"It is not quite true, but none the less often repeated, that the bicycle is the only technology with no downside...But they are near-perfect working machines." --Stephen Bayley, guardian.co.uk
Entries tagged "bicycle"
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 21 July 2009
"Cycling which was yesterday the fad of the few is to-day the pastime of the many; it has brought wealth to the wayside town and village, has given a new industry to the country, and by taking the place of more expensive forms of locomotion has facilitated in various ways the carrying on of trade." --The Lancet, July 11, 1896.
News
Beware of the danger zone
A well-designed mudflap reminds cyclists to stay clear of the danger zone on the inside of a turning truck.
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 14 July 2009
"Is it an indulgence to own more than one bicycle? Maybe - but at least it's cheaper than yachting or cocaine"--Peter Walker
Rant
Sad, angry and dangerous
Other than in a nightclub at 4am, where's the only place that a lone young woman would be pointlessly aggressive toward four fit, burly blokes that she didn't know? You guessed it: out on the roads.