#19 – Spherical Rubber Lollipops




Spokes and Words show

Summary: ...in which Randy decides he wants an Ice Cream Truck to replace his six-week old fat bike, and Mike encounters a mystery bike in the woods. Kickstands are good for cargo bikes! Trailer hitches! We discuss bike snobbery, with a brief mention of BikeSnobNYC. There are now lots of different Surly Bikes. Mike explores Winnipeg's bicycle graveyard, and sees evidence of thievery. Springtime is here, and that means...things getting dropped out of bakfietsen. Randy mentions a collection of photos showing wonderful cycling infrastructure. New rail trails are being built in Massachusetts! Rotaries, roundabouts, and other traffic "circles".  We talk about some badly designed ones, but to see some examples of how to make a good one, see A View From the Cycle Path. Kickstarter projects of interest: Loud Bicycle (see also AirZound) & bicymple (see also other articulated trick bicycles).  Listeners might also be interested in the LESS CAR, MORE GO documentary.