Let’s send Mr. Ford to Shanghai…

I’d say China is making a certain Canadian politician look mighty ass-backwards. Apparently, the traffic authorities in the city of Shanghai are going to link cycling lanes around the city in 2007 to create a network of lanes with no obstructions. This is one of several measures to improve conditions for drivers and cyclists in … Read more

On the lighter side…

Yesterday was New Zealand’s Golden Bay World Naked Bike Ride. Having spent some time in New Zealand, all I can do is paraphrase a comment posted frequently on BikeForums.net – This post is worthless without pics. Have a nice day. [edit] After doing a quick Google image search, maybe it’s best that no photos are … Read more

Let’s hear it for the Kiwi!

I love New Zealand, it’s where my wife and I went on our first date. And our first day together was driving up the Coromandel, which can only be described as US Highway 1, if it was in Scotland. Anyhoo, Kiwi Jenn O’Connor won her first National Marathon Mountain Bike Championships today (which is really … Read more

Bicycle bomb?

We’re not talking about some of the ugly colors seen on certain brands of mountain bikes in the last few years, this was an actual bomb. I read in the news yesterday that in Kabul, a remote-controlled bomb was put on a bike and detonated, killing two people, and injuring 17 others. This madness has … Read more