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Friday, January 8th, 2010

Chicago has a long, tall history of innovation in the field of tandem tall bikes.

Posted by fossilfool

 

El Arbol will not be the first tandem tall bike. Check out this lamplighting bike from Chicago at the turn of the 20th century. Read the Full story here: 

http://www.rat-patrol.org/Archives/Eiffel.html

Or how about this family contraption, complete with treddle-powered sewing machine:

Thanks Flickr friend Whymcycles    

More recent but also notable, from Chicago Critical Mass, via Georgeaye. The photo has been viewed 4500 times on Flickr. 

 

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Yuba's new V3 Mundo is here, offering numerous parts upgrades and usability improvements

Posted by fossilfool

 

Yuba releases its all-new V3 Mundo Cargo Bike, with numerous upgrades and usability improvements, making this already beloved bike a true tool for mobility, fitness, and community. Stylish, tough, and highly customizeable, the V3 Mundo stands at the ready for all sorts of missions. The new 21-speed drivetrain and the impressive weight savings -- 9 pounds lighter than the original V1 Mundo -- mean more riders can enjoy a true cargo bike, in more terrains, with no sacrifice in the Mundo's legendary stiff ride quality. Read More »

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Climbing up El Arbol for the first ride -- solid!

Posted by fossilfool

Rode El Arbol down the block with a pvc pipe instead of pedals. by you.

My dad's been suggesting that I test ride El Arbol as soon as possible before sinking the hours into custom fiberglass work on the trunk, roots and branches. Not a bad idea.   OK, so it didn't have brakes or pedals, but at least now the frame has at lease now been heat treated. Read More »

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Kyle Watson's $10K Cruiser

Posted by fossilfool

Custom cruiser by Kyle Watson

Wanted people to see this bike by Kyle Watson, an industrial designer from Detroit. I love the segmented design and the pounded steel saddle. What a pleasure this must be to cruise the local routes.

 

 

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Joel Elrod, LiveOnBike drummer, and an explanation of the LiveOnBike Mundo

Posted by fossilfool

Skip ahead to 00:24:

This video gives a taste of the LiveOnBike performances we've been doing on SF Cruiser rides this summer. Joel Elrod, who had just finished playing a gig with Pleasuremaker, is drumming on a SPDS electronic drum machine. The signal from the SPDS is carried from the back of the Mundo to the front where it enters a DIT Head Unit containing a Rolls MX56c 4-Channel mixer and Shure Wireless body pack microphone, and DoubleWide Down Low Glow battery that powers the SPDS and a dual tube DLG system for 5 hours. Read More »