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Short storiesA forkless bike, laidback ladies, build your own sidecar, trailers down on the farm, tour some tiny houses and while away the hours with a board game. Sue Archer writes: No visible means of support Tony Ibbs sent us the link to this Tom's Guide story on a forkless bicycle. Norweigian Olli Erkkila designed the bike for the 2010 Seoul Bicycle Design Competition. It's certainly eyecatching when being ridden, if only because it looks as if the front wheel is making a bid for freedom! Laid back ladies, take note Spotted on the Recumbent Blog, is a new resource aimed squarely at women who ride recumbents. BentWomenCycling.com will provide information on bikes and accessories from a female point of view, and spread the word about the joys of recumbency. A bit on the side Sidecars, although perhaps more often associated with motorbikes, have often been fitted to bicycles in the past. Although the trailer is perhaps the more common method of transporting a child, (or dog) these days, there's no reason why you shouldn't use a sidecar - if you can get one. And if you can't find one, make one! Jason Patient sent us this Instructables link, showing you how. The sidecar pivots against the frame so that the bike can still lean to some extent when cornering, and there are also instructions for a safety guard to keep kiddie fingers (or doggie noses) out of the spokes. Looking for vintage examples of sidecars, I came across the Oldbike.eu and a 'Watsonian' sidecar attached to a ladies' Hercules bike. I particularly enjoyed the assertion by an un-named author of an article on ladies cycling that they could go into any workplace and pick out the women who cycled by the "easy gracefulness of their walk, and their schoolgirl complexions". Old MacDonald had a trailer Velo Vision readers will be familiar with trailers for hauling all sorts of stuff. At Wormy Acres Farm, California, they've just taken delivery of a trailer from Tony's Trailers, for delivering organic vegan produce around the area. It's a pity the farm is all arable, or we might have seen some interesting livestock transport. A tiny tour Portland, Oregon, is well known for being a cycle friendly place, and this year, as part of the annual Pedalpalooza festival, 150 cyclists set off to tour some tiny houses in the area, as you can read on the Tiny House Blog. These dwellings, often the size of a garage or large caravan, are typically more efficient than large houses, and presumably encourage a lifestyle free of too much clutter. The only problem is that you might need another tiny house to put your bikes in... Ride the bike, play the game If you're off the bike for some reason, or it's just too cold and wet to go out, why not while away some time playing a board game? In fact, why not play a cycling board game? As with any racing sport, cycling has proved a popular theme for games over the years, anad you can see many examples on Cyclingboardgames.net. From velodrome to Tour de France, there's a game for every style of cycling, and with varying levels of complexity. Some even had vinyl records with commentaries that formed part of the action. Explore the main index page and you'll find some games to download and print for yourself, and advice on devising your own game, complete with sources of little cyclist shaped playing pieces. Posted on 11 August 2010
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