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Offsite Blogging XLV
2012-01-04 16:53:00 We start off the new year's blogging with a call for more participation by LA's cyclists in the planning process at Orange 20, in Okay, It's 2012 at Last--Now What? And we take a little look at the comparative efficiencies of bike vs. car parking.... <p>Posted on 01/04/12 at 03:53 PM</p> More About: Blogging
Parking Contest? No Contest!
2012-01-04 15:03:00 The Third Street Farmers Market in Los Angeles around noon today, as potential shoppers struggled to park...well, not all potential shoppers! Note that there are as many bikes as cars visible in the photo, and that the cyclists are in the Market shopping, while the.... <p>Posted on 01/04/12 at 02:03 PM</p> More About: Contest , Parking
Book Review of <I>Republic of Drivers</I>
2012-01-01 11:20:00 I have just posted my review of Cotten Seiler's short but rich "cultural history of automobility in America," Republic of Drivers , over at our sister publication, The New Colonist. Seiler's work examines how it was that the automobile became such a dominating factor in.... <p>Posted on 01/01/12 at 10:20 AM</p> More About: Book Review , Review , Book
New for the New Year
2011-12-31 15:01:00 Not so much a resolution as a prediction: I predict that we will have a new run of Classic Wool Knickers by the end of January. I've bought two rolls of sweet, slightly-lighter wool gabardine in a sort of soft black--it's hard to describe otherwise.... <p>Posted on 12/31/11 at 02:01 PM</p> More About: New Year
Offsite Blogging XLIV
2011-12-29 11:03:00 This week's outside blogging sees a post on the shabby condition of the westbound bike lane on Imperial Highway, south of LAX; read More Than Symbolic Bike Lanes for details. And at Flying Pigeon, I think about traffic, cycling, and business on the back side.... <p>Posted on 12/29/11 at 10:03 AM</p> More About: Blogging
Peculiarity
2011-12-23 22:29:00 Okay, there's an odd peculiarity that afflicts a great many Los Angeles cyclists, and which I see exhibited all over town. Take a look at the picture below. What do you see? That's right--there are four fine, functional, and wide-open bike parking racks on this.... <p>Posted on 12/23/11 at 09:29 PM</p>
Offsite Blogging XLIII
2011-12-21 21:16:00 Well, if you want to see the Mother of All Potholes (and ponder a bit on what it says about LA's attitude towards cyclists), read 99¢ Only on Orange 20's blog. Then wash it down with a bit of good news (flavored with only a.... <p>Posted on 12/21/11 at 08:16 PM</p> More About: Blogging
Out of Whole Cloth
2011-12-20 17:17:00 A few weeks ago, I helped my neighbor fix u his old mountain bike so he could ride to his favorite restaurant without having to join in the Great Los Angeles Parking Frenzy when he arrived. This was Pete, who'd helped me get started in.... <p>Posted on 12/20/11 at 04:17 PM</p>
Offsite Blogging XLII
2011-12-14 19:42:00 <p> Another week of blogging on other people's websites, bringing you a mixed bag here, as, on Orange 20, I save the City of Beverly Hills hundreds of thousands in consulting fees with a simple suggestion for how to facilitate bike lanes on Santa Monica Boulevard.... </p> <p>Posted on 12/14/11 at 06:42 PM</p> More About: Blogging
Track Riding
2011-12-13 23:03:00 <p> Every Tuesday, and some Sundays, I pedal to or through South Pasadena, usually to visit or ride with my friend Chuck Schmidt of Vélo Rétro . This generally involves crossing the Gold Line light rail tracks twice or thrice, sometimes in the rain. Right at.... </p> <p>Posted on 12/13/11 at 10:03 PM</p> More About: Track
Box of Sox Means Back in Stock!
2011-12-07 19:53:00 <p> The doorbell rang late at night, and there on the porch was a box of sox to fill our stock. A bit late, as usual, but they've arrived: we now have a full stock of Bicycle Fixation Knicker Socks! The perfect companion to any knickers.... </p> <p>Posted on 12/07/11 at 06:53 PM</p> More About: Stock , Back
Offsite Blogging XLI
2011-12-07 14:12:00 <p> Two new posts on my hapless victims' blogs this week.... Orange 20 got a post on the aftermath of LA's recent crazy windstorm...and how easily our bikes were able to negotiate the Tour de Mess . And Flying Pigeon LA hosts my screed on LA's.... </p> <p>Posted on 12/07/11 at 01:12 PM</p> More About: Blogging
Brush Up, or Brush Off?
2011-12-06 22:16:00 <p> Last week Los Angeles received its second buffered bike lane (aka "cycle track")--the first one being on 7th by MacArthur and only about a hundred yards long. The new lane is on Spring Street, in the heart of downtown, and is also LA's first attempt.... </p> <p>Posted on 12/06/11 at 09:16 PM</p> More About: Brush
Occupy ALL Streets!
2011-12-02 09:44:00 <p> J. H. Crawford of carfree.com has just released a concise little video exploring the relationship between cars, public health, livable cities, and the 1%'s economic manipulations. It makes a compelling case for the wholesale removal of cars from central cities, to make room for street.... </p> <p>Posted on 12/02/11 at 08:44 AM</p>
Classic Wool Knickers Back in Three Colors!
2011-01-13 21:00:00 Click on the image to the left, taken by my dear wife Gina , to see a bigger version of our trailer (bought as a.... <p>Posted on 01/13/11 at 08:00 PM</p> More About: Classic , Colors , Back
Hot Air and Gas
2011-01-12 20:42:00 What's the difference between hot air and gas? Hot air, unfortunately, isn't taxed at all. Gas--the kind you put in your car--isn't taxed enough. As.... <p>Posted on 01/12/11 at 07:42 PM</p>
Yet More Blogging....
2011-01-12 16:12:00 As you may know, I also write for the Orange 20 Bikes and Flying Pigeon LA blogs, so you might want to take a look.... <p>Posted on 01/12/11 at 03:12 PM</p> More About: Blogging
Tale of Nine Cities
2011-01-10 09:46:00 Just found this wonderful article on the Bicycle Fixation Twitter feed and re-Tweeted it, but couldn't let it go at only that. It is from.... <p>Posted on 01/10/11 at 08:46 AM</p> More About: Cities
Four Season Jersey Clearance Sale
2011-01-06 09:42:00 Got some new products in the pipeline, so we need to clear out some current inventory. We are putting our famous Four Season Jersey, aka.... <p>Posted on 01/06/11 at 08:42 AM</p> More About: Sale , Clearance
San Diego Custom Bicycle Show Press Release
2011-01-02 19:05:00 From the press release for this most worthy exhibition: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (San Diego , CA) Bina Bilenky, perpetual marketing machine at Philadelphia PA's Bilenky Cycle.... <p>Posted on 01/02/11 at 06:05 PM</p> More About: Press Release , Press , Show , Release
Many Are Cold, but Few Are Frozen
2011-01-02 16:26:00 Sure, Twin Citians may laugh at us feeling cold with temps in the forties (Fahrenheit) here in LA, but it's a fact that when you.... <p>Posted on 01/02/11 at 03:26 PM</p> More About: Cold
What We've Got So Far
2010-12-28 12:26:00 I snapped this photo Saturday on my way back from Santa Monica, mostly hoping to capture a bit of the fog and mountains in the.... <p>Posted on 12/28/10 at 11:26 AM</p>
LA Bike Blog Roundup and Popular Vote
2010-12-27 15:10:00 Although StreetsblogLA has already chosen their own winners in a local bike blog roundup, you can add your voice by choosing alternatives from among an.... <p>Posted on 12/27/10 at 02:10 PM</p> More About: Roundup , Bike , Blog , Popular , Vote
After the Storm
2010-12-25 20:29:00 <p> Click to enlarge The clarity of the scene pictured, in this photo I made yesterday, belies the severity of the storms that preceded it. The.... </p> <p>Posted on 12/25/10 at 07:29 PM</p> More About: Storm
Solstice Spin
2010-12-21 16:51:00 <p> This is Tuesday, so I rode to South Pasadena to hang out with Chuck Schmidt at Buster's Coffee for a while. No big deal, except.... </p> <p>Posted on 12/21/10 at 03:51 PM</p> More About: Spin
Downtown Drizzle
2010-12-20 16:21:00 <p> Click to enlarge Okay, alliteration be damned, it was not a drizzle but a strong, steady rain I rode through all this morning taking care.... </p> <p>Posted on 12/20/10 at 03:21 PM</p> More About: Downtown
Caped & Comfy
2010-12-19 18:44:00 <p> Just took a quick spin in the rainy darkness for some greens and lemons at the Third Street Farmers Market . The rainfall varied from.... </p> <p>Posted on 12/19/10 at 05:44 PM</p>
Cape-and-Fender Weather
2009-12-12 00:00:00 On and off rain here the last few days, often heavy, occasionally torrential--the new pattern we seem to have on the still-rare occasions when it.... Posted on 12/12/09 at 08:06 PM More About: Weather , Cape
Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around
2009-09-21 05:14:00 Upcoming presentation in Los Angeles, Friday, October 2 nd , a presentation including celebrity cycling advocate David Bryne, Jimmy Z of the Bicycle Kitchen, LA's.... Posted on 09/07/09 at 09:28 AM More About: Future , Cities , Bicycles , The Future
Restocking at Last!
More articles from this author:2009-09-21 05:14:00 Inventory has been pretty low on our most popular items, the Classic Wool Knickers , but the factory has finished up at last, and we.... Posted on 09/18/09 at 07:11 AM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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