Bicycling.com: Invisible Riders
june 2008 by McChris
Dan Koeppel describes and interviews laborers who ride to work in Los Angeles.
LA
labor
immigration
cycling
transportation
june 2008 by McChris
Victim Complex: Coping With Bike Theft
april 2008 by McChris
BikeSnobNYC offers some sound advice for dealing with bike theft that makes a lot of sense for computers as well.
cycling
crime
april 2008 by McChris
Identi-Tape - 2-inch Safety Reflective Tape
april 2008 by McChris
This is the best source for black reflective tape I've found so far.
cycling
useful
shopping
april 2008 by McChris
The Bicycle Tutor
march 2008 by McChris
This site offers video tutorials on bicycle repair and maintenance.
DIY
video
howto
cycling
march 2008 by McChris
Fix-it Index Page
march 2008 by McChris
This is a treasure trove of howtos for maintaining mountain bikes.
cycling
howto
march 2008 by McChris
allanti.com: Where was my bike made?
march 2008 by McChris
Here's an interesting rundown of where bicycle frames are manufactured. I knew Giant produced frames for Schwinn and others in Taiwan, but I didn't realize they're now the largest (legit) bicycle maker. I still don't know if my "Made in the USA" Cannondal
cycling
business
history
offshoring
march 2008 by McChris
Bicycle Hacker: Welcome Bicycle Hackers!
march 2008 by McChris
Here's a wiki that allows cyclists to create pages describing bicycle hacking projects.
wiki
cycling
hack
transportation
march 2008 by McChris
Bike Snob NYC: Apoca-Watch Update: Retirees on Tall Bikes
january 2008 by McChris
Ever reliable, the bike snob mocks photos of Lance Armstrong riding a hacked-together tall bike at what appears to be art gallery Okay Mountain.
austin
cycling
humor
hack
january 2008 by McChris
How Experts Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Schwinn
december 2007 by McChris
This wiki site is for a business book about the social facets of expertise and how expertise can lead to poor consequences.
business
wiki
technology
cycling
december 2007 by McChris
Bike Snob NYC
december 2007 by McChris
This blog has made me love blogs again.
blog
cycling
humor
NYC
hipsters
december 2007 by McChris
How-to: Derailer Adjustment
november 2007 by McChris
Maybe this will save a trip to the bike shop. It's been almost five years since I've had a tune-up, so it's probably about time.
cycling
howto
useful
DIY
november 2007 by McChris
austin indymedia: Bicycles and the Global War on Terror
may 2007 by McChris
An Austin anarchist describes being detained by a state trooper for running a red light on his bicycle. He makes some good points in spite of the antagonistic tone.
austin
cycling
indymedia
anarchism
lawenforcement
may 2007 by McChris
Independent Online: Vehicles 'drive closer to cyclists wearing helmets'
september 2006 by McChris
According to a British researcher helmeted cyclists are more likely to be hit by cars because of the perception of safety. I wonder how culturally specific these findings are.
cycling
transportation
september 2006 by McChris
SIXSIXONE Core-Cooler Personal Radiator™
august 2006 by McChris
These evaporative cooling devices for cyclists don't look particularly cool.
cycling
bicycle
gadget
weird
august 2006 by McChris
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