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twice robbed: hundreds of bikes are stolen from the bike racks infront of the uoft athletic centre every year. The University administration should be ashamed that they have not attempted to address this issue by providing a......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Cartlegger: **or this one?** WATERMELON MAN Herbie Hancock Hey - Watermelon Man Hey - Watermelon Man Bring me one that rattles when you lug it One that's erd and juicy when you plug it Do you understand - Watermelon Man Hey - Watermelon Man Hey......

in response to: Watermelon Man by Cartlegger

Peter: wow! what a fantastic series (the fire not withstanding, of course)... the last 3 photos of the icy aftermath, in particular......

in response to: Maxwells Fire by Tyfoid Kid

POWcityblog: we kinda have a problem with this. see, if we had a substance/shelter problem we wouldn't appreciate having our picture sneakily taken while we were passed out & then have it plastered all over the......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

americagogoo: juicy steven wood bag car minor yes no ibm tom...

in response to: On My Way to the Post Office by Michelle

Peter: it is indeed a good store. many of their products are a bit on the pricy side ($10 for two ounces of [[goo:krink]], etc), but in all cases, you get a very good product, and......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

RandomName: MAn I found this page searching for too old skateboarding like a lot of you. I hate this idea to pieces. in the time it takes you to turn 15 is the same time it......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Nelson: Had my bike stolen April 13 at Dufferin Mall. It's a yellow, with blue and red, Giant AtX 890 mountain bike, 19.5" frame. The only thing they left was the cut lock. I reported it to......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

joey: now that i think about it, looking at this bicycle pictorial, i saw a countless number of automobiles today. how about you?...

in response to: 3 Bikes a Minute - Parte Um by livia

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Rob - see I wasn't losing my mind, Maddens did exist, though I don't remember it from WWII years lol... In the days of getting up to mischief, if we got a clip round the ear,......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

iheartretards: Pho Viet Anh on lower Queen Anne next to Bamboo Garden and down the block from the Opera house. It's the best Pho in town, I can't even palate nasty Than Brothers anymore. That shit......

in response to: Pho in Seattle by Peter

Fred, The.: Mr. Texan.. I also look forward to being in Texas. I did attend a grade school here in Hutch years ago but I had to quit......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: Now, back to my silly list... 59 - There is a potential for collisions between cross-country skiers and bicyclists. 60 - During snowstorms, the roads grind to a halt, but the cyclists still weave in and out......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

Bob Salmon: Anne I do not know what the church was that was on Lord Street adjacent to the graveyard, but I remember that it was a school for the children of the members of the Wesleyan Chapel......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

jack: so far its almost twice the hits as my icy cold day in half the time posted, wow,, no WOW....

in response to: Two Beautiful Girls in Bikini\'s Jumping in the Waves. by jack

steelisreal: that is awesome, I have see astroturf bicycles and a motorcycle but this is the first car....

in response to: Astroturf Car by CE

my misgivings: NORTH Wales’ Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom is calling for the legalisation and regulation of all drugs – and next week will ask North Wales Police Authority to back him. The region’s top cop reckons existing......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

jack: great barbara, nice writing, it is a beautiful time of year, in brooklyn in the 40's and 50's the old men in the neighborhood would gather up leaves in piles in the streets and burn......

in response to: We All Enjoy the Colors of Autumn Leaves by Barbara Christensen

jeeff: anybody know of a place in toronto to get your bicycle microchipped? i know on the university of toronto campus they have a program with dummy bikes tagged with RFID microchips that are locked......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

vz: I'm actually just house-sitting for a friend.. but the fact that the bike's been there for that long without being stolen makes me feel better about locking mine up on that corner! Have you tried......

in response to: All Commercial Establishments in Philadelphia Are Named After Nonsense Monosyllables by vz

99˘Dreams: Hey Peter, do you live in Bushwick, or are you just often there? I ask because your post reminds me of a photo project I've contemplated, but never executed: "Bushwick Gates" I'm referring to a quintessential Bushwick......

in response to: Bushwick Portals by Peter

Shelley at Buddy Bike: I represent the Buddy Bike. www.buddybike.com It used to be called the "Love Bike" and was invented by Robert Gardner in Willits, CA over 10 years ago. It is a unique tandem bicycle that places......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

BAW: I have read that the old song 'Daisy Belle' a/k/a/ 'A Bicycle Built for Two' was originally about a Sociable rather than a Tandem....

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

colavitos ghost: the water seems so cluttered up with people. they look like they're all arranged to pose for a juicy fruit ad or something....

in response to: The Beach Part 5 by jack

Koleso: I fix and sell used/trash bicycles in Toronto. I do a great job diverting these wonderful machines from landfills and scrap yards. Too bad the scum bags like Igor and Co don't have any conscience. ......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Elektric: By the way... Bike Pirates are the good guys. They are a really cool bunch of kids who are promoting clean conscience purchasing of used bikes, plus they'll teach you how to......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Xag: Another picture of the old model: http://www.unicycling.com/garage/bikes.htm .. they do have saddles....

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

Xag: I just came across a picture from the early model (1897). http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cawthorn/Palmer/cyclewedding.html They call it a "Rudge Whitworth companion or sociable bicycle". Apparently the steering system is different: the handlebars move together. In addition the cranks......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

CartLegger: But the point is, before the driver of the bicyclist has made their fateful and unfortunate decision, thousands of other decisions have already been made for both parties: by auto makers, city planners, politicians, road......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

jack: bikes and cars, not a good combination in a world of speed and exhibition, an accident happens and who is to blame, a driver going too fast, a bicylist not being too careful, and then......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

Tyfoid Kid: Almost all american cities are built for cars first, second and third with people fourth and bicycles, who knows....

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

CartLegger: Looks to me like a faulty traffic policy, like a city built for the benefit of cars, not people. [[img:22413]] This accident--which happened at the corner of Knickerbocker Ave. and grove St. in Bushwick, Brooklyn-- involved......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

jeeff: looks like a faulty bicycle...

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

Cynthia : Just found this in a google search, as I'm sitting in a hotel room in New Zealand with some old photos of bicycles, one a strange two-person bike that is not a tandem. The......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

CartLegger: Beware, adventurers. There is security. Make sure to go on a Sunday afternoon, as the fewest 18 wheelers prowl the street hunting down bicycles to eat. ...

in response to: Where Redbirds Sleep by CartLegger

neesa: And here is one more story on the stolen bike. My and my brother's bikes were stolen yesterday evening in front of the Fairview mall (DonMills subway station)!!! Both bikes!!! We went to the cinema......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

CE: Ha! You should come see Montreal where a [[6655:piece of tape]] is government policy....

in response to: Fouling Up the Metro Map by CE

Peter: id say, you just get in your car, drive it, and somehow crash it. im too lazy to google it, but i bet you a dollar that single-car accidents account for the majority of annual......

in response to: One Car Accident by groovehouse

anon (ool-4572de13.dyn.optonline.net): when are you open, bicycle station? I can't find your hours!...

in response to: Bicycle Station by Peter

anon (125-225-101-20.dynamic.hinet.net): How much is the side-by-side bike at Bicycle Station?...

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

moss: The side-by-side tandem bike is available for sale at Bicycle Station in Brooklyn, NY. They are being produced again by Bob Barrett. You can look up the shop or call them. as of May 2007,......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

EvilGentleman: You know, I had never thought of the unicycle bit. I was thinking that this was another example of a society that cannot afford enough doctors or school textbooks spending my tax dollars on a......

in response to: Bike Trail for Drunk Drivers by EvilGentleman

miguel ayala aka Mike: [[img:20157]] Hi I remember when i was in a bicycle club and we went to visit the HellsAngels on E3rd st and they were the coolest people, they treated us with respect,as for the noise what......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

procyon: that is some juicy color in the first one...

in response to: Urban Details by joey

groovehouse: Bicycle for a basketball player?...

in response to: Tall Bike by CE

upfromflames: BD: I truly appreciate your response. Maybe that is why I posted it. Thanks for taking the bait! Your perspective is clearly rich in experience, and me, well, I am a non-NYer who has just......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

John Dereszewski: It is hard to imagine how anyone can misinterpret the last 30 years of Bushwick's history more than BDweller did in his comment. To believe him, Bushwick endured decades of neglectful Planned Shrinkage followed by......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

elaine: and that is exactly what their policy will be, or am i being a cynic?...

in response to: Moronic Nonsensical Message on a Smoking Zone Bench at the Amusement Park Written in Marker, and Not Very Well, at That by EvilGentleman

banjo: Initially, i thought: what an interesting perspective of a circle/ring bicycle post. Why haven't I seen that before? Guess not tall enough. But then I realized that the ring is separated from the post. Recently snapped by......

in response to: Jan 20 2007 Toronto by hool

procyon: sort of; important but not too important. the '33 world's fair was there, and it was the site of mayor daley's famous, ridiculous late-night bulldozing in 2003. from the next day's Trib: "Mayor Richard Daley launched......

in response to: Adler, 12th St. Beach and the Former Meigs Field by procyon

Jason: Followup from: Jason: 10th Jan 2007 - 20:28 GMT Well, it's been a couple weeks since I got my board. It's been really cold and icy here in IA, so I've been stuck practicing in......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

jack: judging by the elongated shadow, and toronto being at 32 degrees on the latitude at 4 minutes longitude, the bicycle post must be three feet high and it is precisely 10:32 am, by jove, i......

in response to: Jan 20 2007 Toronto by hool

LicieLove: I'm a chicago native reading this book for the first time, I'm 20 now. I grew up on the Southside in Inglewood, but I went to private schools my entire life. And at 8......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Adrian: hi michael, I am designing and making a 2 person bicycle/tricycle for my yr 13 DT coursework to enable my disabled brother to enjoy cycling, my email address is adrian_al_west@hotmail.com if you see this send......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

spencer: I eat there twice a week, and there spicy chicken is the best. Ask for it with half noodles and half rice...

in response to: Teriyaki Joint by aer suzuki

JNJ: "I was running in Humboldt Park the other day, as I have for a few years, when 2 Puerto Rican 17ish year olds rammed their bicycles into me. I stepped to them, as it were,......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

Bob Hughes: In depth photography, very well done too. I sympathise with your fears walking over the broken ties with a long drop to the icy river below. Thanks for sharing the articles....

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

S: That was a pretty antagonistic and incoherent post JMJ, and I find it to be consistent with other white racist feelings that I some times experienced from some residents of Humboldt Park. ......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

Micah: My friend recently got her stolen bike back, hurrah! She was biking along on her regular bike and she saw someone going along on a recumbent and she looked closely and it was hers!......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Cameo: The cabbies' fault no doubt... They are by far the worst drivers on the roads in this city. They are a menace to both cyclist, pedestrian and other motorists. Two days ago......

in response to: Crunch by jeeff

Oldmanbike: This is a tank. The bicycle weighs about 80 or 90 lbs. Add the weight of 2 men and we are at 400+. This is difficult to turn and would not be safe in heavy......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

aer suzuki: spicy colors, looks good offset by the grey. nice shot....

in response to: Quisqueya Bodega by Peter

angel_fish: I can understand why people who have no previous knowledge of vampire freaks are concerned, and if I didn’t belong to the site and know as many truly intelligent and compassionate people from it as......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

susannah: GGP: If he's trying to point out beauty- he should say so. It seems to me he's just trying to portray the obvious. I'd like to put the challenge to him to take......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 13 by Scott Sargent

aer suzuki: wait 9 months and see if a little tricycle comes out of one of them. or maybe the gestation period for bikes isn't the same......

in response to: Political Tallbike by Peter

zagg: Mommy, are those two bicycles having relations?...

in response to: Political Tallbike by Peter

Grandfather Time: the scene looks desolate, even tho theres a building, and discarded toys... it seems almost somber, and sad, every item on the ground is either discarded, littered, or forgotten almost (the bicycle laying on the......

in response to: An Alley in the 900 Block of Linden by SOD

jeeff: my first lucid dream was ushered in by a person on a unicycle crossing a field much like in your photos, except the person was a naked woman. at this point i realized, "hey,......

in response to: Camera Phone - Aug. 06 by ksedge

aer suzuki: shame about the house. i like the slight soft-focus blur of the unicycle shots, reminds me of b-movies from the late 60's/early 70's when they show the foxy lady, the focus is always softer. and......

in response to: Camera Phone - Aug. 06 by ksedge

Cosmo: I like these, especially the last two. And any photo depicting unicycling pleases me, as I also partake in that unexplainable activity. =-D...

in response to: Camera Phone - Aug. 06 by ksedge

EvilGentleman: I have to translate this. It's just too much to resist. 가장 큰exsqisite, 나는 말해야 한다! 여기 모든에EvilGentleman포획은 이것 이다: 1 - 감시는 시간외에 하고 있다. 2 - 그의 할아버지 새로운 틀이를 얻기 위하여 농부는 도시로 가고 있다. 3......

in response to: Busan, Part Three by chiamattt

Jamie: I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like...

in response to: Cobblestone Crook by Cosmo

Marlo: Wind turbines--- so rational, like bicycles. I hope they're lit at night to prevent birds from flying into them. Really amazing structures.... ...

in response to: wind turbines by ian

EvilGentleman: My eyes are getting dizzy trying to envision this in 3-D. I am assuming I am looking at a bicycle rack shaped like a bicycle?...

in response to: Bicycle Built for 2? by ksedge

jfilip: I'm going to be in Sarnia this weekend, with my bicycle in tow. I plan to spend a day tooling around the city taking photos. I'm half-slightly excited about the prospect....

in response to: Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night by zagg

colavitos ghost: i love running red lights on my bike. for me, half the fun of riding a bike is the fact that i don't follow the same rules as the schmucks driving cars. and......

in response to: Bike Getting a Ticket - on a Highway by Tyfoid Kid

jfilip: One day I was riding home down a really busy street at rush hour. Some guy who was riding slowly kept running red lights every chance he got. The process would go like......

in response to: Bike Getting a Ticket - on a Highway by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: Well, I can tell you, a number of the creatures in the zoo are quite delicious. I never tried snake either, but my father had to as part of his military training, and he did......

in response to: $95 For a Bowl of Soup? by EvilGentleman

Peter: also: snake soup. yuck. i didnt even see that at first. i was too distracted by the pricy shark-fin soup!...

in response to: $95 For a Bowl of Soup? by EvilGentleman

TheTruth: "I see it more as a class war than a race war." "...But that doesn't explain why, poor or not, the residents of Bushwick didn't have enough self-respect to take care of their neighborhood." Dave, did you......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

jeeff: to some degree, but consumer demand (encouraged by govt policy) is what drives sprawl and car-centric development at the fundamental level....

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

BZZZP: if that bus driver can't see a volvo suv, they're certainly no ally of any bicyclist...

in response to: Bus Vs Suv by barry

Grange: It says , "Regency Landing " which suggests its on the water , and unloads trade from around the world . Yippies , they have to have somewhere to live , and play. With pastel......

in response to: Yuppy Scum by CE

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Then bicycle seat up his bottom looks a mite uncomfortable. That cat is trying to steal his wallet....

in response to: Cool Dog and Hot Dogs by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

karen:jun06-2006: i have a family of raccons that i have been feeding for yrs-i feed them cheap dry dog food or any old leftovers i have- they love spagetti-bread crackers-i have 4 cats and they seem......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Tyfoid Kid: Funny the fascist president Bush wants to close the border with Mexico because of the supposed security threat from terrorists. Where have most of the terrorists in North America been caught in the last 6......

in response to: Still Standing by Biff

chiamattt: prostitution is not legal in Las Vegas. You have to leave the city and use a state sanctioned brothel. Perhaps the sex crime rate has not actually gone up. Maybe it's just reported more because women......

in response to: View of Vegas by jack

Rob: Thanks Rick for your mini review and google search and paste for the words “buddy bike.” But as the owner of the above bike, let me clear a few things up: Regarding the bike pictured: It is......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

two foot drive: R U the doorkeeper for bicycle heaven?...

in response to: Cat in a Bicycle Junkyard by Peter

Rein Negroni: How disgusting is he? Can you believe what is happening to innocent passengers on a #7 train? He is crazy!!! Oh, I remember what happend to the pervert at the Brooklyn Bridge subway staton &......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

chiamattt: I am by no means a 'corporate hack', and while you said you would not attack me personally, you did. Whatever man, I just feel that these matters can be handled outside the realm of......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Rick Paulos: Every thing old will be new again. First invented and sold in the 1890s. They were called Sociables in the 1890's. They used to make 2 or 3 wheel versions. Regarding the bike pictured: I own one too. ......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

MutantScum: Thanks for info! I appreciate it. I initially came to directly to this page bypassing the "about" page. You are correct that I did make many incorrect assumptions about this web site and I am......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

jeeff: and on the same subject, i was once walking back to a friend's house with a half-dozen other people and as we came near we saw someone hanging around by the schoolyard fence across the......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

jeeff: that's a spicy meatball....

in response to: responsible persons by elaine

Vidiot: I always envision an older gentleman with a sinecure job that visits all of these in turn. Inside the box is a water bubbler and a small glass. He tastes, smacks his lips approvingly, nods......

in response to: Drinking Water Sampling Station by Peter

Mat-E: I think this question touches on a fundamental human reality; you can never create a policy which will satisfy a largely civil, responsible majority and at the same time satisfy a minority of......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

Peter: theres some pretty crazy {traffic circle} action [[2141:around the arch in grand army plaza]] in {brooklyn}... navigating it on a bicycle is a feat that takes years of practice!...

in response to: Don\'t Mess With Teddy! by Arcticwoman

Elicar: Nope, it makes you swear off ice cream because of the size. The kid's size ($2.00) is humonguous and they used to sell it to kids at heart. They have changed their policy as everyone......

in response to: The 40th Beaches Lion’s Easter Parade by Elicar

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