CrankMyChain! Cycle TV

BERWYN, IL - I just love the this image and so do Chicago critical mass riders. They rode July's mass from from Daley Plaza to the car Spindel made famous in Wayne's World.

The sculpture is slated to be torn down to make room for a drug store. I reckon it's just another example of art being destroyed by drugs.

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Patrick McHenry argues that promoting bicycles to help solve our energy crisis is naive and ridiculous. To me, he ends up coming across as a foolish tool.

Thanks to Jonathan Maus of BikePortland.org for catching this story.

Let your congressperson know how you feel about bicycles as part of our nation's energy plan.

Patrick McHenry is a Republican who serves the 10th district or North Carolina in the United States Congress.

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LLANWRTYD WELLS, WALES -

You put your MTB in my bog! No, no, You put your bog on my MTB!

Two great sports form one new one and it seems clear as mud that the languishing sport of mountain biking is hopping on the bandwagon of the increasingly popular bog snorkeling.

In this episode Conrad and Steve take a ride. Jose let's Zack know about how he feels. And a new bike gang is introduced.

OAKLAND, CA - You don't need a car when you have a scraper bike. I love it!

Madison, WI - What happens when you mix a Renaissance man with an electrical engineer and throw modern telecommunications? Well... in this case you get Rural roads with Roger.

Roger is on a mission to find a decent power assist electric bike. CrankMyChain will follow him and see what we discover. I will tell you this... When it comes to cranking chains, I prefer my own legs to an electric motor. But, different strokes, etc, etc. I fully support Roger in his on going queest!

Find out more about Roger and his many and various exploits at HEM.com.

Episode 12+ of The Bicyclist is an anti-doping campaign. The subject matter, though a warning, may not be suitable for all viewers.

AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION - I went looking for the Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles and all I found was some lousy zoobombers practicing for mini-bike summer. Well, I can't say that I didn't have fun spending my afternoon down the drain. And... my camera still works.

NASHVILLE, TN - This video and it's lyrics are a case in point. A warning, if you will, that our youth is completely out of control and that the gateway to all this violence and debauchery is a bicycle.

Bicycle, Bicycle, You are My Bicycle

by Be Your Own Pet

We're on two wheels baby

We're on two wheels baby

We will come to your town

Burn your house down

Turn the sky brown

All because, all because, all because

We're on two wheels baby

We're on two wheels baby

We'll change the eye colour

Of every lady

We're fast, we're fast

We're fast we're having a blast

All because

We're on two wheels baby

We're on two wheels baby

Change the colour of your make up

All the sleepyheads won't wake up

All because all because all because

Because because...

No gears, no brakes

No real, no fake

(repeat x4)

Have fun, and be safe with it

Just kidding, mosh me up

We ride bikes, cars are for idiots

All because, all because

We're on two wheels baby

We're on two wheels baby

We're on two wheels baby

We're on two wheels baby

TOUR DE FRANCE - July 27th, Stage 19. A Dog gets hit by riders after being left off leash to crap on the sidewalk. Good thing no one was seriously hurt including the dog. The dog poop was left at the scene and is being examined for suspected doping.