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Bike Lane Emergency
Quite the labyrinth. Nice capture from the bike lane ;)
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Urban Velo reader and Brooklyn based filmmaker Nicholas Whitaker gave us a nudge to check out his videos, and we thought they were good enough to share. Check it out. Look familiar? I think anyone who has ever seen a bike lane has seen a truck parked in it. Quite the labyrinth. Nice capture from the bike lane ;) -from urbanvelo.org- ... 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
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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
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Guys, Protect Your Packages When Biking
Hello Men! Do you ride your bike all the time? Well you might be hurting your "manhood". Read our entire post to find out more. Hello Men! Do you ride your bike all the time? Well you might be hurting your "manhood". Read our entire post to find out m... more
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Ghost Bikes
In New York City, every time a cyclist is killed, a bicycle painted white is locked to a street sign by advocacy group Time's Up!, as a visual reminder of the tragedy that took place there. In New York City, every time a cyclist is killed, a bicycle painted white is locked to a street sign by advocacy group Time's Up!... more
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Show your patriotism by declaring your independence from Oil on the 4th of July
The bike-minded folks in San Francisco are spearheading an effort to get Congress to approve more transportation funds for bicycling! They have a new campaign: Gas Free Fridays. Starting this Friday, July 4, "declare your independence" from oil!
This campaign is also an important opportunity to call on your representatives in Washington D.C. to encourage them to support bicycling as transportation by approving direct and better federal assistance to our nation's 20 most populous cities, so that cities can continue to establish safe bicycle networks, bike to transit facilities and public bicycle-share programs.
At the website you can find a sample letter to send to your elected representatives.
You can become one of the growing number of Americans doing your part to lessen our nation's overdependence on oil.
Half of all driving trips in our country are under two miles in length and could easily be done on a bicycle. Americans deserve affordable transportation options and there has never been a better time to support bicycling and a greener future. The bike-minded folks in San Francisco are spearheading an effort to get Congress to approve more transportation funds for bicycling! ... more -
Co-Ed Naked Bike Riding (Not Just A T-Shirt Slogan)
World Naked Bike Ride, an event to protest dependency on cars and draw awareness to the plight of riders sharing the road. The parade of barely costumed characters looks like Burning Man on wheels. With the attendance doubling to 500, there were two times the bicycles, twice the fun and of course, double the booty. World Naked Bike Ride, an event to protest dependency on cars and draw awareness to the plight of riders sharing the road. The parade ... more
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Pedaltron
A man and his bike take on the Pacific Coast Highway from Carmel to Ventura, California. Riding only his fixed gear bike, Matt McLoone attempts to conquer the hills of Big Sur and beyond. A man and his bike take on the Pacific Coast Highway from Carmel to Ventura, California. Riding only his fixed gear bike, Matt McLoone... more
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John Burke: the Al Gore of the bike trade?
At the Taipei Cycle trade show, Trek president John Burke gave an inspiring talk about why the bicycle industry should divert cash from marketing and R&D to help advocates and politicians create a 'bicycle friendly world'.
Mar 28, 2007
Spend more on advocacy, urges Trek boss
John Burke, president of Trek USA, has created a PowerPoint presentation about why bike companies should increase their financial support of bicycle advocates and political lobbying groups.
He first aired the talk at the National Bike Summit in Washington DC two weeks ago. On Sunday it was also given to Taiwans A-Team of industry leaders and in a conference room at the the Taipei trade show.
Heres my 23-minute video of Burkes 40-minute talk. I created the slide graphics in Macs Keynote as John Burkes slides didnt come out very well on the video (I was using a small stills camera, not my normal video camera).
Jonathan Maus of the Bike Portland blog was present at the first airing of the talk and he headlined his coverage Is John Burke the Al Gore of the bike trade? This was a reference to Al Gores slide show about climate change, An Inconvenient Truth. The slide show, seen all over the world, was made into a movie, winning this years Oscar for best documentary.
Burkes presentation also focussed on the environment but majored on what Burke knows best: the bike trade. His presentation was aimed at encouraging bike companies to spend more money on cycle advocacy.
He called the bicycle the perfect product at the perfect time. And bike companies would sell more of them if there were more places for folks to ride them.
The number one way to grow the business and to have an impact on society, health, environment and congestion is to create a bicycle-friendly world, said Burke.
He revealed that for every $100 of sales, bike companies typically spend $3.90 on marketing, $1.60 on R&D but just 10 cents on advocacy.
That doesnt make sense. As an industry we need to look at how we spend money. Why do we spend the amount of money on marketing and product and little on advocacy?
He wants to spur a debate in the industry about where were spending our money. At the Taipei Cycle trade show, Trek president John Burke gave an inspiring talk about why the bicycle industry should divert cash fro... more -
Bicycle commuting tips and tricks
This piece a share some of my bicycle knowledge and experience with you- some of you who may have thought about dusting off you bike and taking a spin might just learn a thing or two from this vid?
I'm now a daily bike commuter, so being prepared, having the right set up and using the right equipment can sure make life on the bike much more pleasurable- not to mention helping me from being late to work! This piece a share some of my bicycle knowledge and experience with you- some of you who may have thought about dusting off you bike a... more
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