Posts Tagged ‘New York’

Let us ride

07Mar10

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 […]


A red Schwinn with a banana seat, maybe a Stingray. That was my first bike, the bike on which I had training wheels. I don’t remember it having high handlebars though. My brother’s bike was a blue Stingray, for sure. Great seat on that one. Schwinn called it a “bucket saddle.” I wonder what an […]