Critical Thinking about Bike Lanes

The Dallas biking Twitter world was buzzing this weekend about sketches of bike lanes for Main Street under I-45. This might very well be the first bike lane installed within the City of Dallas.
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Dallas Gets Sharrows by Waco Moore

Here’s a peek at the new shared lane markings (a.k.a. “sharrows”) recently installed on MLK Blvd. in Dallas. These are some of the very first on-street facilities implemented as part of the 2011 Dallas Bike …

When We Ride – a film by Kato Bentley

Some of you have seen this video made by local photographer, videographer and musician, Kato Bentley. For those of you who haven’t you’re in for a treat. Most of it was filmed at the Tits …

Jesse Rosten, Fotoshop, Cyclocross and Levi Leipheimer

Most everyone is now familiar with Jesse Rosten’s video gone viral,  Fotoshop by Adobe’:

Very amusing social commentary about our views on beauty, or faked beauty that is.  On the making of Fotoshop Rosten remarked,
“I was …

Ralph Lauren Rugby Partners With Pashley Cycles To Produce the Limited Edition Tweed Run Bicycle

Founded in 2004 by Polo Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Rugby is an American luxury brand dedicated to rugby/preppy inspired lifestyle enthusiasts.  The focus is very collegiate yet they have recently introduced a line dedicated to …

Levi’s 511 Commuter Jeans, No Seriously

A discussion in the comments of this post lead me to discovering the Levi’s 511 Commuter Jean. made especially for cyclists. Before you write it off as a cheap marketing ploy, take a closer look:

Designed …

In The News – Lee Harvey Oswald, Rick Perry, and more

I’m just a patsy!
Last Friday WFAA, the Dallas Morning News, and UnFair Park (Dallas Observer) all reported on the legal battle between the owner of a crumbling apartment complex and the city of Dallas.  Side …

Green Oil Chain Lube

I was reading the Product Tests section of the Spring 2011 issue of Bicycle Quarterly where I discovered the Green Oil company in the UK.  BQ editor Jan Heine tested their Green Oil Chain Lube …

The Road Trip to NAHBS 2011 – Film

I thought it would be fun to film some of the road trip we took to Austin for the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show.   I used the footage I took with the Flip, some …

NAHBS Is Less Than One Month Away

We’re planning a road trip to the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show which runs February 25th-27th in Austin, Texas.  We’re really excited to attend this year and we’re planning to blog live from the …