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Bikes with Horns: Bi-King by Sung Kug Kim 1

Jun1

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 take a second (or third) look if someone passed you on the street with something like these. [via Design Sponge]

Kickstand Coffee: Mobile Coffee on Bikes at McCarren Park 0

May14

Kickstand Coffee launches this Saturday May 15th at McCarren Park in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Kickstand uses bicycles for transportation and for a portion of their power in brewing coffee. You can check them out on their website or @kickstandcoffee.

The Scraper Bike Movement 0

May12

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 duo-tone paint jobs, and rims or spinners. The term was coined by the rap group Trunk Boiz of Oakland, California. (thx Urban Dictionary!)

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Can we get a Brooklyn chapter? Read more on NPR.

Our Favorite Events for Bike Month NYC 3

May4

May is bike month and filled with a whole bunch of events which you can access here. Here are some of our favorite events to help you navigate the schedule.

1. We’ve got a ride this month to Sunset Park on Saturday May 15th @ 3;30pm to check out Artist Open Studio Day! More info on the rides page.

2. Thursday May 6th – Hit up the Bike Culture Summit aka Bike Snob Speaks followed by Bike Night at Brooklyn Brewery for $1 drafts to benefit Brake the Cycle.

3. Sunday May 9th – Take an off-road adventure with the 5 Boro Bike Club to the Old Put and the Croton Aqueductin in Westchester.

4. Tuesday May 11th – Check out Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle, presented by the Museum of Arts and Design opening today.

5. Sunday May 16th – Free + cheap bike stuffs at the Brooklyn Bike Jumble and $99 bikes from Times Up @ 99 South 6th St Brooklyn, 4pm.

6. Sunday May 23th – Bike with your dog at the Doggie Pedal Parade – Topmkins Sq Park Dog Run, 4pm.

7. Friday May 28th – End bike month by playing hooky with TransAlt and head to Riis Beach! RSVP required.

Anything you love that we missed? Add it in the comments.

Bicycle Shirts from Dark Cycle 0

Apr28

I spotted these awesome t-shirts on my tumblr stream and had to show the Dark Cycle Etsy store some love. Check out the cycling themed t-shirts for yourself. The best part is they are only $18! [via Dark Cycle]

Bike Snob Comes Out & Talks about Bike Culture, So? 13

Mar31

This week, Bike Snob revealed himself to be a 36 year old dude named Eben Weiss. Some folks in the bike community are upset but with a new book launch and promotional events in the works, but he has made himself highly marketable. With his newly reveled identity, Eben will be speaking at an upcoming Transportation Alternatives Bike Culture Summit on May 6  with David Herlihy, author of “Bicycle: The History.” Tickets are on sale April 1 on TA’s website. [via NYT]

The event might actually be entertaining, but a part of me sees it as another dry panel with a couple of middle aged white guys talking about bicycles. Is this really more of what our community needs – a guy from the Harvard Cycling Club talking about bike culture? I want to see all type of folks out there on bicycles, and panels like this don’t help change the image of cycling. If TA really wants to get more bicycles on the road, they are going to need everybody so why not start speaking to us all?

Activists Spraypaint Potholes with Onomatopoeia 0

Mar11

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 artist and bike activist collective Urban Repair Squad, known for making radical interventions in on-street signage to promote cyclists’ safety, recently unveiled a project. Their Pothole Onomatopoeia series appeared on Toronto’s Harbord Street recently, pointing out irregularities in the pavement with arrows and old school-Batman-style words like “THUNK!,” “OUCH!” and “OOF!” stenciled onto the street with bright spray paint. [h/t @sheepdontswim via @L Magazine]

I personally hit a pothole pretty hard this morning, but luckily didn’t get a flat. Friends have not been so lucky. Apparently if you are motorist you can file a claim with the city should you hit a pothole, but what about the cyclists? Anyone know if there is something in place for us?

Manhattan to Brooklyn to Visit the Hipster 0

Mar9

Stumbled upon this video with my namesake and had to post it up. According to the guy taking us over the Brooklyn bridge to Williamsburg (which doesn’t even take you there) you can find David Byrne’s bike rack called the “hipster.” Good for a laugh. Enjoy.

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