MetaFilter posts tagged with riding

"Good boy! Good boy!"

Fizz — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:29:25 -0800

GPS Artwork in Southeast Baltimore

netbros — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:12:47 -0800

GPX riding is a general term for using a GPS device to track and record location while riding a bicycle [previously on MetaFilter]. Combining this technology with a planned effort to create art is the premise behind Wallygpx. Think of the images as being akin to a giant etch-a-sketch.

"I grabbed the wing pits. I leaned back."

gusandrews — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:46:55 -0800

What it's like to ride an ostrich. As compared to what it's like to ride a horse.

Doing more with what only seems to be less.

1f2frfbf — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:58:45 -0800

"For many riders, a Ninja 250 is the bottom rung of a sport bike ladder, a necessary first step in pursuit of high horsepower race replicas. I can’t begin to recount the myriad times I’ve been asked about getting a bigger bike, generally with the suggestion, express or implied, that I’m ready for a 600cc super sport. With over 17,000 miles behind the bars of my mighty 250, I’ve no apprehensions about moving up." - A blog documenting and occasionally rhapsodizing about day to day living with a bike that is usually looked down on as a underpowered, beginner's bike.

The first issue of The Ride Journal as PDF

You Should See the Other Guy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:03:33 -0800

The Ride Journal is a lovely mag by/about/for cyclists of all types: bmxers, fixed gear riders, road racers, tricyclists, casual riders... you name it! It's a beautiful publication--great photography, nice paper, good personal stories. However, it's a print mag. As their 3rd issue is being mailed out, they've made their first avaiable for download as a 26MB PDF.

Bike Hacks

brain_drain — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:32:42 -0800

Bike Hacks! Bored with your generic two-wheeler? Check out this collection of funky bicycle modifications. My favorite is the grocery cart.