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Archive for June, 2007

Pret a Rouler

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Last Thursday, we went to Velorution’s Pret a Rouler show. The idea is timely to say the least: a stab at the problem that some people think cycling and dressing smart don’t mix. It was a brilliant show, although as far as we could tell, some of the scheduled designers were missing. We notably weren’t […]

Offices have to look dull and grey

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Too bad no-one told the San Francisco game company Three Rings Design. (As a downside, the rack below seems to accommodate very few bicycles. I also don’t see a straightforward way to lock the bike to the rack.)
Clicking on the picture takes you to the full set of pictures at wired.com.

Granted, this is a […]

Bicycles and trains, 2007 vs 1955

Monday, June 18th, 2007

This past Sunday, 17 June, the British Heart Foundation once again organized its yearly London to Brighton Bike Ride. It’s a charity ride: you sign up for a small fee, BHF uses that to organize the event, and you get friends and family to sponsor you, i.e. donate to the BHF. 27,000 people cycled from […]

The Mercian

Monday, June 18th, 2007

There are more pictures of it on twango. It’s the nicest bike I’ve owned so far, and I’m sure it will be for a long time. It is absolutely fantastic. London Fields Cycles were really wonderful about helping put it together. I’m planning to put a list here with the “ingredients” sometime soon.