Archive for the 'Joie de vivre' Category
Malmö, Sweden just made my short list of future vacation spots
And it’s a pretty short list.
Malmö is a city of 300,000 just a short hop from Copenhagen but a city well worth visiting in its own right. Full of history, sports, museums, architecture and boasting its own token castle as well as a thriving theater scene, Malmö also hosts a booming bicycling culture that will [...]
Bill Cunningham on New York’s “glitter and swank” cycling fashion
From the “Not all news is bad” Department, a great video taken from Cunningham’s piece in today’s NY Times (above), with Cunningham talking about Park Avenue’s weekly closures to motorized vehicles here.
–EBR
“I don’t know what it is, but it sure looks bitchin’”
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
Bike Camp!
For those of you who don’t know, some current and former BICAS employees put on Bike Camp this year. It was a huge success and is now firmly on my list as one of those things that makes Tucson a great place to live.
Check out more photos at http://esensphotography.smugmug.com/Sports.
If you like this concept, be [...]
Seattle and the World Naked Bike Ride
After my visit to the alternative bike-universe that is Portland, I spent a day in Seattle with friends. I lived in Seattle for a few years in the late ’80s and then again in the mid ’90s, and never found it to be a very good place to ride a bike. It’s hilly [...]
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EBR
Read More..>>1912 Tucson bike tour
It wasn’t easy to go bike touring in June in Tucson in 1912, but it could be done.
Pair took arduous, 101-mile bike ride
June 11, 1912
With two well-punctured and badly battered bicycles, F.E.A. Kimball and Walter Lovejoy, themselves nearly exhausted after 25 hours of almost continuous travel, returned to Tucson Sunday night after having ridden … [...]
Ciclovia this Sunday — and it’s right in my neighborhood!
I’m very excited about the Ciclovia route this year. It goes down Meyer and to “restaurant row” in South Tucson. It’s a very good route with good pavement, no traffic, and lots of stuff to look at.
The bike ride is from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Start anywhere you like, go whichever [...]
Get’chyer bell on
Hand-painted bike bells!
–EBR
BICAS Art Auction this weekend!
Do I even need to say anything about this? The BICAS Art Auction is my No. 1 Favorite event of the year, and pieces like the one above by Troy Neiman are a big part of the reason. Yes that is a 100 lb chicken made almost entirely out of front derailleurs. [...]
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