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Posts from ‘June, 2009’

Heat, Sweat & BO — Commuting in the Summer | Part 1: clothing

So what do I do? Am I wet and noisome all day? No, I have some tips for staying fresh year-round. The key is in the clothes and a few supplies.

Downtown Chandler program moves forward | In favor of bike lanes

“The council on Monday voted 4-3 to approve a plan that would narrow a portion of Arizona Avenue from six lanes to four and would sacrifice on-street parking in favor of bicycle lanes”
Good on ya Chandler.

via Downtown Chandler program moves forward | Chandler Arizona News – Chandler News – Chandler, AZ news | eastvalleytribune.com.

Batchelor weekend | counting calories

Well for my batchelor weekend (the wife and kids are in Colorado for a wedding) I decided to live it up. Well not so much live it up as get stuff done around the house. Yardwork, home reapair, wash the truck … take some picures with the new camera. However I had some opportunities to [...]

Humble Bike: Hello GTC

I would like to open with a big thanks to Paul for the invite to contribute on GTC and express even deeper gratitude for opening my mind the concept of bicycle commuting. While I have ridden off and on for over a decade it was always recreationally. The notion of bicycle commuting was a relatively [...]

New contributor: Shaun Yunt

Greaterthancars would like to welcome Shaun Yunt as a new contributor to the site. Shaun is a neighbor, fellow “Manhatton-ite”, and passionate about bikes, bike commuting, transportation, travel, Xbox, and beer. Also Shaun’s wife is my co-worker and we all commute together sometimes.
I was impressed with Shaun’s writing on his other blogs, A Humble Beer [...]

Apple patent filing shows off activity monitor for skiers, bikers

Apple patent filing shows off activity monitor for skiers, bikers.
Mmmmmmmmm a Nike+ type bicycle monitoring system for my iPhone 3GS? Anyone want to buy a Garmin Edge? This is a convergence of all things I love.