bicycle
Check out this video from the 2011 Cross Crusade in Hillsboro, Ore. It’s a pretty neat glimpse at what a cyclocross race looks like from a point-of-view we don’t really get to see: the back of a racer’s bicycle.… Read the rest
It’s not often that you find more than one thousand bicycles hanging from a ceiling in a fine art gallery, but for Ai Weiwei it is just another expression of his art. You may know him from his role in the 2008 Olympics as the artistic consultant for the Beijing… Read the rest
The Netherlands, besides being known for tulips and windmills, is generally considered one of the cycling capitols of the world. This video from the Dutch Cycling Embassy only reinforces that idea. And it might just make you jealous. Because the bicycling infrastructure in the Netherlands rocks.… Read the rest
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is now literally people-powered. After their gas-fueled generators were confiscated on Friday, the protestors have found a solution in the stationary bike. According to estimates from the non-profit group Time’s Up, it’ll take only 11 of these bikes to provide enough power for the entire OWS… Read the rest
It’s that time of the year again. Yes, the time of freezing nights and ice on the roads. Don’t let your two-wheeled commute to work turn out like these guys’.
From Benjamin: (Skip to :10. Karma for running that stop sign?)
From Mark: (Whoops.)
From Jake: (Skip to :32. Could’ve… Read the rest
Gaz, founder of Silly Cyclists, is a regular cyclist in central London. To prove that bike commuters are just as guilty of committing frustrating traffic mistakes as cars, he rides around with a set of video cameras to record the worst cyclist violations. From no-handed, red-light runners to pedestrian crosswalk… Read the rest
If you add 37 ounces and $75 to each tire you can avoid spontaneous flats for the rest of your biking days. Hutchinson announces its answer to the plan-ruining, work-missing, totally aggravating bike flat—a 100 percent flat-proof, airless city tire. But is all that extra weight worth it? Check it… Read the rest
Bangalore, India is testing out a new type of public transportation. The Automated Public Bicycle Sharing System (ATCAG) pilot recently kicked off and is scheduled to run for three months.
“The ATCAG aims to serve the need of the public for the last-mile connectivity for other public transport such as… Read the rest
This past summer, urban cycling enthusiasts took the streets of London for the IG Markets London Nocturne. Alongside the folding bicycle race and the Long Skid Competition was the penny farthing racing. While it’s easy to laugh at the image of cyclists in modern-day clothes riding these old-school bicycles, these… Read the rest
Mark Bosworth has been missing since September 16th when he was volunteering for Cycle Oregon near Riddle, Ore. Since early reports of seeing a man matching his description trying to hitchhike out of the area there have been no concrete clues about his whereabouts. … Read the rest
Bosworth is a 54-year-old male, 6
With an homage to badasses from the past, the third annual Clydesdale Cyclocross Champions of the Universe will be knighted on October 29th in Bend, Ore. The minimum weight for men is 200 pounds and 160 for the ladies, but in a large caveat all gladiators will be weighed before… Read the rest
The state of Oregon, the only US state where bikeways officially exist, has voted to add five more designated bike tours to its state roads. The routes will include Sisters to Smith Rock State Park, the Metolius River Loop, McKenzie Pass, Old West Scenic Bikeway and the Blue Mountain Century… Read the rest
In 2010, Shannon Galpin became the first woman to mountain bike across Afghanistan’s perilous Panjshir Valley, a province that forbids Afghan women to ride bikes. The terrain, filled with land mines and steep, rock-lined ridges, was a challenge in itself. Add the dangers of being a woman, the violence of… Read the rest
Forgive the fact that it’s very, very hipster and check out this awesome collection of tricks. My favorites are the “Tony Blair giving a speech” and the “sobriety test.”… Read the rest
