Bike Racks: Creative Designs from Around the World

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U-locks are for noobs. Put it in the vault.

...before biking out to a working lunch.

See more inspiring bicycle rack designs at toxel.com

Spotted: DIY iPad Bicycle Handlebar Mount

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I spotted this total bike nerd porn at the local 711 this afternoon. 

DIY suction cup-mounted iPad wired to speakers just under the saddle, and of course a skateboard and floor pump. 

Thanks Harold for allowing me to snap some pics!  

Harold shows off his bicycle mounted iPad functionality by pulling up a playlist. 

The iPad is mounted to the bicycle's handlebars with a suction cup and clamp Harold put together himself. 

The Bicycle Animation (Video)

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Katy Beveridge experiments with proto animation (really early basic animation) in contemporary design, using bicycles.



The soundtrack (by Stefan Neidermeyer) is made up of various bike noises recorded during the filming process which Stef then remixed to make the amazing soundtrack.


Here's another great bikey animation by Tim Wheatley.

The Cyclotrope


The Cyclotrope from tim Wheatley on Vimeo.

Bicycle Zen Koan: "I ride my bicycle to ride my bicycle."

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I've read this bicycle zen koan (meme) many times around the web over the years. In cycling forums, blogs and other bike related websites, it's still worth sharing. Even after some Googling, the origin is unclear. 

Enjoy:    

A Zen Teacher saw five of his students return from the market, riding their bicycles. When they had dismounted, the teacher asked the students, "Why are you riding your bicycles?"

The first student replied, "The bicycle is carrying this sack of potatoes. I am glad that I do not have to carry them on my back!" The teacher praised the student, saying, "You are a smart boy. When you grow old, you will not walk hunched over, as I do."

The second student replied, "I love to watch the trees and fields pass by as I roll down the path." The teacher commended the student, "Your eyes are open and you see the world."

The third student replied, "When I ride my bicycle, I am content to chant, nam myoho renge kyo." The teacher gave praise to the third student, "Your mind will roll with the ease of a newly trued wheel."

The fourth student answered, "Riding my bicycle, I live in harmony with all beings." The teacher was pleased and said, "You are riding on the golden path of non-harming." 

The fifth student replied, "I ride my bicycle to ride my bicycle." The teacher went and sat at the feet of the fifth student, and said, "I am your disciple."

Joe @ BCN

Computers are like a bicycle for our minds. - Steve Jobs

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R.I.P. Steve Jobs
1955-2011

" the computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."

‎"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."

Steve Jobs