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 definitely [...]
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 as [...]
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 street [...]
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 to look cheap. [via Doobybrain via Wired]
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…
Read more →Sarah Wigglesworth Architects has been commissioned by developers igloo to create a bespoke Christmas tree for Bermondsey Square, London, SE1. The Bermondsey Square Christmas tree is composed of 35 recycled bike wheels…
Read more →Eric Corriel, a Brooklyn based artist has created an interactive video installation that explores the history of bicycle culture in Brooklyn from 1880 to today.The piece is viewable at Clinton and Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights from now until January 3rd, 2010
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