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Cheers to meligrosa for giving us the heads up on some of the activities happening on Bike to Work Day. Don't forget to ride on on May 15th!
To let us know what's going on in your city, send us a post for on-air consideration at:
http://www.current.com/undertheradarCheers to meligrosa for giving us the heads up on some of the activities happening on... more
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One of my favorite Blogs, the Bike snob NYC (*big apple bike commuter/biker/crit/fixie love-hater/bikes/bikes/bikes/ that has very direct sense of verbally describing bikes and peripheral issues, it is a must read, fellow blog readers*) makes it from the big apple to Austin TX, to check out Lance's Mellow Johnny's opening Party.
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"I am supportive of any new bike shop, even if it is part-owned by a celebrity and doesn't really need my support. I'm even supportive of Chari & Co., who also had an opening party this past weekend in New York City, and I wish them nothing but success. (Even though the pictures I see kind of make me sick.) So I figure a new shop in Austin that's actually well-stocked, well-staffed, and worth a visit merits a little attention. I mean, it's no Dah Shop, but it's pretty sweet. After all, where else can you not only buy bike stuff but also look at Tour de France memorabilia and modern art, drink gourmet coffee, and take a free shower all under the same roof? Just add a retired cyclist in Nikes pawing at you and you'll know exactly what it's like to be Ashley Olsen."One of my favorite Blogs, the Bike snob NYC (*big apple bike commuter/biker/crit/fixie... more
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Front and rear safety lights (blinkies) protect you well in many riding situations. But blinkies are weakest when viewed from the side. Unfortunately, side visibility is the most common cause of nighttime bicycle-car collisions. Every time you approach a turn or an intersection, your side visibility is key to drivers seeing you.
Bike commuting, early morning training, and sunset rides should be inspiring, relaxing, fun and invigorating. And they can be, when you take the right safety measures. To feel relaxed and confident at those intersections, you need to know that drivers from all angles, especially the sides, can see you as early as possible. Front and rear safety lights (blinkies) protect you well in many riding situations.... more
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sweet inspiration.
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"... A fresh undercurrent of musical culture is reinventing what’s cool — and taking gasoline out of the equation. Around the country, musicians are embracing pedal-power, biking from show to show, city to city, even nation to nation.
The movement arrives as a reaction to the trends of global hip-hop and mass-produced rock, worlds in which stars may preach socio-political and environmental righteousness yet indulge in glamorous, grossly extravagant limo lifestyles."
But not the Ginger Ninjas. In April, this folk-ska band from North San Juan, California (fronted by Xtracycle co-founder Kipchoge Spencer) completed a fully pedal-powered tour of 5000 miles from Lake Tahoe to Chiapas, Mexico. The Ninjas’ tour — called Pleasant Revolution — included 80 dates. So did the Rolling Stones’ 2006 Bigger Bang Tour, but the tired supergroup’s tour also included 80 semi trucks, a jet plane and 37,000 barrels of oil — each incinerated, of course. The Ginger Ninjas, who employed a pedal-powered sound system at most shows, estimate they expended a third of a barrel of oil on their journey.
In San Francisco, Fossil Fool, “The Bike Rapper,” has achieved an unlikely alchemy. Known more casually as Paul Freedman, the innovative vocalist and tech wizard has blended the shadowy realm of streetside rap with the gentle notion of the bicycle. He rides a massive, self-designed pedal-powered chopper from gig to gig. It’s a bike mean as hell and cool as night. It glows when pedaled and serves as a human-powered P.A. system at Fossil Fool’s mobile street parties, and it gets great gas mileage between venues — which is to say none.
“My character when I perform is a rapper born in an alternate universe where bikes are cool and cars are lame,” says Freedman. “There’s no doubt we live in a car culture, but I also have no doubt that bikes are way cooler. People are sick of the hip-hop culture where the rapper has the newest Mercedes.”sweet inspiration.
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Bike to Work Day 2008, sweat and chain grease is the new dress code.
Here is some San Francisco info - if not in SF, check your local transit sites for more info. Enjoy your city, and don't forget your blinkies!
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Pedal some and meet some new pals around town.
There will be many stations around the city to mingle or grab snacks.
(image credit: www.andysinger.com) Cheers!
From the SF bike coalition: www.sfbike.org
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*Our Bike Doctors will help you Gear Up!
The SFBC will help you dust off that old bike and pump up those tires to get you rolling for Bike to Work Day.
*Energizer Stations
Volunteers will cheer you on at 25 Energizer Stations around San Francisco! Stop by one of the stations to load up on free coffee, snacks, and convenient tote bags for future commutes.
*You'll be in good company
You'll be joining bike commuters new and old in making a statement about the importance of supporting the two wheeled way. Join our mayor, supervisors, and thousands of San Franciscans in moving proof that bicycling is a viable form of transportation in this city.
* SFBC's Annual Bike Away for Work Party
Thu., May. 15 | 6-10pm, The Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. You're invited to the SF Bicycle Coalition's fun and fabulous Bike Away from Work Party! Stop by The Rickshaw Stop on your commute home and unwind (valet bike parking provided). Learn the city's biking secrets from fellow bicyclists and bask in the glow of a successful Bike to Work Day!
Fabulous prizes to be raffled off! Don't miss it.Bike to Work Day 2008, sweat and chain grease is the new dress code.
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'For all the individual glory he has achieved as a professional cyclist, Lance's greatest contribution to cycling may be his promotion of the bicycle as a form of transportation and recreation.
Armstrong is about to open an 18,000 square-foot bicycle store in his hometown of Austin, Texas where, apart from selling the usual bicycle products, he will "promote bike culture and bike commuting" by providing showers and a locker room, as well as bicycle storage for bicycle commuters who lack those facilities at their offices. As Armstrong himself noted, "This city is exploding downtown. Are all these people in high rises going to drive everywhere? We have to promote (bike) commuting."
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Every year the Bicycle Film Festival blows minds and brings joy to velo-hip crowds around the world and the 2006 BFF spins it sweller than ever as it returns to San Francisco. We hang out with its founder, Brendt Barbur, at SF's bicycle coalition for some behind-the-scene scenes as he makes it all happen.Every year the Bicycle Film Festival blows minds and brings joy to velo-hip crowds... more
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