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From Bicycle Retailer:
Owners of bikes they bought used ride more, buy more, and visit bike shops more often than owners of bikes they bought new, according to a new study.
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From David Munson, Urban Velo friend and contributor:
Perfect for dressing up any wall, or instantly creating a theme for a room. Images look great on this high-quality poster, printed on heavyweight 7 mil semi-gloss paper using superior dye inks. Image size 16″ X 20″. Treat yourself or give as a gift.
Available for $24.99 at CafePress.
Here’s a look at some of the I Love Riding in the City contributors for issue #31.
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From SE:
These unique looking headset spacers mimic the look of classic lock nuts from 1” threaded headsets of yesteryear. But take note that these spacers are indeed threadless and made for 1-1/8” threadless steer tubes of today. These headset spacers can be used to liven up the look of your bike, no matter what style bike you have. New school, retro, race, street, freestyle, you name it, these new & unique spacers will compliment any ride!
-10mm Stack Height
-6061-T6 Alloy
-Available in Black, Silver, Gold, Red, Blue
-MSRP: $5.50
Check out www.buysestuff.com
Via CNN:
Michelle Matson has a nagging reminder of the cycling crash that could have killed her. A year and a half later, flecks of asphalt remain lodged in her skin.
There’s also the metal pole extending from her kneecap down to her ankle, along with countless screws, keeping her left leg intact.
“My body was destroyed,” said Matson, an artist living in Brooklyn. “My whole life was put on hold for months, and no one seemed to care.”
Chrome has been at this messenger bag game for more than a minute or two, and in that time their Citizen buckle bag has become a classic. Best known for its iconic seatbelt buckle and bombproof construction, there are countless original Citizen bags in use around the world.
In the past year Chrome introduced the Citizen Night, a murdered out version of their venerable Citizen with an added twist—large reflective panels that are indistinguishable by daylight. Add to that the flat black version of their original seat belt buckle, and you’ve got one cool looking messenger bag. Not to mention one that seriously enhances nighttime safety.
Like the original, the Citizen Night measures 22” wide, 13” high, 7” deep and is made from 1000 denier nylon with an 18 oz truck tarp liner. The strap features EVA padding and there are enough pockets and organizing slots to keep your life in order. My one nit to pick is that I don’t like the way the cross strap comes up so high, feeling more like it’s in my armpit than across my ribs. But I deal with that just fine.
The Citizen Night is made in Chico, CA and retails for $160. Check out www.chromebagsstore.com
Via BikeBlogNYC:
Two brothers from San Francisco are working together to make individual grip rings to accessorize your handlebars to your individual tastes. I also really like the bar ends they’ve come up with which hold all the rings in place by tightening an allen wrench.
Mission Workshop Hardware Manufacturing from Mission Workshop on Vimeo.
More videos from Mission Workshop here.
The soldier in the above video has been suspended according to Al Jazeera English. Lieutenant-Colonel Shalom Eisner attacked this foreign pro-Palestinian activist during a recent bicycle rally.
The Chrome Stock Cobra hoodie is made from soft, warm, durable moleskin cotton. Moleskin? Yes. Neither made from moles nor used to prevent blisters, moleskin cotton is a heavy fabric that features a distinct soft and fuzzy side. Because of its dense weave, the fabric is warm and highly wind resistant.
The cut of the Cobra generally favors tall lanky folks, as it’s cut long enough to cover your wrists and plumber’s crack when you’re in the drops. It features a cargo pocket across the lower back, two pockets to keep your hands warm, and a key pocket on the right sleeve—all with zippered closures.
Naysayers may scoff at the $100 price tag, but anyone who’s tried one on will agree that this is one hell of a nice hoodie. If I were to pick nits my first thought would be that the hood seems a tiny bit large. The key pocket on the wrist is not really necessary, and I would rather have thumb holes instead. But in all I’m very happy with the Stock Cobra, and I wear it often.
Check out www.chromebagsstore.com.
From www.antranik.org:
The problem with clipless shoes are that they look great while you’re ON the bike, but once you get off, they look very out of place. They would usually be a big no-no for most work places. Then on top of that, you might have this god damned gigantic cleat sticking out that makes you sound like you’re wearing heels and all the guys will be looking around thinking, “Who is that, a fine lady, maybe?” And then they turn around, see me and think, “Oh, it’s some guy (me). Why are his shoes so loud?”
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The following was submitted by Rangga Panji of Jakarta, Indonesia. It was intended to be an I Love Riding in the City contribution, but since he was already published in issue 13, we’re running his words here.
It’s been six years since I started riding my bicycle as main form of transportation in Jakarta, and I couldn’t find any exact reason of why do I still doing it. Long story short, Jakarta is a city that was planned without any regards to human beings, this city is designed mainly for motorized traffic. Spice it up a bit with reckless drivers and motorcyclists (and the fact that they seems to multiply in numbers every single day), and you’ll have chaos waiting every morning. And evening for that matter.
Despite all those mishaps, Jakarta is still my favorite city to ride in. The motorized traffic is crazy, but that’s the major fun part. I lived in the southern part of the city, where everything I need to run my shop (suppliers, resources and so on) are located within ten to fifteen kilometers radius: a distance short enough to ride a bicycle. With bicycle, I can commute faster compared to driving, and saved a lot of money compared to motorcycle riding. And once you’ve figured out how to pack stuffs, everything is possible. You can see me riding around carrying things on my shoulder even as large as a bicycle frame sometimes.
Everyone needs a bit of excitement sometimes, you’ll got it everytime you go bicycling in Jakarta.
Sitting inside a car stuck in traffic sucks. Especially when it happens everyday. Bicycling gives me freedom: to be able to move when nobody can, to bomb the traffic with ear-to-ear grin on my face, or to ease off the pedals and enjoy the scenery. Urban bicycling in Jakarta is both dangerous and fun: once you’re able to mitigate the danger, all you have left, is fun.
Oh, did I mentioned that bicycling helps me keep myself in shape, too? My wife surely agree with this.
Check out pancalencycles.blogspot.com.
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