Monday, April 10, 2006
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Idea of the day - Xtracycle Hitchless Bicycle Trailers and Sport Utility Bicycles
Xtracycle Hitchless Bicycle Trailers and Sport Utility Bicycles: "
©2005 www.edwardcaldwell.com
We're handy guys, especially with duct tape and rope. We could rig a milk crate to a little rear rack for groceries or tape some foam to the handlebars to cushion the ride for a passenger. If confronted with a sport utility bicycle the 'old us' would likely say, 'nah, I'll save the cash and improvise.'
And the old us did carry a load by bike now and then, but we didn't ride as often as we do now and we missed a whole bag of magic. Because when it's a hassle, chore, major brain job, or just plain no-fun to use your bike for a trip or errand, it's not bicycle lifestyle; at best it's just making do, and at worst it's suffering for no tangible gain.
When the two of us started this company eight years ago, we didn't think about bicycling as a lifestyle. Biking was just a cheap, fun, appropriate way to get around. But we knew you could ride more if you could easily carry a load, and we knew the world would be a saner, cleaner, cooler place if more people could ride more often. So we designed a bike to carry your stuff.
It worked.
We proudly called it 'the bike that hauls,' to advertise that you could pile it up with groceries or gear and still beat traffic. And yet, both 'amazing load capacity' and 'nimble handling'—while true—failed to get at the essence of how the 'bike that hauls' changed our own lives, and how it could change yours.
And that's why we probably wouldn't have bought one ourselves; we didn't yet understand the difference between the bicycle as tool and the bicycle as enricher of days. It's the deep essence that words and pictures don't easily capture; like falling in love, you know it when you feel it. And in this case, you only feel it when you ride it—for a few hours or months or just one trip to th"
I'd have loved one of these as a teen and might never have gotten away from riding if I'd had it.
©2005 www.edwardcaldwell.com
We're handy guys, especially with duct tape and rope. We could rig a milk crate to a little rear rack for groceries or tape some foam to the handlebars to cushion the ride for a passenger. If confronted with a sport utility bicycle the 'old us' would likely say, 'nah, I'll save the cash and improvise.'
And the old us did carry a load by bike now and then, but we didn't ride as often as we do now and we missed a whole bag of magic. Because when it's a hassle, chore, major brain job, or just plain no-fun to use your bike for a trip or errand, it's not bicycle lifestyle; at best it's just making do, and at worst it's suffering for no tangible gain.
When the two of us started this company eight years ago, we didn't think about bicycling as a lifestyle. Biking was just a cheap, fun, appropriate way to get around. But we knew you could ride more if you could easily carry a load, and we knew the world would be a saner, cleaner, cooler place if more people could ride more often. So we designed a bike to carry your stuff.
It worked.
We proudly called it 'the bike that hauls,' to advertise that you could pile it up with groceries or gear and still beat traffic. And yet, both 'amazing load capacity' and 'nimble handling'—while true—failed to get at the essence of how the 'bike that hauls' changed our own lives, and how it could change yours.
And that's why we probably wouldn't have bought one ourselves; we didn't yet understand the difference between the bicycle as tool and the bicycle as enricher of days. It's the deep essence that words and pictures don't easily capture; like falling in love, you know it when you feel it. And in this case, you only feel it when you ride it—for a few hours or months or just one trip to th"
I'd have loved one of these as a teen and might never have gotten away from riding if I'd had it.
Tuesday Ten
Melody 4:05 Blonde Redhead Misery is A Butterfly
balance boy (boy off balance remix by era) 5:26 reconstructing richard demeon
the count dance 1:14 twilight electric rawk hard
Bloodless Freak 1:38 Original Soundtrack American Beauty [Score]
Trick Of The Light 4:47 The Who Who Are You
Allemande 5:29 Keane Keane
Sore Eyes 2:20 Husker Du Cassette Demo
Shadows Fall 3:29 The Coral The Coral
Detox Mansion 3:49 Warren Zevon The Electric Werewolf (strikes again)
don't think 3:57 Lali Puna Scary World Theory
improbable 3:17 braces tower pasteism
balance boy (boy off balance remix by era) 5:26 reconstructing richard demeon
the count dance 1:14 twilight electric rawk hard
Bloodless Freak 1:38 Original Soundtrack American Beauty [Score]
Trick Of The Light 4:47 The Who Who Are You
Allemande 5:29 Keane Keane
Sore Eyes 2:20 Husker Du Cassette Demo
Shadows Fall 3:29 The Coral The Coral
Detox Mansion 3:49 Warren Zevon The Electric Werewolf (strikes again)
don't think 3:57 Lali Puna Scary World Theory
improbable 3:17 braces tower pasteism
Monday, April 03, 2006
Argh
I'm a little irritated. I'd finally found a phone headset thet I could hear on and that others could hear me on with a decent noise cancelling mic so of course within 48 hours the dog chewed it up.
Now I have to wait until I'll come off the $40 for another one I'm back to holding the phone. Which means I'm going to be pulling to the side of the road a lot since in the car is the place I need to use it the most. Knowing how cheap I am that's gonna be that way for a while too.
I love the little pup but crap.
Now I have to wait until I'll come off the $40 for another one I'm back to holding the phone. Which means I'm going to be pulling to the side of the road a lot since in the car is the place I need to use it the most. Knowing how cheap I am that's gonna be that way for a while too.
I love the little pup but crap.
Idea of the Day - SkyRest Travel Pillow
SkyRest Travel Pillow. Rest or sleep in comfort in any seat!
Tired of restless attemps to sleep on flights, layovers, train, bus or car trips? Just when you're about to nod off, your head falls and you're wide awake again! If you find this frequently happening to you, then you need SkyRest. It works with gravity rather than against it. Lay your head down on SkyRest's soft pillow top and drift off to a restful nap. Because it's inflatable, SkyRest is extremely lightweight and portable. It takes up very little room in your carry-on bag. Simply inflate in a few minutes and it's ready to use. Deflation is fast and easy with special removable deflation valve.
Submitted by our droid friend Q2D2
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Idea if the Day -The Hidden Door Company
The Hidden Door Company
Transform any doorway in your home or office into concealed storage
The Hidden Door Company presents Niche Doors™ patented door designs.
Handcrafted to enhance the beauty of your home or office, these designs can be used to hide a room or make a closet attractive, yet functional, while creating a display niche for books or art.
The Hidden Door Company has a wide range of products to
I really like hidden doors. For closets it lets you use otherwise wasted space. It's too bad that most every one I've seen costs so much that they aren't a reasonable option for thecommonn man.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
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