Bikes on Velodromedary

Bikes in Copenhagen

Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:30:43 +0000

I got to visit Copenhagen for the first time last week. Some photos of infrastructure and rides in the surrounding countryside are coming, but to start– a few photos of bikes and the streets:

Front-loading cargo bikes were everywhere, whether carrying children, bread, musical instruments, folding tables, mops and buckets, tipsy friends (men or women), or a mix.

A barnacled Motebecane found at low tide in Mission Creek and rebuilt as a fixed gear with the help of the bike mechanics at...

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:44:56 +0000

citymaus:

A barnacled Motebecane found at low tide in Mission Creek and rebuilt as a fixed gear with the help of the bike mechanics at Pedal Revolution

—Chris Sollars, 37, artist/professor

Cyclists show off their San Francisco bike style. sfgate, 28.02.14.

New Bike: Bridgestone XO-1

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 02:34:00 +0000

I “collect” very few things, but I’ve been on an idle (wishful) lookout for a Bridgestone XO-1 for years.

And then within the span of a month I found one online, bought it, reassembled it, fixed a few issues, and took it on its first test ride.

From the side-pull brakes and the “Tusk” (cream) color, I’d say this is the original 1991 model (it was made for three years, ‘91-‘93).

Police Bike, Tokyo (cargo box for paperwork and tubes mounted to fork that hold police baton(s)).

Sat, 23 Nov 2013 01:52:00 +0000

Police Bike, Tokyo (cargo box for paperwork and tubes mounted to fork that hold police baton(s)).

Fish-carrying bike, Tsukiji market, Tokyo.

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:51:00 +0000

Fish-carrying bike, Tsukiji market, Tokyo.

A friend's Yuba el Mundo cargo bike with electrical assist, set up for carrying a kid and large quantities of groceries/cargo. I...

Mon, 02 Sep 2013 19:36:27 +0000

A friend’s Yuba el Mundo cargo bike with electrical assist, set up for carrying a kid and large quantities of groceries/cargo. I hitched a ride home sitting on the back rack and it lugged both of us and our groceries stably. Interesting…

Nice Nishiki, Southern Pac

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 03:41:29 +0000

Nice Nishiki, Southern Pac

admiring R's Ritchey Breakaway (bike with frame that splits in two, allowing it to be packed into regulation airline luggage)

Mon, 27 May 2013 02:32:08 +0000

admiring R’s Ritchey Breakaway (bike with frame that splits in two, allowing it to be packed into regulation airline luggage)

salami bike

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:41:55 +0000

salami bike

wood bike

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:29:25 +0000

wood bike

wide tires. really wide. freakbike.

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:29:58 +0000

wide tires. really wide. freakbike.

Friend's electric-assist Yuba longtail bike (w/ room for two kid seats). I took it for a few-minute test ride and it was fun.

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:03:40 +0000

Friend’s electric-assist Yuba longtail bike (w/ room for two kid seats). I took it for a few-minute test ride and it was fun.

bike on the tracks (near Alviso)

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:22:30 +0000

bike on the tracks (near Alviso)

friends' nice tandem:

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:08:06 +0000

friends’ nice tandem:

Cargo bikes with front-basket "kickstands" -- in Hong Kong

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:43:32 +0000

Cargo bikes with front-basket “kickstands” – in Hong Kong

Bike rickshaw with lights and thumping stereo system.

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:37:49 +0000

Bike rickshaw with lights and thumping stereo system.

Bamboo bike, bamboo

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:56:00 +0000

Bamboo bike, bamboo

Cargo tricycle (photo from my father, in India)

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:06:00 +0000

Cargo tricycle (photo from my father, in India)

A friend (and occasional bikeit rider) built herself a custom bamboo-and-carbon-fiber bike. Awesome.

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:30:06 +0000

A friend (and occasional bikeit rider) built herself a custom bamboo-and-carbon-fiber bike. Awesome.

Bike Kitchen takes donations, but doesn't want your burning man bike

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:13:00 +0000

Bike Kitchen takes donations, but doesn’t want your burning man bike

new bike

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:36:00 +0000

new bike

Bad news: On a casual ride home on smooth pavement, I felt the rear wheel (on my old french road bike) skitter like I'd run over...

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:43:00 +0000

Bad news: On a casual ride home on smooth pavement, I felt the rear wheel (on my old french road bike) skitter like I’d run over something. I stopped and saw the frame had suddenly cracked through. I walked it home.

Bar bike (PDX)

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:08:00 +0000

Bar bike (PDX)

Guy biking with daughter in bakfiets, each holding a cone of frites.

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:52:03 +0000

Guy biking with daughter in bakfiets, each holding a cone of frites.

Dual cargo bikes (bakfiets style)

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:29:02 +0000

Dual cargo bikes (bakfiets style)

Assortment of bike bells: my favorite is the woodpecker.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:39:01 +0000

Assortment of bike bells: my favorite is the woodpecker.

Old bakery delivery bike

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:46:02 +0000

Old bakery delivery bike

Waiting for a train, circle tangent to line (Brussels)

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:46:04 +0000

Waiting for a train, circle tangent to line (Brussels)

Pennyfarthing bicycle locked outside a strange tiny-garage-crammed-with-old-bikes bar in Gent yesterday.

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:52:02 +0000

Pennyfarthing bicycle locked outside a strange tiny-garage-crammed-with-old-bikes bar in Gent yesterday.

friet & fiet

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:03:02 +0000

friet & fiet

That's a lot of bikes (in Tilburg)

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:03:02 +0000

That’s a lot of bikes (in Tilburg)

Bikes with bags, pre-ride…

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:44:00 +0000

Bikes with bags, pre-ride…

old french bikes (photo)

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:23:36 +0000

old french bikes (photo)

sad bike in chicago snow

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:41:00 +0000

sad bike in chicago snow

Bender's bike pile, after a clear-skies butterlap. New names to remember: margo, alex, reese(?), adam, ian.

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:58:51 +0000

Bender’s bike pile, after a clear-skies butterlap. New names to remember: margo, alex, reese(?), adam, ian.

My new bike, plus accessories.

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:58:00 +0000

My new bike, plus accessories.