21st Century Thinking

"The future of the internal combustion engine,

the workhorse of the 20th century, is in doubt."

Anyone care to guess who said it?

A box of vintage bike parts goes to the first correct answer.

Write your answer on the back of a $20 bill and send it to...

Heavy Metal

Story at CNN.com

HEY ZEUS! Cars are fucking dangerous.

Please don't drive one unless you have too.

A Few Links from Copenhagen Cycle Chic

Here are a few links worth noting from Copenhagen Cycle Chic, which, if you don't already know about it, is a fabulously fun time:

• The Cycle Chic Guide to Bike Commuting - #1 - Choosing a Bike is right on the money as far as I'm concerned. The issue, of course, is the intricate dance of form and function. And what's most important is not to let someone else's function define your form. Tally ho!

• Somewhat less spectacular, but still good is Amy Kealoha's and/or Sara Huston's 12 Bikes for Girls, posted on a style-finder site called Cool Hunting. The piece provides an overview of a wide range of bikes for women (and girls), triangulating from the lowly DIY garage-sale find to the bespoke and beautifully handcrafted Sweetpea, to the hilariously over-the-top Chanel "couture" bicycle and the oddly expensive series available from Moss. There are a couple in the group that deserve a closer look, and I'll see if I can arrange that. Cool Huntings also appears to have an ongoing bicycle-lifestyle agenda (a good thing), including some bits on baskets and bags (also good things), as well as other examined-consumer-lifestyle themes (generally good things as well). It's a little hard to sort the content from the advertisements, but hey, what can you do? Well, ditch the advertisements for starters...