Bill Collins sent in this link to a Do-It-Yourself Bike Camera Mount:

The smell of the road, the wind at your back, infinity miles per gallon…

Riding your bike sure is sweet. But you know what would make it even sweeter? The tried-and-tested, make-it-yourself, $10 + 10 minutes Photojojo BikeCam!

Cyclelicious has a quick write up to help you out this Friday, which is Bike To Work Day. He writes:

• ABC Quick Check! Air, brakes, cranks and quick releases
• Follow the rules of the road
• Ride defensively
• It’s not a race
• and he offers some tips on cleaning up

I would also like to add: smile.

Via BikeHacks

Some very nice handlebar bags are now available from Velo-Orange.

I don’t like to be the bearer of bad news, but somebody has to say it. According to the NHTSA, New York is the third worst state for bicycling, based on fatalities. There were 51 deaths in 2007. Via BikeCommuters.

This is a super quick outline that dispels a lot of myths about commuting by bike. Or, as I like to say, disproves your excuses.

This morning I saw a guy on a bike pass a bus on the right without slowing down. He blew through the red light the bus was stopped for. So I thought I’d post this helpful bit.

Watch this. Don’t worry, it’s short.

Skills, man.

Ride as the Romans ride.

Rohan set me up with an account, so I have written two short/sweet articles about Bike Safety and Bike Locks for the Albany Bicycle Coalition’s website. They are by no means thorough, hence the “101″ suffix, but they are better than nothing.

This? Rocks.

I can’t believe nobody has bought this yet. It’s been up for weeks.

Really digging these handmade cycling caps. (Via Urban Velo)

Today’s Link of the Day has to be this one, with pictures of bikes made in Oregon. One of them has a flask.

No links of the day this past week, but hey, now you get some links of the week!

• Matthew Yglesias » Building Good Roads
• How We Drive, the Blog of Tom Vanderbilt’s Traffic » Blog Archive » Light Reading
• EcoVelo » Blog Archive » By the Numbers
• Bike of Doom Under Snow | The Bike of Doom – It’s still winter in Winnipeg!
• reaching non-traditional cyclists – Cyclelicious
• bikelovejones – creak in da knees
• Tex’s Luavull Cycling: ‘BikesareTraffic dot Org’
• The Cycle: Why Do Certain Bikes Float Your Boat?
• Bike Snob NYC: Anti-Veloism: Weird, Creepy Bike Hate
• Copenhagen Cycle Chic – Streetstyle and Bike Advocacy in High Heels: Cyclodelic – Bicycle Bling for Geared Up Girls
• Product Review – Trek Side Loader pack | Commute by Bike

This video is worth watching. I appreciate a cyclist admitting he does dangerous things. I also appreciate his calm explanations of why things are dangerous.

Out of one hundred and sixty six potential posts on the bike blogs today, nine which I saw fit to share.

• Fat Cyclist » What I Would Say to Cancer
• The Epicurean Cyclist: The Perfect Mug? -
• My sick bike « Bike Noob – On chain maintenance.
• Metrofiets – handmade utility bikes from Portland, Oregon | Austin On Two Wheels – These look sweet
• Copenhagenize.com – The Copenhagen Bike Culture Blog: New Orleans, Jazz and Bicycles – For Jason.
• Bicycles and Icicles: Miles o’ smiles
• Take the Lane: Cyclists need to be less like motorists
• Bicycle Design: A Cargo Bike for Uganda
• that which rolls » Blog Archive » Homemade Energy Bar Report – YUM!

• Hiking / Biking Lacing – How to lace your shoelaces for Biking, via @jodycb. I’m going to try this!
• Wisconsin Fox News photojournalist and cyclist documents close calls with motorists – Why am I shocked to see that some in law enforcement believe that cyclists have no right to be on the road? Anyway, my favorite parts of the video are the montages of the dude shouting at cars passing too close.
• SKS RaceBlade Clip-on Fenders – protection from puddles for road bikes with tight wheel clearances or lacking fender mounts.
• Cyclists May Be at Risk of Bone Density Loss – I take Vitamin D in the winter for this reason.
• I’m back – Doug is back on his bike after breaking his arm in November.
• The Phantom Menace – An essay on the public’s perceptions of cyclists vs. motorists.

Today was the first time someone has ever yelled “Wear a helmet!” to me – and he was a school kid riding in a bus!

• Cycling podcasts: who’s got the good ones? – Austin On Two Wheels rounds up the RocBike Review’s best competition.
• KTVU Sal Castaneda says “Cycling is dangerous” – Fritz at Cyclelicious doesn’t like the negative vibes.
• 15 Years, 30 Days – Tom Vanderbilt looks at the discrepancy in punishment for two different types of impaired driving. I’d like to see anyone who uses their motor vehicle negligently to permanently lose their driver’s license.
• An Open Letter to Rockstar Games – Fatty proposes a new video game: “Middle-Aged Cross-Country Mountain Bike Enthusiast.”
• Adversity: When the Going Gets Tough, the Smart Get Naked – BSNYC is taking his blog in unusually strange directions these days!
• Riding my bike: Then and now – “I find nearly all forms of exercise a chore, with the exception of riding my bike.”
• Feetbelts – Old seatbelts, recycled into toe straps.
• Sweet Swiss Sensibility – Promoting cycling positively!

I saw Mayor Bob Duffy while I was out riding tonight. He was about to step into a big black SUV parked in the street. I said “Hey” to him and he said “How’s it going?” He saw my Down Low Glows and my helmet-less head (my first helmet-less ride after reading up on helmets). Next time I see him I’ll invite him to a Wednesday Night Cruise (don’t think they’re rebooted for the spring season yet!).

• Bike Commuting in Columbus: Why Don’t We Bike Commute? – Excuses, excuses!
• KC Bike Commuting: Winter: 3 Spring: 1 – Photo of the Day.
• Chicago Bike Blog: Biking for wimps – If wimps couldn’t bike, I’d be posting on RocScooter.com!
• BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Seeking a national legal standard to ensure traffic justice – BikePortland posts interest me, but if I didn’t have AdBlock to remove the tacky advertisement in the middle of each article I’d probably stop reading.
• Kent’s Bike Blog: Issaquah – Portland – Issaquah – Kent accomplishes a difficult feat – the post takes a long to read as the original bike journey!
• Flat tire cleanup « Bike Noob – Right, why do I occasionally see discards that could only be left by cyclists?!
• Grant’s Prague Bike Blog: Big Headaches – Do you consider beer an energy drink?
• Jessica Alba rides Velib – Cyclelicious – So many recent celebrity-on-bike sightings!
• gatlinburg spokejunkie: Broke in the Xtracycle. – I love cleaning up parks with the Chicken Avenger!