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This Is Hilarious: Wall Street Journal Losses Its Mind Over Bike Share Program
Written by Boston Biker on Jun 04Want a good belly laugh, or perhaps to have your head explode, check out this WSJ “opinion” video about the new bike share program in NYC.
I honestly don’t know what happened to the WSJ, they used to be right wing, but not like this. Its like they stepped off the cliff and and didn’t notice they are falling though space.
I almost feel bad for this old lady ranting about the totalitarian government and how they are enforcing the bike share on these poor innocent civilians, but then I listen to the actual words coming out of her mouth and I just can’t work up any sympathy for her.
The older generation should be ashamed with what they have done with this planet, and they should count their lucky stars that the young-ins haven’t put them on trial for crimes against the bio-sphere.
A bike share program is just one small step in making this planet just a smidge more livable, and she talks about it like its some sort of fascist death camps. Hyperbole stacked on hyperbole layered in ignorance, with just a dash of crazy. A video well worth watching and laughing at.
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Amazing Tall Bike Will Make You Forget This Horrible Rain
Written by Boston Biker on Apr 23Holy shit…thats a very tall bike. Watch to the end for scale.
From youtube:
It’s safe to say that you probably won’t see this bike on public streets again any time soon. What an awesome adventure, but too much risk to bring around others. Thanks for all the support and all those beautiful smiles.
14.5ft at the Seat
Built in 12 work hours
One Huffy beach cruiser, 2″ square tubing, 3/4″ round tubing, and 1″ round tubing
26″ single speed coaster brake wheelset
6 1/2 single speed bicycle chains (32.5ft of chain)
To bend the pipe i used an upside down shopping cart and a split log. Ghetto, i know, but hey – IT WORKS.
My last tallbike was just under 10ft tall at the seat and you can see us featured in 30 Seconds to Mars’ music video, “Kings and Queens” – http://youtu.be/hTMrlHHVx8A
STOOPIDTALL, is the inbetween from that one (Kafourki) and the world record tallest bike that i’ll be building next this year.
Thank you to all the Angelopes who guided STOOPIDTALL through the sea of fellow cyclists!
And thanks to all the photographers and videographers who documented STOOPIDTALL’s Maiden Voyage!
Much love, Richie
LA BIKE CULT
Music:
“Contact High” – Architecture in Helsinki (misspelt in video, DAMN)
“Amoebaz” – RUNE!
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How Aluminium Bike Rims Are Made
Written by Boston Biker on Apr 04I love this kind of thing…
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How Rivendell Lugs Are Made
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 29Crazy, and dangerous looking. Love these “how they are made” Videos. LUGS!
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Bike Light Shows Your Speed
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 20I think I would crash right into something because I would be fascinated with looking at my speed in the light, but pretty neat hack.
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Bike Paradise In Malmo Sweden Points The Way For Boston
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 20
Bicycle Malmö 2012 from Martin Lang on Vimeo.
Snow, Check. Old world city design, check. flat, check. Bikes, check. If they can do it there we can do it here.
Thanks Marcie for the heads up.
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Drum Biking In The Snow
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 12
Drum-biking In The Snow from greg hum on Vimeo.
Once again Greg is having fun with his drum bike and video camera.
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What You Can Look Forward To For The Next Couple Years On The Longfellow
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 08Long story short, shouldn’t be too big of a deal (for cyclists). There is the Mass Ave bridge for those weekends when this thing is a nightmare.
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The Word On The Street
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- Action Alert: Bike Safety Bill Needs Your Help June 19, 2013TweetFrom MassBike: —————- In January, we filed two bills with the Massachusetts State Legislature, and we just found out that the bills are going to be heard in committee next Wednesday. We need your help to get these bills moving! The … Continue reading → […]Boston Biker
- NEW BIKE! June 19, 2013Continue reading → […]cyclemom
- INTERGRATING VISION INTO OPERATIONS: Balancing Front-Line Empowerment With Organizational Priorities at MassDOT June 19, 2013TweetAll too little attention and praise has been given to MassDOT’s recent announcements of state funding for the Neponset River Greenway, the inclusion of Community Path design as part of the Green Line extension, and funding for a major expansion … Continue reading → […]semiller
- Worry About The Rain All Day, Walk Outside And The Rain Stops: Rain Day Open Thread June 18, 2013Tweet oh yea! Post your best rain day adventures in the comments. […]Boston Biker
- More Gems from the Geekhouse Vault June 17, 2013Tweet Here’s another bike that we’ve been working on for a while, Evan P’s custom painted (by Spectrum Powderworks) polo bike with S&S couplers. We did a special box crown fork for him that we have only done once before … Continue reading → […]geekhousebikes
- Newton Bike Update (Tonight) June 17, 2013Tweetfrom the email, check it out if you are in the Newton area: The Second Annual Newton Bicycle Update will have all the details: Monday, June 17, 6-7 pm, War Memorial Auditorium, City Hall (Psst–last year the City got an … Continue reading → […]Boston Biker
- Politicizing Bike Shares For Personal Gain June 17, 2013Tweet In a country where cycling has a negative image, bike share programs can be very controversial. This is particularly true in the U.S. where urban areas are densely populated and jammed up with virtually non-stop traffic. A small number … Continue reading → […]IsolateCyclist
- Urban Foraging And Bike Tour TONIGHT June 14, 2013TweetLast minute, but you could run over after work and it looks awesome. ——————– Friday, June 14th, 5:30 pm Nick Woebske and Galen Mook lead a bike tour at dusk around the perimeter of the Alewife Reservation. Edible plant expert … Continue reading → […]Boston Biker
- Moving on up. June 14, 2013TweetWhen Dan and I made the big move to Boston, we were lucky to find an apartment in a two-family slightly below market price in East Arlington. When the house sold to a new owner, they promised they wouldn’t raise … Continue reading → […]nanda
- Boston Police District C-11 Presents Summer Safety Day Bike Rodeo June 13, 2013TweetTake the little ones out and get them trained in bike safety, parents might learn a thing or two as well. (from DotBike) ——————————– Saturday, June 15, 2013 10:00am until 2:00pm in EDT Boston Police District C-11 presents Summer Safety … Continue reading → […]Boston Biker
