Riding bicycles is like trying on masks at the Spirit of Halloween Store. I have a serious case of bike lust, and to satiate my bike lust I have a semi-permanent collection of bicycles to peruse and try on to suit my daily whims. A fixie for the days when I wanna feel hip around [...]
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When someone tells you The Rules, tell ‘em to suck it
Cutting through roadie elitism to find your two wheel bliss Call it the Rapha effect. Ever since the high end clothier started selling minimalist styled cycling clothing and producing high art films and a magazine, there has been a proliferation of blogs that seek to define what it is to be Pro including Embrocation, Belgium [...]
From the Department of Awesome: Lithuanian mayor crushs car parked in bike lane
This story just off the wire actually goes beyond awesome. Arturas Zuokas, the Mayor of the Lithuanian town of Vilnius, has a message for inconsiderate motorist who park in bike lanes: park elsewhere or see your car become the victim of a monster truck show. Zuokas took to an armored troop carrier and crushed a [...]
Lucky
I am a very lucky guy. This morning I awoke to the smell of pancakes. “Nice!”, I thought, but it got better when I saw the pancakes my wife had made: In addition to the bicycle pancakes shown, she also made dinosaurs, pinwheels, trains, and the Eiffel Tower. Lucky indeed!
Does Fred equal Poser?
Just saw this question posed over at BikeForums: Is a Fred also a Poser? What do you think? Are they mutually exclusive or one and the same? UPDATE: For whatever its worth, here’s the condensed definition of Fred from Wikipedia: Fred is a derisive term used by “serious” road cyclists to describe other cyclists who [...]
Wikileaks Exclusive: World changing invention kept under wraps by governments/corporate interests
I fear for the safety of Copenhagenize author Mikael Colville-Andersen who took great risks to bring us this shocking video. Many Bothans died to bring you this information. Pass it on and then watch your back!
Friday Film Fun: Paint ball fireworks
Today’s film is in no way bicycle related other than it comes to me from All Hail the Black Market, a great generally bikish blog by Stevil Kinevil. Many may remember Stevil’s writings from How to Avoid the Bummer Life, the blog he wrote while employed by Swobo. He was let go/left Swobo in August, [...]
Friday Film Fun: Music Madness in “Performance” and “The Bike”
This Friday’s film fun is an intergenerational two-parter with first this roadie rap video called “Performance” by MC Spandex that’s been making the rounds of the Interweb. Every generation has its MC Spandex, and I like to think that Eddy Merckx’s generation had Alex Marco singing this ditty, “The Bike” recently found by Bike Hugger. [...]
New petition seeks to ban cars from Iowa Farm to Market Roads
On Monday, we let you know about an online petition that is asking the Iowa legislature to ban bicycle on all Iowa farm to market roads. Not to be out done, a group calling itself the Coalition for the Safety of Citizens of Iowa put together a humorous counter petition, Stop sharing Iowa FM roads. [...]
Alabama bans wine with ‘racy’ label
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board pulls wine with naked nymph and bicycle In another News of the Weird moment, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has banned the sale of Cycles Gladiator wine because the label has a drawing of a naked nymph riding a bicycle. The AP reports that: The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board [...]
