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Tag Archives: Australia
Fatal midstay? Tempo Tricycles
The only reason I can think to build a tricycle this way is if you wanted to swap out the rear end, maybe for a cargo platform on an extended wheelbase. Continue reading
Posted in Other bicycles
Tagged Australia, British, Tempo Tricycles, tricycle, trike
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Bad street? Streetmix it up. Plus, pedaling for sheep
What would Peoria’s Sheridan Road look like if we tried something a little different than four nerve-rackingly narrow lanes through a residential area? Continue reading
Posted in Brompton, Infrastructure, Weekly Linker
Tagged Australia, beer, bicycle safety, sheep shearers, street design, Streetmix, Wisconsin, wood bicycle
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Bicycles for the 1%: Worth it?
I don’t spend much time thinking about the high end of the bicycle market. First, I have a hard time telling one miracle machine from another, despite the generous decaling. Second, you can have tremendous amounts of fun on bicycles that … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Linker
Tagged Australia, bicycle workshop, book, expensive bicycles, Jim Langley, Michelin Man, Rob English
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Judge dismisses New York bike lane lawsuit. NY commuting up.
A lawsuit to eliminate New York’s Prospect Park West bike lane is dismissed. Judge says “Merely not liking a change is no basis for a frivolous lawsuit to reverse it.” (Streetsblog) The number of bicycle commuters in the city of … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Linker
Tagged Australia, bike path, commuting, factory, ice cream, James Colgrove, Netherlands, New York, Portland, Trek
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