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Friday Caption Contest

Friday Caption Contest

I came across this photo earlier in the week. Unfortunately I can’t remember whose blog if it was on. So if it was on yours, you deserve some credit - post a comment below so I can fix this! ANYWAY . . . the photo is from basictheory’s Flickr photostream, and was taken at or...
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Bicycle Police

Bicycle Police

The hot spring news is that over in Copenhagen, they’ve just got their first bicycle police unit (I know - talk about ironic!) The photos of bicycle police posted on Copenhagenize.com got me wondering what bicycle police look like all over the world . . . so I did a trawl through Flickr’s Creative Commons...
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Friday Caption Contest - Bicycle Nakedness

Friday Caption Contest - Bicycle Nakedness

This week, I’ve been perusing pictures of partially-clad and naked cyclists - purely for research purposes, you understand. There are so many of these images that would be just perfect for our Friday Caption Contest that I’ve had a tough time narrowing them down to just one. In fact, I’ve had to look through the...
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Friday Photo Caption Competition

Friday Photo Caption Competition

Once again here’s your opportunity to win fame and admiration from your peers. This week you can try your hand at satire. Remember that Nice Congressman Patrick McHenry?  The one who’s such a hoot at parties, with his instantly recognised catchphrase, “I’m not making this up”? The one whose funding includes $30,000 from the National Auto...
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Posted in Bike to Work, Industrial-Strength Sarcasm, Photographs, Politics, Silly Stuff, USA | 3 Comments »

Coffee and Bikes

Coffee and Bikes

I remember about, oh, eight years ago, I gave up my three vices for Lent - caffeine, chocolate and alcohol. It’s not that I’m religious at all, but denial of the senses is certainly good for the soul. Or whatever we have if we don’t have souls. I was expecting the end result of all...
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Posted in Bike Culture, Bike to Work, Blogroll, Environment, Friends, Netherlands, Stuff, USA, Where I Shop | 4 Comments »

Segregation or Integration?

Segregation or Integration?

The question posed today by the Fat Lad, which I picked up via The Bicycle Diaries was, Are dedicated bike lanes protecting you from cagers or treating cyclists as 2nd class road users? It’s one of those subjects like the ‘H’ word that’s sure to generate a stack of opinions, usually backed up with Science. Real...
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Posted in Assassination Attempts, Bike Culture, Blogroll, Cycle Infrastructure, Friends, Netherlands, Photographs, Road Safety, USA, helmet | 9 Comments »

National Cycle Network . . . Interstate?

I’ve got to admit that I’ve had my mind changed over the last few months about cycle paths. It’s been through a combination of “Look how good it is on a broad, flat surface without any cars” articles from David Hembrow, Marc at Amsterdamize, and Mikael at Copenhagenize / Copenhagen Cycle Chic. Its also been...
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Posted in Bike Culture, Bike to Work, Cycle, Cycle Infrastructure, Goals, Road Safety, USA | 2 Comments »