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06-12-09, 02:07 PM
I just came back from a quick biz trip to Paris, and took some bike-related pics that I thought might be of interest to BF NorCal.
Actually, not bike-related, but this one brought a smile to my jet-lagged self:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjA1Oof34hI/AAAAAAAABMk/poUTOJSrIII/s576/IMG_2160.JPG
Here's a nearby fleet in the Velib (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velib)program; I was really bummed out that I couldn't use it since my credit card (or any non-EU credit cards, if I understood it correctly) could not be used to sign up for the rental:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjA1oTyVHwI/AAAAAAAABNo/F_Wo5h6P4IA/s720/IMG_2139.JPG
Velib in action:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjA1XBusKQI/AAAAAAAABM8/ocR73yaKFm8/s720/IMG_2153.JPG
Guy on bike with panniers:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjA1Yw2Yq7I/AAAAAAAABNA/Yk8B1__41wA/s720/IMG_2152.JPG
By the way, I've seen probably about 50 to 75 cyclists in the traffic, sharing the road with auto traffic, and only about 5% of them are wearing helmets!
A bike shop (with about 3 folders, all Bromptons, on the wall):
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjA1gjghOHI/AAAAAAAABNY/9J_AMHtE9lw/s720/IMG_2144.JPG
And here's one of them tough Brooks leather saddle:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjKpgQwJQTI/AAAAAAAABPE/mX7WDyQG0uo/s576/brooks.png
Actually, not bike-related, but this one brought a smile to my jet-lagged self:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjA1Oof34hI/AAAAAAAABMk/poUTOJSrIII/s576/IMG_2160.JPG
Here's a nearby fleet in the Velib (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velib)program; I was really bummed out that I couldn't use it since my credit card (or any non-EU credit cards, if I understood it correctly) could not be used to sign up for the rental:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjA1oTyVHwI/AAAAAAAABNo/F_Wo5h6P4IA/s720/IMG_2139.JPG
Velib in action:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjA1XBusKQI/AAAAAAAABM8/ocR73yaKFm8/s720/IMG_2153.JPG
Guy on bike with panniers:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjA1Yw2Yq7I/AAAAAAAABNA/Yk8B1__41wA/s720/IMG_2152.JPG
By the way, I've seen probably about 50 to 75 cyclists in the traffic, sharing the road with auto traffic, and only about 5% of them are wearing helmets!
A bike shop (with about 3 folders, all Bromptons, on the wall):
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjA1gjghOHI/AAAAAAAABNY/9J_AMHtE9lw/s720/IMG_2144.JPG
And here's one of them tough Brooks leather saddle:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kabL1fHjVTY/SjKpgQwJQTI/AAAAAAAABPE/mX7WDyQG0uo/s576/brooks.png