Friday, April 10, 2009

making money with bikes

Portland is very progressive. What a bunch of biking profiteers...

stolen bike

Well, after riding a bike in nyc for almost 20 years, I guess it finally had to happen to me. Two weeks ago, my bike, my lovely fifth body part, my means of transport, my source of exercise, was taken from me. And ever so bitterly too might I add. I was upset and in a rush, so I stupidly did not pay close enough attention to how I locked up my bike. I use a chain, and while riding the chain is wrapped around the seat post. Well, I was only going to go inside for 5 minutes and I untwisted the chain but neglected to loop it through the frame.
8 minutes later, my partner for 7 years was taken from me. All that was left was a dangling chain.
MUTHAFUCKERS!!!!

If anybody sees my baby around drop me a line. Black peugeot single speed, with a rack on the back and a yellow bottle holder.

excuse me as I wipe a tear from my eye

japanese bike race

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oh those crazy japanese

bike parking of the future

kinda kooky, of course it is in Geneva. The music is a mix between porn music and some kind of 80's montage song.

Although I don't think the tree could actually work in nyc. Somebody would just bring a ladder to the thing and throw down the bikes at their leisure. Perhaps there is some locking mechanism at the top?

fresh messenger

Crazy numbers

This nytimes article has some wacky numbers for the average cost annual cost of owning a bike. 390 dollars? Maybe if you know nothing about bikes or buy a new bike every other year. Although the annual price tag of owning a car sounds reasonable to me coming in at 8,758 dollars.