What would you do?
Here's an interesting scenario: you bash on the side of a van as it cuts you up in a roundabout. The van driver then pulls up and blocks the bike lane ahead of you, jumps out and extends his arm to get you to stop.
Do you:
(a) stop to exchange pleasantries,
(b) do whatever you safely can to avoid any further conflict, or
(c) get violently pushed to the ground by the driver
Coffee and bike
Coffee Bike=one cool coffee cart.
vidvidvid
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My goodness, CYCLEFILM makes some nice videos.
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"These fixie people need to take themselves less seriously" [twitterer]
Free bike
Bike giveaway at Inhabitat. Hmm, wouldn't mind a Strida… [via cyclelicious]
The importance of signage
Designer Joseph Prichard is quoted at Fast Company:
"Unfortunately all too often the role of signage is overlooked during the design of new bicycle routes," he writes in his introduction. Even better, he says, good-looking signs can work as an advocacy campaign for biking alternatives. "Effective widespread signage can be a powerful tool in convincing people to take up cycling as a mode of transportation."
See the above link or Pritchard's signage examples to see what he's on about.
Basket hack
Two Go, a very fancy milk crate hack.
Girth growth
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that junk food and weight loss are two industries on a growth curve.
Nutritionist Jenny O'Dea's comment sums it up nicely:
"If people really wanted to lose weight they should close their gob and go for a walk, which is free."
Tweet, tweet
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Tweet to log at I Did My Bestest: "Tweet your distance, time, and notes and we'll chart your data, compare to other users, etc." [twitterer]
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Not cycling, but I did enjoy these Artic Circle cartoons about Twitter. (And yes, Alex does tweet.)
So glad Dave's back
I've said it before, but I'm happy to repeat that I'm so very glad the Dave Moulton has returned to blogging. Take for example this terrific observation on how old bike designs die hard. I don't know about you, but I find that really interesting.
When he gave it away last year, Dave said that he'd "run out of things to write about, or rather worthwhile stuff that people want to read". Clearly—thankfully—he was wrong!
Think and act BIG
The Theory of BIG or How to claim your space on the road:
A scratch on your shiny new years model Fraud Mundano GLTXi turbo is like turning up to a formal dinner in shorts and baggy-T. Unthinkable. It says 'even though I have a great car I am a crap driver'. And cyclists do a lot of damage when you hit them. They have lots of sharp sticky out bits that can remove wing mirrors or scratch body work. Definitely to be avoided.
Hmm, turns out I'm BIG.
A fool and his bike…
… are soon parted. [twitterer]
The Surly and the Jerk
A nicely setup Surly LHT over at Cycle Jerk
Get your hand off it
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Handlebar palsy are two rather nasty conditions that you can develop from leaning on your handlebars, particularly for long periods.
It helps if you set up your bike so as to avoid injury
Tenuous cycling connection
Flight of the Conchords 'Mutha Uckers'—well, they're riding bikes in the clip… [twitterer]
Comments
I've got a bike just like that - I'm hoping pink deters thieves...
It probably is your bike, Alex.
Pink paint job, step-through frame…just add a basket and no thief is going to touch it. Maybe.