Izhar cardboard bike project from Giora Kariv on Vimeo.
I am so glad that there are people like Izhar Gafni in the world. Told it was impossible to make a bike out of cardboard, he went ahead and made it anyway. twitterer
Bloomberg says
NYC mayor: "Our roads are not here for automobiles"
Reading list
- Books about bicycling selected by Elly Blue
You gotta fight for the right
Universal Declaration of the Cyclists Rights
Sit!
Cyclists beware! Pressure from seats can do lasting damage
Research published recently in the Journal of Sexual Medicine suggests that regular cycling can potentially affect the sexual health of women. While not a new idea, the latest work finds that what matters most is the configuration of the bicycle and its consequences for riding position.
However, it's worth noting that even racers spend relatively little time in the "characteristic streamlined, forward-leaning position".
Coverage
What if every Olympic sport was photographed like beach volleyball?
Bikes, illustrated
Every illustration was created using Adobe Illustrator and are 100% vector. Each bike is made up of hundreds of individual illustrations and assembled as a complete bike. The bikes are historically accurate and when possible the actual rider has been consulted to ensure the authenticity.
Bikes win
Cool things you can do by bike that you can't do by car, including:
Ride through work sites that are closed off to traffic, the workmen don't mind. (Of course this does not apply to work sites on bike paths.) You can also ride into permanently closed-off roads.
Fix it
5 Things I Fix Every Day Of My Life
Yo, bro.
Brotherhood of the Fêlés of the Grand Colombier
The brotherhood of the "Fêlés du Grand Colombier" is open to everyone who is at least 18 years old, climbing, in the same day, two, three or four faces, there and back, of the Grand Colombier by different sides riding (or pushing!) a bicycle propelled by the one and only muscular force..
Dancing on the pedals
I prefer not to exercise
What Happens To Our Brains During Exercise (And Why It Makes Us Happier)
Dog gadget
There's always been a battle between man's two best friends… his bike and his dog. And until now there has been no perfect solution for attaching a dog to a bicycle.
We ♥ bikes
Emerging Trend: Bicycle-Friendly Business Districts
An intriguing new trend is emerging in some communities: bicycle-friendly business districts (BFBDs). A handful of cities have created or are exploring the creation of BFBDs.
Sexy, sexist
Is this thing sexist? Introducing the "Bike Test"
I saw the need for an analytical tool that could be used by both media creators and consumers to evaluate images of women in bicycling. So, inspired by the Bechdel Test for women in movies (still as relevant today as it was in 1985), I created… The Bike Test
"Oh, be-have!"
Why must cyclists behave before they get bike paths?
Cycling and psychology
Erik Sandblom: Cycling is easy, psychology is hard:
What is not mentioned is that it is as safe to ride as walking. The official statistics from both Denmark and Sweden show this. Why isn't the police nagging pedestrians about the right conditions and the right equipment? It's so dangerous and unprotected.
Forester
Hmm, as @bicycle_tim observes, "if he hadn't before, John Forrester has jumped the shark with this one": John Forester is an asshole.
And by way of background:
- bike forums thread in which Forester makes his poor-taste remarks,
- Cities fit for cycling in The Times, and
- Kim Harding's alternative proposed eight point manifesto for safer cycling.