Posts Tagged ‘bike’
Let us ride
Last month, a federal judge ruled with the NYPD to outlaw bicycle rides of 50 or more which go off without a permit in New York City. That’s code for the Critical Mass ride, which used to be the greatest time to be had on a bike in New York until the Republicans came to […]
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Tags: bicycle, bike, critical mass, giuliani, New York, republicans, rnc
American cycling infrastructure
Still winter, but the weather this weekend is brilliant. Sunny and 50’s. Not spring, though. Nobody say it’s spring because we’ll all get our hands slapped with a week of snow and 20-degree wind. March was only spring for the Romans because they lived in the Mediterranean. Somehow that hasn’t been cleared up in New […]
Filed under: bakfiets, Kids, My Bike | 2 Comments
Tags: bakfiets, bay path, bicycle, bike, cycling infrastructure
Robin Hood
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Tags: bicycle, bike, robin hood, street bikes
Hallo, bakfiets!
If you want, the bakfiets can take the place of a car. That’s what it does. You don’t need to live in a place without hills. You don’t need Dutch cycling infrastructure (although I wouldn’t turn it down). You need only a fair amount of urban density and the patience to ride a bike more […]
Filed under: bakfiets, Dutch, Useful Things | 7 Comments
Tags: Azor Bikes, bakfiets, bicycle, bike, Clever Cycles, drum brakes, Dutch, dynamo, internally-geared, long john, WorkCycles
Lap dogs
Did I miss a trend in US Weekly? I have seen a dozen drivers with dogs in their laps on my commute during the past few weeks. This morning I passed a woman at a stop sign with a terrier pressing its face against the driver side window. She was of course on the phone at […]
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Tags: bicycle, bike, cyclists, dog, drivers, lap dog
Groceries
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Tags: bakfiets, bicycle, bike, groceries, shopping
50 degrees
Hour number eight of a terrible migraine and of course it’s Saturday, sunny, and the first 50 degree day of the year.
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Tags: bicycle, bike, sick, weather
Inside
I love my Sturmey-Archer. It’s maybe the single most reliable mechanical thing I own. I am an unabashed proponent of internally-geared hubs. Alongside a dedicated cycling infrastructure, I think internally-geared hubs and chaincases are the two keys to getting more people to cycle regularly. I say that because I know people in this country don’t […]
Filed under: Dutch, Techy | 2 Comments
Tags: bicycle, bike, grant petersen, hub, internally-geared, rivendell, Sturmey-Archer
Hand made
I didn’t understand cycling caps until very recently. I thought the bills were for show and the style was for Bushwick hipsters, but it turns out they’re just as practical as a ball cap in the outfield. In the winter, about all I ever wear is a wool cap with earflaps from Walz. It keeps […]
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Tags: acorn bags, american, bicycle, bike, handmade, local, walz caps
Take it with you
At fourteen months, the twins aren’t yet walking enough to go anywhere without a stroller, especially if only one of us is taking them. It’s winter and the wind is gusting to 35mph today, so the cover is on to keep their faces from turning pink. With the cover on, you can’t carry anything in […]
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Tags: bakfiets, bicycle, bike, bungee, rack, stroller
Bikes Can Work 