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Testing Wordpress iPhone app

Hopefully this can do video too. Pictured is one of two staff bikes I bought for my minions at work. Actually I bought four, but two were stolen last year.

Happened to see these today | Bike shirts

I wear an XL. You can send me one or both at anytime.

pedalpushersclub.com.

http://shop.kindredmarket.com/products/chewbika

The Commuting Paradox | reblog via EcoVelo

Interesting post over at EcoVelo. I would not accept a job with a one-hour car commute for 100% more money!
According to a paper by the Swiss economists Bruno Frey and Alois Stutzer, a person with a one-hour car commute must earn 40 percent more money to have a sense of well-being equal to someone who [...]

Got the urge to remodel | time for a change

I will be taking one of my bikes and stripping it down (again) to make something new. I am thinking a new commuter here. Something with a little more style. The first new component — the On-One Mary bars that I scored off of Craigslist. Shaun wanted them but he snoozed.
Quick thoughts (hopes, dreams):
Brooks saddle [...]

azcentral.com blogs – Clay Thompson | shirtless and giving the finger

I know what you are thinking, but I do not ride in that area.
A reader in Peoria writes to say some old guy in her neighborhood rides his bicycle, shirtless and with no hands, in the bike lane and gives the finger to anybody in a car who comes beside him in the car lanes. [...]

Heat, Sweat & BO — Commuting in the Summer | Part 2: transition tips

a good ten minutes while I peruse the morning’s email. Now is a good time to enjoy some ice water. Stay away from the hot coffee until you are cooled and recovered. There are two things to watch out for at this point: One, your chair could get soaked and stinky while you sit there and transition from a liquid to a solid again; and two, you are now circulating a locker-room odor around your

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.