The Scoop

"D.I.Y. - that means Do It Yourself
I don't sit around waiting for someone's help
I don't sit back and say "Good enough"
I keep on striving, reinventing but keeping it off the cuff"

(Beastie Boys)

As a cyclist, life is not always easy. Sometimes you have to deal with wind, rain, snow and ice, sharp objects on the ground causing punctures and obstacles causing accidents. You have to watch out for absent-minded pedestrians and aggressive motorists. (A quick search on youtube reveal some really scary behaviour, by motorists. We're probably extra aware of it at the moment, since we just answered some questions from an anthropologist about attitudes towards cyclists, under the theme "Are bicyclists treated differently?") And if you're really unlucky, when you get to your location you can't find anywhere to park your bike.

We don't pretend to have all the answers. In fact, we don't have answers most of the time. But the answer to not having anywhere to park your bike is D.I.Y. Even though Casey Neistat eventually had to take his bike rack away...



and this bicycle parking space carpet...

really doesn't solve the problem of having something to lock your bicycle to, it might give some inspiration.

Go out there, have fun, be creative and ride safe!