Enjoy creative ideas? Make art? Papergirl NYC is looking for “rollable” art submissions by Aug 15th. Papergirl began 5 years ago in Berlin as artists took their art to the streets imitating paperboys. PaperGirl distributes art to strangers on the street by bike after the art is shown in a gallery. This year Papergirl will...
Read more →One might argue that custom bikes have long been around since the days of the hand-built bike but now with the accessibility of the web and the global marketplace were are starting to see the customized bike marketplace explode. A cheap price tag, flashy colors and an Urban Outfitters collaboration helped Republic Bikes take...
Read more →These wooden bicycle handlebar horns by Sung Kug Kim are totally impractical but beautiful pieces of art. I totally love the mixture of wood with the steel, it’s a beautiful combination that looks both industrial and natural all at once. I know that the antler ones are a bit more impractical, but c’mon, you’d...
Read more →Watching this video was definitely the highlight of my day. Scraper bikes, giving something to the kids in East Oakland where art meets bike. Oh an for those of you that don’t know a scraper bike is a movement in which people ride their tricked out bikes. Generally, the bikes have nice designs, such...
Read more →This week marked the first time many bike NYC folks hit the streets since winter. Our bit of good weather combined with Google Maps launch of bicycling directions has made for an exciting bicycle filled week. Add to it this little find of activists taking to the streets to mark potholes with onomatopoeia. Toronto’s...
Read more →Found this fantastic gallery of photos from Brooks Saddle factory in Smethwick England. Metal parts are stamped out and heat-treated, flat pieces of leather are soaked and then formed in molds and the parts are all assembled by hand. After seeing how much work goes into a single bike seat, these famously expensive saddles start...
Read more →Cute or useless? Master-Piece, known for their high quality bags and luggage, has produced a new series of bike chain covers.
Read more →How folks listen to headphones while riding in the city? I've got mixed feelings about the whole thing...The Shake offers the ability to hear your ambient surroundings at the same time as your music...
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