While the physics of this “bike” might be understood if photographed during the day… I’d like to think this peddle powered enigma, (much like Sasquatch), only appears at night. It wanders the streets of Minneapolis, and as seen here, is startled by the bright flash of a camera.
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Probably the best use of the custom Crumpler Bike Hugger bag to date — as a baby bag for Molly, daughter of Andrew and Sally.
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Hugga cast video #42 not enough for you? Want more Bettie 2.0, and Bike Blended Smoothie action? Check out the complete Flickr set after the jump.
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Huggacast Forty Two features video from our first Bike Hugger Mixer in Des Moines, WA. The Huggas rode to the event, blended up smoothies, and more.
Photo slideshow from the Mixer.
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Given Switzerland’s small geographic area dominated by urban and wooded terrain, defensive military bicycle units, have been conscripted for more than 100 years. The Swiss military surplus bicycle photographed here is known as MO-05. Amazingly this single speed bicycle remained virtually unchanged from its introduction in 1905 and the design was in service for nearly 85 years. (It was only slightly modified to include a drum brake in models after 1911.) This example was procured in Switzerland and is equipped with dynamo light, leather satchels for storage, and ball hitch trailer for transporting stretchers. It’s owner Carl, uses this hefty bike for cargo applications, and you may see him riding near his home in West Seattle.
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... Read more »During our final test before the Bike Hugger Mixer today we achieved frappe speed — that’s 10,000 RPM, even chopping up ice … . hooah!
Posts, photos, and more video to follow.
Hugga represented at Mavic’s Softgoods debut in Seattle. Shoes, jackets, and shorts are featured in Huggast Forty One.
Another fine example of Seattle Vélocouture.
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For the NW region, Mavic came to Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood to give retailers an in-person look at the new apparel and shoe line. Regional rep Karlee Brandner hosted the event at Brouwer’s Belgian cafe. With plenty of beer and pommes frites on hand, Mavic softgoods marketing director Glen McKibben, on loan back from France, presented the debut apparel line under the prestigious rim and wheel manufacturer’s brand. Bike Hugger had a chance to ask about the new road shoe, Zxellium.
At our next Mobile Social, we’re considering lots of fun bike things to do — maybe a Bowie v. Prince theme or something like riding the craziest bike inventions we can find …
That’s super crazy, but I think this butt-to-butt tandem is even crazier than the face-to-face tandem. The best idea though is possibly this breast-power one, modified to power your bike lights. And there’s always the lawnmower bikes.
What’s the craziest bike invention you’ve ever seen?
Don’t give away your secret plans to rule bike culture, but maybe you’ve even got a great/crazy idea? And by coincidence, Wired just ran a similar post. Oddly claiming that a CVT was “wacky.”
A Twitter follower asked
Got a recommended bike for a newbie wanting to make a suburb-to-town commute Haven’t ridden since my mtn bike days 8+ yrs ago
I’d say check your local bike shop and look at Swobo, Redline, Kona, Surly and the usual suspects. There’s much value in commute bikes these days; especially with Novara at REI. A new fav of ours is Soma with their straight-up steel bikes. And much has improved in the last 8 years. Find a bike in budget and get the best parts you can.
Also check the Commute by Bike blog for more reviews.
Readers what would you recommend?
The shoes shown here have a Salomon influence with lots of attention to detail. The jackets, jerseys, and shorts all share Arcteryx influences with many nice touches and details — like a jacket sleeve with a watch port.
As we learned at the release party, the clothing isn’t under the Adidas brand and without that umbrella over their head, the design team really did their home work. They produced a very technical, thoughtful, and performance-oriented line. The line offers the lightest shoe on the market and it’s surprisingly light in the hand (like the first time you held a carbon bar). There’s soul in these products and you can tell.
Summary: It’s apparel and shoes to match the most Mac Daddy Mavic wheel.
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I would so ride this dragon bike, in downtown commuter traffic, with a big smile on my face, and waving at all the people sitting in their cars … .
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When Le Tour turned into a political battle like the former Indy Racing League, I don’t exactly know, but this year I’m out. If it’s on great, but I’m not planning a big time investment to make sure I’m catching the big stage, or the green points jersey, or whatever. It’s not that I don’t care, more I find it exhausting. Least of which, all my heroes — except one — are dopers. The system seems so corrupt, it has to die, redefine itself and then maybe it’ll call me again. And we’ll talk. Get caught up.
Are you watching the Tour this year? Do you care? Will you squint to see if Campy 11 is being used?
Press released and discussed at length on their blog, Interbike is staying in Vegas.
Let the comments commence!
I’ve been relatively silent lately. Let’s be completely honest, I’ve been missing-in-action without a reasonable excuse except to say that thinking about, talking about, or blogging about bikes makes me sad.
We just welcomed our second child and I’ve been out of the saddle for too long. Recovering from pregnancy, I’m not able to throw the newborn into the trailer for a quick ride. And managing two children means increased guilt when leaving my supportive non-roadie husband home to watch them both while go for a spin. Each day, more cyclists settle into summer. And each day my heart aches to get out there for longer than a trip to the grocery store.
My mood was lifted this afternoon though, as I realized that Le Tour and Cyclefest are nearly upon us. So while I may not get much actual riding in this summer, I’ll happily sit in front of the television and watch the big guns take to the mountains of France.
Inspired by the recent post on Montreal’s roll out of a high tech, public bike rental fleet, I’ve come across this example of successful program in Lyon.
Flickr contributor beppovox’s road these bikes and had the following to say:
“Rates are quite low, more or less around 1€ per hour.”
“The first 30 minutes are free - to encourage small commuting and the rotation of the bikes at the numerous stations.”
“Bikes are really heavy but the ride is pretty smooth, they have two drum brakes, 3 internal gear, lights and a small lock.”
Have you run across a similar program while traveling in the US or abroad? What experience have you had with public bike rental as an alternative means of transportation?
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That’s a square-oval shaped, 42mm rim — a squoval — developed by Hed with Cervelo.
In the wind tunnel, air reportedly “whips right over the squoval” v. wedge shapes …
On test now with reports to follow.
It’s easy to miss Mavic’s Speedcity wheelset among their road racing and mtn offerings; I think that Mavic missed a chance to jump on the commuter trend by not marketing this more. Mavic bills this as a way to road train on your mtb, but they should have said that this wheelset with their innovative spoking system and superb hub design is good to go in your disc-equipped 700C road/commuter bike. This would be a fine upgrade for many riders.
A turnkey bike solution for public transportation systems is presented on this website and by the city of Montreal. It’s not clear if the system is in operation, if this is just a brochure site, but regardless, check the details:
I’ve visited Montreal and it seemed like a good city to ride in. Do any of our readers from the Great North know more about this system?
Also noted on Wired.
Our 40th huggacast, shows a typical weekend at Hugga HQ. We tested a Yuba Mundo, Bike Blender, and just hung out talking bikes.
Safety tip: riding the mundo as shown may result in a burnt butt.
... Read more »Spot checks on local bike shops, distributors, and industry insiders confirms yes there is indeed a bike boom. There’s also a subsequent increase in bike theft. If you’re not as lucky as the owner of the Silver Eagle (whose bike was lost and found), what do you do to protect your bike?
For my road/urban bikes, I treat them like a suitcase handcuffed to my wrist. They don’t leave my side. For Bettie, it would take a very determined crackhead to walk off with her. I use a u-lock through the front wheel and a cable lock from the frame to a nearby solid object.
What do you do to lock up your bike?
This weekend at the Des Moines Criterium in Seattle, we’ll have Bettie and some Bike Blenders. We’re mixing up smoothies, selling them, and donating the process to the Des Moines Area Food Bank. Des Moines is the first Mixer event and we’ll see how it goes. Later in the Fall, we’ve have another Mobile Social (our urban ride parties) with the Bike Blenders.
Mixer sponsors include
More details to follow. Here’s a short video of us testing out the Bike Blending action
While bike hugger bloggers didn’t ride this year, we did manage to capture the “best-of” for those of you who couldn’t be there to celebrate the beginning of summer in this typical Fremont fashion.
Click through and see the entire set after the jump.
My favorite? Bat Man
A caution to those of you at work… These are photos of painted naked cyclists.
Uploaded by Dapper Lad Cycles | more from the Bike Hugger Photostream.
More photos submitted by readers and note that anything with the title Fremont Solstice Parade should indicate the potential for nudity and NSFW.
Perhaps the most unconventional load I’ve seen transported by a Big Dummy.
What’s the craziest thing you’ve transported on a cargo bike?
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From the Fremont Solstice Parade — note Bike Hugger took the weekend off and didn’t ride in the Naked Bike Parade.
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Our new Club Cut jerseys just arrived! The Club Cut is a roomier version of the Hugga jersey. The material, features, cost, and design are the same. Before we send those off to our Amazon store for fulfillment — that’ll take a couple weeks — let us know if you’d like one now in the comments. We’ll contact you and ship it directly.
The cost is $79.00 USD.
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For 2009, Mavic introduces a wheel halfway in between their high-zoot, tubular only Cosmic Carbone Ultimate and the Cosmic Carbone SL. Like the SL, the new Cosmic Carbone SLR uses a similar aluminium rim (though revised and 20grs lighter than 2008) with the same carbon fairing for a 52mm profile. But the trick is the new carbon spokes and special hub that more closely resembles the Cosmic Carbone Ultimate.
Just like celebrity deaths, “20 inch front wheeled cargo bike posts” come in threes. Seriously, I found this excellent example of a restored Schwinn Cycle Truck posted by its owner and Flickr contributor Cricketpress. The success of this Schwinn work horse contributed to the updated designs by A.N.T. Bike and Sycip, recently posted on Bike Hugger.
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We’ve seen enough lawnmower bikes to wonder if someone would actually produce them. I’d ride one, probably good interval training …
This one is being shown at VASF.
Below is a story about a delightful green bike — a green Silver Eagle — as it was forwarded to Bike Hugger. It’s a tale of a bike lost and a bike found. With a bonus lesson on U-lock strength. Read on huggas, it’s a heart-warming tale …
Last year I had a delightful green bike which Pam (ed note: that’s the motha hugga) helped me fix up. A vintage green women’s bike with funny front shifters, a leather seat, Gregg’s Cycles stickers and drop down handles. It was love, true love. We rode together, and crashed together.
Then, last June it was tragically stolen out of my yard. I called the police and filed a Missing Bike Report, and was told that my chances of finding it were next to nil.
Exactly a year later, this Friday I was with a friend looking for parking behind Bauhaus on Capitol Hill when we found a spot, and I got out and realized the bike locked to the electric pole was my beloved Silver Eagle!
While I don’t condone the no-hand, no-helmet move performed by this rider. I do genuinely like his bicycle fashions. It isn’t often, I’ll see a cyclist sporting a tie. Based on the post describing Vélocouture, I’ll be keeping an eye out for dapper clad cyclists and posting them from time to time.
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These girls told me they were on their way to get burritos for lunch and they put them in that cardboard box on the front of the bike.
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How I find this stuff? It’s just what I do … a fun and sexy Helmet Safety/Music Video from the B:C:Clettes.
We totally need a performance like this at a our next Mobile Social. And there’s a throwdown challenge for the no-helmet cyclists! Top this video!
Standard disclaimer: helmet use or lack thereof does not necessarily reflect the view of Bike Hugger or its affiliates.
Kona commuter spotted downtown Seattle. Wet weather ready - fender clad, disc brakes, Knogs, Brooks saddle and bar tape…
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A reader tipped us to NYC’s plan to create car-free zones — yippee — and I’ve always thought that Seattle will get serious about making the city more livable when it bans cars from Pikes Place Market. I mean really, do cars need to try and park there?
Georgetown has found its way into a number of hugger posts because it is the backdrop of many urban rides through South Seattle. I cobbled together some shots of bikes I’ve seen in Georgetown. They speak as much about the area, as the old brick facades and dilapidated buildings that housed the original Ranier Brewing. There is no carbon fiber here. These rust clad steads are well used, functional pub crawlers, with the occasional Frankenstein tall bike. No where else in the city are you likely to run across such a motley crew of beloved bikes.
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You know, I totally missed this one at Interbike, and I don’t think I’ve seen much ink about this either. But I saw this Kona Kapu prominently featured in a Japanese bike mag. Japan seems to have a big retro steel road trend. What I find significant about this bike is that it is a full-on retro steel bike, chromed lugs and chainstay, from a mainstream bicycle manufacturer. I can’t help but wonder if this will be part of a wider trend that will also be visible in the US market.
Extra points to Kona for the rack mounts and fender clearance. Minus one for the vertical dropouts (no fixie mods for this frame).
The Ammon Ace, the biggest ship I’ve ever seen, passed under the West Seattle Freeway and the Swing Bridge. I waited in this quiet spot.
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Fuji bikes, Jinxed Philadelphia, and R.E. Load Baggage are collaborating with artists to
celebrate the union of the art and urban bicycle cultures, the Rolling Canvas Art Collective will highlight and encourage the use of bicycles as a means of artistic expression.
More art coverage
Seeing this Steampunk Recumbent got me thinking about a Steampunk cargo bike!
This trike is called the Brass Lion and also noticed by
Full overview at the Steampunk Workshop.
Note: Steampunk as a genre and subculture includes object that have been modded into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical Steampunk style.
Mark posted about retro style and spotted another Steampunk bike in this post.
One of my best friends sent me some pix from his trip to Europe to see the Giro d’Italia last month. One of the cool things was the Freitag Bag store in Zurich. Freitag is a Swiss company that makes bags out of recycled materials, not unlike Alchemy Goods here in Seattle. But what’s really cool is their store: it’s made out of big-ass shipping containers stacked on top of each other. Check it out!
We stayed local for the weekend and Fathers day, but our readers tipped us to how much fun Cirque du Cycling was …
A few photos on Flickr.
Jeremy Sycip just shot me an email with Sycip Designs’ latest experiment: the Salumi. I haven’t even had a chance to talk to Jeremy about it, but it seems like the bike is a handbuilt cargo bike with a 20” front wheel and 700C rear. You can tell that the brothers Jay and Jeremy have a powdercoating facility since the fenders and rims are the same finish as the frame. And you wouldn’t coat the rims if you didn’t have disc brakes. In fact, the Salumi seems to have the excellent Shimano Alfine internally-geared rear and dynamo front disc hubs, though I couldn’t see a light from the pix. A fun bike, but don’t forget these guys make some serious performance bikes too, especially cyclocross.
photo from Sycip Bicycles’ photostream
Is riding your Xtracycle a family affair? I’ve seen lots of Xtra’s around Seattle with a Peapod on the back. But what do you do when your little one has outgrown the child seat, and is too small to safely rest his feet on Xtracycle footsies? Enter this custom solution seen on Xtracycleinc’s Flickr stream. Mini footsies secured to the seat stays. Combined with a handlebar attached to your seat post, this creative solution will keep you both rolling in style.
Uploaded by Dapper Lad Cycles | more from the Bike Hugger Photostream.
A slide from photographer Camilo José Vergara series on abandoned filling stations, mostly in American ghettos, from the last three decades.
Isn’t that a poignant shot for today?
As a kid I imagined riding an ostrich like the “Swiss Family Robinson.” However, this isn’t exactly what I had in mind. Selle Anotomica has developed a saddle made of ostrich leather in some really wild colors. I don’t know how this material choice is meant to benefit the rider, other than looking really cool parked outside your favorite watering hole.
Anyone ride this saddle, or have thoughts on Selle Anotomica?
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I rode the Brompton to a meeting downtown. Rode up to a cyclist on a Bike Friday who was riding to Magnolia for a meeting. We then met a cyclist on a Redline who was out for his lunch ride.
There’s something deeply satisfying about having just the right tool for a job. I know people who rejoice in fixing a bike with a visegrip, but that usually means mangling the parts. Disgusting. I mean, would you go to a doctor who said he would diagnose your brain tumor with a thermometer and operate on your frontal lobe with the Leatherman he always keeps in his back pocket? I didn’t think so…
From the Stick Figures in Peril pool on Flickr, comes this subset of photos, including this one that I think says
If you look hard enough, the sign also sort of resembles monopoly man.
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Reminder: This Friday is our monthly RideCivil event. We’ll gather between 5:30 and 6:15 at Westlake Center park, then have a socially paced, unscripted group ride through down town with a focus on fun, safety and civility between all road users. My daughter likes to call it the Smile and Wave ride, and that’s not far off — maybe we can spread a little hugga love through the streets of our fair city, even on Friday the 13th.
This is our ‘change your luck’ ride, and by change we mean change for the better. If the weather’s any indicator things should be looking up for those of us in grey and rainy Seattle. As for me, I could use a bit more good luck. On Tuesday’s ride home I got screwed. Bolted, technically, but it all adds up the same. How’s your cycling luck been recently? What’s the gnarliest thing you’ve extracted from your tires?
... Read more »A reader tipped us to Bicycle Benefits that offers bicycle-related discounts and other deals
a progressive bicycling program designed to reward individuals and businesses for their commitment to cleaner air, personal health, and the use of pedaling energy in order to create a more sustainable community.
and the related news story from Buffalo Rising.
Note that’s different than “friends with benefits” or just even a bike with benefits, as it’s driving business.
Out now is Aaron Edge’s tabletop book richly describing Seattle’s fixed gear scene in words and pictures, with photography by Brenton Salo.
It’s really cool to see how individual to the rider the bikes are. As a mechanic, I usually cannot remember people as well as I can remember their bikes.
A.N.T. (Alternative Needs Transportation) Bikes are custom made by Mike Flanigan out of his shop in Massachusetts. He has set out to re-invent the “Roadster†style bike that is a conglomeration of Dutch, French and English style commuter bicycles. His frames are TIG welded, resulting in simple rugged steel frame designs.
Mike is interested in promoting commuter bicycles, as well as everyday bikes that can be used for any type of road or light trail or road riding. The basket bike above is based off of a “postal delivery” design featuring a 20 inch front wheel that adds to the ease of mobility while under load. (Mike says this basket will easily hold 3-4 bags of groceries.) I love the thoughtful details (King headset, chain guard, disc brakes, custom fenders, and powder coated rims) that make this a practical and stylish ride. Next time I’m in Massachusetts I’ll have to take this unique design for a test ride.
What is the best way you’ve found to transport groceries on two wheels? (Pannier, Basket, Rack, Cargo Bike, Large Capacity Messenger Bag) What works for you?
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Bike Hugger visited the Nike Campus and spotted this single speed with a Dare * Risk * Dream sticker. We also saw Lance’s first bike, the Trek he rode to his first Tour win, and more.
I’m not sure what to say about this… It is kinda like the stretch limo of bikes. This bike was seen on the second day of Ohio’s TOSRV ride. (Similar to the STP or any other 2 day double century.)
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With the blogosphere and news media abuzz about the next iPhone, MobileMe (your mac online), and more mobile apps, we were wondering here at Hugga HQ what apps cyclists would want on their iPhones?
We’ve discussed this, in part, before and we’re thinking about again with the steady flow of iPhones apps expected.
What do you think is cool, would work for you?
I’ve thought that a good way to demonstrate biodiesel or even electric cars is in a bike race caravan. You can bet that caravan and all the racers and spectators traveling to a race are spewing out their share of carbon. Well, check this bike motorcycle setup spotted at a race this weekend.
About town with Bettie, rolled on up into a parking place, u-lock the front wheel, did some banking, visited Alki Bike & Board, and rode some more …
Vélocouture was coined by Patrick from Portland, (a bike hugga and avid Flickr contributor) His Flickr group by the same name, Vélocouture features photos of stylish practical clothing worn while cycling. For cycling to take hold as a major alternative form of transportation, people should feel as comfortable off their bikes as on them. Many would be cyclists conjure images of spandex clad, ultra fit tour riders, and simply never consider the possibility of a short trip to the store on a bike in practical clothing. I love catching sight of plain clothes cyclists in fashionable garb. We need more of you on the streets, showing the rest of us that cycling can be a simple, fun, and practical form of transportation.
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I came across this photo on Flickr that illustrates a simple and creative way to give basic slacks some cycling utility.
This cyclist has stitched a highly reflective triangle of 3M inside both pant legs. When the legs are rolled up to avoid chain grease, the reflective patch is revealed. This is a great solution for urban cyclists and commuters that want to increase visibility without sporting cycling specific fashions off their bikes.
What about you? Do you have any practical tips for maintaining visibility?
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Following our earlier post about Pressure — Cinelli & RVCA working together with artists on bikes — we acquired a photo of a frame with custom paint by artist Barry McGee.
Considering the design aesthetic, I could see this frame built up with either a retro gruppo or straight-up modern, fixed. How would you build up an art bike? Or would you just hang it on the wall?
Launch Date & Time
World Premiere
Thursday | 19th June | 2008
7pm To 10pm
Location
Vasf Gallery
1485 Haight St
San Francisco | Ca
On the Hugga list of places to ride and visit is Minneapolis and One on One Bicycle Studio. This weekend at One one One the Imaginary Bags Silent Auction concludes with a closing party. Imaginary Bags is is a fundraiser that features Crumpler bags designed by artists and designers from the Minnesota bike community.
As our readers know, we’ve designed our own Hugga bag with Crumpler and remarkably share similar tastes and palettes.
Stumptown Mundo delivers a Mundo with a Mundo.
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A quick aside from the bikesphere blogging, to post on BizJam Seattle. Textura Design (publisher of Bike Hugger) worked with the event organizers to add a Social Media Essentials day. Good stuff and intended for those wondering what Social Media is.
What’s this thing called Twitter? Why are businesses even interested in Facebook? You want to start your own blog all about compact drivetrains? Dude, I don’t even know what RSS is!
We’ll answer your questions and teach you how, Bro. And it’s notable that this is the event with the girls. The speaker line up includes more women than men. I think that’s a first at a tech-related conference.
Cycle Seen is a celebration of the cultural diversity found within one city’s cycling community. The event features bicycle related photographs collected from local artisans and cyclists. Photos are grouped together and displayed in 9 locations throughout the city of Portland. The locations are as diverse as the photos; they range from cafes and bike shops, to a local grocery store. This makes each gallery and its surrounding community of artists unique. A 30 mile organized ride is scheduled to hit all 9 stops on June 14th. The above pieces can be found at Stumptown Coffee Roasters and will be auctioned off, with proceeds benefiting the nonprofit “Bikes to Rwanda.” The show will run in most locations through the end of June.
Uploaded by Dapper Lad Cycles | more from the Bike Hugger Photostream.
I ate shit Tuedsay night. Sure it was my fault, but it didn’t make it feel any better.
I was rolling up to the light on my way home, close to the right side of the road next to a construction area. There was one of those slick steel plates covering the road, so I went further right to avoid it. As soon as I did that I felt like Lance as my bike was ripped out from under me. I just barely grazed the orange netting, but enough to yank my right lever. Be careful out there kids - even the non-moving traffic is out to get you.
As always we’ll be riding Seattle’s downtown this month to promote civility between cyclists, motorists, and pedestrian. This month it’ll be the Change Your Luck ride, bring your lucky charms whatever they may be. We’ll meet at Westlake Center around 5:30-5:45, chat for a few (pick an ultimate destination, maybe one with beer and food) minutes while we wait for any late arrivals and depart around 6:15. There is no no fixed route, we’ll decide as we ride based on what looks fun. The pace is very social, no one left behind.
The goals are to promote cycling as an integral part of our city’s traffic, demonstrate civility in action between roadway users, and to have fun doing it. The more folks out riding the safer we all are, so let’s get out and ride!
Combine some CX park riding with some safety tape and on-bike sound effects and you’ve got real-life lightcycles! You may want to turn down your speakers on this, there’s no profanity but there is plenty of loud Billy Idol. These guys go all the way, even dressing the part. Too bad skins weren’t around back in 2006.
This version of Trek’s urban bike is for the Japanese market. Note the dropbar, flip-flop hub, wide pedals. Lots of discussion on Flickr when I posted this earlier today.
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Dear Valentino Campagnolo,
I know it’s been a while since I loved you, when I had all Campagnolo on my bike, but why do you hate me now? I’ve heard ugly rumours that you’re planning on introducing 11 speed cassettes and shifters for 2009!
... Read more »From StreetFilms, check the video of their Commuter Challenge that pitted cyclists, driver, and bus/subway rider against each other. No surprise who won …
Dig the Plain Clothes Cyclists and dude with his cuff rolled up and loafers. Nice to see cyclists and drivers all getting along.
Note: if you squint and look in the background, that’s BSNYC strolling by for a cameo.
Check this hand-built beauty from Sound Speed Scooters. It still has pedals for when the juice runs low. It’s almost painted and ready for a hugga test ride. I like the retro look of it, like one of those Honda Trails.
A frequent topic on Bike Hugger and in our photostream is Georgetown and I just noticed it’s in the NYTimes!
Before being annexed by Seattle in 1910, Georgetown was a wide-open saloon town with its own horse racing track, leading a local preacher to dub it “the cesspool of Seattle.†Built up by workers at Boeing and the Rainier Brewing Company, the neighborhood, just south of downtown, faltered in the postwar era. Interstate 5 drove a concrete and rebar stake through its heart.
As I described it, Adobe killed Fremont and it was reborn in Georgetown. The article doesn’t mention the bike piles, tall bikes, scooter shop, artist lofts, or biker clubhouses you find in Georgetown as well.
After my quick review, I wanted to spend a few weeks on Bettie 2.0 and report. To start, I read through my long term Bettie 1.0 review and have these updates:
Readers sent us the Mexican Crash photo and article and I noticed it on CNN’s most popular last night. It’s gruesome and a reminder to me and the other Huggas how dangerous racing and riding bikes is. I added it to our link blog and others in the bikesphere are picking it up.
That’s a helmet flying through the air and one of the cyclists died. They arrested the driver.
These bags are designed and fabricated in Portland to meet the needs of urban cyclists. Eli, a one man operation, has focused on spacious, practical, backpacks. He’s been providing city dwelling bikers an alternative to the standard messenger bag. When he’s not stitching, you might catch Eli about town on his fixed Kogswell Porteur.
Have you experimented with backpacks or other alternatives for lugging your daily haul? What works best for you?
Uploaded by Dapper Lad Cycles | more from the Bike Hugger Photostream.
First, I’ll officially retract my Trek Lime snark and Playah Hatin’. Second, I had no idea that anyone was modding Limes and after seeing Matt’s, I hope more cyclists do!
That’s one Pimp Grocery Getter.
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More reports of a gas-price-related bike boom from NYC
The owner of Dixon’s Bicycle Shop in Park Slope, Brooklyn, David Dixon, said that over Memorial Day weekend, his store sold all 25 of its Jamis hybrid bikes.
Last night the Seattle ABC affiliate, KOMO ran a story about busy bike shops in the Seattle area. This is just great news.
Also noted on Salon.com. Hat tip to our reader Scott.
Video from the Mobile Social Portland. We Zoobombed and partied at Lucky Labs. Ibex, Crumpler, Kona, Reynolds, Surly, SXSW all represented. The Mobile Socials are an intersection of bikes, technology, and culture. Mostly just a good urban cycling time.
Audio Sample is Rolling - Soul Coughing.
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It looks mostly like an aesthetic upgrade to me. It’s still over 2000g for the group and there’s nothing really “new” about it if you ask me. I do like the cranks/chainring integrated look. Very sharp.
Gotta have it? Taking a pass?
Everyone knows you can’t travel with a cargo bike… Right?
This bakfiet’esque cargo bike made by David Wilson Industries, is not only significantly lighter than a dutch cargo bike, it has an S&S Coupler. This enables you to stuff it in a standard bike travel case. The owner of this bike has peddled Washington, Florida and many points in between. The best part? He’s never at a loss, for a place to stow his half rack of beer. Sounds like bike Nirvana to me.
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Fixedgear posted a photo of a tired Bicycling Mag cover and that started an impromptu conversation about bike magazines v. bike blogs
“the formula of trotting out the same tired articles over and over again.”
“Compare Bicycling to Cycling Plus or Cycle Sport (both UK products), and you realize how pathetic the grand dame of US cycling mags is.”
What do you think? Are blogs offering more value than mags? Has Cyclingnews ever wrote a critical review?
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