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    • Big Business Caters For Women Cyclists In London November 8, 2009
      There’s something going on, y’know. It seems that this thing where women cyclists in That London are at more risk than men are just refuses to go away. According to this report by the BBC , women account for only 27% of the capital’s bike journeys. Yet of the eight cyclists killed by drivers of lorries, [...]
    • Damned Suitcases November 6, 2009
      Amongst my various searches of the Creative Commons pictures on Flickr this evening, I found this one from Austria: Apparently, it’s a warning for cyclists to watch out for giant suitcases. Or a warning that giants shouldn’t leave there handbags in the street. Probably. Or something like that anyway. Actually, on the subject of Creative Commons p […]
    • Bring Back The 1865 Locomotive Act November 6, 2009
      One of the institutions of British cycling is the British Heart Foundation’s London to Brighton Ride . With 27,000 riders heading out to cause traffic mayhem (the roads on the route are closed to proper, tax-paying traffic…) the ride’s about 60 miles, and the event has been run since 1980. But actually, it’s a pale [...]
    • Friday Caption Contest - Bristol Special November 5, 2009
      It’s pretty clear what’s missing from this one, so your task is to think of a suitable caption for this photo from Bristol: As winter is coming, our [virtual] prize this week is practicality in itself - a nice thick pair of woollen socks. These are ideal for keeping your toes warm, or increasing the [...]
    • Cycling Manifesto In Pictures November 6, 2009
      I really, really like the Superhighway Manifesto of the London Cycling Campaign that I posted about at the weekend. The trouble is, the odds are that the people in overall charge of traffic & transport in your (my) local authority don’t actually ride a bike as an everyday mode of transport. So the fine words [...]
    • Decoy Bike? November 5, 2009
      A great way to protect your bike from getting stolen is to park it next to something far more attractive / easier to sell for ready cash. I’m guessing that’s what’s happened here, with these two completely unlocked bikes I saw yesterd
    • It’s Like Oxford Circus Here! November 3, 2009
      Actually this is Oxford Circus. Until now, it’s been a victim of the "keep the people away from the cars by fencing them in" logic that traffic planners love. You know the sort of thing - put fences between the people and the cars, so the drivers feel that it’s "safe" to drive faster than they [...]

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Bike Lock – With Danish Design

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Karl McCracken

I found this today over at Copenhagenize. It’s an innovative bike rack, but with built-in security measures:

What you do is wheel your bike into the guides, and then drop the cover down onto the saddle, thereby securing it. You lock this in place with your own lock. The idea is that the bike can’t be [...]

Filed under: Bike Rack, Bike Security, Bike locking strategy, Bike security tips, How to lock your bike | 1 Comment »

Old School Kryptonite

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Karl McCracken

Yanek from over at Bicyclog sent me these pictures from a 1970’s cycling book he has – The New Complete Book of Bicycling, by Eugene A. Sloane.
Take a look at this – it’s an early model Kryptonite lock! You can use your own padlock with it, as the body of the lock protects the padlock’s [...]

Filed under: Bike Security, Bike locking strategy, D-Lock / U-Lock, How to lock your bike | 1 Comment »

Bike Theft Warning: Tel Aviv Style

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Karl McCracken

These images are from the Bicyclog. When I first saw them, thought it was just a piece of street sculpture (seems to be a bit of a theme today). But no – it turns out that it’s a warning to bike thieves:

There’s another sign on the back of the bike too, and apparently they read,
We [...]

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Bike Racks in NYC

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Karl McCracken

This via the excellent Copenhagenize:
As part of the efforts to get more people cycling in New York, the city’s having a competition to design their future bike racks. They’ve now got a shortlist of ten:

Now I’m a HUGE fan of anything that’ll get more people cycling. But a couple of these designs give me real [...]

Filed under: Bike locking strategy, How to lock your bike, Partially Locked Bike | 1 Comment »