Wooden frame bikes (Renovo)

Renovo bikes site - maker of wood and bamboo frame bikes. Located in Portland, Ore.

It's the smoothest bike you'll ever ride, stealth quiet, lightweight and responsive, stiff as you want. Renovo hollow wood and laminated bamboo frames will forever change your understanding of what a bicycle should be, and how brilliantly these natural materials perform when designed to their strengths.

Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle (exhibit)

Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle is an article with some photographs of the amazing bicycles in the "Bespoke" exhibit. Most (but not all) are steel frame bikes.

The online version of the exhibit with more photos.

Downtown Seattle

Pike Place Market area
Originally uploaded by Michael Neubert

Celebrating the cyclist? I guess.

Huffy racing bike

Historic pro bike: Andy Hampsten's 1988 7-Eleven Huffy Giro d'Italia

Hampsten's steed back then was a prototypical road racer of the late '80s with a lugged steel frame and fork, a 1in threaded steerer and shifters that were mounted on the down tube, not conveniently integrated into the brake levers. But the characteristics he sought from his machine back then aren't far off what racers demand today.

Photo gallery of this steel bike

LA mayor changes view on cycling

Fall from bike spins LA mayor into cycle advocate much to everyone's surprise, apparently.

Mountain biking park, under I-5, Seattle

Mtn biking park, under I-5
Originally uploaded by Michael Neubert

This park was written about in the NYTimes a while ago - it seems to have been added to since last summer. ((Link to NYTimes article from here.) Pretty elaborate riding experience possible, right in the middle of the city. (Noone here when I photographed it since it was like 8:45 Sunday morning.)

Warning sign makes it clear that this is at your own risk. The recommendation that one wear "body armor" seems a little extreme.

How to cross RR tracks in Ballard

Track crossing guidance
Originally uploaded by Michael Neubert

Somewhat complicated signage to keep cyclists from hurting themselves while crossing railroad tracks in Seattle.