Carrying a tune?
Rest
"Hi, cyclist! Rest your foot here…" [Thanks tom]
That's ACE
I've seen a handful of Alpine Classic reports (no doubt there are more out there):
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Local TV turned up for the 4am start of the ACE 250 in Bright.
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My Audax Alpine Classic by naomi on Sydney Cyclist.
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Surly Dave cut it fine but made it in the end
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NancyBoy puts his story in not one, not two, but yes three parts. No wait, four parts. Hang on, five. Now that's just getting ridiculous.
[Thinks: I should pull me finger out a write a myself…]
Prang
Bike fall on Google street view, recorded for posterity.
I don't know much about fashion
Endurogirl has declared the ugliest team kit for 2010—and the winner is: Footon-Servetto-Fuji.
One word: ick.
Street cycling
ABC Radio National's Background Briefing on 31 January 2010 is about on road cycling:
With a dramatic increase in cycling, comes a plethora of new safety issues on the roads. Doctors, politicians, planners and cyclists agree it will mean changing the way we design, govern and use our roads.
Ceasefire!
In New Zealand, "cycling advocates are calling for a ceasefire in the latest skirmish between some drivers and cyclists."
Justice
L.A. road rage doctor gets five years - VeloNews:
The California physician, convicted of assaulting a pair of cyclists with his car, was sentenced to five years in prison at the close of a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday morning.
But then, don't expect much to change generally.
[via Dave Moulton]
More justice
Meanwhile, remember this idiot who shot a cyclist in the head because "he was upset that the victim was bike riding with his child" on a busy road? Well, Charles Diez will serve 120 days in prison, the rest of his 15–27 sentence being suspended.
Observed one cyclist: "If a cyclist shot a fireman, judge or prosecuting attorney in his head, in front of his family, what sentence do you think he/she would receive."
[via audax-oz]
The original carbon fibre
Carbon fiber and aluminum are so 2009. This year's best bicycling model is made out of bamboo and hemp. A new generation of manufacturers are coming up with some of the most environmentally friendly transport yet. Lighter, stronger, more comfortable and these bikes have also got a much smaller carbon footprint.
[thanks flipsockgrrl]
Recline
RecumbentTV: "Sit back and relax for a while!"
Growth
Cycling hits top gear as Aussie riders help propel economic cycle
Bloggage
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Lone Cyclist: "I love mountain bikes, road bikes and trail running"
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cyclosity: "Photos links videos and more assembled by Liam Quigley"
It's a dirty job but…
Daily Kos reports on Pedal People, a bicycle-powered haulage service that has "picked up and hauled more than 341,000 cubic feet of trash, recyclables, and compost" since 2002.
Girls, tall bikes, cool
Irondelles - Girls on tall bikes [twitterer]
Oh, do shut up!
Jens Voigt "Shut Up Legs" T-shirt: Do You Want One Too? [twitterer]
Paths
Tweets Whalford, "Government to spend 59 million on a new bike path. Oh and a freeway alongside": Peninsula freeway to join Carrum Downs and Mount Martha.
Meanwhile the Yarra Trail is undergoing reconstruction works between Bridge Road and the Monash Freeway
Street design
Tom Vanderbilt comments on an apparently successful shared space scheme in England. An earlier post included some interesting before-and-after shots.
Range of commute
Dutch blog 24 oranges reports that the City of Zwolle wants to extend the average range of bike commutes from about 5km to 15km by loaning commuters electric bicycles. [Thanks tom]