Speedlinking 23 November 2007

I haven’t been caught distributing bogus how-to-vote cards since my last effort, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…

Blast from the past: Lubricating your chain with paraffin wax (complete with an excerpt from the 1992 Bridgestone Bicycle Catalogue).; Wow, I haven’t done that since the 80s! I used to have an old can filled with wax that would get reheated and reused exactly as described there. I wonder why I stopped doing that? Maybe it’s time to go back to those old ways…
Vox populi: Adrian has produced a short documentary on the recent Ride to Work Day.
Rings true: Spotted on the BV Forums: The 3 Phases of Riding in the City:

Each phase lasted about one year, for me:

Fear and Timidity

Anger and Aggression

Equanimity and Caution

Flattening the flatland myth: Cycleliciousness debunks the flat country/bike country myth—it’s not just Copenhagen and Amsterdam that love bikes you know!
Don’t ask why: Just say, “Cool!”—DIY Wooden Mudguards. (Cedar is better than redwood, apparently.)
Holiday reading, anyone?: The Lure of the Open Road: Wartime wandering through the Eastern states by bicycle, truck, and riverboat.

[Photo credit: i need a hacksaw by faster panda kill kill on Flickr]