The Steampunk Recumbent

World Naked Bike Ride DC -2008 More (un)coverage: BYT WaPo Express DCist

Bicycle Film Festival, on now in NY.

Consider some problems faced by Manzini Cyclery, a small U.S. maker of custom bicycles: 1) In December 2002, when the exchange rate was $1 per Euro, Manzini ordered parts for next year’s production from Campagnolo. They agreed to a price of 500,000 euros, to be paid when the parts were delivered in one year’s time. [...]

Sweat this: DC is the first city in Mmmerika to have a bike sharing program. Stockholm has had this for years already and it works quite well, though it seems to be used more by tourists than Sthlmers, who would presumably have their own bikes.

In honor of a bike that I really miss riding, here is a creepy montage of Merckx crashing.

To readers of this blog that may be concerned: The poster known as 5dollarbud, aka a4nick8tor, aka Big Killa N, aka Golden Balls, aka Kung Fu Jimmy is currently on holiday in Prague, CZ. He appologizes for not notifing sooner and wonders if it would be possible to meet any other posters on this blog [...]

Just got back from London, where the above clip was shot in front of the robot rider in the “World’s Best Bike Department” at the famous Harrod’s department store in Knightsbridge. The audio is kinda muted. Basically I’m saying that the robot on the suburbo-cruiser is the best thing about the “bike department” that otherwise [...]

Calfee claims its $3K bamboo bike will save the planet. Riding lugged makes mother earth cry.

“Bike Fetish Gave Man an ‘Overwhelming Sense of Calm’”