"There are almost 7 billion people on earth, 730 million Europeans, 2 millions Slovenians, but there is only one man who is a four time winner of the toughest cycling challenge in the world…" Jure Robic RIP
Waze to go
Says @vaguelyspecific
I've started a Melbourne Cycling group on Waze to map bicycle paths, lanes and cyclist friendly routes. Who's going to help me?
Hipsters on folding bikes?!?
According to the Wall Street Journal (that barometer of the zeitgeist), the folding bike has gone cool—which means my decade-old Dahon Boardwalk and I are well ahead of the curve! [via BikeBiz], twitterer]
Umm, but I don't think they're talking about this sort of folding bike—seriously uncool… [Thanks tom]
Paranoid Androids
Paranoid non-iPhone owners rest assured, Bike Doctor is now available for your Android.
Not such a good idea?
"Share The Road" Stinks… [via chainguard]
Witnessed
Cyclist strangled unconscious and charged with assault is found not guilty. One is left wondering—again—about police procedures…
Speed cameras do work
Speed cameras for the prevention of road traffic injuries and deaths:
Speed cameras and related automated enforcement devices are a worthwhile interventions for reducing road traffic injuries and deaths in both rural and urban settings. Considering continuing increases in traffic volume worldwide, automated enforcement with speed cameras to curb aberrant speeding behaviour, is a rational intervention to augment or supersede conventional enforcement. Speed cameras used for road section control, which measure average speed over distance, together with related emerging technologies arguably have the potential to favourably influence speeding behaviour and thus enhance road safety.
Or to put it simply, speed cameras work.
The way we were
Mad bastards
Don't you just love crazy bastards like these guys? [Thanks tom]
Bloggage
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littlecircles—"Words and pictures from our life on two wheels in and around Burlington, Vermont."
Don't be ridiculous!
No ridiculous car trips: "A ridiculously short car trip is one you might as well do on a bike."
Design
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Insane 5,000 racing bike weighs less than your lunch [Thanks tom]
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Bertelli Bicycles [Thanks woowoowoow]
Gear sack
Brisbane Outdoor Gear has a large capacity seat tube bag—thinks I should get myself one of those. [twitterer]
Commuting
According to Wired.com, a lot more people are biking to work in the USA. Now growth of "0.3 percent between 2005 and 2009" doesn't sound like much on its own, but there are some interesting factoids hidden in that very broad average.
While we're talking about commuting, have a squiz at How to bike commute with a baby: A mom's perspective:
Many people think it's impossible to be a bike commuter with children, but that is simply not the case. Biking with children is totally possible and tons of fun with the right equipment, safety precautions, and the proper amount of planning. It's really not so different from going on a car trip with your kids. You wouldn't go on a trip without buckling up and having a car seat for your child.
Got video
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Look Ma! No hands! The Rampant View iPod nano headcam [Thanks tom]
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Fight Bad Driving: videos from the road.
Going Dutch
Papillionaire does Dutch bikes for Melbourne.
While we're (kinda, sorta) on the subject: Riding Bikes with the Dutch.
Ride on, sir!
Jack Thacker turns 97 this month and "he gets on his bike at 8 each morning at his Naples home to begin his 12-mile round trip to the Queen Mary". [via Boing Boing, thanks tom]