Saw this on DC bicycle blogger Gwadzilla’s site
Break out the beaters.
Photo by: Natasha Calzatti for The New York Times
Article by:By STEPHEN KRCMAR
Published: August 6, 2008
BICYCLE lovers, thrifty as well as trend conscious, are pulling neglected 10-speeds from storage and readying them for the road again. (Let the environmentally aware bragging rights begin.)
These bicycles, made in the 1970s and 80s, used 27-inch wheels, which have been replaced with the smaller 700c wheels by road bike manufacturers. But a recent surge in sales of 27-inch tires suggests that the lowly steeds of yore are gaining new life as commuter bikes and weekend cruisers.
Read the rest here.
I am seeing many people picking up their bikes and riding to work. I saw videos of people in major cities doing this and employers giving them incentives to do so.
There is a link to the videos here:
http://www.greenenergytv.com
Mike
Ted and Ramona!!! Unfortunately – this mural by Cache, Makatron and EyeOne was recently painted over by the jerkoff of this neighborhood…