[ [ [ !! WARNING !! ] ] ] Posts consist of the irate rantings of a former graduate student who has spent the past several years studying philosophy, religions, ethics, public health, and environmental issues. Now working as a clinical researcher and trying to remain sane between the hours of 9-5. Topics will generally involve cycling, food, design, cool gear, and whatever else might come to mind. Enjoy.
Oldies but goodies - The Discovery Channel “Race to Replace” series makes up a good chunk of my favorite cycling posters of all time. I was fortune enough to receive a set of these, but haven’t been able to get the framed as of yet.
(Art by the ever talented Travis Coburn)
Jeep Mighty FC Concept
This should be the new @Geekhousebikes CX team vehicle. I mean LOOK AT IT! This thing isn’t messing around. No doubt you could carry all of the team bikes in the back of this, plus a tent and pit setup. Heck, I bet you could even have a proper grill in the back of this guy.
(Spotted on Uncrate)
Wow…
I cannot say how glad it makes me to see that the individuals who witnessed this accident not only stopped to help, but also took actions to ensure that the driver (who attempted to leave the scene of the accident) did not get away.
Bethlehem, PA
05 April 2012On 02 April 2012 at approximately 3:06 p.m., expert cyclist Frank Pavlick was struck from behind while riding across the Fahy Bridge. Mr. Pavlick was hit by a seventeen year old juvenile who was attempting to pass a LANTA bus. Immediately following the impact, the juvenile attempted to flee the scene to avoid identification and apprehension. The driver of the LANTA bus, identified as Richard Gubish, Jr., saw the crash in his rear view mirror and also saw the driver attempting to get away. Mr. Gubish took immediate and decisive action and positioned his bus across the lanes of the bridge, effectively blocking the path of the getaway driver. Another witness to the crash, Judson Smull, stopped to render aid to the injured Pavlick, who implored Smull to go after the offending driver to get the license plate. Smull also took immediate action, and following the lead of Mr. Gubish, positioned his car directly behind the offending vehicle, further blocking any attempt to escape.
The next vehicle across the bridge was a marked Bethlehem Police car being operated by veteran Officer Wade Haubert. Officer Haubert stopped at Mr. Pavlick to render aid, and learning that he was not seriously injured, proceeded to take the offending juvenile into custody.The quick and selfless actions by Mr. Gubish and Mr. Smull brought this potentially tragic situation to a very positive conclusion. Without their decisive actions, the offending driver may not have been apprehended. We would like to thank Mr. Gubish and Mr. Smull for their selfless dedication to their community and for acting to help another in a time of need.
The incident was captured on the cities wireless
The next vehicle across the bridge was a marked Bethlehem Police car being operated by veteran Officer Wade Haubert. Officer Haubert stopped at Mr. Pavlick to render aid, and learning that he was not seriously injured, proceeded to take the offending juvenile into custody.
The quick and selfless actions by Mr. Gubish and Mr. Smull brought this potentially tragic situation to a very positive conclusion. Without their decisive actions, the offending driver may not have been apprehended. We would like to thank Mr. Gubish and Mr. Smull for their selfless dedication to their community and for acting to help another in a time of need.
The incident was captured on the city’s wireless camera system.
The juvenile offender has been the first in Bethlehem, and perhaps the state, to be charged under a new section of Pennsylvania law that provides additional protection for cyclists on our roadways. The section took effect at 12:01 a.m. on the date of the crash. The section is, in pertinent part:
- § 3303. Overtaking vehicle on the left.
- (a) General rule.—The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations, exceptions and special rules stated in this chapter:
- (3) The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking a pedalcycle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the pedalcycle within not less than four feet at a careful and prudent reduced speed.
In addition, the juvenile offender has been charged in Northampton County Juvenile Court with:
- § 3742(a) - Accidents Involving Death or Personal Injury (M2)
- § 3334(a) - Turning Movements and Required Signals
(Spotted this on BostonFixed.us. More here from the Bethlehem Police Dept Blog.)
WOO TEAM GEEKHOUSE! (I need a copy of this photo on my desk at work!)
Gotta represent the family. The cyclocross crew of Geekhouse bikes.
d’awwww. me and my homies.
Wednesday was not such a good day. Ouch. (Taken with Instagram at St Elizabeth’s Emergency Department)
BEAUTIFUL Panniers from Brooks. Definitely wouldn’t mind having a pair of these.
(More on the Brooks Blog. Spotted on AcquireMag)
Probably one of my favorite cycling posters of all time.
Started in Paris in 1891 by Alexandre Darracq (an eccentric, who would later become famous for manufacturing automobiles), Gladiator was one of the dozens of bicycle companies that saturated the market when the cycling craze boomed. The Golden Age of cycling reached its pinnacle in 1895 - and that same year printer G. Massias unveiled one of the great Parisian advertising posters. Only four of these original posters exist today.
Read some more here.
Seeing vs Looking
(Images via Bikeyface. Gif by BostonBiker)
Looking for a new bike light because some dirt bag stole your old one? Well look no further. Fresh out of Cambridge, MA., two M.I.T. Grads have come up with a slick looking light that is more likely to stay put on your daily ride. Utilizing a secure torx bit, the Defender bike light by Gotham Bike Defense requires a much less common tool for removal than your average Cateye or Planet Bike. The Defender is made of lightweight aluminum and boasts six super bright LED’s powered off of 3 x AA’s.
*I wanted to mention this product as they seem to have some great backing (their Kickstarter hit the funding threshold in 3 days) and because this is an interesting design made right here in the Boston area. I don’t have any affiliation with the guys behind this, but I’d be happy to take a free light if they feel so inclined to send one my way.
Check them out on Kickstarter, Twitter, and their future website.
Those are some seriously bright kicks. Nice job Giro.
(via mackinawbicycle: @kylebkelley @takeoverla (Taken with instagram))
Anyone else see the similarity here?
(Light spotted on Bikerumor)
Geekhouse CX team babe Kat Daley kicking ass and making more headlines from the looks/sounds of it.
Way to go Cait!
Preview of my photoshoot from today. Be on the lookout for an NECX portrait series from photographer Tiffany Remy (www.RemyPhotographic.com)
This looks like a pretty proper team car to me.
Going crazy…
Misplaced the keys for my bike lock. Glad I always carry spares. Still, I want to find them. I’ll rip my home apart if I have to.
*$5 I find them somewhere else… like work…
**FOUND THEM! Right before I left for work I decided to check two of my other coats… of course, there they were.**
