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This is absurd. So is this. More from down under. Hardcore, redefined by a vegan - Great Divide is not cake. New ideas about dope and cancer. More thoughts on Twitter soon. Onward.

June Gloom

Mad bike design work from Finland. And France. Bring on the bicycle pinstripe! Even before the Tube strike, bike use grows in London. More about Obree's madcap handiwork. Brian Vernor flies the flag in Africa. Cargo bikes are the new fixie; Brad Q called it years ago. Kohl, calling it, prior to recanting. Omerta indeed. Driver gone mad. Blog award candidate for most repetitious use of the F-word. Since the real TdF is apparently letting a convicted coke fiend compete, why not let the crooks ride? Kevin Kelly on the new economy, socialism2.0, and technophilia. Viva.

Tangential Rant

Here we find a vehicle that manages simultaneously to cause laughter, anger and tears. Three stars from our judges. WTF? It appears to be a vehicle built for snowmobilers in warm climates. Or perhaps for jetski fetishists. Or just anyone without the sack to ride an actual two wheeled, good old fashioned MOTORBIKE. There's already enough jetsam we gotta watch out for in the roads fer cripesake. This drunken napkin sketch come to life is terrifying in traffic; watching someone ride the thing is akin to witnessing your 3 year old nephew navigate his big wheel for the first time. On a freeway. This mo-sikle reviewer sums it up in the byline - "Entreé into riding for those afraid of two wheels and the big bad clutch." Resembling a 'roided out assisted living power-scooter fantasy, this thing is wrong on so many levels it's hard to decide where to start. Since we covered looks pretty well let's quickly summarize a few other highlights: Cost is just south of 20k base. Ouch. The 4Q boys could do a lot with that. Mileage is apparently optional, as we couldn't bother with the official site long enough to find it. There is a 6.6 gal. tank, the whole kabodle weighs around 700 lbs., it's around 9ft. long and 4+ wide. In short, it prolly burns some gas to get it's fat ass, or nose around. Seeing someone park the beast is Benny Hill comedy. As noted, better they be parking than actually wrestling that alligator through traffic. For the sake of argument tho, let's say the biggest threat this abomination poses to cyclists is the same evil it poses to everyone - IT'S AN ASSAULT OF OUR SENSE OF STYLE. Even the geekiest, most tweaked sensability is gonna be shocked and awed by this flagrant FAIL. ok, tangential rant over. as you were.

An' Ya Don' Stop

Chicago rep-ra-zent: J.Neuhaus floatin'. Surf there?! J.Jones blogs. Hummers still suck (think a off-duty was driving?). Blue planet. Green pizza. viva.

Threads

LA's art-bike effort continues into the Giro. Tired of hatin' on the Lance; let's see what he brings beside some nice paint. Speaking of artisans, here's more cleverness for Africa, including of course the ubiquitous bamboo contribution. If you're in the UK, you may want to take note of the police state forming around you. If you're in Denmark, the cops will hug you and give you a helmet. Viva.

Transporting Modality

It's Earth Day. Get somewhere somehow differently. Mario's woes continue with the taxman. Malaria prevention get's a boost, too bad it's for drugs and not preventative measures. Go ride. Or push...

The Good & Bad of HPT

Tyler Hamilton - official posterboy for 'we f**kin' told you so.' Free food and shoes from a skateboard concern in downtown LA. From Poland, with love. Of twenty minute showers and pissin' in a cup. Another reason to stop stinking things up with your converted Mercedes. Cool clock. Surfers blog too. Some of 'em are pretty sweet. Viva.

Punchy

Finally found a pic of the straight-arm treatment dealt out to one of those insipid 'runners' at the ToC. Urban-themed pics from trade show in Asia. Like peanut butter and chocolate, two favorites come together in NYC; tracklocross. Indeed. Get CERTed. Swift Movement. Petition the FCC for more independent media. Viva.

If It's Thursday, This Must Be Chicago

Walt Whitman rolls in his grave. Sexy skateboards. Carlo. Quebec hitman rode bike to relax. Who loves spring classics? Pave does! Strangely, spring always reminds us of fall.

'Tis or Taint

Vontz is bringing the ruckus to aggregate doping stories across all sport at Tainted Supplement. In lighter news, the SnA crew has fun with stickers.