MetaFilter posts tagged with bikes

Lock your bike

overleaf — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:40:35 -0800

Have you been looking for bike locks that work? Will only the best locks do? Perhaps you just need a secondary lock?

Biketown, USA

mathowie — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:22:13 -0800

What happened to a place in Michigan when cars were banned for 115 years?

Park Tool's bicycle repair help and education pages

cog_nate — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:58:23 -0800

Major bicycle tools manufacturer Park Tool maintains a neatly sorted bevy of repair, maintenance and technical information articles. Their lead mechanic Calvin runs a video channel that includes -- among many other things -- on-the-road bicycle repair tips. Even more bike info (new bike assembly procedures, road and mountain bike positioning charts, thread concepts, drive train troubleshooting, etc.) is available on the miscellaneous topics page. Don't forget to check out the bicycle mechanics language spreadsheet!

Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live.

nowhere man — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:45:30 -0800

"I thought the matter over, and concluded I could do it. So I went down and bought a barrel of Pond's Extract and a bicycle." "Taming The Bicycle" by Mark Twain.

The Long, Balanced Haul

Chinese Jet Pilot — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:01:12 -0800

Cargo bikes, long a mainstay in the Netherlands and emerging as an automotive alternative in the U.S. (via bike-friendly Portland), come in many flavors: Longtails, longjohns, cycle trucks, porteurs, trikes and the traditional Dutch bakfiet. Will a cargo bike transform your life?

Helmets make a basically safe activity seem really dangerous

Obscure Reference — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:20:45 -0800

Back in New York I strapped on my helmet for a weekend bike ride in Central Park. But I’m not sure I’ll do the same two years from now if I’m commuting to work on a mature Citi Bike system. (SLNYT)

Don't go up there! You're a silly cyclist.

pie ninja — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 08:05:18 -0800

Silly Cyclists: The Video Series. Silly Cyclists was created by Gaz, a cyclist from London. The series features footage from Gaz and other cyclists showing silly, stupid, or extremely ill-considered decisions by cyclists around the world. Each episode features a top-ten countdown of Silly Cyclists, followed by a Savvy Cyclist. Highlights in the episodes include footage from bikers all over the world, including clips from as far away as Wellington, NZ. Special episodes include a look at silly cycling in Lucas Brunelle’s documentary Line of Sight, and the Best of Episodes 1-9 and the Best of Episodes 10-19.

Look Ma I Can't Ride

Xurando — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:42:27 -0800

The transportation reporter for the New York Times, Scott Flegenheimer, outs himself. “Hey, one boss said to another after my ill-advised confession. Did you know our transportation reporter can’t ride a bike? He knew then, of course, and now you do, too. I cannot ride a bike." He is not alone. Adult bicycling lessons are offered everywhere.

"It's strong, it's durable, it's cheap"

quin — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:38:08 -0800

After reading about someone making a canoe out of cardboard, Izhar Gafni went to his shed and started cutting up old boxes. This eventually led to his absolutely amazing cardboard bike project. The cost to build is less than $12 and he hopes to have them retail for between $60 and $90 depending on the configuration. [via]

The Grand Tour of MTB

aganders3 — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:18:08 -0800

The 2012 Tour Divide kicked off on the 8th of June. This grand tour takes self-supported cyclists from Banff, AB CA to Antelope Wells, NM, USA along the North American Continental Divide. Riders must endure 4418 km (2745 miles) of dirt and gravel, with over 60,000 meters (200,000 ft) of climbing. If you want to win - plan on riding 16+ hours a day. Participants are now spread across the route, with the leader approaching the Colorado border.

Hell on Wheels

box — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:27:21 -0800

In Praise of Mutant Bikes (Life magazine photos from 1948, via Urban Velo. Bonus link: Early Tallbikes)

1st Person Mountain Biker

quin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:39:14 -0800

Ever wonder what it would be like to ride a bike down a bit of Peruvian mountain? Here’s your chance to see it for yourself. [SLYT]

Bike Parkour

quin — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:14:42 -0800

Urban Trials Riding in Melbourne looks a lot like bike parkour; amazing and more than a bit insane.

If you like the way your bike rides, it’s an awesome bike.

barnacles — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:38:41 -0800

Got questions about your bike or bicycling in general? Surly bikes' Skip Bernet has answers to just about any bike forum post ever written.

Don't get lapped.

nathancaswell — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:27:25 -0800

The Red Hook Criterium is "an unsanctioned race held at night featuring a fixed gear criterium and a 5km running race held over multiple laps of a short technical circuit. The field consists of elite athletes, track stars, amateur runners, professional cyclists, bike messengers, and urban cyclists." First held in 2008, the Crit has steadily gained momentum, recognition and exposure. In recent years it has spread to Milan (highlights, footage). The 5th running of the Red Hook Crit is being held tonight. Red Hook Crit website and promotional design by MeFi's own fidgets.

Transference of Power

rtha — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:59:00 -0800

The human form in chains. Bicycle chains.

Early 20th C. Australian Bike Culture

zamboni — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:35:34 -0800

While digging through the archive of the State Library of New South Wales, I came across these stunning public domain images of early 20th century bike culture in Australia, equal parts sweet (all those tandems!), inspirational (a record-breaking ride from Sydney to Melbourne in 3 days and 7 hours!), and scandalous (NB: Annie is wearing trousers!)

Dangerous, but impressive.

quin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:56:47 -0800

Freestyle trials riding on a vintage ladies bicycle.

365 days in the life of a bike in NYC

quin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:28:40 -0800

Lifecycle - A bike in New York is locked to a pole and photographed everyday as it slowly disappears. [via]

Ride With GPS

troll — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:26:44 -0800

"Ride With GPS is the best bike route mapping tool for cyclists, runners or anyone wanting an easy yet powerful fitness route planning experience. We offer tools to analyze cycling performance, including graphs of heart rate, cadence, watts (power output from a power meter), speed and elevation gain. Using all this data, we can offer training plans and other insight into your fitness. We work with all Garmin Edge bike computers, Forerunner fitness devices and any GPS unit that can export a TCX or GPX file."

Panama Priti Bikes

Fiasco da Gama — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:44:46 -0800

Panama Priti Bikes, by José Castrellón.

The biped robot which rides on a bicycle by Dr. Guero

ardgedee — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:38:48 -0800

Oh hi! You're here just in time for a trifecta of things we love: Cute little robots, fixed gear bicycles, and single-link YouTube posts! I hope you like it!

Ouch

dunkadunc — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:38:07 -0800

A few good examples of why it’s NOT always the best idea to stay within the bike lane, even if it costs you a ticket. (via)

Overhead video of NYC intersection

nicwolff — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:31:00 -0800

3-Way Street is a video from above of a Manhattan intersection highlighting cars, bikes, and pedestrians as they narrowly avoid each other. (And one mad genius driving a SYSCO truck.)

Hub Spoke Zarathustra

zamboni — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:28:57 -0800

Crazy Guy On A Bike: A place for bicycle tourists and their journals. 5,863 journals and articles, with 790,939 pictures. Previously: 1, 2, 3