Apart from the fact that this concept sounds truly amazing, although the potential for getting it wrong is massive, this article contains the best name of a company ever. Deep Local. From Gadget Review: Toyota Prius Project Concept “PXP” Bike A bike that shifts gears using your mind…ludicrous, right? Think again. Toyota Prius Projects teamed [...]

I’m thinking of selling this print soon and I’m wondering what the take up would be. If you’d be interested in buying a copy, send me an email on hello@dailycrank.net or leave a comment. Artwork Details: Title: I Ride Because Dimensions: 50cm x 70cm Digital Full Colour CMYK on 200 gsm Semi Gloss art paper. [...]

Ever since I picked up and read Mark Beaumont’s book, The Man Who Cycled The World, it’s opened up the world of adventure bike touring and rekindled the semi crazy ideas I’ve had of taking some time off to tour a few countries on two wheels. I’ve also started paying attention to the various world [...]

Interesting concept, although it’s not going to win any awards for compactness. Great set of mutton chops though. And a classic comment from a certain “bluewker”… “ITS HIGH AND EXPENSIVE! THROW ROCKS AT IT”. Indeed.

I haven’t quite worked out if this is actually available for purchase or if it was just a once off! Very cool nonetheless and it looks excellent. I would give a lot to have this on my coffee table… Excerpt from preface: “This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of the two machines that have [...]

Will Manville makes some very nice bike art. I recommend keeping a lookout for him and his work. His bio says: Born in 1988 and originally from the San Fernando valley in Los Angeles California. Will Manville is a graduate at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. His main focus are monotypes, [...]

I’ve been getting very inspired lately. I recently finished Mark Beaumont’s book “The Man Who Cycled The World” who set a record for cycling around the world. Then at the Cycle Show, I met Vin Cox who had recently broken that record. Then I read Ranulph Fiennes book “Mad Bad And Dangerous To Know” and [...]

Look, the guy is clearly talented. But I reckon he should’ve just joined a pro team, more exposure and more money. Reckon Andy Shleck should give this a go on Alpe d’Huez. Now that would be impressive.

I’ve been following the bicycle related “pithy observations + badly drawn stick figures” comic strip of biseekell for awhile now and love them. They are wonderfully offbeat and quirky, but capture what being a cyclist is all about perfectly. Follow more biseekell here.

Haha I’m not sold. Thanks Ross. Check out more at the Telegraph (you know, the newspaper that doesn’t charge you for reading it online).

Campag for Paul Smith by James Straffon - Coinciding with the 97th Tour de France’s snaking journey across French mountains and vineyards, Paul Smith has again opened up his ‘art wall’ to cycling-inspired art. (velorution) Petacchi wins in Brussels as bunch is left in tatters – Alessandro Petacchi won stage one of the Tour de [...]

Stumbled upon a couple of good looking bicycle websites recently… . http://www.altabikes.no/ Alta Bikes has also been featured on coolhunter.net for it’s quirky advertising campaign. http://www.boutiquecycles.com/ http://vikingcycles.com/

Video: Bicycle Film Festival – from bicyclefilmfestival.com: “In 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 [...]

And you thought there wasn’t any link between cycling and the 2010 Football World Cup! See what I’ve done there? Well, in the spirit of this year’s biggest sporting event, and in order to give something to waste your time on this Friday before it kicks off, I bring you some of the best bicycle [...]

I commute by bicycle. I also drive on occasion. The majority of drivers don’t commute by bicycle and dislike sharing the roads with us. I just want to say, we give them every reason to hate us. But I truly believe that if cyclists were just that little bit more polite on their bikes, it [...]