Posted December 24th, 2005
SweaterLodge is a multi-media exhibition that provides a portrait of Vancouver, where the veneration of nature and the density of urban culture often overlap in surprising and meaningful ways. The major element of SweaterLodge is a giant polar fleece sweater.
The polar fleece fabric is made from recycled plastic drink containers. Suspended within the Canadian pavilion, […]
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Posted December 23rd, 2005
Velorution has another good post up today that links us to a few interesting numbers on the rise and rise of the humble bicycle, it’s no surprise to those of us in the know - it’s a bull market baby!
In 2003, global production of bicycles hit 105 million—two-and-a-half times the record 42 million cars produced. […]
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Posted December 23rd, 2005
Sydney City Council has given approval for the Kent St cycle lanes. Not available as a PR on their website yet.
Council has given in principle support for dedicated north/south cycle lanes along Kent Street from Druitt Street to the Harbour Bridge. The proposal, due for public exhibition in early 2006, could fill in a vital […]
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Posted December 22nd, 2005
It’s the Nakano Air Hub.
The newly developed Air Hub works by converting the kinetic energy of the rotating wheels into the reciprocating motion of an air pump inside a hub at the center of the wheel. The compressed air is fed into the tire tube via a special hose, while appropriate air pressure is maintained […]
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Posted December 22nd, 2005
There’s a transit strike on in NYC, so logically you take a rickshaw.
The lads at Sepia Mutiny have their say on the rickshaw revival.
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Posted December 22nd, 2005
George Monbiot delivers a wide ranging but well deserved polemical spray at the sociological implications on the car as an agent for political, and cultural change in the UK. It applies elsewhere.
But this is not, or not really, an article about speed, or cameras, or even cars. It is about the rise of the anti-social […]
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Posted December 21st, 2005
Australian Wheels of Justice brings us this horror story.
Passionate cycling bunch La Squadra Adelaide has vowed to continue riding undaunted by a reckless and cowardly attack by a motorist that could easily have killed them all. On a recent Sunday morning ride 10 cyclists were riding in a bunch on Bridge Road at Para Hills […]
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Posted December 21st, 2005
Coincidentally, and appropriate to the increase in online sales that are affecting the bicycle business across all continents, and discussions that are happening elsewhere, I received an e-mail plus the attached exchange (not publishable for obvious reasons) with an Australian importer from a mate of mine whose frame has finally shuffled off it’s mortal […]
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Posted December 21st, 2005
Unfortunately I’ve been busy and a bit burnt out from the long year and Christmas retail run up to contribute much to the ongoing conversation on bicycle retailing over at the Kool Aid crew……
Yesterday’s post by Tim Grahl (aka- The Other Tim) was another good post for stirring up great conversations. The debate about the […]
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Posted December 21st, 2005
BBC online has 12 questions to ask about the cycling year.
It was a year where Lance Armstrong bowed out of the sport altogether after an impressive seventh Tour de France win. But while everyone is aware of the Texan’s record achievement, can you remember what else transpired over the last 12 months? Find out when […]
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