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Carfreedays Dot Com – We (finally) own our URL

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Tim K | 2 comments

Just a quick post to note that we’ve finally coughed up for http://carfreedays.com. Our one-year annivesary seemed like as good a time as any for an address change. Besides, we didn’t want his mayoral Largeness to grab it out from under us for his familiarly named Ciclovia program.

WordPress seems to be handling redirects quite well, but you may want to update your bookmarks, if you are the kind of person who worries about such things. Same goes for RSS—from what we’ve seen it’s working fine in places like Google Reader and Sage, but if you are having problems you might just want to add it again.

We’ve probably got some other changes up our sleeves—I’ve been meaning to update the template for about 10 months now—but we’re going to squeak out a bit more of this care-free/car-free summer before resuming our normal level of web-dorkness.

Enjoy the ride!

-Tim

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Tagged admin, carfreedays, cycling, summer

My Bike Commute = Daily City Immersion

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Tim K | 5 comments

One thing I like about bike commuting is the opportunity to experience more of my city. In the morning, I might see a single scull or kayak slip under the University Bridge, the rising sun reflecting on the Olympic range, or a familiar landmark partially obscured by fog.

Of course, the downside of such an immersion is a heightened awareness of Seattle’s runaway construction projects. I rant about the state of our roads because I’m all too aware of how poor they’ve become. As I daily dodge cement trucks, impromptu street closures, and poorly patched pavement—a victim of heavy equipment or new-utility runs—I can only wonder about the sustainability of Seattle’s current development choices.

In the morning, I worry if Seattle knows what she is doing. Continue reading →

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Posted in bikes, Commute, seattle, sustainability, traffic

Tagged bikecommuting, carfreedays, commuting, construction, development, seattle

The (bike) Revolution will be Stylish

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Anne | 3 comments

Nice piece in Momentum about Jorg & Olif – City bike company in Vancouver BC. We get excited every time we read about interesting bike shops popping up. Anne first read about Jorg & Olif in Inhabitat a little over a year ago and was impressed by their stylistic approach to marketing their bikes. It’s a good way to reach a certain segment of the population – you know – the ones who buy $400 shoes. Continue reading →

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Posted in alternative transportation, bigger than here, bikes, consumerism, Human Powered Politics

Tagged bikes, carfreedays, europe, marketing, revolution, transportation

I Pimped Her Ride

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Tim K | 6 comments

It’s a tired old title cliché, but really, what else do you call such an exercise in vehicular vanity?

Regular readers may remember Anne complaining about her bike being in for service last week. I tried to remind her that other people travel to shops and pay a mechanic to accomplish the work magically completed on her bike, but apparently even that doesn’t excuse said mechanic to remove saddle and Snapdeck from her main source of transportation.

To make up for the inconvenience, as I tackled some minor tuneup tasks and installed her honey Brooks B17-s Christmas present I threw in a few stylistic upgrades: Continue reading →

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Posted in bikes, buildin' the xtracycle, xtracycle

Tagged bikes, brooks, carfreedays, cork, custom, leather, rivenell, saddle, shellac, xtracycle

Seattle Weather Smackdown

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Tim King | 11 comments

So, I haven’t had a real commute in a while. A five-minute bike ride or 15-minute walk to the UW campus doesn’t count. So, when I got a new job I vowed to keep up the carfree style we’ve been working since the summer. It’s still not a major commute — 30 minutes each way via Xtracycle — but most people, certainly, would drive (especially if they have a free, covered, parking garage).

Well, today was my first day. On the way in, I got the typical Seattle misting. Pretty much expected, even though it wasn’t supposed to rain until the afternoon. No biggie.

And the way home?

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