Archive for the 'Cool bikes' Category

Cargo bikes like you have never seen before

Posted by Erik on September 23rd, 2011 filed in Cool bikes

It’s worth checking out Alain Delormes’s photos of Chinese cargo bikes and the people riding them.
A reader just pointed out that the original site (Huffington Post) updated their site to clarify the photos are digitally altered. It did look a little over the top . . . .
–EBR

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I just love this photo

Posted by Erik on September 16th, 2011 filed in Cool bikes

It’s from a NY Times article on Honduras that has nothing to do with bicycles. But what a mysterious, powerful photo. And a girl on a bike in a Central American country, that’s forward progress at least.
EBR

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“I don’t know what it is, but it sure looks bitchin’”

Posted by Erik on August 25th, 2011 filed in Cool bikes, Joie de vivre, Yay!

Keener Custom Cycle Works from Chris Wagganer on Vimeo.
Eleven years ago the machine in the above video was stolen, but I learned it has just resurfaced in Phoenix, and it’s designer/builder/rightful owner will be picking it up and bringing it home.
You might recognize one of his other designs here.
–EBR

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I want his bike lights

Posted by Erik on June 29th, 2011 filed in Cool bikes, Joie de vivre, safety

EBR

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Don’t forget the GABA Bike Swap

Posted by Erik on April 6th, 2011 filed in Cool bikes, upcoming bike related events

The GABA Bike Swap is my third-favorite bike event every year after the BICAS Art Auction and Cyclovia. Tucson Bike-Realtor Greg Yares puts a lot of work into organizing the bike swap and it shows — it’s a wonderful event that you really kind of need to attend if you haven’t been before. [...]

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Over a year on a Workcycles Transport Bike

Posted by Erik on February 1st, 2011 filed in Cool bikes

For Christmas in 2009 I bought myself an Azor/Workcycles Transport bike from Dutchbikeseattle.com. Now that I have had it for a year and ridden it nearly every day, I thought I should write up a review.
First of all, this bike gets an awful lot of attention. I get complimented on it just about [...]

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“Something is Working Here”: BICAS in the news again

Posted by Erik on July 5th, 2010 filed in Cool bikes, Joie de vivre

There’s a great story on www.examiner.com about some folks in Yuma coming down to BICAS to get ideas on how to make such a thing work in their city. (BICAS, of course, is Tucson’s bike-repair collective.) They remarked on the line of people waiting to get in before the doors open, and concluded [...]

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Bikes in the *Old* Pueblo

Posted by Erik on February 2nd, 2010 filed in Cool bikes, Joie de vivre

Check out this righteous post on Tucsonbikebeautiful.blogspot.com of historical photographs of bikes in the Old Pueblo! Whoa!
–EBR

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My new bike

Posted by Erik on February 1st, 2010 filed in Cool bikes

I’ve been riding my new Azor Workcycles Transport for about a month now. I’ve ridden it just about every day for a month.
It’s everything I hoped it would be. I got it from Dutchbikeseattle and it arrived just a few days after I ordered it. I hardly had to do any assembly [...]

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Hey it’s Tim!!

Posted by Erik on December 12th, 2009 filed in Cool bikes, Yay!

Thanks AZTT for the link (bikehugger.com).
It appears my friend Tim was spotted in Seattle. Many in Tucson know him. He could often be seen riding his old ordinary bike (“high wheeler” or “penny farthing”) around town either with friends, on the Tuesday Night Rides, or by himself. He has a [...]

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