251 Tips that Suck

January
9th

By: bradq at 10:43 pm

Commentary: 19 Comments

Tagged: Advocacy, Cycling

251 Tips that Suck
1. Ride your bicycle piss-drunk. Fun will rain upon you like blood from your forehead. You may run down a pedestrian, engage in fisticuffs with a motorist, lose a big gamble or even invent your own particular style of a good time. Or you might crash and burn on the median, losing [...]

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German Bicycle Parking

October
12th

By: bradq at 4:55 am

Commentary: 6 Comments

Tagged: Cycling

Things are different in Germany.
I mean, here in the US of A I don’t think this sort of ad would fly. Parking a bicycle in someone’s ass-crack to promote a bicycle classified site? Effective yes, but definitely not something these shores are ready for.
That poor woman may need a Re-skin.

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Oh for Two

September
30th

By: bradq at 7:38 am

Commentary: 10 Comments

Tagged: Cycling

After a relaxing post-Interbike day in the Flagstaff offices of Drunkcyclist, it would figure that I’d get bumped from my early AM flight back east. “Overweight” was the charge - too many checked bags from the rest of the passengers bringing home dreamcatchers and kachina dolls. As I type my seat is empty on my [...]

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Best of show!

September
28th

By: bradq at 10:22 am

Commentary: 4 Comments

Tagged: Cycling

This may be all you really need to see from Interbike 2007, but if you must there is more coverage form yours truly at BlueCollarMTB and Urban Velo.

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Here it goes

September
25th

By: bradq at 4:01 pm

Commentary: 14 Comments

Tagged: Cycling

I’m not even there and I’m hearing it already.
“Interbike sucks.”
I thought day one of the convention would be hard enough - running the hamster wheel of cubicle life before boarding a plane to Vegas with an anticipated arrival roughly 5 hours before I’d have to get up and hit the floor. And then hit [...]

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A different sort of suspension.

August
31st

By: bradq at 4:41 pm

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Tagged: Cycling

Dare I say, possibly safer than riding the streets these days.
A different kind of bicycle suspension from Brazil.

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650b

August
27th

By: bradq at 8:17 pm

Commentary: 19 Comments

Tagged: Cycling

From the horse’s mouth.

And I quote: “The evolution of society, the change in mentality and the future conception… all have little by little turned the cycle industry towards the racing bike (700C) and VTT (26″).”.

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Sad day in Pittsburgh

August
24th

By: bradq at 7:34 pm

Commentary: 9 Comments

Tagged: Cycling

Another friend has fallen to an automobile accident. Honorary cyclist, Malice.

From one of Malice’s best friends:
This is awful news so I won’t try to polish it. One of our best friends is dead. And you can say it’s not a human life, but we’ve all lost a friend in Malice.
What an awesome dog. [...]

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You want this guy on your team.

August
16th

By: bradq at 8:57 pm

Commentary: 4 Comments

Tagged: Cycling

Yeah thats right. You’re out there looking for an extra body on your 24hr team at Seven Springs, coming up in two weeks. September 1-2. On this, the last day of registration.
That fellow in pink? Thats your guy. He’s not very fast, but he’s not very slow either. Has camping gear, lights and lots [...]

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Bike Bike Touches Down

August
10th

By: bradq at 9:42 pm

Commentary: 2 Comments

Tagged: Cycling

The annual conference of recycled bike shops/collectives has touched down in Pittsburgh for ‘07. Bike Bike is on.
While much of the cycling world sheds a tear for Johan, this group doesn’t give a shit. And they’re healthier for it, as are the communities they all call home.
We’ve got 200+ folks from out of [...]

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