Here are a few photos of a bike stand I made with hardware store materials and scrap lumber for under $70. It would have been cheaper if I used black pipe instead of galvanized, but I want this to be weather proof. Something like this could be made from scrap wood and left over plumbing [...]
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Homemade Bicycle Stand
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Homemade Bike stand, steel pipe, wood base on March 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
76,000 Dead Americans
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dangerous by design, pedestiran deaths, transportation for america on December 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“In the last 15 years, more than 76,000 Americans have been killed while crossing or walking along a street in their community. More than 43,000 Americans – including 3,906 children under 16 – have been killed this decade alone. This is the equivalent of a jumbo jet going down roughly every month, yet it receives [...]
The Streets of Copenhagen
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged copenhagen, cycling, denmark, roads, streets, urban planning on December 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A brief look at one of the worlds most cycling friendly cities. You can find a nice article on Streetfilms. more about “The Streets of Copenhagen“, posted with vodpod
Mars Hill College Cycling Team
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cycling, Mars Hill College, team on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another team doing it right! Here is quote from head coach Hugh Moran: “So my thinking went something like this: if the bicycle is the ultimate ecological vehicle, then couldn’t the cycling team be the perfect promotional vehicle for the college’s “green” initiatives and its partners in the effort?” Good idea Hugh! Things like this [...]
Sustainable Cycling: The Racing Team!!!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bicycle, cycling clothes, Indiana, race team, sustainable, sustainable Cycling on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every now and then I stick the words Sustainable and Cyclist in Google to see what comes up besides this site. Today, Sustainable Cycling popped up! This is a race team out of Indiana that had 14 wins this past season! It makes me very happy to see these guys doing their part. Maybe I [...]
Looking for Writers, Researchers!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alternate frame materials, Bike Helmets and the Envirnment, Cane Creek, Chrome – whats the deal?, Component Compatability, Do cyclists care about sustainability?, Human Resources Overseas, Lubes and Cleaners – what should I use as a sustainable cyclist?, methods, Mountain Equipment Coop, Park vs. Pedros, Product Reviews, PVC – Its bad, Recycled tires – feasibility, STI and Ridelocal.org, The Community Bicycle Shop, yet everywhere on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Sustainable Cyclist is looking for writers and researchers. We can’t pay you anything, but we can give you a short bio and link to your personal webpage. If you meet the following requirements (its not the tough) contact me by either contacting me, or leaving a comment. The tough requirements: 1. You ride a [...]
Planning for Sustainable Travel
Posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If your into urban planning, and/or civil engineering, and/or bicycles as sustainable travel, you will get exited about this new tool!!!! Go ahead and open up the PDF. You’ll be glad you did!!! "The summary guide provides an overview of the key research findings from the study, and also introduces practitioners to the more detailed [...]
Stealing From Pedestrians
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been getting great articles these days all about cycling advocacy and making our streets more livable. I"ll do my best to share what I feel are the most important. Here is the first one: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 World Streets Short Takes: Stealing from pedestrians "One of my great interests is time reallocation in [...]
Post by Email test
Posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m setting up post by email. Lets see how this works.
McGivern Cyclery
Posted in Uncategorized on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You may have noticed (or more likely you didn’t) that I haven’t posted in awhile. Well, I’ve been busy trying to establish myself in my new home town of Monterey CA as a bicycle mechanic. I’ve put together a shop in my garage, and have been doing tune ups and repairs almost every day. Along [...]
