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Inspired by bikesgonewild's comment at this Bicycle Design post.
Update: I guess I should have read the design forum first, which has a cool concept illustration of a similar theft-proof bike.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Theft proof bike
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Inspired by bikesgonewild's comment at this Bicycle Design post.
Update: I guess I should have read the design forum first, which has a cool concept illustration of a similar theft-proof bike.
Shoe bicycle video
Everybody has seen the old photos of the bicycle with shoe tires. Max Knight built another shoe bike and had professional photos taken of it.
They even took video of the shoe bike in action. More at Yorgo Tloupas Arkitip Intelligence. Via -> Via.
They even took video of the shoe bike in action. More at Yorgo Tloupas Arkitip Intelligence. Via -> Via.
Inaugural Tour of America rescheduled for 2009
Tour of America organizers decided this week to postpone the inaugural coast-to-coast race until September 2009.
Since the original announcement of the Tour of America in September 2007, Aqu executives and staff members have met with cities along the proposed route, potential sponsors and race teams, as well as staff members of USA Cycling and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the sport"s governing bodies.
"After we announced the Tour of America last fall, we hit the ground running to make the event happen in 2008," said Frank Arokiasamy, president of event organizer Aqu Inc. "We want to work with USA Cycling and UCI to establish this event as a compliment to the major international races, and at the same time not conflict with established races in the United States. Overall, we want to make sure the Tour of America strengthens the sport of cycling and the race calendar. In addition, potential sponsors and route cities have expressed strong support for a fall 2009 race."
Exact dates for the fall 2009 edition of the Tour of America has not been finalized. Tour of America staff are currently finalizing route details, sponsorship agreements and proposed dates to comply with USA Cycling"s race application process. Once the application is submitted, USA Cycling will review it and submit the 2009 Tour of America"s dates, along with all of the races on the national calendar, to the UCI for approval.
Aqu plans a 21-stage, 2,200 mile (more than 3,500 km) professional bicycle road race spanning the United States, making it the largest spectator event in the history of U.S. sports. The event will include close to 200 riders, from 21 of the world's elite cycling teams in the world to participate and will boast a prize purse currently pegged at $10 million, the largest purse of any international cycling event. The Tour of America will start in New York's Central Park and finish in San Francisco Bay Area.
For more information, visit the Tour of America website.
Since the original announcement of the Tour of America in September 2007, Aqu executives and staff members have met with cities along the proposed route, potential sponsors and race teams, as well as staff members of USA Cycling and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the sport"s governing bodies.
"After we announced the Tour of America last fall, we hit the ground running to make the event happen in 2008," said Frank Arokiasamy, president of event organizer Aqu Inc. "We want to work with USA Cycling and UCI to establish this event as a compliment to the major international races, and at the same time not conflict with established races in the United States. Overall, we want to make sure the Tour of America strengthens the sport of cycling and the race calendar. In addition, potential sponsors and route cities have expressed strong support for a fall 2009 race."
Exact dates for the fall 2009 edition of the Tour of America has not been finalized. Tour of America staff are currently finalizing route details, sponsorship agreements and proposed dates to comply with USA Cycling"s race application process. Once the application is submitted, USA Cycling will review it and submit the 2009 Tour of America"s dates, along with all of the races on the national calendar, to the UCI for approval.
Aqu plans a 21-stage, 2,200 mile (more than 3,500 km) professional bicycle road race spanning the United States, making it the largest spectator event in the history of U.S. sports. The event will include close to 200 riders, from 21 of the world's elite cycling teams in the world to participate and will boast a prize purse currently pegged at $10 million, the largest purse of any international cycling event. The Tour of America will start in New York's Central Park and finish in San Francisco Bay Area.
For more information, visit the Tour of America website.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Classic replica bicycle jersey for trade
I hope you all are having a wonderful day wherever you are.
I'm throwing the CycleDog a bone here: Ed came across a replica of Eddie Merckx's Molteni jersey at a thrift shop. It turns out the European size XL is more like a size XS on buff, muscular Oklahoma Americans, so he's giving it up for trade. Read this post for the details.
More bicycle stuff below this photo of "Tinfoil Hair Ribbons" by Megan the Onespeed Chick.
Keister callouses. Via.
Sara says girls rock. I agree.
Backcountry.com to start selling high end cycling stuff. By mail order. Will this work?
High gas prices keep bike shops busy.
Toyota can't even cars away for free to young adults in Japan who just aren't interested in driving. "A car used to symbolize a dream. People used to work hard to buy a car. These days, nobody is saying that. No one thinks a car is cool anymore."
Sue's Dahon is a babe magnet.
April 1 is probably over by the time you read this, but this one's pretty good: Rap Star 50 cent gets all urban with the Wanksta track bike. The Wanksta’s gold-plated frame, fork, hubs and rims are complimented by black decals designed by Fiddy himself. The nine bullet holes across the top tube are both a reminder of the attempt on his life (in May of 2000) and a warning to would be bike thieves. The custom Beretta 9mm (included) clicks into a proprietary quick-release bottle cage mount, which is quite possibly the first of its kind. Go to Urban Velo for details and photo.
I'm throwing the CycleDog a bone here: Ed came across a replica of Eddie Merckx's Molteni jersey at a thrift shop. It turns out the European size XL is more like a size XS on buff, muscular Oklahoma Americans, so he's giving it up for trade. Read this post for the details.
More bicycle stuff below this photo of "Tinfoil Hair Ribbons" by Megan the Onespeed Chick.
Keister callouses. Via.
Sara says girls rock. I agree.
Backcountry.com to start selling high end cycling stuff. By mail order. Will this work?
High gas prices keep bike shops busy.
Toyota can't even cars away for free to young adults in Japan who just aren't interested in driving. "A car used to symbolize a dream. People used to work hard to buy a car. These days, nobody is saying that. No one thinks a car is cool anymore."
Sue's Dahon is a babe magnet.
April 1 is probably over by the time you read this, but this one's pretty good: Rap Star 50 cent gets all urban with the Wanksta track bike. The Wanksta’s gold-plated frame, fork, hubs and rims are complimented by black decals designed by Fiddy himself. The nine bullet holes across the top tube are both a reminder of the attempt on his life (in May of 2000) and a warning to would be bike thieves. The custom Beretta 9mm (included) clicks into a proprietary quick-release bottle cage mount, which is quite possibly the first of its kind. Go to Urban Velo for details and photo.
Fun at work
I should mention bicycles and bicycling. I did none yesterday because I stayed home with a nasty head cold. I ached. I coughed. I sniffled. I had a fever. I stayed home and slept (when I wasn't committing evil conspiracy against the bike industry).
This morning I dragged myself out of bed, grabbed the bike and came to work. I feel better. I relate to Mr. Elder's bike commuter race ethic, so I passed two cyclists this morning (never mind the half dozen who passed me).
Now to work. Jonathan Schwartz is CEO of Sun Microsystems. He is my boss's boss's boss's boss. He was captured on a hidden camera enjoying lunch with a friend at a local restaurant.
While I'm talking about my work: the Sun Constellation system won the Product of the Year award from Supercomputing Online; and UAE University has rolled out a student-designed 8 teraflop grid computer using Sun Microsystem blade systems. While I'm not directly involved in these specific efforts, I'm in the group in Menlo Park that designed the systems and we're all pretty proud of how well they're doing.
Finally, somebody unleashed literally hundreds of pink and blue dolphins on our South Bay campuses this morning. They represent Sun's ownership of MySQL (which uses the dolphin) but I think it's also a play on the French Poisson d'Avril or "April Fish" as they call this day.
This morning I dragged myself out of bed, grabbed the bike and came to work. I feel better. I relate to Mr. Elder's bike commuter race ethic, so I passed two cyclists this morning (never mind the half dozen who passed me).
Now to work. Jonathan Schwartz is CEO of Sun Microsystems. He is my boss's boss's boss's boss. He was captured on a hidden camera enjoying lunch with a friend at a local restaurant.
While I'm talking about my work: the Sun Constellation system won the Product of the Year award from Supercomputing Online; and UAE University has rolled out a student-designed 8 teraflop grid computer using Sun Microsystem blade systems. While I'm not directly involved in these specific efforts, I'm in the group in Menlo Park that designed the systems and we're all pretty proud of how well they're doing.
Finally, somebody unleashed literally hundreds of pink and blue dolphins on our South Bay campuses this morning. They represent Sun's ownership of MySQL (which uses the dolphin) but I think it's also a play on the French Poisson d'Avril or "April Fish" as they call this day.
Bicycle parts video
Do you want to know your dropout from your downtube and your seat collar from your seatpost? Watch this guide and you will be talking bike in five minutes. The music, created from sampled bike part noises by Greg Johnston, is also really cool.
Bicycle Anatomy for Beginners from Quickrelease.tv on Vimeo.
Bicycle Anatomy for Beginners from Quickrelease.tv on Vimeo.
News around the world
Commute time bicycle traffic prompts congestion charging for cyclists.
Product review: Jacobsen carbon wrap-it system.
Cycling News First Edition: new time trial format for Tour de France, UCI imposes limits on team names, Judge Judith Sheindlin selected to decide Landis CAS appeal...
Quickrelease.TV on some curious news...
Product review: Jacobsen carbon wrap-it system.
Cycling News First Edition: new time trial format for Tour de France, UCI imposes limits on team names, Judge Judith Sheindlin selected to decide Landis CAS appeal...
Quickrelease.TV on some curious news...
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