This tutorial explains the proper way to remove and install bike pedals. watch it

A window box for the cyclist who is always on the move, or cycle tourist needing nutritious strawberries and beansprouts... or simply for someone without a garden....or a moron. read it.. See it..

It’s not your average bicycle, which probably explains why it costs US$5000, but it is the perfect partner for one of the beautifully-crafted Caillou luxury sailing canoes of the same manufacturer and each one is custom built and colour-matched to your boat. The Boat sits on a sidecar that attaches to the tandem bicycle by means of quick release couplings, enabling the bike to be used as a normal tandem bike when you’re not transporting a canoe. more...

Love these!

"People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas." -- Anonymous


"Don't buy upgrades... ride up grades." ~ Anonymous

Found in the letters to the editor section of a recent issue of the Austin Chronicle in Austin, TX.
Source: Surly Blog

I play this little game while riding to and from work where I memorize the license plate of a passing car. When the next car drives by I memorize that one, and so on and so on. If there is an altercation, I've trained myself to look at the license plates first. So rather than use my middle finger to tell somebody how I feel, I can find out where they live based on that license plate and send them a letter of gratitude.

Flashback 10 weeks to Valentines Day in February. I'm riding within the law and hugging the curb as much as I safely can, doing about 20mph down the street, when a car lays on their horn for a good 10 seconds. They pass me, I memorize the license plate, approach them at the red light one block down, and stare into her window. No words said, no middle finger needed, I had her plates.

I "obtain" her name and home address (don't ask how) and write her the following letter:

"Dear Nancy,
Thanks for the extended horn honk this morning. It reminded me that today is Valentines Day and my wife just loves red tulips, the same red as your Cadillac. So thanks for the horn honk. Happy Valentines Day.
- Cyclist on 66th St."

I also enclose a fake traffic ticket and a copy of the Minnesota Department of Transportation rules of the road. No threats, other than she knows I know where she lives.

Fast forward to last Wednesday. I'm riding to work as usual, signaling my turns, flowing with traffic and abiding by the law when a car honks. I see the familiar license plate and verify the same red Cadillac with an older blonde woman driving. I wish you all could've seen her face when she pulled along side me at the red light and I said "Hi Nancy". All she could do was grip her steering wheel, look straight ahead, and figure out how she was going to get the poop off her panty hose once she got to work.

Score one for the cyclist.
Source: Surly Blog

Kids are Traffic Too ;D - A Family Cycling Event in Eugene OR!

WHO: Trailers, trail-a-bikes, Xtracycles, tandems, oh my! Kids, Parents, and any Kids at Heart
WHAT: We’ll ride legal, safe, and hoot it up. Honk if you know a kid. more...

[thank to Ryan H of CITA for passing this on]

By Scott Richardson

BLOOMINGTON -- A new state law should help motorists and bicyclists share roadways in Illinois more safely.

Since Jan. 1, vehicles are required to give cyclists at least 3 feet of clearance when passing. Violators face fines up to $500. The law was sponsored by Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Des Plaines, and Sen. Edward Maloney, D-Chicago, who were both struck by vehicles while riding bikes.

Ed Barsotti, executive director of the League of Illinois Bicyclists, said the law is timely as gasoline prices rise toward $4 and people search for answers to obesity and other health issues. About 20 Illinois cyclists are killed each year; IDOT counted 26 in 2006, the last year with complete data.

“Cycling is more than a toy,” Barsotti said. “It’s a small part of many solutions, more...

In the pecking order of road users, bicycle riders are at the very bottom – the most vulnerable, slowest moving, least visible and most likely to die. So anything you can do to add to your visibility will help, and these new battery-free Pedalites offer 360 degree visibility. The lights stay on for up to five minutes after the pedalling has stopped meaning that cyclists can also be seen clearly at road junctions. more...

April 13, 2008 One of the more interesting finalists in the 12th International Bicycle Design Competition was this amphibious bicycle. The Amphibian Bike concept is the work of Chinese designers Bin Yu and Jian Wang, and in our book, is probably the design with the greatest potential for humanity among the strong field. The big difference with this bike compared to all the other amphibious bicycle designs we have seen is that it can be used as an ordinary bicycle on land. When used on water using the inflatable wheels which fit inside the existing wheels are inflated. more...

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