JUNE 12 – WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE

May 29, 2010

Never heard of it ? This is for real !

According to Wikepedia the World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR), which occurs on June  12…is , well, just that . At least…uh… almost.

The dress code motto is “Bare As You Dare”, meaning total nudity is “not exactly” a requirement. This distinctive form of Critical Mass, occasionally called Critical Ass, is a combination of political protest and street theater. Call it “a natural way to send out a message about sustainable values”.

Alas, poor Charlotte has yet to get its act together. Guess noone wants to trigger a reprisal from County Councilman, Bill James.

CLICK:  Press the Flesh for further dilectibles from around the Blue Marble.

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One more WNBR photo

May 17, 2010

Just can’t resist >

Recognize anyone ?

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CABA at the DC SUMMIT

March 15, 2010

The best year ever…

From Martin Zimmerman / CABA Exec. Director -

I know from having lived in Washington DC for several years that March weather there can be cold, wet and clammy, but this year the skies were crystal blue, the temperature in the 60’s and the spirits high (even on the crowded METRO rail!) As I took the METRO last Tuesday to the posh Ronald Reagan International Center, located a few blocks from the home of the Obama family, I had no idea the Annual Summit conference hosted by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) with over 700 attendees from the US, Canada and Australia, would be the largest in a decade. North Carolina also had its largest delegation – a total of 17 – representing TREK and other industry reps, road and mountain bike clubs, bike shops, and bike / ped planners. This year Ken Tippette, Charlotte’s bicycle program manager (dressed in a grey pin-stripe suit!) participated as panelist for the workshop highlighting cycling and mass transit. Bart Stetler of South Park Cycles and Steve Doolittle of Cool Breeze Cycles (both shops are corporate sponsors of CABA) rounded off the Charlotte group.

To read my personal journal, CLICK: Summit DC

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HOT LINKS and COOL BLOGS

February 21, 2010

8 ways – City Utopias for Bikes and Peds

From TreeHugger on-line magazine – good ideas, like not allowing right turns on red and reducing auto speeds on city streets to 20-mph.  See samples from London, England to Portland, Oregon. CLICK: Bike Safety for full article and video. Thanks much to Bill Gupton for sending us this nifty info.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

February 20, 2010

In time for the XXI Winter Olympics

Burrard Street bridge in downtown Vancouver B.C. - dedicated lanes to bicyclists for the Winter Olympics and beyond .....Photo by CABA/ Fall 2009

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ELECTRIC BIKE BOOM ?

February 14, 2010

Gaining traction world-wide

Reports from Time Magazine and NYTimes say – “Detroit may be introducing electric cardesigns and China may be pushing forward with a big expansion of its highways and trains. But …..delivery workers in New York, postal employees in Germany and commuters from Canada to Japan — are among the millions taking part in a more accidental transportation upheaval It began China where an estimated 120 million electric bicycles now hum along the roads, up from a few thousand in the 1990s. They are replacing traditional bikes and motorcycles at a rapid clip and, in many cases, allowing people to put off the switch to cars. In turn, the booming Chinese electric-bike industry is spurring worldwide interest and impressive sales in India, Europe and the United States. From virtually nothing a decade ago, electric bikes have become an$11 billion global industry.

For the full article: CLICK: Go Electric

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