Light Graffiti

For lack of anything better to say, this is cool as shit. Using numerous light sources (bike lights!) as paint, they create an image straight onto a camera lens using long exposure. I'll let the images do the talking though.

 

 

 

 

Beautiful and space-like, I'd love to watch the making of these images. You can see more here.

Bike Transit Center D.C.

Super exciting! Union Station in Washington, D.C. now has indoor, safe parking for your bikes! The new Transit Center is $1 to use for a day or $100 for a year membership and even has a repair center in it. You can read the entire article and get hyped via FlavorWire. I've been to Union Station and struggled to find a safe place amid the mass of bikes locked up outside. This is perfect! Also, news to me, "the DC region “has some of the nation’s worst traffic — but according to the latest American Community Survey, it also has the sixth highest rate of bicycle commuting, with some 87,500 people relying on bikes as their primary means of transportation.”

Morning Coffee

Saw these pictures through Trackosaurus Rex and had to share them with you guys. You can see the full set here, on the Flickr. But here are some of my personal favorites from a morning ride for coffee.

 

 

 

Green Friday

In lieu of being trampled to death or fighting a mass of bargain -driven shoppers, come to Oasis for Green Friday! There will be a Freecycle where you can find some treasures that we have accumulated over time and are giving away for FREE! We are hoping you could make a donation to Our Daily Bread for the free goodies you snag, to help the community food bank. Around 12 there will be a 12-15 mile bike ride around Fairfax and afterwords, stick around for some mini-clinics we'll be hosting. You can read the newsletter here.

Hope to see you there!!

Come to Philly for the Wack

So, heard about this through Prolly and had to post it here as well. Turns out Philadelphia is getting screwed by new anti-bike legislation. Astronomical fines for riding with headphones, on sidewalks and brakeless? Read the full article here and then voice your opinions.
http://www.bicyclecoalition.org/files/DiCicco%20Bicycle%20Registration.pdf
http://www.bicyclecoalition.org/files/Kenney%20bicycle%20fines%20legislation.pdf

Fame and Fortune

It's official. We are working our way up the ladder and are practically famous. Check out Kona's little write-up of our bike give-away with the Beacon House. Boom

Critical Mass

Everyone in the northern Virginia, D.C. area should head to Dupont Circle at 7pm to attend critical mass tonight. The first Friday of every month marks this event to celebrate bikes! So, if you're in the mood to socialize while riding around the city this would be the perfect event. You can find more information here on the D.C. Critical Mass Facebook. Look for Tyler, our awesome mechanic while you're there!

Here are a few pictures from the FB--