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.

The Competition Bicycle

The Competition Bicycle from Vintage Bicycles Press in Seattle - lovely to look through. I should subscribe to their The Bicycle Quarterly as well.

NYTimes article on Google maps for Cyclists

Google leads, you pedal

While cyclists say all this bike-mapping software is handy for planning trips, most agree it is more useful as a Plan B than a Plan A, which should be just a normal, fold-up bike map. “I never would rely on it 100 percent,” said Mr. Maus of Portland, Ore. “Just as I wouldn’t only rely on car directions from GPS. It’s not as smart as a human being on the ground.”