links for Nov 2 through Jan 11
30mm seatpost clamp suitable for PitlocksAccording to this, Pitlock's going to make a 30mm seatpost clamp with parallel bolt surfaces suitable for use with their security bolts. This is awesome, since...
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Retroreflective Bicycle Frame
I bought some assorted 3M Scotchlite retroreflective vinyl sheets off eBay about a year ago and applied bits of it to my cargo bike. When I got my commuter bike, one of the first things I did was apply...
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Xtracycle chainline problem
I installed the KickBack center stand on my Xtracycle today, and ran into a chainline problem. Because I’m running a Rohloff internally-geared hub in back, my rear cog is pretty small, and I don’t have...
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That can’t be right
There’s something fishy about the SPD report of the collision that killed a cyclist in Ballard this morning. The SPD report has the driver of the van waiting at the stop light then striking the cyclist...
View ArticleNeed Pitlock skewers or Ortlieb panniers?
I’ve bought some bicycle gear recently, and I’d like to recommend the vendors I bought it from. First, Vince at Urban Bike Tech, from whom I have bought two sets of Pitlock locking skewers. He’s the...
View ArticleOn “cycling”
Over at BikeHugger this weekend there were a few posts about the Paris-Roubaix bicycle race, which took place on Sunday. In one of them, they wrote: Whatever flavor of cycling you’re into, the Hell of...
View ArticleTraffic Justice
After reading a number of posts about the recent “Traffic Justice Summit” 1, 2, 3, 4, I got to wondering–what, realistically, could a non-drunk driver who kills or injures a pedestrian or cyclist be...
View ArticleDisregard for the safety of others
In my previous post, I wondered what it took to get someone convicted of vehicular homicide or assault, if they weren’t drunk or high when they committed the crime. I found one example, a guy who drove...
View ArticleNot so clever after all
I thought I was being all clever, pressing a clamp-on bottle cage mount into service as an extra mounting boss for an accessory that lets you put a light down on your fork (like this one, but cheaper)....
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Electra Townie car rack
On the recommendation of the sales guy at Gregg’s, I bought a Saris Bones car rack and Bike Beam accessory to carry Cam’s Electra Townie. I picked it up this evening, and proceeded to spend way more...
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