650B – the old/new trendy wheel size. Another trend: the long tail transport bike: new entrants: Yuba and Kona. Good review by Ana. “DKNY crosses the line from “edgy” to “despicable,” by co-opting grassroot memorials to dead people (i.e. Ghost bikes), as a gimmick to peddle clothes.” (Gothamist and others). Gallery of Dutch bikes decorated with flowers, via Henry Cutler. Open-source cycle maps in London reviewed by Jack Thurston’s radio show. Maximum Reduction, Minimal Boundaries – Fixed-wheel bikes exhibition in Berlin and LA. Image courtesy [...]
Bush cuts taxes for his buddies Bob Morse, on the San Francisco Chronicle, has a better idea: “Every man, woman and child in the United States would receive a government check for $1, 000. There is only one string attached: You have to buy a bicycle. He adds: “Not a $1,000 bicycle. You can use the change as you wish. Trust me, you’ll need spare tires.” The ‘Critical Mass Plan’ will fight the obesity epidemic and reduce dependence on foreign oil at the same time. [...]