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GM hires hipster representative to reverse precipitous decline in car love among nation’s youth

Posted by Erik on March 23rd, 2012 filed in Yay!, imminent death of car-based culture

From the Maybe There Is Hope After All department comes this from an article in today’s New York Times:
In 2008, 46.3 percent of potential drivers 19 years old and younger had drivers’ licenses, compared with 64.4 percent in 1998, according to the Federal Highway Administration, and drivers ages 21 to 30 drove 12 percent fewer [...]

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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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BICAS’s refugee program

Posted by Erik on August 17th, 2011 filed in Yay!

Bicas from The Episcopal Church on Vimeo.
I am so proud to be a part of BICAS! What a great organization.
–EBR

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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 [...]

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GABA Bike Swap next Saturday!

Posted by Erik on November 7th, 2010 filed in Joie de vivre, Yay!, opportunity knocks, upcoming bicycle related events

Riding my bike near the University yesterday I saw a guy ride by with a hand-printed sign attached to his bike that said “40$.” For a brief, horrible moment I thought I had missed the Bike Swap. I nearly fell off my bike in a panic attack.
I raced to Fourth Avenue and discovered [...]

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Ordinary Bike Shop: The Best Bike Shop of Tucson for ten years running!

Posted by Erik on September 23rd, 2010 filed in Yay!

Congratulations to Ordinary Bike Shop for winning the Tucson Weekly’s Best of Tucson award for the tenth straight year!
I love this bike shop because it caters to the every-day biker, the person who may not need the highest-end equipment and who often just wants a minor repair done to keep an old bike on the [...]

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WTF? Is the Tucson Police Department finally getting on board with bicycle safety?

Posted by Erik on August 12th, 2010 filed in Our eternal quest for Platinum Status, Yay!

Readers of this Website know that I have been very critical of TPD since I started it back in 2007. In fact, the whole reason I did start it was my frustration at TPD officers who were not citing motorists for collisions with cyclists that were demonstrably the fault of the motorist. Over [...]

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A (Bittersweet) Historic Moment in Arizona’s Three-Foot Rule?

Posted by Erik on May 25th, 2010 filed in Our eternal quest for Platinum Status, TPD shortcomings, Yay!, safety

Check out this email I got from P.M., a rider in the Phoenix area yesterday:
Thought I’d pass on some news of a good experience with the Scottsdale police.
I ride to work frequently from my house in Tempe to my office in Phoenix, roughly 15 miles each way. A good portion of my route goes though [...]

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BICAS given five-year lease in Citizen’s Warehouse

Posted by Erik on May 18th, 2010 filed in Yay!

My readers know how much I adore and admire BICAS, Tucson’s Bicycle Inter-City Arts and Salvage cooperative. BICAS, in its 20th year now in Tucson, provides low-cost bike repair classes, recycled bike parts, and offers public, do-it-yourself, low-cost shop rental with experienced mechanics on hand to help you.
BICAS also has an art program that [...]

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