According to filmmaker Adam Nawrot’s Vimeo page, “Jason Fenton has been building and maintaining mountain bike trails in the heart of Central New Jersey since 2004. The Dirt Merchant takes a peek into what it means to be a mountain biker and cyclist in the middle of some of America’s densest suburban sprawl.”
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From a cyclist standpoint there is no good news in the report that traffic fatalities have dropped to their lowest point since 1949, because, as we all know cyclist deaths are up, according a story in The Dallas Morning News.
Bicyclist deaths jumped 8.7 percent and deaths of occupants of large trucks increased 20 percent, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in an analysis of 2011 traffic deaths. . . Overall traffic fatalities dropped 1.9 percent, to 32,367. The decline came as the number of miles driven by motorists dropped by 1.2 percent. . . The increase in bicycle deaths probably reflects more people riding bicycles to work and for pleasure, said Jonathan Adkins, deputy executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety agencies.
We need two things: cyclist need ride safe and drivers who hit cyclists need to get more than a ticket.
[Link: Dallas Morning News]
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Like going downhill fast? This Santa Cruz V10 might be just the ride you’re looking for. It has a 6.97 pound all carbon frame with 8.5 to 10 inches of adjustable travel. Wow.
[Link: Santa Cruz]
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While American cops are filling unarmed people with bullets, in other places in the world they’re doing it right.
[Link: @Tim Pool]
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What bike goes 80 MPH and can go 200 miles on a single charge and can be pedaled like the “bicycle” it is after the battery dies? It’s the Handebrink X-5, according to a story in Wired.
The 120-pound bike has a dual suspension monocoque chassis build out of aircraft-grade aluminum tubing. The suspension has 177 mm of travel to keep the ride smooth, while Avid hydraulic front brakes and rear Brembo four-piston brakes bring it to a stop. Hanebrink says, “Optional adjustable offset triple clamp forks allow the rider to adjust for corner entry reaction from very quick to very stable, or anywhere in between.”. . . When the juice runs out, use a coin to turn the fasteners and pop out the pedals from behind the fairings to go on human power.
The only problem? The thing costs $16,940, however, if you’d like to buy us one for Christmas we’ll take it.
[Link: Wired]
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Adams, Minnesota’s Bud Shaefer is 86 years old and he is still delivering newspapers while in the saddle of his favorite bike. Reminds us of back in the day when papers weren’t delivered by a homeless man in a 1974 Ford Pinto with no muffler.
[Link: WCSH6.com]
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This Hitler clip is old and tiring and beat, but we just can’t stop laughing at all the clever ways everyone has jacked it up. Our laughter today comes on the heels of a “slow Sunday” group ride in which several KOMs were nailed down by the leaders. So, yeah, we found this one funny.
[Link: Reddit Bicycling]
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German crazy bike designer and Grand Tour devil Didi Senft has created another human powered rolling masterpiece just in time for Christmas. Epic holiday madness from the master.
[Link: NBC News]
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We all have loads of gear. Take one look around the garage or office of any cyclist and you’ll find a pile of equipment. We’ve all got solutions to tame the clutter, but few of them look as good as Turnstone’s new Limited-Edition Bivi Bike Hook.
A division of SteelCase, Turnstone offers sustainable designed, modular and modern office furniture and accessories. The Bivi line encompasses everything from desks and privacy screens to desk chairs and couches. The bike hook is made to work congruently with the existing Bivi line, but it can also be mounted solo on a wall.
The bike hook features a hook and a tray that keeps those dirty street tires off the wall. Available in arctic white, platinum, tangerine, wasabi, and midnight metallic, this thing looks right at home next to pieces from George Nelson or Charles and Ray Eames. The rack has a $129 price tag, but for hose who appreciate good design the biggest problem may be in not buying the entire Bivi office suite to go with it.
[Link: Turnstone]
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