Folding Bikes of the Present and Future

Folding bikes of the present and future. Thanks to Ellie Mencer for the cool post. These aren't like the bikes you grew up with!


http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/20-folding-bikes-for-convenient-travelling-in-green-lanes/

Barnett's Bicycle Book Available for Study at Counter

Thanks to a generous donation from friend and customer Mitch F., folks can review detailed bicycle technical information in the four-volume Barnett's Bicycle Book. Available for study at the "Walnut Bar." Thanks, Mitch, an extremely helpful and thoughtful gift to us and all our customers.

First Friday/Rowdy Boys Return to SUN Stage May 7

The Rowdy Boys and Friends kick-off the bike shop's 2010 Biller's Bikes SUN Stage First Friday season with their irascible blend of country, rock, pop and jazzy music. Special guest appearances are planned...event is free.

Thanks to Paul McGuire for his artistic direction. To George Wagner (he made it to 50 fingers old) for his snowblower this winter. And special thanks to MacGregor's Restaurant, which will be catering all of our 2010 First Friday events.

Our thanks to Director Duke Thompson and the Maryland Conservatory of Music for loan of the Kimball spinet piano now gracing the bike shop's essential SUN Stage. It'll come in handy!

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary

You'll often hear people say "What does (the late) Sheldon Brown, say?" about a bicycle history or technical question. See http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_ra-e.html for the answer.

An amazing man, with an amazing depth and breadth of bicycle knowledge, all neatly indexed on the internet. See for yourself.

Conowingo Dam Across the Susquehanna River

Here are the Google Earth references of the RT 1 Conowingo Dam Road crossing, the only legal crossing of the Susquehanna River in Maryland. Trust us, avoid it (even experienced touring cyclists). Very dangerous. Much more dangerous, even, then the equally antiquated Hatem Bridge (where bike crossing is illegal). The long, hilly high-speed approaches to the Conowingo Dam are treacherous, too.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Baltimore,+Maryland&ll=39.666301,-76.170444&spn=0,359.922838&z=14&layer=c&cbll=39.666024,-76.17059&panoid=euZ8vjDk_tiQzoSZzPtAcA&cbp=12,195.32,,0,10.61

Worst Water Crossings on Bicycle

Join in the Bicycle Forum at:

Touring - Worst legal water crossings in the States

and share your experience and knowledge of ways to cross bodies of water by bicycle.

Biller's Bikes offers its Susquehanna River RT40 Hatem Bridge Bicycle Crossing Service as an example among other alternatives farther north up the mighty Susquehanna.

Note: Today we took a 67-year-old Chinese man across the Hatem Bridge who is riding a Huffy with pannier bags from Washington, DC to Philadelphia. Rich experience!

WAG the DOG: SUN Cinema, April 22

Just in time for the Havre de Grace City Council election! 
 

Robert DeNiro stars as a Washington spin-master who "directs" a TV war to distract the public's attention from Presidential scandal.

Dustin Hoffman received an Academy Award nomination for his role in this biting political satire directed by Baltimore's favorite son Barry Levinson.

Worth seeing just for Willie Nelson's theme music "Old Brown Shoe" for the fictitious "war hero" played by Woody Harrelson. 

Every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 8:00 pm Biller’s Bikes SUN Cinema presents your favorite film classics on the big, wide silver-screen with Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound.™ Always a fun social event!

Concessions stand sells piping hot gourmet popcorn, ice-cold beverages and boxed theater candy. Admission: $7 Suggested Donation. Exhibit licensing by Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. 

See Biller's Bikes Events for SUN Cinema information. 

The Big Lebowski: SUN Cinema Thurs April 8 @ 8

The Big Lebowski is a 1998 American comedy film
written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Jeff Bridges
stars as Jeffrey Lebowski, an unemployed Los Angeles
slacker and avid bowler, who is referred to and also
refers to himself as "The Dude".

Also starring John Candy, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour
Hoffman, David Huddleston, Julianne Moore, Tara Reid
and John Turturro, the film has often been compared to
Raymond Chandler's novel The Big Sleep.
The Big Lebowski has become a cult classic over the
years and has been called "the first cult film of the
Internet era". (From the creators of Fargo.)


See Biller's Bikes Events for SUN Cinema info.

Biking Directions in Google Maps Include East Coast Greenway Routes

This note from our friend Brian:

Google Maps now features directions customized for biking, helping you find a convenient and efficient route that makes use of dedicated bike trails or lanes and avoids hills whenever possible. [Also displays East Coast Greenway Routes.]

To find biking directions, select "Bicycling" from the drop-down menu when you do a directions search on Google Maps or turn on the "Bicycling" layer in the "More" menu at the top of the map.

http://maps.google.com/biking

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Brian Judy
Red Aphid Animation and Interactive Media
http://redaphid.com