I recently got involved in a bike organization here in Santa Fe that is just getting off the ground. I went to my first meeting, and their second or third, last night. One of the issues that came up was doing outreach to riders outside of the standard Roadie, MTB, BMX and commuter groups. Specifically the generally poorer and non-English ( Read more... )

I'm not really even sure what to say about this. A few international protesters in Bil'in dressed up as characters from Avatar to protest the building of the separation/apartheid wall. Here's the video.

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I guess I was just surprised that someone actually took the next step and totally compared specific People of Color to the fictional aliens in ( Read more... )

I finished building my snow bike just in time for a big dump of snow. I don't have a decent pic, but it's pretty nice. Pake C'Muter frame, Fulcrum Red disc wheels with the rear converted to a fixed using a Tomi cog. It's working well ( Read more... )

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If anyone wants to move to Santa Fe I have a room coming up to rent in Santa Fe at the beginning of the month or the beginning of november.

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I was on a loaner bike the other day and someone parked on the curb and in the bike lane just about opened their door into me. I wasn't paying attention at all and would have been hit if the didn't actually notice me at the last minute. I would have taken it straight to the face and chest, bad times. Thank goodness some people are at least ( Read more... )

The murder of doctor Tiller may have been immediately directed at a man, but it was in fact a hate crime against women. This doctor saved the life of innumerable women and we can't know how many women will now be denied life saving abortions because he is no longer here to perform them. Make no mistake, this happened because the perpetrator ( Read more... )

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I moved into a new house on Saturday. I am extremely happy. I live with three photographers. They rock.