Unfortunately, the problem around here is being targeted.

That's so cool. I need a can. I want to spray the permanent stuff on my backpack and straps so I'm visible at night from all directions. I have a little dangley plastic reflector that hangs from my backpack's zipper, but it may as well not exist because it's so small.

Not such a big deal now that the daylight has returned, but in the winter I've longed for a backpack made of reflective material.

It's a little expensive. $19 for 4.5 ounces. I'd like to see those numbers reversed.

It occurs to me there are a number of people having entirely too much fun.

Gotta have a spare.

Vintage Electric Bike Company.
When I saw these bikes at NAG I thought they were awfully expensive. But on the news last night they were talking about a car being burglarized and one of the items taken was a $15,000 custom bicycle. Guess I'm out of touch. :smack:

Bikes and bike stuffs.

Gotta use them or lose them. :haha:

Express yourself, it's later than you think.

There certainly are!

We have fun in Ballard too.



The CycleSaloon!

From the FAQ:
They have a pedal-paddleboat too.

Griff in the witness protection program.

Hiding in plain sight, until I get busted for juicing, then its off on my next adventure.

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Must have had a support car with tires and ammo.

I guess back then you would just squat by the side of the road to take a dump?

Tweren't no rupee-dispensing toilets in those days...




Dude looks familiar. And has a flat tire.

Bike Desk

how cool would that be

Not very. You been behind that damn desk all day. It's 5:00. Now ya gotta pedal that bitch home. Uphill.

Then pedal to the desk.

Mirror wheels. Don't be surprised to find yourself in the middle of a dog fight.
They look awfully narrow for cobbled/brick streets. :eyebrow:

Or you could buy a motorcycle and retire the pedals.

So French mtn bikers jumped Le Tour. In America you'd be arrested in France you have a beer after.



If you keep watching the prep is more interesting than the jump.

I never realized the leading motorcade was so close to the riders. Seems like that would be a lot of exhaust to be breathing in while you're trying to race.

Sarajevo

"Brought to you by Shimano brake pads."

"Video footage provided by the Cock Cam 3000."

Double postin' here.

Because I love my brother. And I have a horrible feeling he started watching Le Tour de France on Channel 4 with my thumbprint on his boyish head...
Although he's raised money every year through various charity ventures Walk the Tube, And the Vertical Rush (both Cellar links)

So, duplicate of my post about his bike ride.
Do check out his charity-website though, You don't need to contribute to look.

How about a recumbent tricycle from Craig's list in Portland?
http://cellar.org/2015/trex.jpg

Ran across this just now.

First ever BMX quad-backflip. That's a backflip x 4.



:devil:

Well it's all downhill, how hard can that be. ;)

Uh oh.

What's that? You do all your biking on the ground?

Pussies.

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Why isn't she falling over?

I see why this didn't catch on, grease and dirt mean trouble.

:3_eyes:

The front wheel looks to be scotched, so as not to roll, and the back wheel looks like it's offset/out of line with the front wheel by just the slightest bit, assisting in a fine balancing act.

Maybe.

Bike parking...

I've never seen anything so stationary taken so far.

And for the poor technically deprived citizens in places like... Europe. :haha:

In 1920, home inventors led the way.

Motorbikes and Motorcycles, couldn't tell them apart without a program.

Tour of Utah, Stage 6, Guardsman Pass, Wasatch Mountains...The role of Human Battering Ram is played by Irish cyclist Matt Brammeier:



Link

I've done almost that same move, nowhere near as dramatic, or fast. A car turned in front of me on my mountain bike, in a parking lot. About 114 years ago...

That's a terrible accident... and deserves a warning to the viewer.

Really? It's a guy falling down, basically. I mean, it's a hard lick and all...

Oh. I see what you mean now. There were a couple guys coloring outside the line...:p:

"Human battering ram" is a clue. I don't understand the first crash, he was obviously going way to fast to make the corner anyway. With all the activity he should have realize the corner was there. In the "zone", I guess, and the brakes on those bikes aren't that good.

Skinny tires.

I would have thought this was funny when I was younger, now it looks almost practical. ;)

:lol2:

People spend thousands to get a bike that's a few ounces lighter. Unless they're pro competitors, it's a waste of money.
I used to work with an elderly engineer who was legally blind, so he couldn't drive, and rode a bike to work. Fortunately he also couldn't see how close he came to getting killed every damn day. He also collected bikes from high wheelers to exotic imports. He told me it's better to ride a 30 lb bike, than a 25 lb bike that forced him to carry a 10 lb lock/chain.
So why not eliminate all that frame weight and go with the wheels? ;)

That actually looks fun.

In the beginning, god created the Indian motobikes... and they were good.

I remember wanting one of those as a kid.
But I wanted a BSA even more.

Stretching it, going for the record.

Saw one of these commuting on a downtown DC street this morning. Went by too fast to get a picture.

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It looked at first glance like a Smart car, but then I realized it had bike wheels. You pedal it and it also has an electric motor. You can exert as much effort as you like, and they suggest letting the electric motor do the work in the morning so you arrive at work fresh and clean, and pedal on the way home, only using the motor to help on hills.
Organic Transit ELF

That isn't much vehicle for $5500.

The manufacturers liability insurance is probably a grand for each. :eyebrow:

One of the hazards of spoke wheels, especially off road.

no front derailleur, interesting.

Folks are running 1x10 so you don't throw a chain. Most of what I ride could be done middle chainring but I do like to have that grannie on steep long climbs.