Category: bicycle/bicycling/bicyclist
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Study: Bad Diet & Stupidity Linked
And now we know why all of those fast food-eating, deathmobile-bound, violence-prone slobs who rail against ‘dem bikers’ are as dumb as they can be.
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Babes + Bikes + Beer
Their words, not mine! Found a flyer at Cafe Zoma with the above title announcing the “Greasy Gears” a new all-girls mini-bike dance troupe. Meet & Greet @ Weary Traveler, 1201 Willy St., August 18 (Tues) @ 8:30 PM. I assume this is inspired by the recent visit of the Sprockettes, those witty & creative…
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While Madison Rests on its Cycling Laurels….
Madison’s bike infrastructure: Resting on our Laurels
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Gizmoidality & das Traumstadrad
This guy geeks out about bikes more than I do. He may even compete with my buddy Wacky Pat in terms of gizmoidality! And that’s saying something, because as I’ve been waxing eloquent about my Traumstadtrad, Pat has been sending me links to videos and sites just filled with new inventions applied to or based…
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Those Randy Green Germans!
What has 2 wheels, 2 balls and a stick shifter? [Dear Editor of the Guardian: This is in the “Ethical Living” section of the paper? BWHAAHAAHAAH!]
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Traumstadtrad: Der Überkommuter
This is where I am compiling all of the attributes of my DreamCityBike. I’ll likely be updating this periodically. Frame: Fitting at Cronometro Dutch bike geometry, with a bit of sport fit to it Low-ish bottom bracket for a lower overall ride, such that one could easily put one’s foot down at intersections? Semi-upright fit…
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Book: Urban Pioneers in Oakland
This looks to be a fun read about more urban pioneers!
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The MotorLESS City
NYT article “Bike Among the Ruins,” a re-imagining of Detroit as the MotorLESS City.
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Mermaid Cafè, a Crown Jewel of the Eastside; Nay, of Madison; Better Yet, of Wisconsin
Mermaid Cafè’s supreme sandwiches & otherworldly espresso.
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Flat Flyover Country…INDEED! And How Bicycling Adds Juice to Any Economy
Flyover country ain’t so flat after all. And those wacky cyclist characters provide the turbo charge to any economic engine.