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Tag Archives: bicycles
Recycled transport
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOB-KciTjvo&w=560&h=315]
Posted in Bike culture
Tagged bicycled, bicycles, cars suck, less cars, lola madrid
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Pedals
Soundsystem Pedals featured in a music video by London-based band, Pseudo Nippon. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/48535026 w=500&h=281] Pseudo Nippon – Universal Brotherhood (Cops say ow) from Myles Painter on Vimeo.
Posted in Bike culture
Tagged bicycles, Colorama, Elephant and Castle, London, music, pedals, Pseudo Nippon, soundsystem, Universal Brotherhood Cops Say Ow
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Reasons
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Tagged bicycle pen drawing, bicycles, reasons to ride
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Episode Three: US Bike Mechs – The Bike Farm
“The bicycle doesn’t have to be a mysterious machine.” Hello and welcome to episode 3 of independent bike mechanic interviews. The focus is now on the vibrant cycling city of Portland (damn straight!: around 6 percent of it’s citizens commute … Continue reading
Posted in Bike Interview
Tagged 56a, bicycles, Bike Farm, collectives, independent bike mechanics, London, Portland
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Episode Two: US Bikes Mechs – Gary Main
Hellohello. This is the second installment of our interviews on independent bike projects. On her recent travels in the United States, L met Gary Main of Big Rapids, MI. He happens to own the last remaining bike shop in town! … Continue reading
Posted in Bike Interview
Tagged bicycle industry, bicycles, bike interview, bike sellers, independent bike mechanics, Michigan
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Episode One: London Indy Bike Mechs – Jon of Old Street Bikes
This is the first installment of our interview project on independent bike projects. L of the bikespace has been interviewing some of London’s independent bike mechanics, and different independent bike spaces/people/projects during her summer travels in the US of A. … Continue reading
Posted in Bike Interview, Bike Mechanics
Tagged bicycles, bike sellers, Buddhism, cycling in London, DIY, independent bike mechanics, interview, London, Old Street, Old Street bikes
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‘Tis the Season for…Bike Touring!
Summertime, And the livin’ is easy. Fish are jumpin’, and the cotton is high… It’s warm and the weather’s nice! What better time to go long distances on your bike Here are some links we’ve compiled on bicycle touring ————————— … Continue reading
Posted in Bike culture, Bike How-to's
Tagged activism, bicycles, cycle touring, DIY, environmentalism, green living, summer, travel, UK
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UK Bikes Project Gathering
Some of the 56a crew were up in Manchester last weekend for the grassroots/DIY bike conference (ie UK Bikes Project Gathering) with other groups around the UK to share stories, relate and socialise, skill share, discuss, and munch together. We … Continue reading
Posted in 56a Specific, Bike culture
Tagged bicycles, bike conference, bike generator, ekster, ibikeMCR, Manchester, tandem bicycle, UK bikes
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Solidarity with New York City cyclists
“‘Believe it or not,’ he said, ‘few issues today prompt more heated discussion than bike policy in New York City.’” ————– In November last year I came across a NY Times article about cycle lanes, and thus cycling, in NYC … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycles, bike lanes, bike wars, Casey Neistat, Cycling, death machines, life machines, London, New York City, NYC, TfL, transport policy, Transportation Alternatives
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Benefit Gig for 56a, this Thursday 13th January
(Featuring shifties EKSTER on the accordion and SLANGBELLE on folk/punk guitar)