Posts from ‘October, 2008’

So College Ave is pretty much the busiest bike lane in the state.* It all gets pinched at this intersection where the bike lane meets a one-way street head on. It is not too bad now that they have striped the street with a red texture and moved the bike entrance from bikelane>intersection>sidewalk to bikelane>street>driveway [...]

I prefer to save my energy for the old-fashioned Christmas light setup. Also WTF with the creepy clown in the tree?
DBV 10/29/08 from Paul Emerson on Vimeo.

This is the tail end of a discussion that began with me stating, “One of us was eventually going to be hit by a car back there.” Back there being the danger zone that is the post office drive through on College Ave.
DBV 10/28/08 from Paul Emerson on Vimeo.

Rounded the corner and who was there but the world’s newest bike maniac, Gabe AKA Babe.
DBV 10/27/08 from Paul Emerson on Vimeo.

Here is a vid of the rolling start at the Tour de Tempe. Hundreds (thousands?) of people showed up to ride this year. It was a lot of fun, although by the time I got there they had run out of coffee. No prob, I just took a detour on the route and swung by [...]

Off to the races. Note the importance of keeping right. Also keep a lookout for the hamster powered scooter. At least that is what it sounds like.
DBV 10/24/08 from Paul Emerson on Vimeo.

This gives you a good idea of how many people use this bike lane. The train is always a treat, I don’t know why everyone was hanging back so far from the tracks. Trying to stay in the shade I guess.
DBV 10/23/08 from Paul Emerson on Vimeo.