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Lovely Bicycle Is Giving Away Basil Tour Panniers
Written by Boston Biker on Feb 19Head over to lovely bicycle for this awesome give-away.
Basil Tour Panniers
silver and black
32cm x 12cm x 32cm
26L capacity
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Bicycle Giveaway!
Written by Boston Biker on Jun 09The good folks at Lovely Bicycle are giving away another bike!
Lovely Bicycle is giving away a beautiful Pilen city bike. The Pilen Lyx is a traditional, heavy duty bicycle from Sweden, featuring cro-moly “swan” frame construction, 700C Schwalbe Big Apple tires, fenders, upright handlebars, and dynamo lighting. The size is suitable for persons 5’7″ or taller. Deadline for entry is Sunday, June 26th. For contest details, see here
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Lovely Bicycle Visits Geekhouse
Written by Boston Biker on Dec 06I nearly had to perform rescue breathing on Greg from Geekhouse the other day, but luckily for all of us he is immune to cars, and bounced instead of splatted. Lovely Bicycle has a wonderful blog post up about her recent visit to the shop.
Greg. The mans mustache makes him immune to car attack, and gives him +2 charisma
Today I had the pleasure of visiting Geekhouse Bikes in Allston, Mass. A region of greater Boston that’s just across the river from Cambridge, Allston is notorious for how dangerous it is to cycle there and I was fully prepared for a journey fraught with peril. Instead, I found myself pedaling along a bike lane followed by a series of quiet streets – at the end of which was Geekhouse, nestled picturesquely between a white picket fence and a rusty chainlink fence, amidst rows of family homes with tidy back yards offset by a sinister-looking warehouse in the distance.
If you are in the market for an awesome bike made by a local check out Geekhouse, and you should really be reading Lovely Bicycle, its a great blog.
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Aww Shucks, Nice Write Up About My Headbadges
Written by Boston Biker on Feb 11I like to fiddle around with metal, occasionally making some head badges. The nice author of Lovely Bicycle, has been kind enough to write up a nice post about my work.
After looking around a bit, I discovered that Boston Biker is a metal worker and makes splendid bicycle headbadges.
What I like about Boston Biker’s work is that it is artisanal: every badge is hand made, which I think is a good match for the “expressionist woodcut” style logo I have chosen. In the course of making arrangements with him to create my headbadge we also discussed the process itself, and I paraphrase it here in case others are curious how this works.
Thanks!
At some point I am going to put up some of my creations in the shop, but until then, if you are interested in a head badge, contact me. I also do other assorted bike jewelry/stuff with metal.
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The Word On The Street
Here is what people are saying
- 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
