tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post3407125798776286494..comments2012-01-10T07:18:12.693+01:00Mikael Colville-Andersenhttps://profiles.google.com/108270242317175376315noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-73675137279977455382012-01-10T07:18:12.693+01:002012-01-10T07:18:12.693+01:00If the frame isn&#39;t locked to the tire a thief could remove the front tire and get away with your bike.<br /><a href="www.beachbikes.net" rel="nofollow">Schwinn</a>jachmillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09411179586352806587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-67923261386043151062011-01-28T10:39:04.071+01:002011-01-28T10:39:04.071+01:00wow i think good Suggestion in this blog.<br /><br />thanks<br /><a href="http://www.gotbriefcases.com" rel="nofollow"><b> briefcase </b></a>.Vahramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11500583350369242409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-13089348944061592412009-10-25T01:44:22.901+02:002009-10-25T01:44:22.901+02:00hi! Learned about the Slow Bicycle Movement when we started minimalizing/downsizing our lives, and have been meeting the neatest people! Yay for slow riding, not getting stuck in rush hour traffc ... and being mellow enough to stop for the odd glass of wine! I rediscovered my bike just as my son took over my car to go to school (good riddance to the costs, hello to having cash again!), and learned all over again just how freakin&#39; fun cycling is! I&#39;m a bit nervous about Manitoba&#39;s winters, and the family has strict instructions to shoot me if I&#39;m ever tempted to put on lycra - don&#39;t want to scare small children!! No website, just a new blog www.foreheaddeskrepeat.blogspot.comCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10500808228665462796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-30695699058472004122009-10-19T13:33:22.879+02:002009-10-19T13:33:22.879+02:00Slow is all I can manage with my Madsen or Trike, 2 kids, a bag of groceries, and library books to drop off... <br />We are living the slow up in lovely Portland Oregon!<br />JustinaDeetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165167872183493779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-49494559145600119732009-10-15T11:58:24.308+02:002009-10-15T11:58:24.308+02:00One of my favourite things in the world: getting lost on my bike as I fill my basket with gleaned apples and pears and plums from local wild fruit trees in season.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392450981955408100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-1613708627006252152009-05-24T09:54:47.027+02:002009-05-24T09:54:47.027+02:00Hello from <A HREF="http://lovelybike.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Lovely Bicycle</A>!Filigreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-27734382762724668262009-01-06T22:25:00.000+01:002009-01-06T22:25:00.000+01:00While I have always ridden fast to own my place in traffic in Chicago, I have come to realize it doesn't matter how fast I am going; drivers here are simply too unaware. I have been turning my fast Voodoo into a slow voodoo. It is one piece at a time, but I love how each addition or subtraction is making my ride not only slower, but so much more comfortable. I am trying, without much success, to get my wife out of her car and onto her sweet bicycle. She might not know it yet, but it will soon be an extra slow xtracycle.a&amp;v clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141464578050954680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-26164451460162225252008-12-01T03:44:00.000+01:002008-12-01T03:44:00.000+01:00Kansas, USA.<BR/>I couldn't ride fast if I wanted to.<BR/><A HREF="http://vanscyoc.net/blog" REL="nofollow">Our Bicycle Scrapbook</A>LocoJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960843311274452366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-75208907723387236112008-11-18T21:41:00.000+01:002008-11-18T21:41:00.000+01:00In case someone comes to look at this again - I ended up getting the Kavan II natural canvas pannier bags from the Dutch company Basil:<BR/><BR/>http://www.basil.nl/producten/17044L.jpg<BR/><BR/>I've loved them so far, they've been really waterproof, they look beautiful, and I can easily get a couple days' worth of groceries in them. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who is looking at getting some good pannier bags.melancholic optimisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-25626039749466833142008-10-07T16:21:00.000+02:002008-10-07T16:21:00.000+02:00I'm Tally, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I commute/shop/run around town on a lovely Trek Cruiser that I've dubbed "The Pink Cadillac." Currently she sports a white front basket that I wire fake flowers to. Next step: A back rack to which I will bolt an antique picnic basket, (Margaret Hamilton is my hero!) and a set of tulle-covered skirt guards. Holding the hem of one's skirt up while leisurely peddling through downtown certainly gets attention, though. :)ReallyRandomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16916295583841387427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-53407215036587470952008-09-24T00:26:00.000+02:002008-09-24T00:26:00.000+02:00I am a de facto slow cyclist. Although I have 21 speeds ( I live in San Francisco, on a mountain and I tow a Burley with kids up that mountain! so please, cut me some slack!), I am slooow. My 20 year old Rock Hopper (modified to be upright and relaxed) has shown me it's day's are short and so I have ordered a Batavus (with many gears for that afore mentioned mountain)and will continue my slow and almost car free existence.<BR/>Just remember, it ain't the number of gears, but the slow poke that uses them!<BR/><BR/>http://wereonaroadtosomewhere.blogspot.com/Adrienne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-8633588624922566642008-09-20T03:18:00.000+02:002008-09-20T03:18:00.000+02:00alicia from nyc--so happy to find you here, and in facebook. my road bike is collecting dust in favor of my azor omafiets. it has eight gears, but like the woman from seattle, i only use 3 usually. cycling should only be for pleasure, but what a bonus to get that pleasure while commuting? once you go slow, you'll go slow everywhere!ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271401172064380868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-11635041027314125452008-09-08T23:20:00.000+02:002008-09-08T23:20:00.000+02:00I just last week picked up a Basil pannier from Clever Cycles. This is a single pannier that you can easily attach and remove and then carry inside to a meeting or grocery store or whatever. It's like a wetbag you'd use in a raft or canoe, but slim enough to carry around. It hasn't started raining here yet so I can't vouch for wet weather performance, but it's hard to imagine any water getting into it. CCycles also has the Dutch style double panniers that lift off your back rack, which are great for carrying a lot of groceries or camping equipment or whatever, but too bulky to carry into a meeting or a cafe, which is how I use my pannier. The Basil bag expands enough to carry plenty of groceries and also flattens enough to carry a briefcase or messenger bag without being too bulky. Anyway, you should check out Clever Cycles' many stuff-toting options, most of which don't yet appear on their website.bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00200420866872037216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-43915177940945474322008-09-07T18:53:00.000+02:002008-09-07T18:53:00.000+02:00Hey Dave / Melancholic Optimist,<BR/><BR/>Just wondering whether you&#39;d tried or seen the ones made by Clever Chimp that they sell at Clever Cycles (in Portland, for every one else here). I think they&#39;re made of some sort of waterproof fabric in all sorts of colors...I think they have reflective tape, too...I was thinking about ordering some, myself, except I hadn&#39;t heard any reviews.<BR/><BR/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/cleverchimp/sets/72157602124412254/<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>http://clevercycles.com/store/?c=web2.137&amp;product=Cleverchimp+panniers<BR/><BR/>I haven&#39;t yet gotten a rack on the back, but I&#39;m eventually going to get one for heavier grocery shopping (once I find a store that&#39;s within a reasonable commute that actually stocks fresh milk) ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Steph<BR/>http://stephs.comStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06122885466785439824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-15808973591017368362008-09-07T17:59:00.000+02:002008-09-07T17:59:00.000+02:00I'd love to be a member :)<BR/><BR/>My name is Dave Feucht, and I'm currently living in Portland, Oregon USA.<BR/><BR/>I have a bike from an American bike company called Electra, the model name is the Amsterdam, and it has 3 speeds. So far, I've been loving riding it. Here's a picture :)<BR/><BR/>http://picasaweb.google.com/poetas/NewBike#5215881471342937714<BR/><BR/>I have a blog at http://spindulys.blogspot.com (my normal blog) and links to a food blog and a music blog from my blogger profile.<BR/><BR/>Portland is a town with quite a bit of bicycle traffic, however most people seem to ride bikes either to be 'cool' or as an athletic pursuit - the person just casually commuting somewhere because that's how they like to commute isn't all that common - but my wife and I are two of them.<BR/><BR/>I agree that a bell and a light should be requisites, as they are just common sense needs for a commuter.<BR/><BR/>Anybody have suggestions for pannier bags they like? :)melancholic optimisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-10119795087391997552008-08-22T17:23:00.000+02:002008-08-22T17:23:00.000+02:00Scott, near Harrisburg, PA. Five speeds or one, depending on the bike. (Please keep the 21 speed MTB a secret.) I rant occasionally about bikes at http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/<BR/><BR/>As for suggestions, slow bikes need fenders/mudguards and no drop bars. Smoke a pipe while you're riding.Scott Lovelesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02859048971655178239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-63145175436976687352008-08-22T03:39:00.000+02:002008-08-22T03:39:00.000+02:00Oh I hope its not too late! I was a little slow in getting here :D<BR/><BR/>I'm Tanya, currently living in (but certainly not <I>from</I> Texas. Casually saunter over to my blog sometime: http://tjrelic.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>I get to where I'm going, without hurrying too much. Of course, the fall semester is about to begin, and I might have a few late starts that require rushing. I'll try not to embarrass the community though.Ge to know TJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344797543163437827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-67797798775536825062008-08-21T05:41:00.000+02:002008-08-21T05:41:00.000+02:00Ahh. I wrote about slowness a bit ago. I'll ride along. Sometimes I try to ride faster than slow, but slower than most. Bakfiets, city bikes, fixed gears, kite flying days, wandering to cafes... all good.<BR/><BR/>Mike (and Ava and Jen)<BR/>Burlington, VTbmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14690285578204158345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-4611434503909636372008-08-20T05:44:00.000+02:002008-08-20T05:44:00.000+02:00Hmm, 100th comment: do I get a special badge or something? :-)<BR/><BR/>Here's my suggestion: It's not about how many gears you've got or what you wear or what you ride. It's about the attitude. If you're friendly and inclusive, and if you'll talk to <EM>anyone</EM> on a bike (not just the riders who've got the "right" bike and the "right" gear), and if you say "hello" to everyone you pass--then you're a slow cyclist. It doesn't really matter how fast or slow you actually ride.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, Melbourne is my location and my blog is at <A HREF="http://treadly.net" REL="nofollow">treadly.net</A>.Treadly and Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01000132022679303199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-14712360384623752702008-08-19T23:14:00.000+02:002008-08-19T23:14:00.000+02:00I'm all about the slow thing. It's become the solution to one of cycling's only drawbacks, sweating profusely. <BR/><BR/>I hail from the Chicago suburbs and am having a contest with myself to see if I can cycle more days than drive. My commute is 30 miles round-trip, but mostly beatiful bike path.<BR/><BR/>My favorite bikes are my 3-speed with fenders and my single-speed road bike with moustache bars. They make riding totally enjoyable. <BR/><BR/>My webpage on cycling is: http://67.184.135.50/wordpress/?page_id=345<BR/><BR/>-NathanNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334274953547920291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-26145985304731165332008-08-18T15:49:00.000+02:002008-08-18T15:49:00.000+02:00Hi there, I'd like to join!<BR/><BR/>My main bike is a 21 speed hybrid but I rarely use more than the highest seven gears. The other gears are reserved for going very very slowly and for hauling cargo.<BR/><BR/>My blog's addy is http://nickdavidwright.wordpress.com/nickdavidwrighthttp://nickdavidwright.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-84784264640990582962008-08-07T12:10:00.000+02:002008-08-07T12:10:00.000+02:00OK, I&#39;ll play. brett from Portland OR USA here. Never a speedster, but definitely in a hurry on my hybrid all the time, zooming from place to place -- until<BR/>1. took a turn too fast, hit some gravel, out of commission for a few weeks. Then<BR/>2. visited Utrecht, rode my hosts&#39; Batavus along canals, in the country, in the city, and realized: this is much more fun and gratifying! <BR/><BR/>AFter much research, recently found a highly affordable Dutch bike (near-new Jorg &amp; Olif Oma) on craigslist, and now cruise around town proudly upright, stable, and slowish. <BR/><BR/>My old hybrid makes me want to go fast. My Oma makes me want to enjoy the ride, and my back, hands, and neck all appreciate it as much as my attitude does. I enjoy the ride more, so I ride more. Almost never drive. <BR/>I like cities more than long rides out in the country, and I love cruising the city and neighborhoods at a pace that lets me appreciate them, but also being able to get around as quickly as I need to when I need to.<BR/> Bonus: on a Dutch bike, I can go 7 mph comfortably, without tottering, and that&#39;s the max speed of my wife&#39;s motorized scooter. So we can roll around together, exploring Portland. <BR/>New motto: leave 5 minutes earlier, enjoy the ride, no sweat. <BR/>Thanks for organizing the movement! When the lycra clad are whizzing by, it helps to remember that I&#39;m not the only one biking upstream. In fact, I&#39;m seeing more of us every day.bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00200420866872037216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-36589394857395634422008-08-06T15:46:00.000+02:002008-08-06T15:46:00.000+02:00Hi<BR/><BR/>Just taken up cycling after a 20 year break.<BR/>Sold the car and bought a bike.<BR/>This is EXACTLY what life is about.<BR/>Magic.DaveChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11300255372660732006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-16056938010685616422008-08-06T06:04:00.000+02:002008-08-06T06:04:00.000+02:00former speedball is very approviing.<BR/>And proud to have founded a club 20 yrs ago that favored the wobbly, the uncertain and the scared.<BR/>We were (and are) the WOMBATS<BR/>THANK YOU ZACK!!!<BR/>jacquiephelanjacquiephelanhttp://jacquiephelan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-58278008638673513622008-08-02T12:35:00.000+02:002008-08-02T12:35:00.000+02:00John<BR/><BR/>Wichita, Kansas<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://cyclinginwichita.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Cycling in Wichita</A>John B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.com