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Our friend and contributor Erok, Membership Director of BikePGH, was recently approached by Locally Toned, a project to find and record locally themed ringtones. Naturally, Erok chose his favorite bicycle bell.
“I’ve noticed that bike bells tend to bring smiles to people’s faces. No matter what happens, when you ring that bell, people get a kick out of it.”
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The Oregon Manifest handmade bicycle show has challenged frame builders from around the country to design and build innovative, modern transportation bikes. The bikes, designed for the everyday car-free cyclist, will be on display at the show and judged by a panel of industry experts. The winner will receive a tailored suit from Rapha.
Visit www.oregonmanifest.com for more info.
Perhaps the only way to be “greener” than someone who rides a cargo bike is to be someone who rides a cargo bike made from recycled bikes. Introducing North Cargo Trikes, a cargo trike company from Pittsburgh, PA. The mastermind, Eric Cruit, showed up at our recent bike polo tournament and gave people the chance to ride one of his creations, or to be carted around in one. His machine featured a considerable sized basket for hauling heavy cargo, and three gear options—freewheel high, freewheel low and fixed. Why fixed? So you can pedal backwards and make difficult k-turns possible.
To the right we see one of Eric’s newest projects—a full-suspension cargo bike.
[It's] gonna have a platform in the back to sit on and pedals to put passenger feet on, kind of like an inline rickshaw.
Eric’s website is under construction, but for the time being you can email him at northcargotrikes@gmail.com.
Deb Hubsmith is not your typical bicycle advocate. In fact, there is very little about Deb that is typical. For this interview, I go to Deb’s home in Fairfax, California—a sleepy little town in Marin County that is the gateway between bucolic, rural West Marin, and the more heavily populated suburban communities that are just off of the other end of the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco where the locals have been known to sport bumper stickers on their cars printed with the slogan, “Fairfax: Mayberry on Acid” against a tie-died background.
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In the world of sunglasses, it often seems like there’s very little difference between $100 action sports eyewear and $7 shades from the souvenir stand at the beach. They’ve got nylon frames and polycarbonate lenses. Even some of the cheapest glasses tout 100% UV protection, and provided they fit well, when you’re wearing them it’s almost impossible to tell what’s what. Where you’ll notice the difference is down the road when the paint begins to peel away from the cheap frames, the rubber parts become discolored or begin deteriorating, and the hardware rusts and/or breaks. More expensive sunglasses afford the manufacturer better quality-control options, so you’re less likely to have problems in the long run. However, you’ll almost inevitably sit on, drop or lose the $100 pair.
I was pretty happy about the arrival of a new pair of Camino shades from Ryders. These $40 basic sunglasses offer classic styling and function. Mine have gloss black frames and dark lenses, but they’re available in other color combinations. They’re not sport-specific, rather, they’re intended for casual wear. I’ve found them pretty darn appropriate for urban cycling, though. Sure, lighter lenses might be a boon in some situations, but these are going to see a lot more use this summer.
Visit www.ryderseyewear.com for more info.
The Pittsburgh Major Taylor Cycling Club is hosting a 30-mile, ladies-only ride Sunday, July 19th. A $5 donation covers refreshments and entry into the post-ride raffle. Proceeds benefit BikePGH. Interested riders can RSVP to Shelia Woods.
According to this article in the English language German news site The Local, police in Berlin have been actively cracking down on people riding fixed wheel bicycles lacking handbrakes, going so far as to confiscate the bicycles in some cases. It seems all the authorities are asking for are handbrakes, as vowing to install a set and paying a fine gets your bike back.
“Fixies have become a real problem,” Rainer Paetsch, a Berlin police official for traffic issues, told The Local. “It wasn’t a hunt, but we decided to do something to undercut this trend.”
To get their bikes back, cyclists have to pay a fine and convince the authorities they won’t ride them on the street anymore – or at least show an inclination to install brakes on them.
“For all I care they can ride them in their backyards,” Paetsch joked. “We just want people to realise it’s too risky to ride them around the city. Then we’ll be content that we’ve helped improve traffic safety.”
Day three of the 2009 Bicycle Film Festival in Pittsburgh included a bicycle polo tournament and a group ride to the July 4th fireworks.
Check out Jeff’s photos from the July 4th polo tournament on Flickr. Stay tuned for Clara’s party portraits from Friday night, and hopefully we’ll have a video of the fashion show soon.
Urban Velo produced the Bicycle Film Festival’s first ever visit to Pittsburgh. Following day two’s screenings at the Warhol, we threw a huge afterparty with five DJ’s, free booze and a radical bike fashion show.
Check out Jeff’s photos from day two on Flickr. And stay tuned for more photos from the afterparty (including Clara’s party portraits) and day three’s bike polo tournament.
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