FHWA: Small Investments in Bike/Ped Infrastructure Can Pay Off in a Big Way | Streetsblog Capitol Hill
20 days ago by axoplasm
The FHWA report is full of data showing how a small down payment on active transportation can lead — quickly — to dramatic improvements in air quality, traffic levels, and public health.
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pedestrian
transportation
infrastructure
economics
from instapaper
20 days ago by axoplasm
Teens: Let me ride my bicycle in peace - Inside Bay Area
27 days ago by axoplasm
I wonder how we got to this point, where cars are a status symbol and bicycles are an embarrassment. I wonder if it's pride or just laziness, or a combination of both, that drives people to drive everywhere.
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teens
cars
from instapaper
27 days ago by axoplasm
F. Moser Motard
7 weeks ago by axoplasm
80s MTB converted into suburban assault vehicle. Brilliant.
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mtb
from instapaper
7 weeks ago by axoplasm
Duly recorded: Kilometres travelled, time spent
8 weeks ago by axoplasm
"Even as a boy, Gerry Schenk exhibited a certain fastidiousness." Really?
bicycle
statistics
health
transportation
personal
from instapaper
8 weeks ago by axoplasm
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss | Grist
8 weeks ago by axoplasm
Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80 percent of its population commutes by bicycle
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transit
economics
health
8 weeks ago by axoplasm
If it ain’t fixie don’t brake it: On “fixie-ness” | Eugene bicyclist
february 2012 by axoplasm
It would be like hating a kitten. But if you do notice me roll my eyes, it has less to do with the actual mechanical arrangement known as the fixed gear and more to do with all the trimmings that sometimes come along for the ride — such as this bike’s yam-like orangeness.
(Even for someone as ambivalent about the Ducks as I am, that is a lot of orange to be riding around this town.)
I have to say that I am reluctant to wade into the vast and increasingly tepid waters of fixed-gear stylings. But I feel obligated to proceed, because these floodwaters have spilled over and are now threatening society at large. There are all manner of Frankenstein-like offshoots, wannabes, hybrids and copycats bobbing around.
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culture
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eugene
oregon
(Even for someone as ambivalent about the Ducks as I am, that is a lot of orange to be riding around this town.)
I have to say that I am reluctant to wade into the vast and increasingly tepid waters of fixed-gear stylings. But I feel obligated to proceed, because these floodwaters have spilled over and are now threatening society at large. There are all manner of Frankenstein-like offshoots, wannabes, hybrids and copycats bobbing around.
february 2012 by axoplasm
Embrocation Cycling Journal: Annoying Developments
february 2012 by axoplasm
Now we’re left with “Strava segments,” which is basically a random stretch of pavement that has to be done at time trial speed. Then you get home, ignore your wife and kids, log in and compare notes with folks you have never heard of or seen before. “Look, JoeTri_2000 did Oak Hill at 34km/h. Man, he must be a stud!”
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racing
training
strava
gps
from instapaper
february 2012 by axoplasm
Molly Cameron | Open letter from a fellow business owner.
january 2012 by axoplasm
And I wonder… why do I keep at it? If internet sales are that profitable, I should close up the retail shop and switch to a web-based specialty service.
But, it breaks my heart to think about that. And then I re-read the owner of RCB’s letter. It tells me they must be feeling the pinch too. The letter speaks directly to their customers: “hey, think about us.” As far as I know, RCB does not have much of a web-sales presence. And everything I know (which is a lot) about that shop is mostly great. Great service, great sales selection, great staff. Like I said, if I did not already own a bike shop, I would probably spend my cash there. Or at least get on one of their sponsored teams so that I could get all the sweet deals and hook ups they offer to their teams.
And, what would happen if that shop was to close. Or go web based?
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portland
business
internet
from instapaper
But, it breaks my heart to think about that. And then I re-read the owner of RCB’s letter. It tells me they must be feeling the pinch too. The letter speaks directly to their customers: “hey, think about us.” As far as I know, RCB does not have much of a web-sales presence. And everything I know (which is a lot) about that shop is mostly great. Great service, great sales selection, great staff. Like I said, if I did not already own a bike shop, I would probably spend my cash there. Or at least get on one of their sponsored teams so that I could get all the sweet deals and hook ups they offer to their teams.
And, what would happen if that shop was to close. Or go web based?
january 2012 by axoplasm
Qualified to debunk vehicular cycling | Cycle Space
january 2012 by axoplasm
It is worth knowing how to ride a bike like a vehicle, just as it is worth taking a gun and a flack jacket into a war zone.
automobile
bicycle
traffic
vehicularcycling
january 2012 by axoplasm
Lovely Bicycle!: Did Not Wearing a Helmet Save Gene Hackman's Life?
january 2012 by axoplasm
Bicycle helmets have some protective properties under some conditions, but these properties are limited and do not extend to colliding with moving motor vehicles
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helmet
safety
statistics
news
january 2012 by axoplasm
S O M A f e e d: Many Updates On 2010 Frames
december 2011 by axoplasm
Some theoretical info on headbadges
bicycle
frame
design
blog
december 2011 by axoplasm
Breaking the Cycle: Spandexplanation: My Spandex (lycra, skinsuit, & kit) Theory
december 2011 by axoplasm
“Wearing spandex when I ride gives me the freedom to be me. I am not ashamed, not scared and I am not going to hide”
bicycle
health
fashion
from twitter
december 2011 by axoplasm
Hiring! « Speedbloggen
december 2011 by axoplasm
The Vanilla Workshop houses three brands: Vanilla Bicycle Co., which specializes in one of a kind custom bicycles; Speedvagen, our limited production race bike brand; and Coat Paint Shop, painting and powder coating for Vanilla and Speedvagen as well as other independent bicycle framebuilders.
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bicycle
blog
from instapaper
december 2011 by axoplasm
Dave Moulton's Blog - Dave Moulton's Bike Blog - Driving the limit
december 2011 by axoplasm
The more I ride my bike, the slower I feel compelled to drive. And I'm not even retired. @exframebuilder
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driving
from twitter
december 2011 by axoplasm
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