This looks heavenly. I’d definitely like to do some sort of tweed ride and pizza run this spring/summer. I need to get myself a nice tweed jacket. (Yard sale season is coming.)

This is a good read. Funny and true. And I’ll second Jarred Walker’s favorite:

9) It’s just as fun as when you were a kid. You go zoom! and whoosh! You’re a sky creature, not a miserable earth-crawler. And you get to the end of your commute feeling invigorated and intensely alive.

I scanned this from the Spring 2009 magazine Geico sends it’s members.
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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.

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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.

Watch this. Don’t worry, it’s short.

Skills, man.

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

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.

For those of you without Xtracycles, BikeTrailerShop.com is running some deals on their trailers until March 22nd. Their trailers are single-wheeled for agility. They have two models for cargo hauling, and one model for panniers. Read more here.

Similar to current Commuter Check programs for public transit and parking, employers can offer the bicycling benefit as a pre-tax salary deduction, saving on taxes for the individual and the company or as a subsidy, which is also tax deductible for the company.

More here.

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This? Looks awesome. Via BikeHacks.

Poet Nikki Giovanni was on Bill Moyers’ Journal last week talking about her new book of poetry, Bicycles. She also talks about bicycles as a metaphor for life and reads her poem, “Bicycles.”

Watch the show.

(image: Paula Bronstein - Kabul, Afghanistan, February 13, 2009)

This image was featured today at one of my favorite blogs, BAGnewsNotes. Head over there for details and discussion.

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Author: Ethan
Date: 16 February, 2009
Category: Ethan Georgi, Gear, Links Of The Day, Other news

Pardon me while I dork it up a bit…

BikeHacks has a bit about the Fibre Flare, which looks like a light saber for your bike.

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