For me Philippe Starck’s Pibal bike for Bordeaux exemplifies bad bicycle design but they are going to bring them back anyway. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Cycling
The CQP cycle technicien formation
More than 17 things you never knew about bicycle mechanics that are said to have changed lives (by #5 I’d turned buddhist)
This man lived in rural france for 2 months, what happened after 2 weeks made me cough so hard shit came up into my mouth.
The education system is broken, here are 2139 ways you can fix it. Continue reading
Bike shops Bordeaux / Magasins de vélo Bordeaux
A year before moving to Bordeaux I was here for a day. My friend was flying in from London and he was bringing a boxed-up bike with him on the plane. I had to buy a bike quickly so that we could ride out to the coast. I wanted to get something cheap (maybe second … Continue reading
Inventing the Popins: an umbrella holder for bikes
As summer slipped quietly into Autumn, light rains began to leave the pavements of Bordeaux freckled like rustic eggs. Besides making me feel a bit homesick, these rains also brought something strange to my attention. Numerous citizens cycling around in the rain and keeping dry thanks to a little gizmo that attached their umbrellas to … Continue reading
drinking it all in... bikes and beverages in Bordeaux 