Freak Bikes Built at Porter Cycles

May 13, 2011

I just ran across this great little segment shot by Make Live about the freak bikes built by William Thomas Porter at Porter Cycles. Check out that flywheel dragster! Here’s another video from the same shop. See more freak bikes on Bikejuju here.

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I Want To Ride My Bicycle

May 5, 2011

I’m re-posting this awesome flash mob video in honor of all you lovely people who are getting new bikes (Bikeworks kids bike swap this weekend!), joining bike to work month, bike to school month, getting back in the saddle, or trying out bike commuting for the first time.

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Introducing My Tallbike

April 30, 2011

Perhaps you’ve seen hints about it in various posts, but for some reason I have not yet gotten around to a full post about building this tall bike last year in my friend Shawn’s shop. Well, the full details will have to wait a little longer, but here’s the bike. It’s two tons of fun [...]

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Hat Ride Sao Paulo

April 18, 2011

Tweed rides may be all the rage, but in this Easter season I think the Brazilians have the right idea. If you’re in Sao Paulo, swing by the hat ride! The rider with the best hat wins a pizza! Poster art by Dimas Forchetti, originally posted by Cabelo.

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Hipsters, Pseudo-Hipsters, and Mock-Hipsters

April 10, 2011
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One of these videos is a parody filmed for a comedy show on television. One of them is a totally serious documentary clip. Can you tell the difference? Brought to you by Healeo: Organic Nutrition Bar, Juices, Smoothies, Vitamins, Coffee & Tea, Hemp Soft Serve & WiFi.  No, really!

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Pic Of The Day: Bombing Down The Road In Libya

April 6, 2011

That bike is the bomb-diggity. Hat tip to Gurldoggie for the image, which is © Philip Poupin, found on PDN.

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Linus Mixte In The Living Room

April 4, 2011
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For a few months I’ve been faced with the disconcerting experience of having Lyanda geek out on bicycles, seemingly out of the blue. This winter we’d be going about our business and suddenly she would say something like, “Do you know what Sheldon Brown has to say about proper seat height?” Or “Have you read [...]

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Nice rack! Yarn bomber strikes West Seattle

March 27, 2011
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Cross posted at The Tangled Nest too… What is it about yarn bombing that’s so compelling? “Knit graffiti” — it brings a smile to my face just to think about it! Guerrilla crafters wrapping yarn creation around objects in the streetscape under the cover of darkness, adding a touch of whimsy and warmth to the [...]

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Robin Hood in the Garden

March 23, 2011
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We came across this old rusty Robin Hood roadster. It’s not worth salvaging but we think it will be just dandy to grow our peas on this year, so last weekend we stuck it down the middle of a garden bed and planted peas down both sides of it. I’ll keep you posted. Maybe I’ll [...]

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Fantastic Kinetic Hand-Crank Fish Scupture From Bike Parts

March 21, 2011
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Oregon artist Chris Cole writes: I’m happy to have finished my newest sculpture, “Galia” as well as several new paintings, “Mollusk,” “Tesla,” “Fruit, and “No. 127.” I will be showing these pieces along with other ocean inspired works April 7 – April 30 at our new space (in Portland, OR) in the Everett Station Lofts: [...]

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