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Don Cherry’s new bicycle

December 13, 2010

Don Cherry made headlines last week, as he joined Toronto’s newly-elected mayor Rob Ford as special guest at his swearing-in-ceremony. Special indeed. Dressed in one of his trademark clown outfits—this time a loud pink floral jacket—the hockey commentator fulminated about “pinkos … that ride bicycles” and “left-wing kooks.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0AP-DgX1xk[/youtube] Ford is famous for telling cyclists […]

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Book review: Why your world is about to get a whole lot smaller … and more beautiful

December 6, 2010

“… the era of cheap oil is coming to an end.” ~Sir richard Branson A New Era Author Jeff Rubin has some good news for bicycle advocates: there’s soon going to be a lot more cyclists on the road; not because of anything bike boosters have done, but because high gas prices will soon drive […]

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A fashionable photographer

November 25, 2010

Paul and the Vauxhall Cresta (Click to enlarge) On my arrival in Canada, in 1965, I turned the plastic lens of my Kodak Brownie 127 on the unfamiliar landscape and unusual people of British Columbia. The former immediately made an impression on me. I still remember vividly my first view from New Westminster of an […]

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Voters support a new bridge for Victoria, cycling advocates celebrate

November 22, 2010

New Johnson Street Bridge design (click to enlarge) Last Saturday’s referendum on the Johnson Street Bridge was good news for Victoria cyclists, pedestrians and road-users in general. More than sixty per cent of voters approved the City’s request to borrow the $49.2 million needed to replace the tottering 86-year-old “Blue Bridge.” The total cost of […]

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Bicycle pedals, cleats and shoes

November 18, 2010

“Unshined shoes are absolutely the end of civilization, darling” ~ Diana Vreland, Vogue Editor Long-distance cyclists recognized early on that stabilizing the foot on the pedal dramatically improves pedaling efficiency. Well before the end of the 19th century, tinkerers were devising ways to secure foot to pedal. Toe-clips, with and without straps, were soon essential […]

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Fantastic plastic: Moments from a Kodak Brownie 127

November 15, 2010

John & Julie, Ashmore Park, UK, 1965 (click to enlarge) I carried my Kodak Brownie 127 camera for nearly 20 years. The little Bakelite box camera sold for under £2 (less than $5 at the time) in the late ‘50s. It used 127 rollfilm—a medium format stock, between 35mm and the larger 120 professional film. […]

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