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Photopool: Brian w/some of his fine work, DT's '40s Cleveland

Yes, she rides as nice as she looks.

Important! Wooden bike!

So Gizmodo reported that a kid, 16-year-old Marco Facciola, built a bike entirely—and I mean entirely, as in no nails, no screws, no nuthin'—out of wood, for his international baccalaureate. Which is pretty neat, except I can't imagine that it rides very well. But bravo, Marco; maybe you just invented Dendro-Punk.

Please enjoy this short comedy humor video.

Really makes you think, no?

Speak Up on Non-Moto Transpo Plan

The Westside Pioneer, in spite of it's generally lame website, house ads glorifying tree killing and general contempt for anything remotely progressive, nonetheless last week reminded us that the deadline for commenting on the Pike Peak Area Council of Government's Regional Non-Motorized Plan (that means, uh, bikes and stuff)is December 14th. So, if you like the idea of being able to ride from, say, downtown to Manitou or even, gasp, Green Mountain falls without getting creamed by some idiot in an SUV, maybe you wanna take a gander and even offer your $0.02.

Bicycle Coalition Meeting Tonight

Please come out to this meeting. This city's long overdue for many needed changes in its treatment of cycling as an important form of alternative transportation, and the PPABC is need of more bodies and voices to reinforce the need. Here's the agenda:

The final PPABC meeting of 2007 will be at the Trails and Open Space Coalition office:

Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Topics: Review the successes of 2007
Discuss challenges and goals for 2008.
- Safe Routes to School
- Rider Education
- Crosswalk rules and safety
- Cycling Events
- Commuter Blog

The TOPS Coalition office is underneath the Red Cross offce near the top of the hill on 8th Street just south of Wal-Mart.