Brutal, but effective.  Thanks Zach T. for passing these on.

Seen on this polo site.

This is for the nerds. Bike nerds, computer nerds- unite- you have something to ogle over!  Now you can live vicariously through a bike and computers. A pretty neat idea, hopefully raising a good amount of money for the cause of kicking the teeth out of cancer.

Check out the webpage HERE
Follow Precious, the bike on Twitter

First seen on Bikejuju

Chris Ragsdale started riding bikes in 2001.  9 years later, he’s has broken the world record for the fastest time to ride 1000k.  No big deal…  Congratulations Chris!  31 hours 40 minutes and 10 seconds to travel 1000k.  He broke the record on a 10.8 miles course outside of La Conner, WA on July 31st.

Read more HERE

Email me Chris and I’ll get you a VIP pass to the Bicycle Film Festival in Seattle!

I’m back from a week in the woods of Eastern Washington, Idaho and Canada. I went with my lady for her birthday, and we spent time around the campfire, playing cards, and pondering the future over beers and whisky.  We spent hours watching bears, moose, deer, and bunch of other critters do what they do.  We shot guns, cooked over a fire, dug a hole to use the bathroom, and skinny dipped in a snow fed creek.  I read BONESHAKER:  A BICYCLING ALMANAC and started reading A PLACE OF MY OWN- I don’t take the time to read as much when I’m home, as there is always something to distract me, some event to plan, or work to do, or shirt to print, or this or that…  I spent some much needed time thinking of things other than the bicycling in Seattle.  Of course I still had limited connection to the digital world- once a day or once every other day.  It was time enough to catch up on emails pertaining to work- and the occasional goodwill effort to recover stolen bicycles.  But rather than spending 16 hours a day thinking about what bike event or project I was going to start on next, I maybe only spent 2 hours a day thinking of bikes.  (I maintain that reading about bikes should be disconnected from plotting and thinking about bikes.)  I reflected a lot on what the hell I’ve been doing with my life.

Go Means Go has been a great time, and I feel it’s done a lot for the “orphans” of the Seattle bicycle community-  Those that don’t necessarily fit into one of the clubs currently established.  GMG began as something for people of different riding disciplines to come together to race in a more casual setting.  No spandex necessary, no preconceived notions about riders- just folks that like going fast, getting together for some friendly competition followed by some beers.  GMG has grown quite a bit over the last while and has expanded into what I have more of a passion for- non competitive events… Bringing people that love the community of cycling together.  GMG events have brought racers together with commuters, trick riders, messengers, and folks that don’t quite fit in anywhere.

At the same time all this good time having has been going on, it’s been a ball of stress to keep things moving forward.  Events take time to plan and word must get out so people show up.  Add a blog, and social networking on top of it, and it is sometimes a bit overwhelming.  But this isn’t your problem.  I’m just dropping a little “Pardon our dust” note, as I work to find a way to continue this endeavor- whatever “this endeavor” is.

July 24: Tour de Water Tower

July-August: Qualifiers for Emerald Sprints Regional Championships

August 20-22: Bicycle Film Festival Seattle

August 21: Emerald Sprints Regional Championships

I’ll be out of town most of next week, it has nothing to do with bikes and everything do to with spending time with my lady on her birthday. There will be posts during the week so you can feel free to check back.

In that time there will be a lot of reflection on the direction that Go Means Go is going and what the future might hold….

Thanks for your patience as I figure out what’s next.

What do they call it?  The hundredth monkey effect?  Where a learned behavior gets spread instantaneously when some critical number is reached?  Something along those lines- you can also sum it up by saying great minds think alike.

Bike theft isn’t new.  Many of us have lost at least one bike to thieves.  The sad reality is that no matter how you lock your bike, with enough time- if a thief wants it, they can take it.  Bike theft rings can be lucrative businesses for the jerks and assholes that make a profit off of it.  Taken as a fairly low priority by most police, stolen bikes can generate money if a group of people put their evil minds to it.

I saw this over on Bike Blog NYC, and was impressed, in part, because I was recently talking to a couple friends about a similar (though far less tech based) project.  I hope it catches on- the investment that it takes on behalf of the city could really do a lot of good when you consider the cost of many of the bikes that are stolen.

Efforts on Bicycling Also Attract Thieves

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

Published: June 25, 2010

It has become a kind of mantra for cities looking to encourage cycling through a widening network of bicycle lanes: Build them, and the riders will come.

And, it turns out, the same might be said of bicycle thieves.

As cyclists from New York to San Francisco take advantage of new commuting infrastructure, thieves appear to be taking a growing interest in two-wheeled travel as well, riders and advocates report. The response by some cities and local law enforcement agencies has been a kind of high-tech cat-and-mouse game, one involving bait bikes and radio trackers as well as social media Web sites.

In San Francisco, the police are working with advocates to develop a series of stings this summer using hidden transmitters mounted on bikes. “It’s a lot like the drug war,” said Marc Caswell of the San Francisco Bike Coalition, an advocacy group. “We need to get the higher-ups.”

Read the rest HERE

The Tour de France starts July 3rd. It will be Lance Amstrong’s last tour…

Where are you going to watch the thrills and spills?

From the Stranger Blog:

Posted by Dave Segal on Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 3:07 PM

I received an email the other day from Seattle Parks and Recreation announcing the dates for Car Free Sundays for 2010. This year it sounds as though they are devoted a section solely to bicycles, so are changing the name to “Bicycle Sundays.”

Bicycle Sundays will start on the first Sunday in May and continue nearly every Sunday through the end of September. For 19 weekend days this spring and summer, the City will devote a stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard exclusively to bicycles. Cyclists can ride along the car-free shores of Lake Washington from Mt. Baker Beach south to Seward Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the following days:

* May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

* June 6, 13, 27

* July 5 (a Monday), 11, 18, 25

* August 1, 22, 29

* September 5, 12, 19, 26

There will be no Bicycle Sunday on the following dates:

* June 20 - Furry 5K (http://www.furry5k.com/) and the Livestrong Challenge  (http://seattle2010.livestrong.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=330114)

* July 4 - Fourth of July holiday

* August 8 - SeaFair Hydroplane Races (http://www.seafair.com/events/hydro/)

* August 15 - Danskin Triathlon (http://www.danskintriathlon.net/)

This program is brought to you by Seattle Parks and Recreation and Cascade Bicycle Club, with the support of the Seattle Police Department.

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