Bicycling Awareness

Great Bicyling awareness video from the UK. I would love to see something like this appearing in the US

Portland Bike Boxes

Check out what Protland has done for bicyclists … bike boxes in the road. This is amazing and innovative. Cheers to Portland!!!
You have just sealed that ranking as number 1 bicycling city in North America for me.

Hobobikers from Northwest Territories to Panama

 
I met Randy and Nancy in front of our local supper market about dusk. They were looking for a place to stay and spent the night with us. 
Here’s the latest update from the amazing Randy and Nancy:
Hello to all from the Hobobikers!
We’re about halfway on our trip now! We’ve cycled almost 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometers) now [...]

Early Bicycle Patents Blog

 
I know this may sound pretty nerdy but I was fascinated by the Blog Patent Pending, it has some great drawings from early bicycling patents and stories of technoloy development . Here are a few that caught my eye:
1. 1899 Pannier Patent
2. First Recumbent Bicycle Patent 1903
2. Bicycle Wheel, Rim, Spoke 1896
4. Roller Chain 1880
5. [...]

How to Really Clean a Bicycle Chain - Parody

 If you feel the way I do about cleaning your bicycle chain, you might enjoy this parody from the esteemed Sheldon Brown and Tom Deakins.
Check out:
The ShelBroCo Bicycle Chain Cleaning System
Sheldon Brown, we miss you.

Odd Bicycling News

I am sad to say this site appears to have died since I wrote this article. I can understand it must have been a lot of work. But it is still worth brosing for the oddities. 
Some alternatives that are still active: Total Bike or I Like to Bike
Looking for news about bicyclists, try Bicycling in the News = [...]

Why I always wear a bicycle helmet

 
I don’t bicycle without a helmet. That logic has been reinforced for me several times.

2008 Montreal Bicycle Festival - World’s Largest Bicycle Ride

 
I am making plans now to be in Montreal June 1 for the 2008 Bicycle Festival. I missed last year’s ride but was there in 2006, this is an amazing event. My wife loves the feeling of festival. This event draws all kinds of riders and lots of them over 35,000 most years. But despite [...]

Bicycling in New York City

I just returned for a long weekend in New York City and two things amazed me, no snow and the number of people on bicycles. I saw a very significant increase in the number of people bicycling and with bikes on the subway, especially for the time of year and temperature (daytime high mid- 30s [...]

Don’t do this at home!!

I don’t think I can do this on my Slipstream or Vanguard. Just click on the image or Victor Lucas Showcase to see more of Victor’s pictures.