tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:45:10 +0000Miscellanea from the author of The Practical Cyclist.http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/noreply@blogger.com (David)Blogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-7537142069902551002Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:09:00 +00002010-03-14T14:21:42.683-04:00I've been feeling irrational, but no wonder, it's Pi Day. This doesn't explain why I feel this way on other days, but I'll take what I can get. Pi isn't just about circles--it comes up in all kinds of odd places--but as a practical cyclist, I particularly appreciate the circle. Pedaling polygons is no fun.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/xLZlk2OcqJI/hey-its-pi-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2010/03/hey-its-pi-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-6295201404564061528Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:00 +00002010-03-11T04:50:35.595-05:00This is a site for people, about bikes. Here's one for bikes, and people for bikes: People for Bikes Dig it.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/CEQzdkAUvLs/people-for-bikes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2010/03/people-for-bikes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-947586590909741551Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:22:00 +00002010-03-11T04:26:43.046-05:00A long time coming, but we're glad you're here... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/E3rDEwpKiwU/biking-directions-on-google-maps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2010/03/biking-directions-on-google-maps.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-7055517198883117858Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:43:00 +00002010-02-08T23:49:19.365-05:00How do the bikes we ride affect the way we behave in traffic?For example: when your neck starts to hurt does it affect your willingness, or ability, to see what's going on around you? For me personally, it does.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/9beZRdAE_OA/ouchmyneckhurts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)1http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2010/02/ouchmyneckhurts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-1325323018711916652Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:54:00 +00002010-01-30T05:02:38.971-05:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/ZjgRjbnzvsM/thank-you-howard-zinn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2010/01/thank-you-howard-zinn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-7978567965804789974Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:35:00 +00002010-01-07T12:39:03.610-05:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/o9B85fZ5kn0/daves-mustache.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2010/01/daves-mustache.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-2892349537642233454Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:13:00 +00002009-10-04T14:40:31.178-04:00 It's more complicated than we thought; this is no surprise. It's more complicated than we may be able to think; this is distressing. We're all in it together; this is comforting.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/JvN505V71OY/big-picture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/10/big-picture.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-5512366440568819686Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:13:00 +00002009-09-10T18:24:12.787-04:00 Attention Department of Public Works... don't mess with this popular movement. A Ghost Bike, removed, grows back. We don't forget. More here: Alice Swanson Rides Again. Photos: Eric Gilliland, Ben West Also see When One Became 22: Local Activist Brings Ghost Bikes to Dupont Circle for Alice Swanson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/UHjSF2N_Lt4/ghost-bike-proliferation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)1http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/09/ghost-bike-proliferation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-399483873732993611Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:45:00 +00002009-08-28T00:50:58.032-04:00You've probably seen it elsewhere, but holy-moly this is funny beyond my ability to say.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/7bHOyNJMs0s/awesome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/08/awesome.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-59851134605529465Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:46:00 +00002009-08-27T13:52:32.000-04:00In case you're tempted to try your hand at fixed-gear freestyling, or fixed-gear OT, first remember the part they don't usually show you on the DVD. Ouch. Um, this is NOT practical cycling.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/L_Nd5Df3aY4/fixed-gear-observed-trials-out-take.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/08/fixed-gear-observed-trials-out-take.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-2878139036714137593Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:41:00 +00002009-08-12T19:05:27.393-04:00From The Daily Mail. Sure it looks cool but I'll stick with my Raleigh Roadster [or similar] until I can actually buy one of these things at my Local Bike Shop. Don't get me wrong--I'm sure we'll get there eventually, but I'm not holding my breath.Aside: didn't I see the young J. T. Kirk ride one of these in the latest Star Trek film?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/aPPKE5uEZRw/bike-of-future-yawn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/08/bike-of-future-yawn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-2131701603138773243Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:09:00 +00002009-08-11T22:24:19.730-04:00Another good idea from Joe Perez and company... Check it: The Bicycle Cellar, out.Not to mention the sweet little graphic: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/joQMCjEGgzM/bicycle-cellar-tempe-az.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)1http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/08/bicycle-cellar-tempe-az.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-6313753614239392398Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:32:00 +00002009-08-04T14:46:54.201-04:00Screens 'N' Spokes is a not-for-profit group that produces an annual series of bicycle-themed screen prints by more-and-less well-known poster artists and printmakers around the country, entirely for the benefit of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and its regional and local affiliates. Genuine Art + Good Cause + Bicycling = Buy Somescreensnspokes.blogspot.comscreensnspokes.etsy.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/Uxkghq95FRM/screens-n-spokes-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/08/screens-n-spokes-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-788800666382312941Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:34:00 +00002009-07-27T22:34:26.540-04:00.flickr-photo { display: inline; border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { text-align: left; font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Ashley, originally uploaded by communitycyclingcenter. Check out rest of the set on flickr.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/itngZ8-QURs/i-ride-with-community-cycling-center.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/07/i-ride-with-community-cycling-center.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-1130580352852468146Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:21:00 +00002009-07-24T04:21:17.821-04:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/TYYwN5w-PfE/oooo-ah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)1http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/07/oooo-ah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-6208519228955050159Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:35:00 +00002009-06-28T19:50:52.613-04:00I'm engaged in a relocation to Portland, OR. My body arrived three weeks ago, my bikes two weeks ago, and my mind and spirit are expected any day now. Being a bike person in Portland is pretty much yesterday's news, so I'm going to lie low for a bit, watch and listen. Feel free to get in touch if in you're in this area--I don't have a lot of friends here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/kCs9zWtsYUw/pause-for-station-reorientation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)3http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/06/pause-for-station-reorientation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-1237270746207554321Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:07:00 +00002009-06-15T03:20:31.002-04:00I'm starting a new cause: putting internal gears on kids' bikes - all of them, everywhere. Why not put a gear-hub on a kid's bike? I know: it's too expensive. I don't buy it (haha). There are so many good reasons to use internal hub-gears on kids' bikes that frankly, I'm shocked no one had done it before know. Maybe someone had, somewhere in bike-topia, but they weren't for sale around here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/9-P71HJrBIY/i-support-internal-gears-on-kids-bikes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)4http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/06/i-support-internal-gears-on-kids-bikes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-7156400434143133183Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:58:00 +00002009-06-15T02:58:21.719-04:00.flickr-photo { display: inline; border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { text-align: left; font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Globe greets us in MPLS, originally uploaded by Hugger Industries. This one has a groovy wood-top rack with an integrated tail-light. The light could be bigger, and visible from the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/JhW_TZsrL9M/another-globe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/06/another-globe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-4273439406938547631Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:54:00 +00002009-06-15T02:54:37.476-04:00.flickr-photo { display: inline; border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { text-align: left; font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Globe Bikes: Mixte, originally uploaded by Hugger Industries. Aye, there it is again. The front-end this time.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/NCbOqMoEPG0/globe-bikes-mixte_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/06/globe-bikes-mixte_15.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-2589923927084160470Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:52:00 +00002009-06-15T02:52:12.251-04:00.flickr-photo { display: inline; border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { text-align: left; font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Globe Bikes Live Mixte, originally uploaded by Hugger Industries. Holy step-through! Mixte from Specialized...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/cxfNteSaFpU/globe-bikes-mixte.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/06/globe-bikes-mixte.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-4344139333600715468Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:25:00 +00002009-06-02T11:34:49.450-04:00 . . . and I'm not talking about being fat and lazy.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/Gtc0tDd3la0/ouchthe-truth-hurts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)1http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/06/ouchthe-truth-hurts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-4926392284427804859Tue, 26 May 2009 21:49:00 +00002009-05-26T18:13:54.764-04:00Summer is for outdoor music and fun, and Rock the Bike has gone way over the top by creating The Biker Bar, a cycle-powered power source. With 300 Watts of average power and the headroom to reach 1000 Watt peaks, you can run a respectable Pedal Powered Stage that gets 500 people dancing at a music festival, including mains, monitors, mixer, and a decent amount of lighting, too. And you can http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/YDwPbn1RxfA/power-up-at-rock-bike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)1http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/05/power-up-at-rock-bike.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-484501551451403056Fri, 22 May 2009 15:04:00 +00002009-05-22T14:29:22.281-04:00 French auto engineer Guy Negre has developed a car powered by compressed air. Good idea, I think: efficiency similar to electric vehicles, but no batteries, faster refuelling, and (my favorite part) they run COLD, like ice build-up cold, so you get free A/C. Reported in The Gaurdian. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/r7bTyvkxPi4/compressed-air-car-no-hot-air-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/05/compressed-air-car-no-hot-air-here.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-2650602015887251952Thu, 21 May 2009 20:48:00 +00002009-05-22T14:28:23.059-04:00 It sure does. But we still have to follow the rules... thus a new program from Transportation Alternatives (TA) called, no surprise, Biking Rules. The guiding principle is deceptively simple: LEAD BY EXAMPLE.Hither-to-now this position has been sorely overlooked by bicyclers. We, as bicyclists, should reject excuses for breaking the law. If we do break the law, we should accept the consequenceshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/rZzPcrlBPp4/biking-rules.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)1http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/05/biking-rules.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030418914139598256.post-253310479614349730Thu, 14 May 2009 14:01:00 +00002009-05-22T14:29:06.835-04:00Get one! You won't regret it, not for a minute. Xtracycle, Inc., has a spankin' new website, good for the checking out. Also, they sent a plea, so to speak, to "not hold back" on Xtra-pruchases: A Humble RequestWe here at Xtracycle are proud of all the changes we've seen in the last year - for our company, our community, our country. But sometimes that pride gets in the way of being true to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePracticalCyclist_Blog/~3/RBLT_9_YTaE/thinking-about-xtracycle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David)0http://blog.thepracticalcyclist.org/2009/05/thinking-about-xtracycle.html