Yes, I have ridden by smashed houses, splintered trees, and cars lined for miles to get gas. http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/locals-embrace-biking-in-hurricane-sandy%E2%80%99s-aftermath/
Nov 012012
So has a reporter for the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/nyregion/with-transportation-snarled-in-brooklyn-bicycles-roam-free.html?_r=0
New York Times opinion piece detailing riding freely that goes outside of motor vehicle laws, and how the rider balances that with Kant philosophy. With a fundamental realization that bicycles are not cars and should not be regulated so. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/opinion/sunday/if-kant-were-a-new-york-cyclist.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
This project is to get a bicycle for riding the city streets. This will be a bicycle optimized for big city, not-always-even pavement, super quick lateral maneuvers, maximum acceleration, and emergency braking. This bike will not handle well off-road, it won’t squeeze into a peloton, it is not very good for doing tricks, but [more…]
Advanced performance enhancement: Pedals – Get BMX or downhill platform pedals with steel spikes. The lighter the better. These are excellent performance improvers. Street Drive Chainrings – The smaller diameter tires and higher speeds of street riding require bigger chainrings. New compact road cranks have the 110mm bolt circle, same as many mountain bikes. [more…]
May 052012
Beautiful clear crisp day. So I crashed again. It happens from time to time. Luckily i am able to learn from these nonfatal incidents. Taking a normal sweep around the wide traffic circle at the bottom of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, I move to enter the entrance. I need to swerve because of a [more…]
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