The Death of Twitter Redux and an Email Backlog

Dearest Readers... After giving Twitter Redux an honest try, I have decided to kill it off. It bores me to do it, and boring tasks are ultimately unsustainable. Even if you are not on twitter, you can see every word of what I utter there, going back two weeks, by simply glancing at my account. I assure you that it is all mundane links to random stuff that catches my eye, and that none of it competes with the content of this website.

Another announcement I'd like to make, is that unfortunately I have reached a point where I can no longer reply to emails in a timely manner. Some of you have already discovered this by having emailed me and not heard back. My backlog is about 2 weeks at this point - unless we are having an ongoing correspondence, or something in the subject of your message suggests urgency. I am trying my best to eventually get to all the un-answered emails, so please know that I do not mean to ignore you.

Finally, just to let you know that Blogger is now back to normal and all the missing comments here and here have been restored.

Thank you very much for reading, for writing, and for sending pictures of your lovely bicycles - enjoy your weekend!

Weekly Twitter Redux

I am very pleased to be attending the New England Bicycle Expo this weekend, taking an insane amount of photos and trying all kinds of interesting bikes.

In the mean time, I give you the @lovelybicycle Weekly Twitter Redux - for those who shun the twitter but still want to know what fascinating stuff I post there. At midnight tonight I shall also announce the Superba Giveaway recipient. Stay tuned, have a good weekend, and thank you for reading!

Dachshund Chariot
http://bit.ly/mMRP6N

Pedaling Flappers
http://bit.ly/kaGmhC

The M. C. Escher of Tandems?
http://bit.ly/lQSKwT

What to Do When You Forgot Your Bike Lock - Tips via Simply Bike
http://bit.ly/m8KzHC

University Study on What Makes People Walk vs Cycle vs Drive
http://bit.ly/jaIGGx

Feline Cycling a Reality in Japan
http://bit.ly/lPKp8L

Portlandize: Put Away the Greenwash, Please
http://bit.ly/lVO9PL

Internship Opportunities with Momentum Magazine
http://t.co/u8s1ozC

Somerville gets Bronze on 2011 rankings of Bike Friendly Cities,
Boston gets Silver
http://bit.ly/lWjMrU

Gorgeous 'Salmon-Beige' Achielle Bakfiets
http://tumblr.com/xme2czshgn

Great Recap of the New Amsterdam Bike Show
http://fb.me/UwTst5FJ

Another Great Write-Up of the New Amserdam Bike Show
http://bit.ly/mw1aqq

Snowflake Chainring by Hermesse
http://bit.ly/jLsgqo

On Bike Fit - via KGS Bikes
http://bit.ly/kiHnY8

Countryside Family Portrait, 1913
http://bit.ly/liFCl9

Lovely Chartreuse Ebisu
http://bit.ly/jvOTl9

Carlton Mixte
http://bit.ly/lsE69h

If you are in the Boston area, stop by the New England Bicycle Expo at the Armory in Somerville. It's local framebuilder heaven, with lots of nice bikes on display!

Weekly Twitter Redux

Drained from the event we are attending this weekend, my mind is not working well enough to produce a new post just now. But continuing with the tradition started last week, I present to you a compilation of @lovelybicycle utterances - for those who despise the ways of twitter yet want access to my deepest thoughts, which I have taken to expressing there. Enjoy, and I hope your weekend involves more cycling than mine does!

Bella Ciao Superba Give-Away: Last Day to Apply is Saturday!
http://bit.ly/hBjKTS

@CamSatchelCo giving away free satchel to followers

Early, Lugged 'Comfort Bike' with Rear Suspension
http://bit.ly/kXM62e

Jan Heine Provides Details on Bicycle Stability Study;
Researchers Chime In
http://bit.ly/iRQCKf

Mick Jagger on His Condor Bicycle
http://bit.ly/mB9oW3

Tiniest Rear Rack Ever? - via Bilenky Cycles
http://bit.ly/fE0PXm

The Absinthe Bicycle
http://bit.ly/f8uGbJ

Mysterious Beauty, 1900's Wisconsin
http://bit.ly/hbyfYC

1950s Peugeot Swan Frame, Pine & Sage Green
http://bit.ly/eisYFh

(in)Efficiency of Shimano IGHs
http://bit.ly/ee1EGU

Basil Now Offers Boxy Wicker Baskets
http://bit.ly/eUdMWq

New Abici on Let's Go Ride a Bike
http://bit.ly/653xEn

Looking Forward to My Bicycle Fixation Hat
http://bit.ly/goY1lt

Touring the Czech Republic... On an 1895 Safety Bicycle
http://bit.ly/egF9Oj

Private Bike Share in Boston - via Biking in Heels
http://bit.ly/e3Yplq

Le Tigre - Small Wheel Mixte with Balloon Tires
http://bit.ly/guClBr

Stealth Shopper Sneaks "Toxic" Labels On Deodorant - TreeHugger
http://bit.ly/gcSYLu

Oh no... @CyclingPeppy is now on twitter!
Beware of her sly cycling ways.

And if you are in NYC this weekend, don't forget to check out the New Amsterdam Bicycle Show. I am disappointed that I cannot be there and wish them all the best.

Popular Demand: Weekly Twitter Redux

To my amused amazement, I've had emails from readers asking to do a weekly round-up for those who are averse to twitter, yet wish to keep abreast with the mysterious things I now post there. I looked into it, and turns out it's not very difficult. So why not: I present to you my most brilliant and flirtatious twitter utterances over the past week. Well all right - they are mostly links to pictures of... you guessed it, bicycles. Still, could be fun to browse over cofee. Enjoy!

How to Mount a Pedersen Bicycle
http://bit.ly/e3ugtd

Couplers & Belt Drive from Royal H. Cycles
http://bit.ly/dIHx8M

Custom Pannier by Cristobal &Co
http://bit.ly/h68Hyu

Vintage Swan Frame with Umbrella Holder
http://bit.ly/gicgxf

Ahearne Cycle Truck
http://bit.ly/hVBJdD

Anger Over High Speed Trains: "Critics of Passenger Rail Identify It as Enabler of Cultural Values They Fear" - CNN
http://bit.ly/eHwW0Z

English Cycles NuVinci Cruiser (Good Lord, Are Those Split Forkblades?)
http://goo.gl/fb/QiMbJ

Tasty Randonneur Stems from Map Cycles
http://bit.ly/gWTOqn

Big Bowlers with Their Pimped Out Rides
http://bit.ly/f8gXob

Beautiful Fillet-Brazed Fork Crown
http://bit.ly/gb5oit

Rabbits Touring on Bicycles
http://bit.ly/evkMD2

True Temper Factory Visit by Geekhouse, with Pictures
http://bit.ly/fx6QUE

New Klean Kanteen Reflect Model with No Paint or Plastic
http://bit.ly/gsQwHY

Bicycle Trail Calculator
http://bit.ly/eaUoso

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Sperm Bike
http://bit.ly/spermbike

Mary Poppins Effect, Now in French
http://bit.ly/fjSY8u

New Waxed Canvas Pannier Design by Black Rose Bags
http://bit.ly/fFSD2c

History Of the Café Racer
http://bit.ly/i89yKO

Updated My Review of Clever Cycles Stealth Pantaloons
http://bit.ly/hqiBLf

Bluebells Paintjob by Velocolour
http://bit.ly/h1ZW8E

Icarus Frame with Bi-laminate Headtube Joints That Switch Diretions
http://bit.ly/fvrSqA

Premier Chainring c.1920
http://bit.ly/fk7YRs

Stunning Loop Frame Portrait c.1907
http://bit.ly/hBP8PW

It's no bother for me to do this roundup once a week, but hopefully this dispels any worries that anything fascinating goes on via the @lovelybicycle twitter account. Have a good weekend! It may even get over 40°F in Boston...