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Nathan taking a power nap

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They spent an entire morning trying to catch up with Nathan – literally. Proving yet again, that he is the fastest courier in Nashville – boo ya. This is what they came up with. Thx Stacy and Kaitlin!

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Excuse me?! Did you just call the rest of us dorks?

The new Yakkay Bicycle Helmet, "Brainwear for Smart People"

Don’t launch a smear campaign on the rest of us “bucket headed” cyclists. Seriously people. I can remember getting this bicycle bully stuff pulled on me as a kid. “Haha – nice helmet, dude,” says the no-helmet kid. Or, do you remember the kid whose parents always bought him the nice stuff? He never had the cheapo Bell helmet with no vents like the rest of us. That kid had a skater helmet, and a Teen Age Mutant Ninja Turtle helmet, and the so-much-cooler-than-everyone-else helmet.

The all time cake-takers and the no-helmet kids. It’s clear that they have nothing to make fun of – although I certainly don’t want to get the last laugh in this situation. I’d rather be the my-mom-made-me-wear-it kid.

Bottom line – helmets are dorky. Hat’s off to designers who try to make helmets ‘cool’, but let’s be honest. You’re never going to get the Paris Hiltons of the world to wear a helmet, until you make being dorky cool. So quit trying to make tofu into turkey. Just enjoy the tofu for what it is.

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In the short term, Chuck will be working with us on errands, and in the long term, we’re hoping that his clients quickly feel at home with Green Fleet. We’re certainly not Chuck, but do we’ll our best to carry on in his shoes.

If you didn’t catch that pun, maybe you didn’t realize that Chuck is an ultra-marathoner.

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You can just come by the Bike Lounge afterwards! But fair warning – as soon as Dan (the shop owner) gets sleepy, he’ll probably start throwing wrenches at people until they leave. j/k

BUT SERIOUSLY, If you enjoy biking and you live in Nashville, you should check out group that organized this, Music City Cycling. Keith, Devan, and the other folks involved, have been working hard to cyclists with in-town events like the Music City Cannonball.

The event is going to raise money for Toys for Tots. They have donations and door prizes from lots of great companies, like Halcyon Bike Shop and the Nashville Bike Lounge. This is just a taste of what Nashville the cycling community is becoming.

It’s what I like to call “fun for all, y’all.” See you there …

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Ryan told me about their plans for taking the Nashville party bus market by storm. Being curious about the business plan, I asked him about liability concerns, and he quickly put all fears to rest. Basically, their treat their party bike like an antique car, and they drive at an average of 5 miles an hour. So you’re probably more likely to get hurt on the dance floor than on the Pedal Tavern.

But that hasn’t stopped people from getting nervous. The Tennessean just ran an article titled “Nashville Pedal Tavern rides into Music City and safety issues arise.” So what do you think? Is Nashville ready for this?

I think we need a brave councilperson to draft an ordnance especially for these guys that goes something like this … “whereas Nashville ranks 14th on a list of top DUI cities, and whereas TN ranks as the 2nd fattest state, and where as Pedal Tavern’s offers a safe and healthy way for tourists and residents to enjoy our cities finest establishments, we extend all rights of the road to Pedal Taverns that are currently enjoyed by motor vehicles in the State of TN.”

Note: this would allow passengers to drink while riding. After all, it’s legal to drink as vehicle passenger in the state of TN. Shouldn’t we go ahead and extend the equal rights to Pedal Tavern passengers?

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Then why would someone side with a car that runs a cyclist off the road? And why does a motorist barreling down Gallatin or Nolensville Pk assume they have more right to the road than a citizen trying to walk across to get to the grocery store?

This is a problem we need to address. The Tennessean recently reported on an increase in accidents between motorists and cyclists citing the increase in cycling. But one glaring problem with the article was that they failed to recognize the overall increase in cycling in the past 3 years. They make it sound like cycling in Nashville is more dangerous than it was three years ago (345 accidents in 2005, 476 accidents in 2008). This is false, and should not dissuade new cyclists.

Yes, as a whole, we have had more reported accidents, but we also have proportionately more cyclists and pedestrians on the road. But one accident is one too many. Our city is growing, and our cycling infrastructure is slowly improving. This gives more opportunity to travel on two wheels, and we need new policies that will protect users.

The city and law enforcement should act to prosecute motorists more aggressively in accidents involving cyclists and pedestrians. If there is an accident, the question should be – how did this happen? Not “why in the world were you biking on this road??”

Instead of blaming cyclists and pedestrians for accidents, we need to protect them.

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Here’s the good news. You don’t have to wait on a random doodle to come your way. You can get a this one today – just bid on it.

Our very own Nathan Wahlman did this piece, and it is from a series of pieces we have titled “Nathan Needs More Deliveries.” If you would like to bid on the original, please bid in the comments below. Bring some urban street cred to your art collection with this fabulous piece. Bidding starts at $15.

Bidding closes tomorrow night at 12:00am. Winning bidder, please make payment here.

Thanks.

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A picture of the friendly man himself …

Our friends at Roly Poly are also chipping in to support our team.

Let us know if you want to join Dan and Roly Poly in supporting our team. Click here to see our fundraising page.

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