Author: jedreynolds
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2010-05-15 Low Maintenance and Bicycle Transmission
Most bicycles have an “exo” gear system, exposed to the air that really catches a lot of grime and needs a lot of cleaning and maintenance if you ride a lot and take it seriously. The alternative is a non-derailler transmission, a geared hub. This would be applicable to a single-speed bicycle, or even a…
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What Does Not Being Advertised To Look Like? (TWiG ep 42 with Doc Searls)
I’ve been reading Doc Searles in Linux Journal for a decade, and his notion of how regular people need to act in control of their attention, and sell it to vendors, and reward vendors with business on the merit of their service–this is acute brilliance. So hearing Jeff Jarvis and Doc together produces an *impressive*…
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All Ur Friendz R Belong To Us
This is a good graphic displaying how Facebook’s “public” policy is now.
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People Are Happier with Pets than Computers
This thread on biking with pets makes me happy. Much happier than dealing with flaming bits of computer…you can tell it’s been a ruff night. Ruff! Ruff!
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400 lbs bananas on a cargo bike
Really, these stunts need to be done. People are not normally convinced that you can even take so much as a briefcase on a bicycle–people probably think they can carry more using a skateboard than a bicycle because they don’t need their hands to steer a skateboard, right?
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Shrewd Cyclists Discuss Onya Cargo Trike
I posted a link to the Onya trike gallery page and it quickly gained some discussion. Some good points were raised, mostly about how the cargo bin appears very far forward on the cycle and might risk forward tipping. If this cargo cycle has extra weight in back in the form of battery and motor,…
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2010-05-14 Even Lower Rear Bike Rack
I was discussing bicycle racks earlier. I really like the idea of managing your center of gravity, improving your balance, and moving the load lower on your bicycle helps. Here’s a bicycle rack that you can mount panniers lower down on. Top bags for rear bike racks mount best with snap adapters. Here’s an Ortlieb…
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A Contemporary American Bakfiet
I saw this reference to a power assist cargo trike posted on twitter, and I must say–I like! I’ve always been impressed with the notion of work bikes, but there’s no way the usual American housewife would look at one and suddenly find love. An appealing design, power assist, and lifestyle relevance–a machine that helps…
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Pop Quiz, “1,600 hours to get 7,500 miles,” How fast is that?
That’s about 5mph. Your car, my car, our time and money. This No Tech Magazine post has some wonderful excerpts from a book, “Energy and Equity” written in 1978. With his much lower salary, the Chinese acquires his durable bicycle in a fraction of the working hours an American devotes to the purchase of his…
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