SUBMISSION: Anatomy Of A Fixed Gear Bicycle - www.dukeharper.com
(via Glow in the Dark bikes from Pure Fix « Bike Blog NYC)
Is this really the first glow in the dark bike?
"Danish statistics show that every 6 miles biked instead of driven saves 3 1/2 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions and 9 cents in health care costs. But many cite happiness among the chief benefits of bicycle commuting."
— In Denmark, Pedaling to Work on a Superhighway - NYTimes.com (via newspaperthings)
(via newspaperthings)
"What would happen to a city if there were a modal shift of just 1% of drivers becoming cyclists? In order to have this modal shift, there would need to be approximately 8,300 drivers becoming cyclists to have a 50.5 million km decrease in Vehicle Kilometers Traveled (VKT) and a 32.4 million km increase in Bicycle Kilometers Traveled (BKT) per year."
— Copenhagenize.com - Bicycle Culture by Design: Let’s Talk Numbers
"Cycling is the on-trend activity,” Paul Alofs, president and CEO of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, said Friday. “Cycling is the new golf."
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‘Cycling is the new golf’: The rise of an on-trend activity - The Globe and Mail
This is a misleading statement…
(via Write a Bike on the Behance Network)
Concept and design by Swiss art director Juri Zaec. If only this “Andrea” bike were on the market - I would be the best sister ever (and would expect a “Danielle” in return)!
"Think of a bike as a tool, a toy, a connector and a mode of expression with a low barrier to entry. It’s probably the most hackable (and hacked) simple machine on the planet. Bikes not only get us from place to place, they are the focus of a number of conversations about how we organize communities and define and share social boundaries, and how we can harness human power to recycle energy back to the grid. Most importantly though, bicycles are an intrinsic part of how we imagine and design the city of the future. They will play a significant role in shaping identity and communities and influencing social dynamics in urban areas, because they are the next great technology platform."
— The Next Great Technology Platform: The Bicycle - Jason Severs - Technology - The Atlantic
“A Spartan two-wheeler designed specifically for short-range urban travel and manufactured with the absolute bare minimum amount of materials.” (via Gadgets: simple, bright and loud. « Bike Blog NYC)
