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From the Buenos Aires Daily photoblog.
Following in the footsteps of BMW and SeaDoo, the bicycle manufacturer Specialized is using self-produced films as part of a new marketing campaign. Frankly, neither the Roubaix escaping the police nor Dave strapping on his life-vest before taking on pirates from a motorcycle-on-water are as endearing as Clive Owen playing the driver hired to shake [...]
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During the German occupation of France, Albert Camus earned hero status among the French for editing the underground newspaper Combat. It wasn’t until the war was over, however, that more than a handful of people knew it was Camus publishing the journal. Nevertheless, he lived at various times in hiding, using false identity papers. As [...]
Saturday, September 2nd, come test your ingenuity on a bike. Race Durham’s next alleycat, and help raise money for a new organization — the Durham Bike Collective. While you’re clicky-clickin’, ask them what the Durham Bike Collective is. Here’s an earlier version of their mission statement: We propose an open community for bicyclists and bicycle [...]
From the City of Durham’s website: CityRacks is a bicycle parking program, which will install “inverted U” bicycle racks on city-owned property throughout the City of Durham. Sites are selected by taking into account density of bike traffic. These areas will most likely include parks, schools, business districts, universities, museums, and libraries. * Sidewalk or [...]
Editorial: Repair the bike locks The Toronto Star Aug. 21, 2006. 01:00 AM Toronto is a city of bicyclists, who strive to save the air and the roads while adroitly dodging motorists and ever-rising gas and parking prices. So it is disconcerting to learn those ubiquitous post and ring bike stands that have dotted the [...]
I don’t know what it is or what it’s for, but it’s bad, it’s in Toronto, and it appears to be made of bicycles. More photos over at Martino’s Bike Lane Diary.
While no one can tell you what CM is (because first, you have to experience it for yourself; and second, what CM is depends on who shows up to ride), Daryl Hannah portrays it sympathetically and positively in this week’s dhlovelife episode.
I’m back on the fixie for the first time in a couple of months. I’ve been riding a multi-geared mountain bike which I’ve outfitted for commuting with 1.5in inverted-tread tires, fenders (for the non-existent rain), and an Xtracycle Free Radical. I’d gotten used to having gears again. So, I fix up the fixie last night [...]