Glad I wasn't parked there when that happened!
Urban tuff
Into the fold
Folding bikes Strida 5.0 and Abio Penza reviewed at Momentum.
Wear it with pride
I like bikes as much as the next cycling junkie, but this might be taking it a bit too far: bicycle-inspired jewelry. [Thanks tom]
Bicycles for humanity
Adrian of Yellow Brick Road is swimming the Cole Classic and raising funds for Bicycles For Humanity. Throw a few coins in the hat for a good cause.
Rush hour in Hobart
According to the Hobart Mercury:
The number of cyclists using Hobart's Inter-City Cycleway is so large it has developed its own rush hour
Rush hour in Melbourne
In Melbourne, cyclists get more space at train stations:
Cyclists will have access to secure parking for their bicycles at more train stations, in a bid by the State Government to discourage driving to stations. Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky said cages had been built at 23 stations, with 10 more on the way.
(Will have to investigate some of these in person.)
Meanwhile, The Age also reports:
Melbourne is one of the developed world's most car-dependent cities, and the study sheds light on why: relatively poor access to public transport because the city is so spread out, and travel times 26 per cent slower than the car.
DIY
Using a plastic peanut butter jar as saddlebag. [via Bike Hacks]
Bike lane errorist?
Reported by the Croydon Guardian a British MP "was stopped and searched by police under anti-terrorism laws after he was found taking pictures of a cycle path." [via [How we e][]]
Hasn't anyone told Mr Plod that ["real terrorists, and even wannabe , don't seem to photograph anything"][]?
Designs on cycles
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Finalists in the Commuter bike design competition [Thanks cyclelicious]
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Tricycle Round Up: Three Wheels Better than Two? [Thanks tom]
Shopping=excuse to go for a ride
The grocery bag pannier makes shopping by bicycle easier
Speeding tickets raise revenue and reduce collisions
Tom Vanderbilt notes
An interesting new paper from Michael D. Makowsky and Thomas Stratmann, looking at municipalities in Massachusetts…suggests that the revenue imperative in itself can help make the roads safer.
It's new!
Featured in Mechanix Illustrated, October 1955 is:
FAMILY BIKE. Mrs. Donald Goodrum, young Miami matron, and the bike she remodeled for trips around town with her children.
[via EZ Biker :-)]
More bikes than cars
Bikes outsold cars again in 2008, that's the ninth year in a row. I guess this is a good thing, although I've never really understood the significance of this statistic.
Comments
Hehe I love the photo and yeah good thing you didn't park there when it happened.
Pain on that crunched bike rack. Ouch.
Thanks for the link to the Abio & Strida review @ Momentum -- the same issue also reviews Dahon Curve, Xootr Swift, and something with the unfortunate name of "Asama." I have no idea which of these are available in Australia. http://www.momentumplanet.com/issue/37