UV water purification

Bike Kill

Is it just me? I don't really get this.

Twofer Tuesday (part deux)

I can't imagine the wrestling match of steering. Try not to come across any unexpected potholes, k?

Sheldon Brown 1944-2008

The cycling world has lost an amazing ambassador. I never had occasion to meet, speak to, or even email Sheldon Brown, although I have haunted some lists to which he would sometimes post. But, like many other cyclists I learned a lot from him by reading his site. His knowledge, wisdom and passion for cycling are inspiring. Thanks for everything, Sheldon.

Twofer Tuesday

Embrace the awful cliche... Check out this crazy tandem! If you're lucky (?) I'll have another next week.

Really Fast Folding Bike

Yes, this is basically an ad for a Bike Friday folding bike, albeit unbranded and only :16 long. But I have passing interest in folders and this pretty remarkable, so I hope you'll forgive me.

Ski Bike

I'm No Fool (With A Bicycle)

U.S.P.O. Bicycle Delivery Messenger, 1903 (Washington, DC)

MASH

Four minute clip from the documentary MASH.

The trailer is here...


And a recent mock-doc, responding the now-trendiness of the fixed gear revolution...

Bike. It's Patriotic.

I'd forgotten about this one until it showed up on the Commute by Bike blog last week. Sure, he's not wearing a helmet, and there may be other things that can be said to disparage the clip ("it's advertising," "it's beer," "it's good|mediochre|bad beer," etc), but there is a lot to commend in it as well. Kim, a commenter on Commute by Bike, put it really well;

"...it’s a seriously great message in a lot of ways. Look at that guy- beer gut and cheap handlebar basket, flannel and a who-cares-brand mountain bike. There’s nothing unapproachable about this.

"He’s not a granola-muching vegan or a lycra-clad triathlete on a titanium road machine. He’s not a hipster on a fixie. He’s not a kid out playing (although that’s cool, too). He looks like your neighbour. He looks like the people we want more of on bicycles. It’s so everyday and no-big-deal; it’s perfect."

Amen.

Safety bike

Skateboard snapdeck

Multi-modal transportation at the human-powered level.

Xtracycle lifestyle

Death Wish

Mountains, as any skier will tell you, are made for going down. Fast. And what better way than on a mountain bike? Watch what happens at 107 mph (think "agony of defeat").