Author: jedreynolds
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Recycled Plastic Commuter Bike: Bisickle (good.is)
Meet the Bisickle, a Commuter Bike Concept – Cities – GOOD. Neato.
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800 Million parking spaces have an environmental impact (ABC News)
Everyone takes parking spaces for granted. What if they were used for something…green? Productive? More shops with MUP trails to them? Article discusses interesting concept about impact of how many parking spaces per car there are. No Such Thing As Free Parking – ABC News.
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A Design for Cycling Super Highways
Interesting read on a bicycling path system that is intended to keep cycling traffic separate from auto traffic, because this is the most desired feature people want. This is super important to reflect–I’d rather not cycle around cars myself, who would? Projects like this need to get started in order to demonstrate their necessity. This…
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Thots re: Making bicycling contagious (Bikes Belong)
Simple article with obvious points. But it doesn’t really enroll anyone, does it? The only thing simple studies like this don’t help with is promoting cycling in un-sunny weather. The article’s points are all fine but don’t have any penetration into the thinking of a nation of comfort-entitled people. We could learn from football fans…
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Hauled home Xmas Tree on Bike
Using the enthusiasm of two boys, their cyclenut pop, and an Xtracycle towing the Burley Bee trailer. Liam was on his own bike. And of course…a mothers prayers :-) Pictures pending
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Tweed Helmets
Up the style of your geek fashion with something that gives a dignified look to a modern skull bucket.
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Lock It or Lose It (Bike Commuters)
I’ve had brakes stolen and neighbors have had their bikes stolen out of garages. I’m lucky that I don’t need to park my bike downtown or outside. I carry a spare shifter cable and I’d consider spare brake pads if I had to park outside as well. I’d also avoid commuting with an attractive bike–good…
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Towing a Wire Hand Cart?
I really like the idea of the Burley Travoy, which is a much refined version of the concept of pulling something like a (Whitmore) wire utility cart–the kinda cart that “grandmas” do their shopping with. Well…i’m not a grandma, and I don’t ride a fasionable bike, either. So, when packing a pile of canvas sacks…
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