February 2012
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Real People's Bikes
Name: Jonathan
I was coming off the Manhattan Bridge last night and almost rode into Jonathan. Literally. With a ride like that, I had to stop to introduce myself and learn more. Jonathan is the proprietor of Aqueduct Logistics. AL offers a variety of delivery solutions throughout NYC. It’s a super cool business model and beyond being a progressive and environmentally sound alternative...
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True Story
Rocco and I were at the Knicks game last night, but not together. When I came out of the game, I found this note in my helmet.
It was from Rocco. Says he also stopped a junkie from using my helmet as a toilet. True story!
- tomball
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Bike Gang Goes to Washington!
Last year I spent some time at Team Happiness HQ in DC. On one of the nights, Jeff was nice enough to showcase some tricks he knows. What a guy!
- tomball
(The only information I have on the song is Angel Damazio. Andean Harp Music. Track 09. )
Real People's Bikes
Name: Tom Barone
Bike Name: Murray
Tom told me he had a gold bike. But he never said nothing about no monkey.
Check back next week for another RPB! And if you ride|love your bike as much as we do, send us a pic with your name and a little bit on why you ride and we’ll feature you!
Ride all weekend,
- tomball
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CT Bike Gang!
Connecticut’s bicycle infrastructure….
I know we tend to keep it NYC-centric over here, but tomball and I both grew up in CT, and its awesome to read about cities like Bridgeport embracing bicycles as part of the transportation eco-system.
That being said there is a long way to go. While cities like New Haven and Bridgeport are leading the charge, riding other cities is downright...
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Call to Action!
highheelsandtwowheels:
Tell your senator to vote for the bipartisan amendment for bicycles!
Let’s make some phone calls, gang!
-tomball
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Sweet Rack!
I’ve seen these buddies all over the city. One even popped up outside my office. Not sure of all the benefits this design boasts, but I am relatively certain that I’m hogging it.
Happy Monday!
- tomball
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Real People's Bikes
Name: Jill Ulicney
Tell us about your bike:
This is my 10-speed Raleigh that I got from http://greatusedbikes.com. It is teal with pink and silver details. It is my first bike in the city and I’m still getting comfortable with riding here.
Just stay visible, and use bike lanes whenever you can. I’m gonna go check out that website. Thanks, Jill! And sweet bike!!!
Check...
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The Blessing of the Bikes
via Brooke….
http://theblessingofthebikes.com/
I’m not the most religious buddy out there, but anything I can do to foster some good energy for me and my ride is all right in my book.
-rocco
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Real People's Bikes
Name: Pedro “Peter Lynch” Lynchero
Pedro wasn’t available to be interviewed because he wasn’t at his desk when I walked by earlier. But, on our gang’s facebook page, he referred to his bike as Randy Bobandy. So we’re gonna go with that.
Bike’s name:
Randy Bobandy (see above)
What do you like most about your bike?
Look, man. I’m gonna be...
