Calgary artist Luke Lukasewich has a couple of great bike sculptures on display and for sale. The bikes are made from recycled BMX parts and a brass bed frame.
You can check them out at the AXIS Contemporary Art gallery.
May 192011
Jul 122010
Well, it’s been about three months since I bought my MEC Hold Steady so it’s time for a review.
My route is a combination of pathway and roads, flats and hills, and at this time of year means riding on some roads covered in winter gravel. It also means that on my rides I’m alternatively being buffeted by insane winds, bashed by ice pellets, soaked with rain or scorched by the sun.
Mar 272010
I added a new bike to the collection today — an MEC Hold Steady.
This will be an interesting ride as I’ve never ridden with an internally-geared hub before.
Once I’ve put it through a few hundred kilometers I’ll write up a review and post it.
When I bought a Kona Dew Plus late last year as a cheapy backup commuting bike, I didn’t plan on making any changes to it.
Then, something strange happened – the Kona started to become my daily ride. The cheapest, ugliest bike I’ve ever bought became my (almost) favourite bike.
It’s the perfect commuter bike — it’s inexpensive (I paid about $400 new), has front and rear disc brakes, 700mm road wheels and being painted a rather metallic minty green, it’s hardly a theft magnet.
Mar 032009
Teaching kids how to ride a bike is easy, but how many parents teach their kids how to ride safely?
There are plenty of websites that provide good safety information for parents to pass along, but none of them are as creepy as the one produced by the Highway Safety Division of Virginia in 1972.
Thanks to Comics With Problems, you can view the comic that features Danny and the Demoncycle – a quaint story about a little boy who wreaks havoc on his neigbourhood with his unsafe cycling.
Jan 022009
I’ve been looking around for a while for a good pair of cycling knickers (quit laughing…) but the ones I’ve found are either:
- Not something I would ever wear without also wearing a mask…
- Really expensive
- Just not what I’m looking for (not enough pockets, etc.)
However, I came across a great post on easily hacking some existing pants and making your own pair.
