Pick Of The Pics

An “edited” billboard, courtesy of BikePortland

Say it ain’t so, Dave! Dave Moulton quits blogging!

From The Bike-O-Sphere

• Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em…. (Bicycle Fixation)
  
• Green Tuesday — Recycletron 1000 Hits the Streets! (Bike Commuters)

• The BSNYC Absentee Art Exhibition (Part II) (Bike Snob NYC)
  
• Quick Tip: Forgot your light? Use your iPhone! (Commute By Bike)
  
• RideTheCity.com: Safe bike routes for NYC (Commute By Bike)

• Hairpins are Magic (Fat Cyclist)
  
• SinglespeedWHIRLS 08, Napa CA (Jacquie Phelan’s Weblog)
  
• The new setup (pics) (KC Bike Commuting)

• “Bike-u” journal chronicles local rider’s Trans-Am ride (nicomachus)
• Bike Chain Font (Ride Lugged)
  
• Dear Potential Sponsor: (Scenic Route)
  
• Flickr Group (The Epicurean Cyclist)
  
• Another train video… (The Epicurean Cyclist)

• If it ain’t raining, we ain’t training (Up In Alaska)
• Eleven Cyclists Struck in Miami (Urban Velo)
  
• Planet Bike Spok Lights (Urban Velo)

• 2008 NACCC this Friday (Urban Velo)
• Why Ride Through Construction?

In The News

• UGANDA: Roadmaster loses balance on the road

Pick Of The Pics

Courtesy of A Long Walk To Green

Courtesy of Carectomy

And here’s a montage of photos from the Erie Canal, courtesy of A Midnight Rider:

From The Bike-O-Sphere

• We’re back, and what a trip (A Long Walk To Green)
• Erie Canal Tour, Youtube (A Midnight Rider)
• Bikes Belong in politics (Bicycle Diaries)
  
• Head for the hills (Bike Noob)
  
• Signing off for now (Bike Year)

• The Question of Hills (Bikes as Transportation)
• Bicycling turns chore into exercise, fun (Bikes as Transportation)
• Sex Sells Bikes, Bikes Sell Sex? (Carectomy)
• Bikes We Like – Larry vs Harry (Copenhagenize)
  
• Behavourial Adjustment Through Sweet Bike Love (Copenhagenize)
  
• Bicycle Speed Vest (Cyclelicious)
  
• No Gasoline Concert Tour (EcoVelo)

• Mas bags (Tex’s Luavull Cycling)
  
• LimpStrong 2.0: On The Books! (The Cycle)

• Eric’s Lost Coast (Up In Alaska)
• Whack a Cyclist Game (Urban Velo)
• An Uneventful Ride (Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery)

In The News

• UK: Oh no, it’s the bulldog breed on bicycles
  
• SIOUX FALLS, SD: Bicycle racers invade downtown Sioux Falls
  
• LEELANAU, MI: Legislation targets bicycle safety — Some say it’s needed; others say bicyclists are violating laws
  
• NYC: Bicycle for a Day Launch Party
  
• CHINA: Chinese Still Bike for Life, Not Sport

Pick Of The Pics

Courtesy of Grant’s Prague Bike Blog

Happy Birthday to gwadzilla!

From The Bike-O-Sphere

• Friday links (Bicycle Design)
  
• What’s better than a slinky & saves you $$$? (Bicycle Diaries)

• Kilts and Bikes Mix Admirably (Bike Commuting In Columbus)
• Biofuels Are Starving Us (Carectomy)
• Kill the Bike Path; Save Our Environment! and Getting it Wrong in the Free State (CommuterPageBlog)
• Denver police: REI is a terrorist den (Cyclelicious)
• “Hold my beer and watch this” (Cyclelicious)
• The San Fran’ Fiasco (Dave Moulton’s Bike Blog)
  
• Making Hay (Grant’s Prague Bike Blog)

• SSWC O8 Days 1 & 2 (Jacquie Phelan’s Weblog)
• Bike Powered Lawn Care (that which rolls)
• High Tea with a Trangia (The Epicurean Cyclist)
• Wanted: Your Participation (The Epicurean Cyclist)
• Brew and Bikes (The Epicurean Cyclist)
• An Oldie but a Goodie (The Epicurean Cyclist)
• Saturday Along the Ottawa River (Travels with a Tin Donkey)
• Happy at home (Up In Alaska)
• Bakfiets Bike Buses (Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery)

In The News

• OHIO: Friends, co-workers bond on Ohio bicycle trip
• RECALL: Expanded Electra bicycle recall announced

Pick Of The Pics

Courtesy of Derek Pearson

Xtracycle: “Selling The Revolution”

I think I’ve liked to this before, but gwadzilla reminded me of it, so here it is again for all you Xtracycle fans.

From The Bike-O-Sphere

• My Review of REI Camp Dome 2 Tent (A Midnight Rider)
• New lenses for me (Derek Pearson)
• Fools (Bicycles and Icicles)
• School’s In Session — Listen Up! (Bike Commuters)
  
• Riding in traffic vs. bike lanes (Bike Noob)

• The BSNYC Absentee Art Exhibition (Part I) (Bike Snob NYC)
• Promoting Cycling in Style from Holland (Copenhagenize)
• The San Fran’ Fiasco (Dave Moulton’s Bike Blog)
  
• This is vaguely insulting… (Eco-Friendly Bicycling Photographer)

• The Blue Truck/Xtracycle: What I hauled today. (MnBicycleCommuter)
  
• Who says we need cars and planes for a good life? (No Impact Man)

• 8 DIY Bike Repair Stands (Ride Lugged)
• 1000 (that which rolls)
• Ostrich Pannier (Epicurean Cyclist)
  
• A few more ride pics… (Epicurean Cyclist)

• Bike & Chain (Urban Velo)
• I’d Like a Quote (Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery)

In The News

• ALBANY, NY: Bike Trails Idea Needs Steering
• TORONTO, ON: In a Cyclist-Friendly City, a Black Hole for Bikes
• PORTLAND, ME: No cars, free bikes for UNE freshmen
• LOS ANGELES, CA: Bicycles Oversaturate Metro Rail & Busway
• LONDON, ON: Cross-country bicycle tour aims to take bite out of poverty
• WALL STREET JOURNAL: A Different Kind of Bike Tour
  
• PALM BEACH, FL: How to Ride a Bicycle

Pick Of The Pics

Courtesy of gwadzilla

Also check out Russ Roca’s gorgeous slide slow of his 3-day solo bike tour of the California coast:

From The Bike-O-Sphere

• Overboard Duffels (Derek Pearson)
  
• The Pushbike song (Bicycle Diaries)
  
• Video Review and a new endeavor! (Bike Commuters)
  
• Minnehaha Bags — Retro Flavor and Serious Style! (Bike Commuters)
  
• BSNYC Thursday Fun Quiz! (with announcement) (Bike Snob NYC)
  
• Do Your Part on World Car Free Day September 22 (CommuterPageBlog)

• The Benefits of Riding a Boat Anchor (EcoVelo)
• First Video Review…and introducing Epicurean Cyclist (Eco-Friendly Bicycling Photographer)
  
• Photoshop Contest: Design Kenny’s Tattoo, Win Cool Stuff (Fat Cyclist)

• Foggy Fixie Commute (Jerome’s Bikes and other stuff)
• Lights, camera, action! (KC Bike Commuting)
  
• The Case of the Vicious Velocipede. (Ride Lugged)
  
• The first four posts from Russ Roca’s new Epicurean Cyclist site: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
  
• Tour d’Enfer Day 5: Welcome to the Galibier! (Travels with a Tin Donkey)
  
• Three Up On Joe (Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery)

In The News

• TORONTO, ON: Toronto’s mysterious bicycle thief
  
• CHINA: Bicycle motocross makes Olympic debut — HIP SPORT ATTRACTS YOUNGER VIEWERS

Pick Of The Pics

Courtesy of EcoVelo

From The Bike-O-Sphere

• Graffiti Research Lab: LASER Tag Trike (Bakfiets en meer)
• Lock n’ Loaded: Cracking Down on Bike Theft (Bike Snob NYC)
• 2009 Masi Bikes Commuter Preview (Commute By Bike)
• How NOT to Promote Cycling (Copenhagenize)
• Bikes as transportation (Cyclelicious)
  
• Rob Anderson says I ride because of political motivations (Cyclelicious)
  
• Right-Hooked: Almost (Dave Moulton’s Bike Blog — and it’s about Rochester, NY!)

• Gallery: Marty’s Trice Model T Pickup (EcoVelo)
  
• My Jealousy Is Now Complete (Fat Cyclist)
  
• it was in front of here (gwadzilla)
  
• Time for a new coffee shop? (KC Bike Commuting)

• Ho hum (that which rolls)
  
• 29 (Up In Alaska)
  
• NOLAcycle Bike Map Project (Urban Velo)

• Doubt on a Ride (Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery)

In The News

• CHINA: BMX makes its debut at Olympics in Beijing
  
• SAN JOSE, CA: Caltrain Addresses Bike Crunch — More Bicyclists Being ‘Bumped’ Aa Ridership Goes Up
  
• COLUMBUS, IN: Columbus Looking to Become More Bicycle Friendly
  
• SOFIA, BULGARIA: Bicycle lane construction starts in Sofia on August 22

• MONTANA: Britta Climate Ride Touts the Bicycle as Agent of Change
  
• San Francisco Ponders — Could Bike Lanes Cause Pollution?
  
• FLORIDA: Let’s Pay Tribute To The Errand Bicycle

• PORTLAND, ME: Bicycles give police speed, personal touch (Thanks to EML for the link!)

Pick Of The Pics

Courtesy of Bicycle Design

From The Bike-O-Sphere

• Commuting and yet another reason to love this town (Derek Pearson)
• Back on the block (Bicycle Design)
• Fall Down Go Boom (Bicycle Fixation)
  
• Custom bicycles for the upscale commuter (Bike Commute Tips Blog)

• Not just a pretty face! (Bike Commuters)
  
• How to mount a tube and tire…Rivendell style! (Bike Commuters)

• The 2009 Kona Ute gets a BIG bag! (Bike Commuters)
  
• Riding on the sidewalk (Bike Noob)
  
• Recycled Cycling: What’s Happening to my Special Purpose? (Bike Snob NYC)

• Biking in Galapagos (CommuterPageBlog)
  
• Ezra’s seatless bicycle (Cyclelicious)
  
• Body Talk (EcoVelo)
  
• Late Christmas Comes Early (Fat Cyclist)
  
• Doing the grocery shopping by bicycle (MnBicycleCommuter)
  
• Blaze 1 Watt in stock at Planet Bike (Mudflaps)
  
• An Appalachian Interlude: the Cheat Mountain Challenge (Travels with a Tin Donkey)

• Vacationy post (Up In Alaska)
  
• Bicycle Zombie Slayer (Urban Velo)
  
• Keeping Up With Yin and Yang (Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery)

In The News

• Back tomorrow!

Pick Of The Pics

Trek’s entry into the cargo bike market — the new El Ranchero. Courtesy of Bicycle Design.

From The Bike-O-Sphere

• New page: Bakfiets Cargobike Tips & Tricks (Bakfiets en meer)
  
• Gary Fisher on the El Ranchero (Bicycle Design)

• The Better World Club — Roadside assistance for cyclists (Bicycle Diaries)
• Wanted (Bike in the city)
  
• Sweeping Generalizations: What Happens When You Assume

• Trek city and commuter bikes for 2009 (Commute By Bike)
  
• Old =/= Disposable (CommuterPageBlog)
  
• The Power of the Bike Bell (CommuterPageBlog)
  
• Dear Abby says “GET OFF THE ROAD” (Cyclelicious)
  
• The Times they are a Changin’ (Dave Moulton’s Bike Blog)

• An Open (Love) Letter to the City of Draper (Fat Cyclist)
  
• A Few Observations From The Weekend (Guitar Ted Productions)

• I Bike For Pie (Kent’s Bike Blog)
  
• You don’t see that in Alaska (Up In Alaska)
  
• Gary Fisher El Ranchero Long Bike (Urban Velo)

• Mike’s Big Dummy (Vik’s Big Dummy)
• Phil’s Big Dummy Blog (Vik’s Big Dummy)
• Where She Learned Some Things (Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery)

In The News

• BERLIN, GERMANY: German police seize office chair fitted with lawnmower engine, bicycle brakes
• NEW YORK: Now lighter and faster, electric bikes grow in popularity
• ARKANSAS: Bicycle riders need extra safety in rain
  
• NEW ORLEANS, LA: State studies demand, need for bicycle paths

• AKRON, OH: Like to bike? Try 8 days of events
• LONGMONT, CO: Bicycle ride supports good times, good cause
• MADISON, WI: Building resistance through time in a bicycle-powered mobile village traveling to Republican National Convention
• MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN: Bike-partisan company donates 1,000 bikes to Republican National Convention
  
• EL PASO, TX: Road partners — More bicycles on streets

Pick Of The Pics

The Oakland X. Courtesy of Smudgemo

From The Bike-O-Sphere

• Name That Bike Part Two (‘sconnyboy)
  
• Heren fietsers (Bicycle Diaries)
  
• More Bikes, and More…. (Bicycle Fixation)

• Carnage (Bicycles and Icicles)
  
• Bike: The Ultimate Escape Vehicle? (Bike Commuters)
  
• Fisher El Ranchero longtail bicycle (Commute By Bike)
  
• Espressomanden Ole (Copenhagenize)

• Trek World 2008 photos (Cyclelicious)
• What’s wrong with this picture? (Dave Moulton’s Bike Blog)
  
• Gallery: John’s Bevy of Bikes (EcoVelo — Welcome to the Links of the Day!)

• Gallery: Nate’s 2007 RANS Dynamik (EcoVelo)
• Trek Show: The Social Report (Guitar Ted Productions)
• SCOTT crossing k street (gwadzilla)
• STOLEN: Hybridzilla (KC Bike Commuting)
  
• Fashionista (The Blasphemous Bicycler)
  
• Huntington Beach (Up In Alaska)

• Riding the Kona Ute & Dahon Vitesse to FreeRide! (Urban Velo)
  
• Strange Old Bicycle Video (Urban Velo)
  
• Trek El Ranchero & Kona Ute (Vik’s Big Dummy)

• A Formal Interview (Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery)

In The News

• NEW YORK CITY: Prep Your Bicycle
  
• SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Electric bikes enormously popular in Europe
  
• DAYTONA BEACH, FL: Commuting to work on a bicycle is more than a dream for some
  
• MANITOWOC, WI: The ABCs of a 122-mile bicycle ride
  
• JAPAN: 6,000 Miles On A Bicycle

Pick Of The Pics

From The Bike-O-Sphere

• Advertising misrepresents bicycling (Bike Commuters)
• The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: The Dog Days (Bike Snob NYC)
• What’s in your bag? (Bike, Chicago!)
• Driving in America: 1950 (Commute By Bike)
• Cutler Lake Park Photos (Commutr)
• More Expensive Gas, Please! (Copenhagenize)
• 2008 Leadville Trail 100 Race Report (Fat Cyclist)
• Mini velo (Jerome’s bikes and other stuff)
• Good News, Bad News (Limited Warren T)
• Whole countries that climate change will drown (No Impact Man)
• No, Rick, I *hadn’t* seen this YouTube before (Urbana-Champaign Bicycle Commute)

In The News

• Back tomorrow!