Archive for August, 2008

The Case of the Vicious Velocipede.

It was a hot day. The kind where your fingers shrivel and melt the second you touch your seat belt buckle. Luckly, I don’t wear a seat belt. Just a smirk and a pair of well worn shoes. My shoes were talking back to me, arguing with my feet. I [...]

Ironic Bike Lane Picture

Watch for bikes - Baltimore Spokes

August Scramble- Sunday the 31st

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So it’s coming up soon folks. Get your excuses into the wife/husband/employer. The date is set for the 31st, and the ride is gunna be a corker. No route details yet, except to say there is going to be some climbing, loads of dirt, and maybe a stream crossing or two. [...]

Yakkay Brainwear?

YAKKAY - brainwear for smart people. Bicycle Helmet, cover, Izmir, Dublin, Paris, Tokyo.

not to be confused with

I’m just still not sold on these kinds of helmets no matter how hip the models wearing them are.

Bike Sharing Program in Washington DC

D.C. Bike-Sharing Program Launches Today, First in the USA : TreeHugger

Kind of weird that it’s a company like Clear Channel that’s funding this.

Bianchi Fashion Partnership

trackosaurus rex - Your jeans are worth more…

Track Team

Know some history and read some cool news.

Team GB Track Cyclists on the BBC
Other cool cycling links are to be had from that page.
Dig some and read.
BMX is in there!
HISTORY.
Rob

alley cat madness

i want to hold a super strange frederick specific alley cat, followed by a skid comp and a freestyle comp.  all are welcome, even if you dont have a fixed gear.  course, i wont be racing, cause i’ll be organizing.  if you wanna race, you cant organize.  but maybe your spouse can.  we need people [...]

basement bike bidness

so, as previously noted, i am back in frederick, and jobless. anyone who has a line on a job needing a creative wacko, holla. seriously, anyone…
in the meantime, i am building/rebuilding/tuning/fitting/advising bike related things, in co-operation with a few other folks, rob q being on of them.
for those that dont know, i was [...]

Weird Bikes = Mind Explosion

Weird Bikes