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seattle, finally! [10 Jul 2009|04:32pm] 3335 so even though i cheated and got rides from aberdeen, sd westward. i'm finally in the NW for the rest of the summer, then i hope to ride back east with the knowledge i've gained over the summer. sadly, i had to leave my bike behind in denver with a friend, she'll be up in a month or so. i've started looking at the bike coops in seattle, which one would be the best/easiest to acquire a bike from? to buy or volunteer for. conversely, is there a bike anyone would be willing to loan me for bit? we are traffic

All Undressed [10 Jul 2009|07:51am] fontosaurus ( XTREEM MAKEOVER ) 20 less cars| we are traffic

BFF 2009 - Minneapolis Roll Call [09 Jul 2009|06:48pm] truebeliever Who's in Minneapolis this weekend for the Bicycle Film Festival? What are your plans? I live in Minneapolis, I ride a nondescript 2003 (steel blue/gray) surly steamroller and have red hair. Say hi if you see me at the events on Friday or Saturday. I'll probably be photographing. 2 less cars| we are traffic

[09 Jul 2009|12:55pm] musicgoddess917 Photos from the world record attempt bike parade; we needed ~2200 people to break the record, but the highest numbers I saw were 1700s. :( ( Read more... ) 3 less cars| we are traffic

Meet Bettie [06 Jul 2009|05:59pm] steph99 Everyone, this is Bettie! She is a single speed/fixed built from a stripped Raleigh Capri. Bettie is a classy, flashy broad who isn't afraid of a little bling. ( Charmed, I'm sure! ) 13 less cars| we are traffic

Dunwich Dynamo XVII [06 Jul 2009|05:54pm] andygates [ mood | tired ] It's that time of year again - July's full moon weekend and the 120-mile ride from central London to Dunwich on the Suffolk coast. This year, on the back of a great year for bikes in the UK and some fantastic weather, there was a record turnout of up to 1000 riders. The Dun Run is the nicest, funnest overnight century you could hope to ride, so the plan this year was to do it on pennyfarthings. Alas, my penny's cranks fell off, and another rider's bike broke, so Charlotte had to do it on her own - I rode a Brommie and did support along with Phil (in the picture - click for a set). Nobody's done it on a penny before. The ride's always a sort of CM-with-a-plan fun fest, a bit of a gathering of the cycling clans, and it was lovely meeting lots of friends in passing. We soon dropped back to the penny's 18kph steady pace and arrived to a round of applause after C had ridden for fifteen and a half hours. Chapeau, dear heart! Highlights this year: Gerald's inflatable boat (so he could go for a little row afterwards); Wobbly John's wobblebike (designs pinned to the Cliffs of Insanity); 4th July fireworks in Moreton; great craic at the last pub stop; wearing a glowstick in my newly gauged lobe; the filthy innuendo around dawn's rosy fingers; glowstick smiley faces on road bikes; stopping under a village doctor's eaves for a power nap and a coffee-and-whisky brew up; the sheer pluck of some non-cyclists having a go anyway (getting lost, going slow, having fun); the skinny-dip at the end (nothing, not one thing, beats a sea-swim on a bike-ride-battered arse). But mostly it was Charlotte's night, and well done to her: the penny takes lots of upper-body to ride (you push against the bars opposite your pedal to keep it straight; more power = more pushing, so hill climbing is a sort of 7-foot-high benchpress argument). Next year I'll have mine ready, oh yes I will... Were any other pirates on board? 6 less cars| we are traffic

Stolen Kona Sutra in Montreal [06 Jul 2009|11:09am] bobbotron So, a friend of mine is doing a bike tour to Halifax from Ottawa. She's in Montreal now. She left a twitter (tweet? I don't know these things) on her twitter account last night saying that her bike was stolen... Sucks so bad. I'm not sure if anyone can help out, but here's a photo of the bike, it's a 47 cm kona sutra with a little rainbow flag sticker on the top tube, and Sara, it's owner. It also has the stock front and rear racks, and a handle bar bag mount that is black with a red button (it's called "KwickClik" or something like that.) It has SPD pedals. I believe there's a little blinky on the front fender stay too. Pretty stock, but still, I doubt there are any other bikes that match it exactly in Mtl. F-ing heck. 8 less cars| we are traffic

Tony does great work! [05 Jul 2009|03:31pm] robbykills [ mood | excited ] [ music | Metallica- Ride the Lightning ] Haven't posted here in a while but I just got a new custom track frame from our pal Tony (napalmandroses) aka LMNO Cycles. ( Lightning Bug! ) 8 less cars| we are traffic

ever wonder what a sad bicycle looks like? [03 Jul 2009|05:37pm] 3335 the fixie in the front looks particularly melancholy. this one is mine, looking at it, i feel like such a bad person: 8 less cars| we are traffic

Bike part disposal [02 Jul 2009|10:26pm] steph99 In the course of replacing stuff on your bike, how do you dispose of old stuff? Naturally, metal stuff can go in the recycling bin or out on the curb for scrappers if it's big enough. But what about other stuff? Cable housing: Some sort of plastic coating (pvc?) plus steel coil, plus maybe some other kind of plastic lining. Most responsible thing to do may be to strip off the outer housing and try to take out the inner liner, toss them in a landfill, and recycle the steel? Brake pads: Rubber? Some kind of mixture of rubber and something else? Recyclable by a tire manufacturer? Dunno. Bar tape: Leather: compost? Can you compost tanned leather, considering the horrible crap usually used in tanning? Cork: compost? Cork/plastic mixture: landfill? Greasy rags: landfill? Campfire kindling? Tires and tubes: Tire manufacturer? I mean, shit, I don't know where I can recycle rubber in my city. I know the motorcycle shop I've been to a couple times just puts them out with normal trash, which seems like it should be kinda illegal. The guy at the counter seemed to feel a little guilty about it at least. Bikes have a lot going for them in terms of sustainability, but when I replace parts, I realize that I'm protected from a lot of very dirty processes that make it possible for me to live an apparently lower-petroleum lifestyle. 4 less cars| we are traffic

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