First: “wow!”. Second: “Its about damn time”. And to think, all it took was a little crunch on the ol’ wallet. Since March gas has really gone up too, would love to see the numbers now. Saw diesel at $5.05 yesterday, gas at $4.07. Here’s to $10 a gallon gas!

Source: Reuters
March driving down for 1st time since 1979: government

2008 is certainly looking like a promising year for bikes many thanks to $4 gallon gasoline. This whole experience really goes to show that how we operate as a society has been driven by the premise of cheap oil, cheap cheap oil. But once the cheap goes away, so does the use.

Arist: Jim Borgman

Pretty cool carnival type swing ride powered by up to four people pedaling its rotation. Looks like it even has variable gear ratio (notice the little girl pedaling without much effort). Carnie life could definitely be more appealing with these kind of rides. This ride comes out of bike happy Portland.

*sigh*

Not sure why this wasn’t thought of sooner, its rather simple and already proved useful in other situations. Makes it seemingly very easy for a motorist to spot oncoming bikes in the bike lane possibly preventing right hooks. And its no surprise who the trailblazer city was that first installed these, Amsterdam.

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Some really cool bikes in this museum gallery. Interesting to check out early bikes pre 1960s to see all the technology advancements.

Check out the gallery