Tom Bowden added a new word to our bicycling lexicon: Velocapitalist. As a noun, it refers to “One who promotes the activity of cycling for transportation, sport, health or recreation and invests in or encourages public investment in cycling infrastructure and commerce.” Here’s a word I discovered today: automaticity. At first glance, it would seem…
I’m heading to Interbike 2012. Some of the preliminaries have already begun, such as the Outdoor Demo. I’ve never been to that, but apparently it’s held outdoors and you get to ride a bunch of different bikes. This being my third time to the annual trade show for the American Cycling Industry, I’m getting my…
It’s a beautiful day here in Flagstaff (with only the very slightest color enhancement). So take a tip from this family cyclist, get out your Xtracycles, child seats, and Burley trailers, and force those children of yours to enjoy the beautiful days of summer with you while they last. Officially you have four days left….
How do you get a 24 foot mast and boom to its 20 foot sailboat if the boat is 30 miles away? Sound like one of those algebra questions from high school? Jay’s got the answer and even used ratios to explain his decisions. He built a trailer, attached it to his bike, and made…
The Way I Roll
For those of you who don’t follow us on Twitter, or like us on Facebook, Google Plus, etc.: Are you working or something? This is a roundup of some of the things we saw fit to share with our less productive readers over the last seven days:
Back in July, in the “He Said, She Said” section, Ebony published an article on wealth management which was accompanied by this lovely illustration by Thomas Pitilli: On first glance, it looks like one of those bicycle wedding graphics that cyclists love to post to Facebook (which is where I first encountered this image; via…
BluesCat is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, who originally returned to bicycling in 2002 in order to help his son get the Boy Scout Cycling merit badge. His bikes sat idle until the summer of 2008 when gas prices spiked at over $4.00 per gallon. Since then, he has become active cycling, day-touring, commuting by…
NASA Animation
Nick Navarro is a cyclist based in San Francisco who is producing a documentary about “Americas poor bicycle infrastructure.” Thanks a bunch, Nick. The film will be called SPOKE. (And, yes, this is a Kickstarter project. They need your money.) Oh, and the tagline is, “A biking adventure to investigate cycling deaths.” Directing the film…
For those of you in Victoria, BC who want to give back to the soil that sustains you, but don’t have the time or energy, or don’t know where to start, Pedal-To-Petal has a solution: Pedal-To-Petal is a permaculture-based collective of bicycle loving food security activists who are taking direct action to reduce carbon emissions…
The Friday roundup. For awhile, I tried to do them. It seemed like it would be easy, but it was actually as much work as writing an original post. It’s Friday, damn it. I don’t want to work hard. But I’m going to try something new, and maybe it’ll turn into a regular thing here….
Richard from Via del Mar, Chile found inspiration on the Bike Trailer Shop pages. He constructed this simple single-wheel trailer out of the extra rusted steel he found laying around his home. I used a 26″ wheel with an old fork and polished the rusty steel. In a week I’ll travel with my girlfriend to…
Last Day to Pledge on the Wandertec Tuba
Tom Bowden is a bike commuter from Richmond VA, a "suit" – a corporate lawyer with an MBA, and a conservative "“ You betcha! He chairman of Bike Virginia, a bicycle advocacy organization in Virginia that raises money to promote cycling, walking and active lifestyles. Whenever I tell someone I’m a bike commuter, one of…
I’m always watching for tipping points; those moments when the tide turns and previously resistant adopters of cycling start to embrace pedal power. I looked over and saw my co-worker, Molly, looking at the image below. I called dibs. The photo was sent to us via the submission form on Bike Trailer Blog, a little…
Cool Jay builds mountain bike trails in his spare time and sometimes uses his BOB Yak to get to his “work sites.” In order to make the Yak more trail-friendly on rugged paths, he added a larger tire. Sounds simple enough… I made a couple mounting brackets that bolt up using existing holes on the…
We have mere days to go to fully fund the Kickstarter Project for the Wandertec Tuba Bike Trailer.Currently we have just over one-third of the $25,000 we need to raise.If you’ve already pledged, the only way to get your rewards will be if the project is fully funded.To see these trailers on the streets, on…
Corona Plaza
“Water and sanitation are the building blocks of human life and dignity. Without them, people will forever struggle to move forward with their lives,” so states Blue Planet Ride‘s website – part of the Blue Planet Network. This guest post, brought to you by Samuel Hagler of Ride For Good, details one of Blue Planet’s…
Kickstarter is a Web site that allows creative people to raise money to realize their ideas, whether it’s a movie, an art exhibit, a video game, or a cycling accessory. People running Kickstarter projects contact me all the time. Sometimes I ignore them. Sometimes I write about them. Sometimes I ignore them for awhile, and…
Sharing the Road
Peter Sutherland is a NYC-based filmmaker, photographer and artist who has made a series of documentary films about passionate cyclists. “Sutherland,” says the press release, “has followed athletes, bike makers and enthusiasts on their home ground, biking and talking about their strong passion for the bike culture.” The series is called “The Way I Roll,”…
More and more businesses are hitting the streets with more eco-conscious delivery-by-bike services. Doug utilized our very own Wandertec Bongo cargo trailer as a platform for Oakland’s Fat Bottom Bakery cupcake transportation cart. Doug remarks, “You have a great trailer design there. It was very easy to work with and very light. A really sensible…
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