Category: Cycling
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Carbon footprint of … cycling a mile? (guardian.co.uk)
This article is a fine example of how carbon footprint is informed by all the carbon footprints of the inputs of an activity. It’s pretty impressive how low the carbon footprint of bananas are. So that red bell pepper from Whole Foods that was grown in … New Zealand? OMG…those are flown on jets to…
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Narrow Intersections Help Business, Cyclists, Peds (GOOD Blog)
I really like practical ways to slow down traffic in downtown areas. This is a good idea. Long Beach Puts Roads on a Diet – GOOD Blog – GOOD.
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Audacious Bicycle Commuting Mascot?
Righteous! This is the pro-wrestler bicycle-commuter mascot, no? Now where’s that bicycle brick…
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Tax revenue from bike registration? #bham #bike
Saw a letter to the editor in the Herald this morning expressing frustration at more taxes for walking and biking lanes because they never bike…but if they keep bikes out of the street thats good they guess. The writer continues: bicyclists should register their bikes just like she registers her car, and that would pay…
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Where’s Bellingham’s Bicycle Road Condition Report? (We Bike Eugene)
Every car commuter opens the morning listening for the commute traffic and accident reports on the radio. Your mobile has a bookmark for traffic on google maps. You know what offramps are the busiest and flood first in the rain. But what about on your bike? I really like the volunteer citizen bicycle condition reporting…
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Ride 350
I had not heard of the 350 idea until recently. The Ride 350 is a cycling version. Ride 350.
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Bike Tour of Urban Chickens!
Sounds really fun! Tour de Coop – A bicycle tour of Bellingham urban chicken dwellings.
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Scrapertown on Vimeo
Having lived in Oakland for a few years, I found this pretty interesting, but it also very much underscored the segregation in neighborhoods. I lived in downtown Oakland, but was surrounded by Caucasians and Asians and college students. South east of where I lived is much more the setting for this video would be shot.…
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Handmade Bike Show
I bet I know at least one person that would love to go to this: http://2010.handmadebicycleshow.com/
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Beautiful Hardwood Bicycle #bike #gearlust
Renovo R3 Road cycle. So apparently bamboo and hardwood cycles are more flexible and better at vibration absorbtion, so the ride is very smooth. The other hardwood cycles on this site are also gorgeous!
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