If it's one thing I really can't stand it's a smart arse
City cycling
How to bicycle safely in the city [twitterer]
Hauling cargo
There are utility cargo bikes, like the Madsen or the Mundo, and then there are utility cargo bikes!
Designs
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The "Pilen concept is a race bike inspired by early Le Mans style, the concept is supposed to create a sentimental bond with the user and also give them the same feeling as if they were driving a sports car."
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The Prelude incorporates visibility lighting into the bike's frame. [twitterer]
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Transformer Bike: is it an upright or is it a 'bent? [thanks tom]
Gadgets
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VeloComputer uses a mobile phone as a cycling computer.
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Nice flaps: Honjo-Koken mudguards.
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Is this PVC and Milk Basket Bike Basket taking the milk crate thing just a bit too seriously?
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QWERTY handlebar grip. I wonder if you can get it the Dvorak layout for the geeks? [thanks flipsockgrrl]
Yehuda awakes
"'Yeduha Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery' returns June 17". Woohoo!
Breakaway sprints not allowed
According to Telegraph.co.uk
Close to 200 prisoners will take to the open roads as they cycle around France [this] month in the first penal version of the Tour de France, though they will be accompanied by scores of guards on bicycles…
"It's a kind of escape for us, a chance to break away from the daily reality of prison," said Daniel, a 48-year-old prisoner in the western city of Nantes, at the official launch of the event…
"This project aims to help these men re-integrate into society by fostering values like effort, teamwork and self-esteem," said Sylvie Marion of the prison authority.
Avoiding trouble
Check the sixth, seventh and eighth photos in this photo set from the 2009 Clarendon Cup—how does rider no. 163 stay out of trouble?
Oh yeah, and there are some really exciting shots there.
Inviting trouble
There goes this nutter with his jet-powered bike again…
Another beauty contest I didn't win
Top 50 cycling blogs. Dang, I must've come in at number 51…or not.