Recreational shooting and other stuff
Ok, no link to the original article, since I must have read it in at least 8 places today. But I can only offer sympathy to the family of Kevin Avalar, who was struck and killed by lightning yesterday while riding his bike. Out of the 62 people that get killed by lightning each year … Read more
Not really, but I saw it on a t-shirt and thought it was funny. Velotees is a company that prints t-shirts you probably won’t find at your LBS. They’ve got some cool designs that are a bit edgier than the usual fare, and are all printed on high quality cotton, not the cheap stuff. The … Read more
I just read this little opinion piece here. The writer points out that cyclists run stop lights and stop signs, and that over a 4 year period, the city of Chico, in California, has had “over 170 bicycle accidents or mishaps”. I’m not so sure what qualifies as a “mishap”, but it would be really … Read more
I’d have to say that 75% of the Google Alerts I get are total crap. Bad links, or links to something 3 years old are pretty worthless. I still scroll through them though, to see if there’s anything good, since I’ve been preoccupied with my life away from the computer, and haven’t had time to … Read more
Being the administrator on Bikeforums.net certainly has its challenges. One of them is trying to please most of the members. I gave up a long time ago trying to please them all. Now that we’re over 80,000, it’s just not possible. One of the biggest issues is the fact that while cyclists as a whole … Read more
In other countries, where owning a car may be completely out of the question, the poorest citizens would do well to even own a bicycle. This is certainly not a bad thing, as bicycle use does not contribute to congestion or pollution. So politicians with a clear view for the future would certainly help in … Read more