Community bicycle programs are nothing new. We had one in Winnipeg many years ago that ran for a single summer. Like many of this type of program, the bikes were available to anybody who wanted them, left at stations downtown. As with many such programs, theft and vandalism decimated the available bikes. […]
Fritz has an excellent article at Cyclelicious about people who ride department store bikes. In his back yard they tend to be immigrant laborers, invisible to the rest of the world. This is similar to what I’ve noted here on Bike of Doom. The people who ride department store bikes in […]
You thought the Bike of Doom was cheap? Check out the beach cruisers at cruiserstyle.com - bikes from XYZ Bikes and Greenline Bikes starting at $88 and going up to $210. I’ve included these pics because, hey, when am I ever going to be able to show sand and surf on this site […]
Dave Moulton has a piece on his Bike Blog this week, commenting on a recent 60 Minutes episode where Denmark was noted as having the happiest people in the world. Dave ascribes part of the happiness of Danes to cycling. They ride bikes a lot over there. He mentions research by English social […]
Since I bought the Bike of Doom, I’ve searched the Internet for good advice on making repairs, and much of it has been indispensable. I particularly like Gerry Lauzon’s How to Fix Bikes blog, which has helped me through nearly every repair I’ve attempted, Sheldon Brown’s amazing site without which I would never have […]
File under: department of cycling related food.
A few questions might be popping into your head about now. For example, what the heck is Taco Soup? And, what the heck does Taco Soup have to do with riding a department store bike? Or perhaps, what the heck is a cockle, anyway? Never […]
Holding to the tradition of being totally unoriginal… I mean, commenting on other writers’ posts… here’s my follow-up on Cycledog’s shocking exposé of the contents of his cycling bag. Cycledog was following in the footsteps of Fritz at Cycleicious, who was inspired by Jen in Chicago. I’m sure the chain goes back quite […]
Here are a few sites I visit, sometimes daily, sometimes less frequently. They’re all listed in the blogroll in the left sidebar, but I thought I’d give them all a mention in a post, too.
Cycling related…
40 PSI — This guy’s a mountain bike racer. His site makes me feel old and slow, but hey, […]
I’ve been thinking recently of some kind of giveaway or prizes for readers of Bike of Doom. Specifically, T-shirts, with “Bike of Doom” silkscreened on the back. In black, of course. I thought I might even be able to sell these online and make a little profit. Yes, sell them. Hey, […]
