fossilfool's blog

Why, when suggesting that riding a bicycle is an important part of building a 'greener' city, does PG&E pick a recumbent bike with a big flag sticking out the back? Why not an everyman's bike that readers will see and say to themselves, "Oh yeah, I could do that." Read More »

You really have to experience this type of thing in person, but here's a taste. Dancers from Flyaway Productions in San Francisco, under director Jo Kreiter, transformed a building into a stage.

Inspiring dance on the side of a building. Read More »

Do you have a locking style? How you lock the bike may affect how you Rock the Bike. Here's one that caught my eye recently:

Bike locked to trash can in front of Metreon

Close-up bike on trash can.: Guess he's not worried about the paint job.

I saw the Muscle Car guy again! This time in down town San Francisco. I heard him first about 3 blocks away. I thought it was a union protest or something. Then as I got closer I heard "We are at War!" and I knew it was him, and there he was! Is this is full time job? It was a Monday morning... Wierd.

I got a call from a customer named Frank who wanted to see the Down Low Glow in person before buying. We made an appointment to do so at my home office in the Mission while he was on break from work.

At 10:30 this morning, Frank arrived, in a DPW Street Cleaning truck. This is what I saw when I opened the door.

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I went to Napa on the 9/11 5th anniversary to work with framebuilder Curtis Inglis. On the way back, Ed and I were picking up some snacks at Safeway when this guy started broadcasting a tape of Michael Savage through a megaphone strapped to the hood of his muscle car.

When we walked up to ask him about what he was playing, he was holding the mouthpiece of the megaphone up a boombox. The tape he was playing was vitriolic "Close the borders!" stuff. Read More »

Apparently, it's not uncommon in Jamaica to see guys rolling around with sound systems on their tricycles, and not only that.

We got this fantastic email from a potential customer in Australia, who's been following our progress on the web:

"I like your philosophy -- over the last two years I've got into
bikes in a big way, I gave up cigs for it, it's helped my mental health,
my relationships and I've re-discovered my competitive spirit by
entering a few mtb and road races. Now I'm gearing up to make my
commute more like a lifestyle rather than just something I do when I
feel like it.

Your journey has inspired me further along those lines. Cheers,

Tim"

One of the most satisfying aspects of being in this business is knowing that we're inspriring people to change their lives for the better.

Thanks, Tim!

Peter Eland of Velovision Magazine emailed me this photo of a sound system, taken at the Eurobike trade show a few weeks ago.

The custom fiberglass work is very clean, with the rounded corners, and trap doors. I also like the choice of speakers -- the aluminum cones look very sleek and integrate well with the white cabinet. The design for the top surface is simple and looks very stable. Read More »