Via Curbside Cycle Blog:
Best Bike Store 2009!Wow! Thanks NOW Magazine once again for once again giving us the ‘critics pick’ for Toronto’s best bike store. Curbside is proof that in the case of Toronto bike culture, the citizens are ahead of the government. In the last five years we have romanced some of Toronto’s most unlikely cyclists onto bikes that make them feel safe and fashionable. But fashion is one thing, safety another. The bikes we sell are safer than most, but more than ever, we need to get this city moving with its cycling infrastructure projects.
This year we are throwing all of our weight behind the Toronto Cyclists Union, and to start, we are throwing a Thank You party for all NOW readers. Featuring Juno award winning songster Andrew Rodriguez, male-burlesque performer Corey Swelling (who strips in an amazing ‘bike mechanic’ routine not to be missed!), and many more acts, we want to get all Curbside customers under one roof for a good night of fun. Cover charge is $5 and goes straight into the pocket of the Cyclists Union. So c’mon out!
Labels: Curbside Cycle, Events, NOW Magazine, Toronto Cyclists Union
On Sunday, August 30, 2009, I hopped on the subway and ended up at Yonge and Dundas Square.
I took a quick walk around at the Live Green Toronto Festival, saw some reps from the Toronto Cyclists Union and couldn't help but notice a few interesting bikes like this one:
Vert catering had their Pickle Cycle on hand as they were cooking up vegetarian poutine and organic burgers. The bicycle is a Pashley Baker's Bicycle and they will deliver catered lunches to you office, if you ask kindly.
You could win this bike if you signed up for a mailing list I believe:
And Courier Co-op Toronto had a cargo bike chained to the ring on this lamp post. No one was around, so I never found out what was in the giant bag.
Labels: bicycles, Events, Live Green Toronto, Toronto
Dandyhorse No. 3 is ready to pop!
Join us at the launch party on August 31.Celebrate summertime with our full-colour 48-page homage to the most beautiful machine in the world: the bicycle!
In this issue we have original art by Marlena Zuber, Darren O'Donnell and Chimo Chan, hot photos of bmx tricksters and fast women delivering packages, Clare Barry's "perfect commuter", pedal pooches, a behind the scenes look at the making of the Bicycle Film Festival trailer, a sampling of rockers who roll in the T-dot and a feature on cover artist Elicser who rides and writes all over Toronto.
We also go "behind bars" with cops on bikes, take a look at mechanic certification and both sides of the e-bike debate.
Come to our Bike Art Dance Party at The Gladstone Hotel August 31!
The party starts at 7 pm and $10 admission includes the magazine and a raffle ticket for a limited edition print (of two) of original cover art by artist Elicser.
Labels: dandyhorse, Events, party, Toronto
I'm really looking forward to this!
Directed by Benny Zenga & Brian Vernor.Toronto Bicycle Film Festival info can be found here.
Four months on a bicycle between Cairo, Egypt and Cape Town South Africa is not your typical African safari.
En route with the Tour d' Afrique, the world's longest bicycle race and expedition, the Zenga Bros. (CAN) and Brian Vernor (USA) make light of this physically daunting trip by sharing a universal love of the bicycle with Africa's roadside mechanics, sporting racers, and innumerable curious strangers.
Traveling more than 70 miles per day, 50 racers and expedition riders experienced the boundless Nubian desert of Sudan, the great majesty of Victoria Falls, and finally the cold rush of the Atlantic Ocean.
Where Are You Go captures the 7,000 mile expedition as a constant adventure full of playfulness and mysterious beauty, and is a testament to the endurance of human curiosity.
Labels: Events, Toronto, video
On Friday, August 14, 2009, Ossington came alive and turned off the lights.
Labels: Events, Toronto, video
Just before the end of August the Bicycle Film Festival will roll in to Toronto.
If you aren't familiar with the Bicycle Film Fest, here's some info from their web site:
And, to whet your whistle, here's a short film found on CopenhagenizeIn 2001, Brendt Barbur, Founder and Director, was compelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival after being hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City. Instead of being deterred by this experience, it inspired him to create a festival that celebrates the bicycle through music, art, and film. Now in its ninth year the festival is held in 39 cities worldwide. 250,000 people are expected to attend this year.
The Bicycle Film Festival celebrates the bicycle in all forms and styles. If you can name it - Tall Bike Jousting, Track Bikes, BMX, Alleycats, Critical Mass, Bike Polo, Road Cycling, Mountain Biking Recumbents - we've probably either ridden or screened it. What better way to celebrate these lifestyles than through art, film, music and performance?
We bring together all aspects of bicycling to advocate its ability to transport us in various ways. Ultimately the BFF is about having a good time. We have been fortunate enough to include the work of established artists such as Jorgen Leth, Mike Mills, Jonas Mekas, Blonde Redhead, Swoon and Michel Gondry; as well as talented newcomers as part of our programming. Many of the artists who have participated in the Bicycle Film Festival, such as the Neistat Brothers and Lucas Brunelle, are gaining more and more recognition for their work.
Sign up for the email list or just come out and enjoy our 9th Annual Bicycle Film Festival. Thanks.
Brendt Barbur
Founding Director
P.S. bikes rule
Are you going? Make plans to meet with local cyclists in the Biking Toronto Forum.