Speedlinking 21 September 2007

Strong Bad’s lastest advice

How to avoid bike thieves [via Bike Commuting in Columbus ]:

Visuals

• Speaking of videos, how long has Bicycle Victoria had these training videos? And how come I didn’t know about them before? Hmmm?

• Edward Tufte fans will love these “bump charts” for this year’s Tour de France, originally from kdublog. Both nerdy and cool. W00t!

Feel good

• Sponsor lelak on the Sydney to the Gong bike ride, funds to MS Australia

• Down Geelong way Coralie Jenkin isn’t keeping a lid on it, she’s having visions of a bicycle utopia:

I cycled from home in North Shore. I dreamed if there were more bicycles there would be fewer cars and trucks. So roads would be designed for bicycles.

Flannelette shirt

OK, put on your flannelette shirt and overalls—it’s DIY time:

• A pair of chaps will keep your work clothes nice and clean

• How about a home-made cycling cap? step-by-step with photos and the template

• DIY seat cover, step-by-step with photos.

• How to trigger inductive loop traffic lights with magnets: video and step-by-step with photos [Thanks Tom]

Recycle bin

• Recycled from a previous speedlink entry: now Salon.com has joined in to have a dig at US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, who reckons bikes aren’t transport [via BAC Bikes].

Blogs

And another Australian bike blog found:

• SpoonBoy, enduro mountain biker—those guys are nuts…

More on related topics

• Speedlinking 28 September 2007
• Speedlinking 7 September 2007
• Dangerous drivers? Give ‘em a yellow card.
• Trigger traffic lights your way
• Extra bit of comfort?