quality of life issues

every photo is an homage a reference a ripoff of what was

nothing new under the sun, there is

there is nothing I could say that I haven't thought before

Ten years later we’ve recreated the dramatic and memorable scene from the 2003 Tour de France when Lance got snagged. In this reenactment we eliminated background noise and unimportant supporting actors, narrowing the focus to two essential characters:

1) Lance Armstrong on the bike

2) Cute Little Girl on the side of the road, clutching her souvenir Credit Lyonnais musette bag with all her might. She never lets go of the bag.

photo by Sally

We ride bikes because it makes sense.

We ride cargo bikes because it makes more sense.

We buy beer by the kegful because it closes the circle.

We say we when we mean me.

ARTCRANK  Seattle

Saturday June 29 

ARTCRANK Seattle

the Schwinn Sting-Ray turned 50 this week. read more

I thought I was an early adopter, but I didn't hop on the bandwagon until '76

You can peruse the draft Master Plan and give feedback well into July. Check it out. Even if you don’t give a shit. It’s interesting to see how much time and money and boring meetings have gone into this thing. Even if you just brush against it like a blackberry bush on your right elbow on the way to work in the same spot every fucking morning, it’s nice to know you can put your two cents in.  

not obedient just independent    alone
self-contained entertained unrestrained
stacking rocks, riding bikes, building forts, lighting fires
kicking pine cones, licking ice-cream cones
slurping Slurpees until the brain freeze
pinball, bubblegum, penny candy, pump cheese
the babysitter smells weird   smoking cigarettes
watching soap operas Monday through Friday
her macaroni tastes funny
her tuna sandwiches aren’t as good as mom’s
potato salad, dill pickles, baked beans, hot dogs
the dog is so hot he’s not moving,   panting
ice cubes melting in his water bowl
garden hose spewing plasticky bathwater warm
the lawn yellowing   drying     dying
crunching prickly on tenderfeet
they’ll toughen up by Labor day      then it’s
back to shoes and socks and school

reprinted & regurgitated from 10-18-08

better left to the imagination
right on          unburdened by
expectations set way too high
transitioning seamlessly    between
fantasy and credit card debt


Wal-Mart is killing downtown

 “the knack”
as in NACCC
North American Cycle Courier Championship
it’s kind of a big deal
it’s in Seattle
in July

only one calendar page away  SEA NACCC

Figure 1.  shit happens

Figure 2.  shit keeps happening (reverse angle)

This is a compost bin and here’s the recipe:

1  roll of chicken wire
1  bunch of zip ties
1  700c rim & tire
2  27 inch wheels

On a quiet afternoon put it all together.
Add beer to taste.
Stir gently, under medium heat.
Repeat as needed.
Trim unsightly zip ties.  
Finally, cut an access panel however you see fit.

Note:  In the center of the chicken wire cylinder, to add support, I used a tweaked 700c rim with a trashed Tom Slick mounted for a little something extra    i.e.  8mm and some messenger history circa ‘08 Seattle Legal. On the two ends I used 27 inch wheels not only because they’re discarded here and there and everywhere around my work place, but as a personal backyard olde school finger to the bike industry as they are bigger than 29ers, bigger than 700c, and bigger than fucking 27.5 wheels. Ask me about calculating the volume of a cylinder, bead seat diameters, rolling resistance, aerating stinking rotting kitchen scraps and the resourceful use of readily available resources.

Please try this at home and tell them you saw it here.  

Or send me $989.00 and I’ll make one for you.

inertia
pendulum

dissonance
reduction

steady state
comfort zone

habit trail
traffic pattern

clearly visible
carpet  wall-to-wall

      there's a new bike shop opening soon

CETMA cargo photo

I truly believe
there’s a time and a place for NuVinci hubs

perhaps you were thinking of waiting for the time
when you would finally get to that place ± five pounds of infinitely variable cable actuated planetary spontaneity attached to a steel powder coated vehicle of unmatched utility

now is the time
this is the place

the CETMA super stretch Margo

fuckin A+           

ye olde 87 photo ca 2011

Historically accurate
Tender juicy 6mm on the inside
Crispy golden brown 10mm on the outside