Speedlinking 24 August 2007

The Gary Fisher Commuter machine above was displayed at Trek World. Guitar Ted says:

I got a chance to chat briefly with Gary Fisher himself and I asked about these bikes. Were they something that Fisher will actually produce? I got a resounding “Yes!” in answer. It seems that we will most likely be seeing more of this type of utilitarian, work bike coming from Trek and Fisher in the future. I applaud Trek and Fisher for making an effort in this area and the bikes are certainly looking great so far.

Echo that applause here. [Via Commute By Bike]

Other tidbits that might be of interest:

• I can’t understand a bloody word, but here’s a news report on Paris-Brest-Paris—nice vision but it looks like they had a little drop of rain during the event…

• An interesting study is happening in Portland, USA: when it comes to “cycling facilities” do frequent cyclists have different preferences to occasional or “timid” cyclists?

• Dave Moulton gives a good explanation of positioning for comfort and efficiency.

• What cycling commuter hasn’t arrived at work without an essential item of clothing?

• Bikepooling shares carpooling’s benefit of social interaction and brings a whole other set of benefits to the table — increased visibility on the road, improved respect from other road users, and cooperative adventuring.

And a shout out to a couple of new-ish bike blogs that have sprung up in Melbourne recently:

• Deadlion a “Western suburbs Melbourne, sometime bike commuter and recreational cyclist.”

• And vidman, a former BMX kid, has started documenting his experiences of returning to cycling as an adult at a life cycle.

And further north, I’ve also just stumbled on 4TFingers’s bicycle diary Tweed Coast Treadly.

[Image: Fisher Commuter by arsbars on Flickr]

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