Cargo Bikes to DIY or Buy

When we saw the image, above, of a hacked cargo bike Susan Dworski spotted on a Venice California beach, we thought of our old friend Peter Hoffman, chef of Back Forty and Back Forty West (formerly the great Savoy) in NYC. When his kids were young, he’d ride his odd-looking custom-made cargo bike to Union Square…

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mobile motorized outdoor office (c. 1961)

The great Retronaut‘s tagline is “See the past like you wouldn’t believe”, and it does indeed shift our view. We LOVE  this version of ‘going to the office’: a motorized desk on wheels, toodling down the street en plein air…the mobile office circa 1961. Related posts: finding a clear work space + e.b. white on…

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new american nomads: freedom with less and walmart

We recommend checking out the illuminating slideshow in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, about nomadic Americans who travel around in their R.V.’s, campers or cars, spending nights at Walmart parking lots, which apparently, welcome anyone with an R.V. or trailer. Photographer Nolan Conway has been taking pictures of Walmart’s ‘nomaic guests’ at several stores in…

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unexpected stripes: car + parking lot (before + after)

Right after we posted  Gene Davis’ Fab Striped Street’,  Susan Dworski sent us this great before-and-after picture of a Rotterdam parking lot half painted with stripes. The with-and-without is  quite an example of the possibilites for stipes in unlikely places. Then we found another: a brilliant striped car spotted in New York Magazine recent The Urbanist’s Warsaw:

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design love: bauhausian bicycle

We look at this Bauhausian bicycle and feel a visceral WANT. We love the way it looks and its moderne hecho-a-mano rusticity. Apparently it follows the principle of the golden section.  Beautiful. … though you’d have to be pretty agile to get on and off. More images and specifics on the Bau Bike: It It’s Hip It’s…

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visionary hack: cargo bike with shopping cart + chainlink fence

Spotted on Claton Cubitt’s tumblr and worth checking out full size: “cargo bike incorporating a shopping cart and chain link fence, with a blood-red wrought-iron cowcatcher (and cup holder), New Orleans.” The awesomness of the human imagination! This practical AND aestheric considerations here are stunning… Related posts: clever shelving configured for bicycle storage bikes for hauling…

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danny macaskill’s new video: what he thinks as he rides

(Video link here.) The latest video from cyclist Danny MacAskill has an added feature: insight into MacAskill’s thinking and interior approach to his challenging stunts and excursions: JOYRIDE. Related posts: joy ride: practice makes wondrous perfection danny macaskill’s joy ride danny macaskill’s bike lesson (setbacks + difficulties + perseverance = mastery) gifts + inspiration for bikers…

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bikes for hauling + great accessories

We love this crazy hauling bike and wish we knew the story behind it. We spotted it on Dargelos‘ blog in a post called ‘the mailman’s fahrrad’ (‘fahrrad’ means bicycle in German). Dargelos is an onliine store that sells great, intelligent biking gear, like the illuminating vest we posted awhile back. We have their Transporter knapsack, which we…

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