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Month: July, 2008

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bike shop’s security camera captures LA temblor

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$17,000 for a Chanel bicycle

Although the tires on this bike have inverted tread, and thus are able to handle both roads and moderately uneven compact dirt, the Chanel commuter is ideally suited for riding on travertine marble smothered in foie gras while starving African children look on. From PurseBlog When I reported on the $3,500 Hermes bike two weeks [...]

Bicycle for a Day

The Perfect Circle from Matthew on Vimeo. Seen at the Bicycle Film Festival Matthew Modine rides the streets of New York on a bicycle to tell everyone about “Bicycle For A Day.” “Bicycle For A Day” is a fun, open and proactive invitation designed to inspire individuals, communities, governments and corporations to take a step [...]

Bicycle Film Festival, Los Angeles

The What Cheer? Brigade crashes the 2008 Bicycle Film Festival in Los Angeles. Enjoy the video, complete with a monkey playing drums, nudity, infrared, and a blinkie in the tuba. Bicycle Film Festival, Los Angeles from Phillip Barron on Vimeo. Ross Harris has a video of Sunday’s block party.

on the wings of… bulls?

When Durham grows up, will Major have wings? This winged bull statue (pictured) stands outside Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Other winged bull statues adorn the City of Brotherly Love, next to fountains and atop buildings.

Grassroots Bikes, Durham’s newest bike shop

Durham’s newest bike shop is a mountain bike boutique (i.e. a mountain bike specific bike shop). Located at 5520 Old Chapel Hill Rd., Grassroots Bikes is the retail and bike service effort run by Trips for Kids, Triangle. Profits go to support TFKT, which makes Grassroots Bikes Durham’s first “socially conscious bike shop.” Who knew [...]

cycling at night

from Copenhagen Cycle Chic After publishing a column on the joys of riding at night, I received from several Herald Sun readers an email-tonguelashing. It seems the idea of cycling at night is anathema to some who prefer the well-lit openness of the day. Well, I stick by what I said then, that cycling at [...]

Durham ComNet needs cyclists

We should get some cyclists in on this… Durham residents interested in serving as extra eyes for City government now have their chance thanks to new technology designed to help the community prioritize its immediate, street-level needs. The City of Durham is debuting Computerized Neighborhood Environment Tracking – or ComNet – that enables neighborhoods to [...]