Archive for category Bike
Armstrong’s Dirt Bike
Lance, coming in with his post-Tour-de-France readiness, dominated the Leadville 100, a high-altitude 100 mile race. His bike was a 2010 Trek Top Fuel. Not only car companies start new models in the fall now eh ? Wonder how many sales this bike will see from this little “advertising”.
Transmissions are fascinating technology
The age of steam really turned up the ante on mechanical power that could be directed to any task. Unlike wind, or even water, steam was on demand and “controllable”. Our modern day vehicle engines are the air-pumps that derive very closely from steam.
But often the power needs to be be geared up or down, and transmissions are the mechanical genious that handles that.
The next two pictures are from bycicle parts, just ad demostration on how far one can take an idea.
First, the Rohloff 14 gear internal gear hub. One look and you will be amazed at the sheer audacity of this component, and shocked by its quality and price.
And then the rather curious, and no less impressive NuVinci Continuously-Variable Bicycle Hub.
Click on the pictures, follow the links. This is very interesting bits of technology.
The most disgusting ritual of the day
Posted by barista in Bike, Me myself and I, Meh on 07/15/2009
… is locking my bike up in the morning at the office. Slightly winded, heart racing, lungs pulling in more air then normal.
Bike rack sorounded by the cigarette crowd.
Yuck. /cough Yuck.
Biked in
Not much of a news, but I do feel pretty good, partly from the ride in. Cleared the lungs a bit.
Madsen Cycles Cargo Bikes
Funny, I sent e-mail at work about these bikes last week and I like the design.
Sadly the ongoing contest is USA only 
Feeling better
Posted by barista in Bike, Me myself and I on 06/23/2009
And biked in to celebrate. That said, when I woke up, biking to work was the last thing on my mind, but after showering, it was “let’s go!”
Took the ride in very easy, watched the other cyclists to catch some ideas, some shortcuts and such. It worked out well, I now have some great new paths.
London Accident on CCTV
Posted by barista in Bike, Interweeb! on 05/26/2009
What you are seeing is a closed-circuit TV recording of an accident that could have turned fatal in London. Allegedly among the cyclists is the Mayor, Boris Johnson, and the British transport minister, both riding to scope out new bike lanes.
Scary.
Bike Injury #1
Might as well celebrate the first one with a posting.
First Toronto bike injury happened this morning. Car, rather indecisive, lack of space and the Streetcar tracks in a corner… Front tyre bites into the track, rail redirects motion, rear right panier sends out tail with the small ballance differential. Left foot down to ride it out … left pedal continues motion and “bites” left leg just under the knee. Ouch.
Looks worse then it feels. Polysporin & band-aids to the rescue.
Bike Month in Toronto
Started the week nicely: biked from Bloor-High Park to City Hall with a throng of bikers, got a nice free T-shirt and was fed with “a single” pancake & maple syrup.
Heard the mayor speak for the first time as well; he is a good public speaker. I’m told, besides biking, he plays rugby and cricket. Good show. Pip pip. Cheerio and all that.
The Weekend Report – May 16-18
Posted by barista in Bike, The Weekend Report, WoWcrack on 05/19/2009
May 24 Edition!
Unless you are from English speaking Canada, that exclamation makes no sense. The local slang for Victoria Day is actually double-entendre, a “Two-Four” referring to a 24 case beer and the fact that in 1834, parliament of the Province of Canada to officially recognize 24 May as the Queen’s birthday.
Naturally, this weekend shed it’s Royalist naming in Quebec, morphing into “National Patriots’ Day” from Fête de Dollard, as in Adam Dollard des Ormeaux.
Long weekend spent in T.O. :
Resting, recuperating, putting frakin’ servers into Production. Played some WoWcrack, enjoyed some silly and mindless fun. Went to see Trek again, in IMAX this time. Slept.
Then on holiday Monday, I pushed my bike’s pedals for 4 1/2 hours. This morning, my legs were like steel girders. Oh well, it doesn’t start easy.
The plan is to bike to work tomorrow…
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