The lovely sight of a bike in the snow- particularly this black frame Dutch style amongst Hank De Ricco's 27 poles on campus photographed by Matthew Burger...
29 January 2010
snow bright
The lovely sight of a bike in the snow- particularly this black frame Dutch style amongst Hank De Ricco's 27 poles on campus photographed by Matthew Burger...
a DJ's dream on wheels
Jonathan Igharas converted a utility tricycle from Beijing and created a slick mobile DJ unit...Powered by a rechargeable marine battery and a power inverter, the Ant AV Tricycle is designed to house the essential audio/visual equipment to create sensory-filled social interventions and use public space as a play space.
Sliding rails allow for quick deployment and easy access to the platform contained within, making it possible to move from one location to the next without additional, repetitive setup. A side-access storage cabinet provides a space to store extra wires and other miscellaneous items.
It would be awesome to see it on the NYC streets during Design Week!
28 January 2010
slush covers
26 January 2010
ice queen
Let's Go Ride a Bike, a blog by 2 women in 2 cities (Chicago & Nashville), posted these exquisite photos taken on Chicago's icy lake shore in 10 degrees F (-12 C). I adore the sight of a white dress in the white snow... and the kelly green mittens make for a perfect accent.
25 January 2010
stella goes cycling
Stella McCartney (Sir Paul McCartney's fashionista daughter) has been collaborating with adidas since 2004 - designing at the juncture of fashion + sports. Exciting that Stella McCartney for adidas just introduced a new addition to their sportswear collection...
cycling apparel and accessories.
My personal favorites: the (all white) jersey, cap and gloves... tame with nice detailing.
via CandyCranks
24 January 2010
pure bliss
With million of views, you've likely seen this video of trails bike pro rider Danny MacAskill... mesmerizing trix + soundtrack
Thanks, Matthew
car speed
After posting about Dan Burben's thoughts on bicycling speed (moving no faster the 15 mph to best see, process and interpret our surroundings), I came across this article in GOOD magazine's (current) SLOW ISSUE -- on the reintroduction of a 55 mph national speed limit could improve our lives...
The article reference's Tim Castleman's Drive 55 campaign aimed to reducing our (foreign) oil consumption and broadening the benefits of our quality of life by driving slower... the Department of Energy estimates that driving 55 mph would save 100 million barrels of oil annually (the US consumes 21 million barrels per day/7,665 million a year). While unfathomable to many, during the oil crisis of the 1970's we did have a national speed limit set to 55 which was amended in the 1980's to 65 mph and is now state regulated. Castleman calls the average driver's mentality to be "antisocial" - racing from red light to red light. Agreed. And with the attributes of moving SLOWER thus being able to BETTER process our surroundings - seems like a safe and logical answer to a safer + improved quality of life.
So here I am, dreaming what it would be like if all traffic engineers could just channel Hans Monderman's Shared Space concept and reconnect with our environment - and each other.
Images via Good
stamp love
This past holiday I received this lovely rubber bicycle stamp from a dear friend - equip with flowers in the front basket, bike pump on the down tube and rear luggage. From here on out every piece of correspondence I mail will be adorned with this golden bicycle!
Merci, Evelyne!
21 January 2010
the lobster
An essential to many year-round commuters... the lobster claw glove! Once the temperature dips, the mitten/glove combo can make a huge difference - particularly in sub-zero temperatures. The advantage of the lobster style, over a full on mitten, is the gained movement - i.e. shifting gears. For years my PEARL IZUMI Amfib lobster gloves have worked magic - though these days their seem to be even more options... including the convertible styles.
19 January 2010
joyriding
'Traffic Park'
While indirectly related to the bicycle, wanted to share some charming transportation concepts... The Dutch collective Platform 21 had designers, who don't typically work with cars, transform a radio controlled car into the car of their dreams.
resembling Maya Lin's Wavefield...
Traffic Park by graphic designers Strange Attractors, Catelijne van Middelkoop and Ryan Pescatore Frisk
By creating nature on wheels, we take advantage of daily traffic jams and turn packed highways into endless green belts. Climb a tree, fly a kite, flip a burger, make friends – all while your tailgating vehicle manoeuvres itself through its concrete surroundings.
and koala bear style car pooling...
'Kleefrijder'
Kleefrijder by jewellery designer Dinie Besems
This car illustrates the new driving: kleefrijden, or sticky driving. Someday in the future big kleefrijders will drive around on the highways; you’ll be able to attach yourself and hitch a ride for free.
bicycling speed
Maya Lin's Storm King Wavefield (top photo)
"The human body is not designed to move faster then fifteen miles per hour. Our sight, our ability to interpret things, to process things is bicycling speed... Anything higher is against human evolution. And I'm convinced that as people end up spending more of their lives at a human speed, they're going to be happier. That happiness cannot be attained at higher speeds." - Dan Burden
... an excerpt from Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities by Jeff Mapes
16 January 2010
(sophisticated) pattern take over
adidas kazuki spring/summer 2010
tartan + argyle by SUGOI
adidas' Honey Mid
Interesting to see sophisticated patterns (tartan, argyle and Prince of Wales Check) appearing in sports apparel including cycling gear by SUGOI and the adidas Original line. Could the recent emergence of Tweed Rides and Tweed Style be of any influence?!
15 January 2010
hot off the press: winter biking
Started as a weekly in the mid-1920s, The New Yorker magazine's covers continue to be timely... how nice to see a winter cyclist on this week's issue!
graphic legs
Even if we are months away from shedding our winter woolens and layers - something to look forward to once spring comes around... The French company Les Queues de Sardines hand screen-prints these darling tights and stockings in limited quantities.
14 January 2010
hello again, CHANEL
Spoke to soon - so forget the Fendi bike (in the previous post) just came across a CHANEL bicycle. This means that you could technically accessorize and ride off on this $12,000 two wheeler. Perhaps one would attempt to justify the price tag by considering the tiny saddle bags equivalent to a couple designer purses - umm, clutches.
via Refinery29 via Trend Me Up
hello CHANEL
Thanks, Scully
wanna rack
The Opening Planning Project has a website up, FixCity:Bike Racks, to take in your request for a NYC bike rack...FixCity includes a tips/tools to place your request (where the DOT will and won't install racks) and a map tracking requests that have been placed.FixCity:Bike Racks, is a social mapping application designed to "crowdsource" community and government collaboration in the gathering, planning, and implementing new bike racks.
This application encourages residents and community organizations to suggest new bike racks, verify suggested locations, gather statements of support from the broader community, and finally submit a "shovel-ready" bulk order to the Department of Transportation.
You can even Tweet your spot - if you so please!
12 January 2010
CityRack lock up
With commuter cycling in NYC up 66% in the past two years, just as the city's parking meters are becoming a bike lock up option of the past, NYCDOT is slowly but surely installing more (and new) racks. A few days ago, across from Bespoke Bicycles in Fort Greene, I spotted the winner from NYC's 2008 CityRacks Design Competition... my very first (winning) CityRack lock up!
You might recall this international competition to design a new NYC bike rack coordinated by the NYCDOT in collaboration with the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Google, and Transportation Alternatives.
You might recall this international competition to design a new NYC bike rack coordinated by the NYCDOT in collaboration with the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Google, and Transportation Alternatives. Ian Mahaffy and Maarten De Greeve (Bettlelab), based in Copenhagen, developed the winning design (above). It is undeniably sleek, simple, utilitarian - while the crossbar makes it easy to lock up a little Dahon. It was interesting to find this one adhered directly to a subway vent rather then drilled into the sidewalk... it seems to leave your bike a little vulnerable but might just be easier for the DOT to install.
BikeHacks reported that 1,250 of the racks are planned to be installed around town. DOT, please hurry.
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