Bike, coffee, cake
Matt Seaton riffs on Why coffee, cake and cycling make natural partners.
Putting a tune in your head
Friday dump from Surly
Surly dumped a stack of product announcments on its blog, among them a very cool looking trailer, with an impressive 300lbs (130+kg) load capacity.
Design
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SidewaysBike [Thanks tom]
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Four person four wheel big bike with Flame Effect [Thanks tom]
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Backpack with turn indicators: SEIL Bag
Back in the fold
Musical bike paths
Xylophone bridge, played by riding across it. [via TreeHugger]
MTB illegality
Australian Mountain Bike: Follow the debate.
Skid lids R us
Melbourne's bike share scheme—introduced into one of the few jurisdictions in the world with mandatory bike helmet laws—has brought the helmet debate back to general attention:
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The Age notes the low incidence of bicycle-related injuries in Amsterdam
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Meanwhile, Radio National dips its toe into the discussion and observes that "The debate makes climate change look like a walk in the park."
SUV
Copenhagen's SUVs (aka Cargo Bikes)
Bloggage
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Cycle EXIF: photos of classic bicycles, custom bicycles and mountain bikes.
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Kickstand Magazine: "We love riding bikes with friends, meeting new people, exploring new places, seeing the world from the seat of a bike, and drinking in all that life has to offer."
Bike parking solved?
20 Innovative Bicycle Parking Techniques [twitterer]
Olympic Velodrome
BBC has pictures of the 2012 Olympic velodrome under construction.
Making a bike tyre
Schwalbe corporate video, complete with Very Serious Narrator. [Thanks tom]