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Tucsonbikelawyer was vacationing/researching a case in the mountains of Colorado last week. The nice thing about this case is it required me to go to some very remote places that were not accessible by road. So I took my trusty mountain bike, a Surly Karate Monkey single-speed that I had the folks at [...]

Wacky bikes from way back

Tom Thivener, the Bicycle & Pedestrian Program Manager for Tucson, sent me this. Incredible footage of wacky bikes from long ago, including several designs I’ve never thought of or heard of.
I particularly like the three-person pedal-powered sewing machine on a bicycle. That is, three people pedal, one person sews.

Good grief: Fox News writer arrested for assaulting and dragging cyclist

My friend Bruce sent me this article, about a FOX news writer (I think at FOX they “write” the news rather than “report” the news) who has been arrested after attacking a cyclist. From the article:

Don Broderick, a news writer at Fox, has been arrested for dragging a cyclist 200 yards with his SUV, [...]

Not . . . quite . . . computing . . .

I was surfing around and saw this comment posted to a blog:

I had the opportunity yesterday to ride an Azor Secret Service bike for a few blocks in Manhattan. The Dutch consulate and NYC put on a short bike tour to celebrate Queen’s Day and the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage, and the Dutch [...]

Ahh, Copenhagen . . . if only

Copenhagen is so cool they even have cargo bike races.
My friend Jenny is moving there soon. I am so envious.
–Erik Ryberg

SF Bike/Police training video

If the Tucson Police Department were to put out something like this it would only be hilarious — in a bad way.
But here’s something to look at as a target for where we need to be. A good start would be a forced viewing by all TPD traffic officers. Check it [...]

Mexico City Sunday Morning Bike Rides

I just got back from the best bike ride of my life. 
Every Sunday, Mexico City closes down the entirety of Avenida Reforma between the huge city park and downtown.  I knew about this and headed out to ride it.  I thought it astonishing that the City would close an eight-lane boulevard that crosses the city [...]

A public service announcement . . .

. . . for my readers who do not hang out on bmx sites and are unaware of the things that are going on in the bmx world, I hereby offer you the following:

As a reader said on the site I stole this from, some of this stuff isn’t even possible in video games.
–Erik Ryberg

Can it be true? NYPD Officer indicted after knocking over bicyclist

Readers of TBL no doubt remember the above YouTube video of the NYPD Officer lunging at and knocking over a bicyclist in a Critical Mass Ride.
Now it appears a grand jury has indicted the officer and he will also face charges for falsifying his police report!
Thanks I. J. for the link!
–Erik Ryberg

Portland

I returned last weekend from a week in Portland, Oregon. I kept a keen eye out for signs of its platinumy bike status, and I am here to tell you: they were everywhere.
As readers of this blog know, I have opposed plans to grant Tucson a “platinum” award for its bike-friendly community, because I [...]