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Man breaks underwater cycling record
Lowered into the sea by a team of local scuba divers, Mr Innocente mounted the bike at a depth of 92ft (28m) and rode along a 360ft (110m) long underwater slope, dodging mud pools and rocky outcrops.
Continuing his descent, Mr Innocente, 62, smashed his own previous world record of 197ft (60m) which he set three years ago.
The Milan-born Italian set the new record in the waters of Portofino's maritime marine reserve, at midday on Monday.
He took nine minutes of deep sea pedalling to reach the 213ft (65m) mark.
"It was tough because I ran into more mud than I expected," he says.
"I had to click up a gear to make pedalling easier".
The world record was verified by the judge of the World Guinness Records, Lucia Sinigagliesi, who had come from London specifically to witness the record attempt.
Mr Innocente, who undertakes these record attempts for charity, says he is on a mission to prove that mountain bikes can be ridden anywhere.
Having travelled to the wilds of Alaska and the plains of Kenya proving his point, Mr Vittorio decided seven years ago to combine his cycling with his other great passion, scuba diving.
Mr Innocente says that he first had the idea for underwater bike riding whilst leading a group of German tourists scuba diving off the island of Elba, 25 years ago.
He says that when one member of the group simply found an old bicycle on the seabed, he picked it up and began to ride it.
Following this world record, it is clear that Mr Innocente dominates the world of underwater cycling.
In 2001 he also set the speed record for underwater cycling when he pedalled 1,200m in a swimming pool at an average speed of 87 cm/second. Lowered into the sea by a team of local scuba divers, Mr Innocente mounted the bike at a depth of 92ft (28m) and rode along a 360ft (1... more -
SOPO A COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP
This Documentary is about a non-profit bike shop in East Atlanta GA. This Shop has been around for two years and in this two year they have done a lot for the city of Atlanta. They help people fix their bikes and help them learn more about bikes. It push's people to use their bikes more in the city and save more money from buying gas. I don't want to give out a lot before you get to watch it................................... The making of this Documentary was fun and it took my friend Phoebe Brown and I about 1 or 2 month's to make it. I produced it and Phoebe worked on the Editing, Camera the most. Atlanta
This Documentary is about a non-profit bike shop in East Atlanta GA. This Shop has been around for two years and in this two year they... more -
SOPO A COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP
This Documentary is about a non-profit bike shop in East Atlanta GA. This Shop has been around for two years and in this two year they have done a lot for the city of Atlanta. They help people fix their bikes and help them learn more about bikes. It push's people to use their bikes more in the city and save more money from buying gas. I don't want to give out a lot before you get to watch it................................... The making of this Documentary was fun and it took my friend Phoebe Brown and I about 1 or 2 month's to make it. I produced it and Phoebe worked on the Editing, Camera the most.
This Documentary is about a non-profit bike shop in East Atlanta GA. This Shop has been around for two years and in this two year they... more -
The Carbon Cycle
After graduating Uni, four best mates (Pete, Ben, Tom & Will) decide to embark on an epic 1000mile low-carbon cycling adventure. The 20 day journey takes the green quartet across the entire country - from Land's End to John O'Groats. Handing out energy-saving light bulbs along the way, towing a solar panel (for lighting at night, phones and ipods) and only eating local food, they attempt to keep their carbon footprint as low as is humanly possible. Will their bikes and friendship endure the testing journey? or will they opt for a BigMac and a cheap flight home?! After graduating Uni, four best mates (Pete, Ben, Tom & Will) decide to embark on an epic 1000mile low-carbon cycling adventure. T... more
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Bicycle Film Festival -San Francisco
July 23-26, 2008
Festival Passes: $30
Individual tickets are available for $10.
*** Valet bicycle (free-but donations always accepted) parking provided by SFBC at all screenings. ***
Check out the whole line-up at the link above.
for further Valet parking info, and what sweet service by the bike coalition provides while you get your fiml/bike/mingle/beer on, very crucial, here: http://www.sfbike.org/?valet July 23-26, 2008 Festival Passes: $30 Individual tickets are available for $10. ... more -
Bike Sharing Program Launched in Mexico City : TreeHugger
C'mon! Even Mexico sees bike sharing as a good idea. What the heck is taking so long in the US? *sigh*
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Man hits cyclist while screaming racial slurs
"All Black People Should Die" he says.
Whatever happened to keeping opinions to yourself unless asked for them?
"I don't have hate in my heart for him. You know, I just wish he didn't hate me." "All Black People Should Die" he says. Whatever happened to keeping opinions to yourself unless asked for them? ... more -
Bicycle thieves: 3,000 of Paris's free bicycles stolen
The self-service, Parisian bike-for-hire – the vélib' – was intended mostly for short rides when it was introduced 12 months ago.
More than 3,000 of the sturdy grey bicycles have gone missing since then. Some have turned up as far away as Romania and, according to one report, Australia. Another 3,000 have been deliberately destroyed or damaged. But the 16,000 bikes in circulation have proved extremely popular. The idea – a cheap, computerised system of self-service bicycles in racks on almost every street corner – has been exported to countries across the world, including Austria and Spain, with plans for a similar system in Finland, Australia and the United States.
The vélib' has had its problems. Three vélib' users have been killed. Motorists complain that the bikes have tempted thousands of unskilled, unwary cyclists on to the unforgiving streets of the French capital. The 1,200 automated vélib' racks have also occupied thousands of spaces which used to be available for on-street parking. One enraged motorist ceremonially "hanged" a vélib' bike on a parking sign.
The vélib' has also been hailed as a triumphant, new form of win-win public service. All the proceeds go to the Paris Town Hall, which has pocketed €20m in the first year. All the costs are borne by the street advertising company JCDecaux. In return for providing and servicing the bikes, the firm has been given 1,600 free advertising spaces.
(Excerpts / John Lichfield, The Independent) The self-service, Parisian bike-for-hire – the vélib' – was intended mostly for short rides when it was introduced 12 months ago. ... more -
London's Ethnic Minorities Less Respectful of Cyclists?
A claim on the London cycling blog Velorution suggests that London's racial minorities are less respectful of cyclists, and therefore pose more of a threat to their safety.
Blogger Andrea says "in my evening meanders around town, whenever I am in an area with predominance of Africans, Jews, South Asians, Cockneys or other uncivilised lovers of black tinted windows, the respect for vulnerable road users sinks to Thirld World levels. Here we have a risk of falling to the lowest denominator."
Is there any truth in these claims? Or are they simply lazy racial stereotypes? A claim on the London cycling blog Velorution suggests that London's racial minorities are less respectful of cyclists, and therefore ... more -
Physician charged with stopping his car suddenly in front of two cyclists.
Driver under the influence of non-existent common sense.
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Christopher Thomas Thompson, 59, was charged with two felony counts each of reckless driving causing injury and battery with serious bodily injury in connection with a July 4 crash.
Prosecutors allege that on July 4, Thompson slammed on the brakes of his red Infiniti sedan in front of two cyclists riding downhill on Mandeville Canyon Road. Authorities said the impact flung one cyclist through the car's rear window and the other to the pavement.
Peter Swarth, Thompson's attorney, said in a statement about the July crash today: "We regret that charges were filed today against Dr. Thompson. The incident was an unfortunate accident and was absolutely not a case of 'road rage,' as some have suggested. Dr. Thompson continues to wish for the injured cyclists speedy recovery."
Watson said he skidded to the right of the car as the other cyclist skidded to the left, "right into on-coming traffic." The motorist drove right at the other cyclist, who then punched the car, Watson said. "He then drove straight at me."
Cyclist Ron Peterson, 40, whose head crashed through the car window July 4, had broken teeth, a broken nose and serious cuts on his face. The other cyclist, Christian Stoehr, 29, had a shoulder separation he said would require surgery.
Photos showing a car's shattered window and what appears to be blood-covered trunk and others showing an injured Peterson on a gurney and in a UCLA Medical Center bed were quickly posted on Internet blogs, prompting outraged e-mails among members of Westside riding clubs.
Peterson said that Thompson "yelled out some profanity and, 'Ride single-file!' " Peterson said he then screamed an expletive at Thompson, who he said veered in front of the riders and "slammed on his brakes as hard as he could."
Thompson is free on $30,000 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 1 at the airport branch of Los Angeles County Superior Court. If convicted on all counts, he will face up to seven years and eight months in state prison.
---full story at link--- Driver under the influence of non-existent common sense. - ... more -
UK Invests Big Money In Bikes : TreeHugger
Well, the UK has done something else right. Like all the good (and not so good) European countries they're increasing spending for cyclists.
A couple good quotes:
"The first step in persuading people to leave their cars at home is to offer them a real choice," said Transport Minister, Ruth Kelly. "Providing a step change in cycling facilities, dedicated cycle lanes, more training and information will have a big impact on how people choose to travel."
"A quarter of journeys made every day by car are less than two miles, Cycling is an alternative that could bring real health benefits to millions of adults and children, as well as helping them save money and beat congestion."
Well, the UK has done something else right. Like all the good (and not so good) European countries they're increasing spending for cy... more -
A New Fashion Catches On in Paris - Cheap Bicycle Rentals
A year after the introduction of the sturdy gray bicycles known as Vélib’s, they are being used all over Paris. The bikes are cheap to rent because they are subsidized by advertising, and other major cities, including American ones, are exploring similar projects. A year after the introduction of the sturdy gray bicycles known as Vélib’s, they are being used all over Paris. The bikes are cheap to... more
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NY's Broadway becoming the Great Bike Way
Glad to see NY is looking into embracing bikes as opposed to restricting them.
Interesting article... we'll see how far it goes...
Seems to be that Bloomberg is changing his stance on two wheelers.. Let's hope it's true.
Ride on!
NEW YORK - Call it the Great Bike Way.
New York City plans to turn a swath of Broadway in midtown Manhattan into a bike lane and public esplanade _ leaving two fewer lanes for vehicles on the busy thoroughfare.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that the plan will benefit the environment as well as people's health.
The Broadway plan will "give us a lot more room to walk on the streets and to get people ... out of their cars and walking, which is good for their health and also good for the environment," Bloomberg said on his weekly radio show.
The area, called Broadway Boulevard, will run from 42nd Street eight blocks south to the busy shopping district of Herald Square, which includes Macy's department store. The esplanade will be flanked by a pedestrian walkway with cafe tables and umbrellas, separated from vehicular traffic by planters filled with flowers.
The area's Fashion Center Business Improvement District is working with the city's Department of Transportation to create the street plazas, at a cost of $700,000. Jan Gehl, an urban designer based in Copenhagen, was hired as a consultant.
Work already is under way. The esplanade is to open in mid-August, with newly painted pavement and plastic traffic barriers popping up on the street.
The project is in line with Bloomberg's vision of reducing New York's traffic and pollution by encouraging bike riding and other alternatives to cars.
City transportation officials also are exploring other possibilities _ from banning cars on Park Avenue on three Saturdays in August to a bicycle-sharing program. Glad to see NY is looking into embracing bikes as opposed to restricting them. Interesting article... we'll see how far it goes... ... more -
Mark Cavendish makes Tour de France history
Mark "Cannonball Cav" Cavendish won his second stage of the Tour de France yesterday making him the first British cyclist to win two stages in one Tour since Barry Hoban, 35 years ago.
When asked about how he was dealing with the bad weather, Cannonball Cav shrugged and said "I used to work in a bank when I was younger and to me it doesn't matter if it's raining..."
Wise words indeed.
Mark "Cannonball Cav" Cavendish won his second stage of the Tour de France yesterday making him the first British cyclist to win two s... more -
Bike Hugger - Economic Indicators
I've noticed similar circumstances at my local shops, business is booming!
Small little article, but great and brings a smile to my face.
CleverCycles: http://clevercycles.com/?p=231
Check out the Retrovelo site too, great looking bikes! http://retrovelo.de/ I've noticed similar circumstances at my local shops, business is booming! ... more -
Have you tried the new low-car diet?
With gas prices at a record high and public transit a cost-effective and greener option, now's a good a time to ditch your car. Car-pooling organization Zipcar is trying to ease the transition with the "Low-Car Diet." Beginning 21 July 2008, they're challenging North Americans to go car-free for a full 30 days. They will replace participants' car keys with a complimentary transit pass, a free one-year Zipcar membership, drive time credit and a number of other perks from local partners. In the New York City area, Zoo York will aid the car-less participants by donating skateboards.
The events kick off on the 21st with a ceremonial key-drop event at a currently undisclosed location. On 15 August 2008, they'll hold a completion event where people can compare their car-free experiences. Zipcar is offering the "Low-Car Diet" in ten of its American cities, plus Vancouver and Toronto.
With gas prices at a record high and public transit a cost-effective and greener option, now's a good a time to ditch your car. Car-po... more -
Pedal-Powered Businesses Popping Up In Portland : TreeHugger
Every just want to give it all up and get a pedi-cab? How about an ice cream cart?
Well, more people are doing it everyday. I want to move to Portland! Every just want to give it all up and get a pedi-cab? How about an ice cream cart? ... more -
Biking On The Job Enouraged To Save Gas
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. ― Riding a bike as part of the job has become standard for some workers in Colorado mountain communities like Breckenridge. It is all part of an effort by towns and counties in the high country to save money on gas and conserve.
The building inspectors in Breckenridge are now riding city owned bikes to job sites.
"So we're doing it to save fuel for sure, but the broader footprint is obviously the carbon footprint of the town," said Glen Morgan of the Breckenridge Building Department.
Construction workers are often caught off guard when the inspectors pedal up to a building in progress.
Breckenridge bought a total of six bikes for its employees to use for business errands and meetings. Frisco also has four bikes that employees can check out.
"I love them," said one woman. "They are so great. We take them out every time we have a meeting in town."
The town's police chief has a new hybrid to save on fuel as well.
Back in Breckenridge, there is contest that encourages employees to walk, bike or use public transportation to get to work.
The public works department in Silverthorne sent out a notice to employees asking them to cut back on unnecessary driving and pair up for jobs if possible.
Click above link for video :
Ride on! BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. ― Riding a bike as part of the job has become standard for some workers in Colorado mountain communities like Bre... more -
The Circular Bike, a.k.a. "Vicious Cycle"
The most perfect name for a bike ever, also winning the award for the most confusing and/or innovative and/or pointless.
I want one.
Perfect for these other bikes.
http://current.com/items/89083685_six_crazy_concept_bik...
The most perfect name for a bike ever, also winning the award for the most confusing and/or innovative and/or pointless. ... more -
How the Bicycle Emancipated Women
womanlicious!
a good quick snippet back in time with women and bikes, and horses and the bra.
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I love history.
--small excerpt /from the mentalfloss blog--
Before bicycles came along, the horse was the best means of individual travel. Of course, women’s access to horses was limited. Horses were dangerous and difficult to control; conventional medical wisdom suggested that riding them could damage a woman’s genitals. Women were supposed to ride sidesaddle, with both legs hanging off one side. In that unnatural position, women were unable to ride for long distances, reinforcing the idea that they shouldn’t be riding at all.
Bicycles, by comparison, were easy to manipulate. There was no reason a woman couldn’t get on a bike and sedately pedal farther from her home than she’d ever been before. No reason, that is, other than her cumbersome attire and the convention that if she did so, she’d either have her virtue corrupted or die of exhaustion.
As the bicycle continues to lend itself to causes of all kinds, it is important to remember its first battle. Liberating is a word easily associated with cycling. Flying down a tree-lined road with the wind in your face is certainly a liberating experience, but for early female cyclists, a simple bike ride was liberating in a much more significant way. womanlicious! a good quick snippet back in time with women and bikes, and horses and the bra. - I love history. ... more
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