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Tag Archives: bicycle rack
You’re outside more than you think. 30 days of biking, #21
—- Unless you’re thinking of cave dwellers, you have to believe humans spend more time outside than inside. Play along for a minute: Riding a bicycle? You’re definitely outside. Sitting under an umbrella? Yep. Outside. Walking inside a house? You’re … Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking, bicycle, Business, coffee, Infrastructure, Off topic
Tagged #30daysofbiking, bicycle, bicycle parking, bicycle rack, bike, coffee, coffee bike, infrastructure, shade
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Everyone knows it’s windy. 30 days of biking, #26
The problem with wind isn’t that it exists. Wind was here before we arrived, before they made the black coffee, before we decided on the lemon-raspberry muffin and the black coffee they made before we arrived. And the problem with … Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking
Tagged bicycle rack, black coffee, coffee, coffee shop, CxT, movement, problem, sentience, The Association, wind
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Design fail: uphill bicycle rack
When my friend Mike Honnold lived in Peoria, he created an online database of greater Peoria’s bike racks and encouraged people to add their finds to the site. Well, I found another rack but haven’t submitted it for consideration. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bianchi, Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle design, bicycle parking, bicycle rack
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Rack and fender attachment
Two nifty design ideas from my friend Dave Atkinson. First: the mono-stay connecting the front of Blackburn rack to the frame of this old Schwinn mixte. It’s curved to match the shape of the wheel and painted to match the … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming a bicycle, maintenance
Tagged adding simplicity, bicycle fender, bicycle rack, blackburn rack, fender stays
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Day 18. 30 Days of Riding
When I was in my early 20s, I was sure I knew everyone in Peoria who carried a bike on the roof of their car. It’s possible: Peoria was a pretty small place back then. There was the bike shop, … Continue reading
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