Archives for October 2006
I Like Bikes!
17 October 2006 | culture, ephemera | No Comments |
Hi All! I wanted to point you to a resource for all the bike nostalgists (is that a word?) out there. The resource is the Internet Film Archive. I’ve been spending the past few months developing several internet projects one of which includes a video podcast. I’ve been trying to find a place that had […]
Bike Lust: “Jim”
16 October 2006 | culture, bike lust | No Comments |
“Jim”: One of my favorite junkers of recent days.
Bike Name: “Jim”
Location: The Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Bike Lust List:
narrow handlebar
Franken-fork
red striped tires
“Lawrence of Arabia” spoke card
glowing skull pendant (not seen in pictures, damn!)
Summary:
I think this would be the perfect bike if you were a narc because it’s got some wear and tear as the undercover […]
Attacked by Hacker
16 October 2006 | bike lust | 2 Comments |
hacker
Originally uploaded by melvelez.
Ok, I probably didn’t get hacked by a kitty, but the person who hacked my site sure is a pussy! I got hacked, big time. I kind of gave up on recovering the index file that ran the website. The data was spared, so I will slowly transfer all the data from […]
Bikes on Trains and Planes
16 October 2006 | touring, how-to | No Comments |
This seems to be a very important topic to people interested in bike touring, so I put a very short list of what certain airlines and trainlines say about their bicycle accomodation policies. It all seems a bit depressing to me because there are so many RULES, and the rule vary so widely. There’s a […]
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Profile: Jo Slota
15 October 2006 | culture, interviews | 1 Comment |
Jo Slota is an artist, a bike fiend, and an all-round good guy. I met with Jo about a week ago where we discussed the recent wave of ghost bike projects going on around the country. Jo started his ghostbike project several years ago here in San Francisco, and it’s been wild to see how […]
Profile: Burt Hill
15 October 2006 | culture, interviews | No Comments |
Bert Hill is what I consider one of the uber bikers in San Francisco. Somehow he’s made his whole world revolve around the bicycle. Not only does he volunteer for the SF Bicycle Coalition as a safety course teacher, but he is involved with Transportation For a Livable City and he dabble in making cycling […]
Profile Dan Glidden
15 October 2006 | culture, interviews | No Comments |
The cycling group, Different Spokes, adds another fantastic cog to the diverse cycling community in San Francisco. The group is a primarily gay and lesbian cycling club that emphasizes fun, fitness, and freedom. I recently interviewed the president of the club, Dave Glidden, and include our conversation below.
Bitter Cyclist: What is Different Spokes and how […]
Profile: Martin Leugers
15 October 2006 | culture, interviews | No Comments |
I don’t know if I’m supposed to say anything about this, but my best friend is a lawyer who is defending a bicycle company from a rider who has sued the company for using quick releases on his thirteen year old’s bike. I feel for the kid, but come on! Let’s take pride in our […]
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Profile: Nancy Botkin
15 October 2006 | culture, interviews | No Comments |
I’ve known Nancy Botkin for years. She has worked at the Bicycle Coalition, been on several of my rides, and lead many rides of her own. A while back, I noticed a series of night rides happening on Sundays that sounded like tons of fun. Of course, Nancy was behind these rides. I decided to […]
Profile: Paul Freedman
15 October 2006 | culture, interviews | No Comments |
Paul Freedman is pure inspiration for me. He is an inventor, a bicycle advocate, a rapper, and an entrepreneur. Paul along with a small group of SF cyclists have begun to create what I consider to be a new wave of cultural phenomenon in the United States with the bicycle as the underlying focal […]