version, to work out any kinks.. Currently I have the sidestand, which came standard on the bike. It works surprisingly wellContinue reading “Stand Alone”
In Praise of Cargo Bikes
This post is really in response to this article I came across at the Grist website. The catchy title of the article is initially drew my attention: Tricked-out cargo bikes give SUVs a run for their money. It’s a good article and basically just another thing to stroke your ego as a cargo cyclist. IfContinue reading “In Praise of Cargo Bikes”
Crop Rotation…Bike Rotation
Every year when I plant my vegetable garden it is just a new experiment. It all started about 20 years go when I pushed a few seedlings into the moist ground and watered them…and to my surprise they grew. I’ve been hooked ever since. I try to do something new every year. This year IContinue reading “Crop Rotation…Bike Rotation”
Urban Simplicty 