Caught this guy on the commute home the other night. Kinda entertaining. At first I didn’t want to try and film while I was riding but the camera work looks pretty smooth!
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MUNI in the Panhandle
First off, I overheard the police say that no one was seriously hurt. The driver was apparently a little dinged up, but overall this could have been a lot worse. Needless to say the Panhandle is a mess right about now. News crew is on the scene. I feel for the cyclist that happened to put their bike on the front of this MUNI…
Bike Lane Stencil Animation
Drinking And Biking
Hate it when your beverage gets warm while you’re riding your bike?
A company out of Jacksonville, Florida (which I’m guessing has lax open container laws) has combined the enjoyment of drinking cold beverages and bike riding with the Kroozie.
My bike recently got suped up with a kroozie, which perfectly holds a can of Hansen’s Natural Soda or any other can the same size of a Hansen’s Natural Soda.
Children In San Francisco Are Serious About Their Bicycles
One can only guess that this little guy or girl just recently took the training wheels off their bike before locking it to this tree. This chain would prevent even the most dedicated criminal from stealing their ride.
Well done, little hipster. Your bike is safe.
Books Are Not Just For Reading, You Can Lock Bikes To Them Also
In a recent post we wrote about the “Bike” bike rack located in the Western Addition. The name says it all, it’s a bike rack designed to look like a bike.
Apparently other neighborhoods in San Francisco have gotten creative with their bike racks. Check out the below photos of the “Books” bike rack installed outside the Richmond/Senator Milton Marks Library in the Inner Richmond.
Photo by: Shaun Charity
Photo by: Shaun Charity
Both these racks look really great, but I think they ultimately went for style over function. Seems like it would be tough to lock multiple bikes to these racks.
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I stumbled across this bike rack in the Western Addition neighborhood of San Francisco. If you commute by bike on a daily basis you’re most likely always on the lookout for new things to lock your bike up to – street signs, parking meters, tall trees… This particular bike rack caught my eye.
I give you the Bike Bike Rack
I thought this was interesting because I recently read David Byrne’s (of The Talking Heads) book, “The Bicycle Diaries“, which has a section at the end devoted to the New York City-themed bike racks that he’s designed. Byrne’s bike racks are inspired by the neighborhood for which they are meant to be installed – “The Wall ST” is a dollar ($) sign, “The Bowery” a liquor bottle, and so on. They are creative, but still serve their purpose – providing cyclists with a structure to lock their bikes to. I don’t necessarily think this yellow bike with a sun-smiley face provides the proper representation of the Western Addition (although it was outside an elementary school), but it’s still super creative and more functional than most other bike racks in the city.
My brother sent me a post from DesignPhiladelphia that showcases the winner and finalists in their bike rack design competition. There are some pretty interesting designs that made it to the top of their list.
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