Lord Quinton wanted to know "whether Her Majesty's government would take steps to ensure that bicycle users would abide by the Highway Code". The other guy wanted to point out that a cyclist had once nearly run over his wife.Read here for Zoe's wonderful rebuttal. Via this comment on pedaller.blogspot.com.
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Cyclists and UK highway law
From Zoe Williams in The Guardian:
More Tour of California video coverage
Update: 2007 Amgen Tour of California video coverage details here.
Update: Fixed URL for thesteeps.NET. Thank you to mallfellow for seeing that mistake!
Billy C at The Steeps Blog tells me they will provide video coverage of the last two stages of the Tour of California. They'll definitely provide short video recaps. He and his team are also working on the logistics for up-to-the-minute coverage of the last two stages, with posts as things happen in the Tour of California.
If you haven't visited The Steeps in a while you should check them out. They have a sharp looking design layout and worthwhile articles on the site. The owners of The Steeps do graphic design and animation for the NFL Network and have several years of experience doing design and animation for television and movies. I'm looking forward to some good video from them.
Don't forget about the ToC Grassy Knoll Project at Steephill.tv. Steve @ Steephill tells me the project is coming along nicely. Word is getting around and he expects plenty of good video and photo uploads.
Who needs ESPN when you have the Blogosphere and enthusiastic talent?
Visit Cyclelicious for continued updates.
Update: Fixed URL for thesteeps.NET. Thank you to mallfellow for seeing that mistake!
Billy C at The Steeps Blog tells me they will provide video coverage of the last two stages of the Tour of California. They'll definitely provide short video recaps. He and his team are also working on the logistics for up-to-the-minute coverage of the last two stages, with posts as things happen in the Tour of California.
If you haven't visited The Steeps in a while you should check them out. They have a sharp looking design layout and worthwhile articles on the site. The owners of The Steeps do graphic design and animation for the NFL Network and have several years of experience doing design and animation for television and movies. I'm looking forward to some good video from them.
Don't forget about the ToC Grassy Knoll Project at Steephill.tv. Steve @ Steephill tells me the project is coming along nicely. Word is getting around and he expects plenty of good video and photo uploads.
Who needs ESPN when you have the Blogosphere and enthusiastic talent?
Visit Cyclelicious for continued updates.
Litespeed founders go back to bikes
The Lynskey family, founders of Litespeed Titanium Components, will be returning to the bicycle frame-building business. They will be designing and building high-end custom titanium bicycle frames under the new company name of Lynskey Performance Products in Chattanooga, TN. The domain name LynskeyPerformance.com was registered last week but there's no website there yet.
The Lynskey family founded Litespeed in 1986 and sold the business to American Bicycle Group in 1999. If I recall, several Lynskey's are involved in the management of ABG. ABG is based in Chattanooga, TN where their Litespeed, Real Design, and Quintana Roo bikes are built.
Read more from the BRaIN. Litespeed and Merlin will be at the 2006 North American Hand Made Bicycle Show in San Jose, CA, March 3-5.
The Lynskey family founded Litespeed in 1986 and sold the business to American Bicycle Group in 1999. If I recall, several Lynskey's are involved in the management of ABG. ABG is based in Chattanooga, TN where their Litespeed, Real Design, and Quintana Roo bikes are built.
Read more from the BRaIN. Litespeed and Merlin will be at the 2006 North American Hand Made Bicycle Show in San Jose, CA, March 3-5.
Monday, February 6, 2006
Oh no, there goes Tokyo!
First, watch the Hummer H3 Superbowl Ad here or here. If you don't have broadband, here's the synopsis: Gojira-style monster (named Jennifer the Monster) is running rampant through Tokyo causing mayhem and destruction. Jennifer meets Robie, a giant city-destroying robot. Jennifer and Robie fall in love. Jennifer and Robie make love. In the midst of a destroyed city, Jennifer has a baby -- a brand new Hummer H3. How precious.
Am I the only one who saw the weird irony in this ad? Okay, the part about the association of harmful, destructive forces with the creation of the Hummer is pretty obvious, to me anyway. The irony is that the advertising agency and Hummer execs who approved the ad seem to be completely unaware of the association between their product and the damage that they cause.
My favorite ad, incidentally, is this FedEx ad.
Am I the only one who saw the weird irony in this ad? Okay, the part about the association of harmful, destructive forces with the creation of the Hummer is pretty obvious, to me anyway. The irony is that the advertising agency and Hummer execs who approved the ad seem to be completely unaware of the association between their product and the damage that they cause.
My favorite ad, incidentally, is this FedEx ad.
The Itch
Ever get that Itch? That feeling where you are so wired but no matter what you do, you cant get rid of that Itch? Any Cyclist will know what i'm talking about. It first comes about 2 months into the winter, two months of not being able to ride your bike. It only gets worse the longer you wait. It intensifies as Winter turns into Spring, the snow melts, the sun feels warm upon your face, and your bike starts talking to you in your sleep.I'm suffering from that Itch right now. Its gotten ba enough that i'll ride outside today, even if it is only 32 Degrees out. Cold enough to turn my water bottles into Ice. But i dont care - i've got an Itch and it needs to be scratched - even if its only a 10 mile ride. The first of my season. If i dont, i'm gonna go crazy. Racquetball no longer satifies the Itch, hammering a ball as hard as you can only does so much. I need to feel the strain on my legs, that handlebars underneat my hands, the sway of the bike from side to side as i climb up Sassafrass Hill. I'll probably end up on the Isle of Que - the Island i could not remember in my last post.
With the winter being this mild, Febuary 6, 2006 will be my first ride of the new year. If all goes well. Its just a matter of surving the Itch for the next 3 hours - enough time to get me through my one Class and then Lunch, and prep time for my Bike. It'll be the worst when i'm prepping the bike, knowing that the ride is only minutes away, but they'll be the longest minutes of this year. But 4 hours from now, the Itch will be gone. And that is all i hope to accomplish this day.
Specialized responds to Stumptown discussion
There has been discussion all over the bicycling blogosphere about Specialized's cease-and-desist to Mountain Cycle's use of the Stumptown brand. Stumptown is a well-known nickname for the city of Portland, and in fact I had suggested using Stump when BikePortland blogger Jonathan Maus was looking for ideas for the name of a cycling column. Portland-based bike builder Mountain Cycles named their hardtail frame the "Stumptown" in honor of their hometown.
Jonathan asked Specialized for a statement about the C and D. Specialized's corporate communications chief Kevin Frank responded.
Mountain Cycle's other products include the full suspension freeride Shockwave (trademarked by Macromedia), and full suspension Zen (expect a C and D from Boulder bike builder Lennard Zinn).
Read more here.
Jonathan asked Specialized for a statement about the C and D. Specialized's corporate communications chief Kevin Frank responded.
We were forced to ask Mountain Cycle (or any other company in a similar situation) to stop using the Stumptown name or risk losing the right to it ourselves. We simply have to protect what we’ve worked so hard to develop in order to justify the time and investment we put into making better bikes and equipment for everyone.I think it's a little weak. Stumptown and Stumpjumper? Not even the same and I don't personally see the brand dilution.
Mountain Cycle's other products include the full suspension freeride Shockwave (trademarked by Macromedia), and full suspension Zen (expect a C and D from Boulder bike builder Lennard Zinn).
Read more here.
Leah's story
Leah is the Toronto bicycle courier involved in the infamous scuffle captured on camera by photographer Adam Krawesky. She gave her side of the story on Spacing Wire. According to Leah, the paint scratch on the SUV occurred when the assailant pushed her against his vehicle. She did not deliberately key his truck.
I was WALKING my bike up Augusta when the incident took place. He was driving and opened his door (while driving) and yelling profanities he threw his beef patty on a bun out of his door. I walked over to his car, and right or wrong, I opened the door and “gave” him back his food (which he MUST have dropped by accident!) He then lost it, and jumped out of his car and threw 2 large Timmies at me then grabbed me by my helmet and tried to toss me around a bit. It was at that point that my bike lock key (that I wear on a bracelet around my wrist) scratched his car.
Then with some “encouraging” from some helpful bystanders he got in his car and drove away…or so I thought! People were comming up to me and saying that I should have him charged but at that point I just figured I had made my anti-littering point and and eye for and eye with the coffee shower, I mean I did throw that patty right. But just as I was getting on my bike to ride home he came running back and that's when the photos start. He had driven half a block and decided that the scratch was worthy of a more thorough beating I guess.
And as for the police charging him…. He took off in his car as soon as he heard the sirens. They chased him down but it is not a crime to leave the scene. They were going to charge him with a variety of things including assult with a weapon x2, mischief x2, aggravated assault, etc, but the police informed me that if I went ahead and placed those charges then they would have to charge me with mischief for the scratch.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
