Posts Tagged ‘bike’

The Google alerts have failed me lately, or else there has been news regarding bike commuting. Seems there would be more with all of the unsold cars floating around out there.
Well I have some news. Yehuda Moon, everyone’s favorite bike commuting comic, is on Twitter and has his own cafepress storefront. Which features this:

In other [...]

The lowdown: create a bike license plate to raise awareness in Utah. Banner frickin idea if you ask me.

A bill is headed to the House floor that, if passed, creates a special group license plate to raise awareness of cyclists.
The initial costs of the plate would be covered by the Utah Bicycle Coalition, a 5-year-old [...]

This is promising. Since I have never seen one I do not know what to expect. The rundown:
Riders will be able to rent space in 110 bike racks kept in a building where security is provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week while they catch the light rail and Valley Metro and Orbit [...]

… since I have ridden my bike. I am soooo out of shape now. It is amazing how fast the cardio system goes out the window. I climbed a ladder today and was out-of-breath. Good news is I have been eating pretty well and drinking less. Bad news is I will pobably be riding the [...]

Attempted sexual assault, then took off on her bike! The lesson to this story is always fight back.
“The woman landed in cactus but hit and scratched [the assailant]”

Man who attacked woman on bicycle gets 23 years via  Azfamily.com

This is really cool – a self-charging electric wheel that you can attach to any bike. (presumably 26″ wheels) You can also add one in front and one in back for dual wheel drive. Although how you would throttle that is unclear. I would love to put one of these on the back of the [...]

Had my first post-surgery commute to work today. I did OK on the way in, but the ride home did me in. Good thing I can pick up the ORBIT right around the corner. I think maybe two more weeks of recovery. *sigh* I am a wreck after only a week off the bike. I [...]