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Barfing and Bikes: Why You Might Want Fenders

Mr. Homegrown
Bikes
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Barf Blog reports on an unusual study that took a look at why a an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness occured at the world̵7;s largest bike race in Norway. In short, mud from cattle grazing areas splashed up onto the faces of participants. Now I wouldn̵7;t see the need to repeat this if I hadn̵7;t met a cyclist here in Los Angeles that something similar happened to. In his case it was a case of giardia–his doctor theorized t...

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Cargo Bikes Rule the World

Mr. Homegrown
Bikes, Transportation
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It̵7;s hard to improve on a design as simple and elegant as the bicycle. It̵7;s a bit like trying to redesign the fork or chopstick. But every once in a while a new idea comes along. We could debate the merits of the spork, but I̵7;d rather focus on the current cargo bike revolution taking place in the workshops of bike builders around the world. One such innovator is Lane Kagay who operates a one man cargo bike/rack operation out o...

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June: National Bathroom Reading Month

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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By bikin̵7; friend Colin informed me last week that he had heard a report on National Public Radio about June being, “National Bathroom Reading Month”. Doing a little digging revealed that, sadly, it was just a publicity stunt for a series of un-funny bathroom humor books and did not have the backing of our congress, senate or president. Nevertheless we thought we̵7;d celebrate bathroom reading month anyways with a look at wh...

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On Living in Los Angeles Without a Car: A Debate

Mr. Homegrown
Bikes, Transportation
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Photo by Sarah Sulaiman LAStreetsblog.org. Walkin̵7; in L.A., nobody walks in L.A. Walkin̵7; in L.A. Walkin̵7; in L.A., only a nobody walks in L.A. - Missing Persons Erik: It̵7;s been nearly two months since a texting video producer totaled the car that Kelly and I shared: a 1993 teal Acura Integra hatchback. Except for a few car rentals, we haven̵7;t been doing much driving. In short, we get to claim the olive wreath of...

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Our Books

Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World , by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen This book, written by a husband-and-wife team of die-hard DIYers, will leave you thinking you can take on the world and win. –Milwaukee Journal Sentinal My favorite of all these recent books by far… — Kirkus Reviews A how-to book providing you with all of the tools you need to become a producer instead of a consumer and transform your h...

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Using Kosher Salt for Making Pickles

Mr. Homegrown
Food, Food Preservation
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...t for fermented pickles, you must weigh out the proper amount.Weigh out 73⁄4 ounces (220 grams) of flaked salt, and you will have the equivalent of 1 cup of canning and pickling salt. This same publication also notes how easy it is to find pickling salt and how hard it is to find kosher salt. It̵7;s just the opposite here in Los Angeles. So what kind of salt do you use for pickling and fermenting? What̵7;s the easiest to find where you l...

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Saturday Linkages: Making Things and Herding Ducks

Mr. Homegrown
Saturday Linkages
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...// lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2012/08/inspir ed-by-sunray-kelley.html#.UCwiEif7Ek0.twitter  … Cooking and Preserving Canning 101: Learning to be Flexible http://www. foodinjars.com/2012/08/cannin Step Up the S̵7;more: 7 Ideas for Campfire Treats by Chris Rochelle: Chocolate Cake Baked in an Orange http://www. chow.com/galleries/315/ step-up-the-smore-7-ideas-for-campfire-treats-by-chris-rochelle/7324/chocolate-cake-baked-in-an-orange  …...

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Cargo Bike Roundup

Mr. Homegrown
Bikes
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llows for the installation of two huge pannier bags and a seat. You provide the bike–I used a cheap 1980s era hardtail mountain bike. I̵7;ve had my FreeRadical since 2006 and can̵7;t say enough good things about it. I can easily pack four bags of groceriesin the generously sized bags and still easily glide through traffic in Los Angeles. And I̵7;ve used it to go bike camping. A few years ago Xtracycle teamed with Surley to make...

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Secure your Ride Part I

Mr. Homegrown
Bikes
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...back in the day. Now, many of our modern rides come with quick release levers so that folks can throw their bikes in the back of their Hummers and drive to the nearest bike path. Unfortunately these quick release levers make it real easy for crackheads out there to steal wheels for their daily fix. Comrade Nic suggests securing the front wheel quick release lever to the fork with a hose clamp. That way you can just lock the back wheel and frame...

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