http://ruralpinoybiker.com Working for a Bike-Friendly Metro-Manila and Being Part of the Solution Instead of the Problem. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:47:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a very late posting as I have not been able to access my web-based emails from the office and I have no internet connection at home. Posted by KRX in the Firefly Brigade Forum Join us and discover how fun(??) it is to ride in different urban routes you never ... http://ruralpinoybiker.com/2008/07/17/cmr-for-july-rainy-day-ride/ There was a bamboo bike, and then there was a wooden bike.  But now a cardboard one? A keen cyclist, Phil Bridge from Stockport, UK built one, which according to him will be a deterrent to bike theft.  Says Phil: I was looking at bicycles and how people use them and ... http://ruralpinoybiker.com/2008/07/14/cardboard-bike-anyone/ This is my first post for this month, mainly because I haven't found the time and energy to write and then, there was the move to a new home last Saturday.  We were supposed to move June 30, a Monday, but because it was a school day, the wife and ... http://ruralpinoybiker.com/2008/07/10/this-biker-moved-to-a-new-home/ First it was an interview on Futureradio wih Doc Joy in her weekly radio program, Usapang Pinoy about my  bike to work experiences here in Metro Manila. Now, it's an appearance on British TV! This time however, it had nothing with biking.  The documentary where I appeared for about ... http://ruralpinoybiker.com/2008/06/26/this-biker-was-on-british-tv/ From The Los Angeles Times, Monday: The Day in Photos, dated June 1, 2008 - This is what happens when we fail to share the road with others who have equal rights to use it. This is a sad incident because someone died here while 14 others were injured. ... http://ruralpinoybiker.com/2008/06/17/dont-look-this-really-hurts/ The theme for this month's CMR: "World Environment Ride - The Greenest Ride!" Route: UP, Diliman - La Mesa EcoPark - UP, Diliman Date: June 21, 2008 (Saturday) Assembly: 7:00 AM, UP Diliman, AS Parking Lot Palma Hall Ride Start: 7:30 AM Ride End: Lunchtime! SEE YOU THERE! Look for me, I'll be the one with the bike. http://ruralpinoybiker.com/2008/06/16/cmr-for-june-2008/ I posted the Blue Wave incident (see previous post) to simply report what a fellow Firefly experienced.  He had posted his report in the Firefly Brigade Forum where issues about cycling and its concomitant social responsibilities are discussed.  There, you can read something about the environment, like global warming and ... http://ruralpinoybiker.com/2008/06/04/blue-wave-incident-2/ A fellow member of the Firefly Brigade reported that the Blue Wave in Macapagal Avenue has been turning away cyclists who wish to patronize the establishment. He said that a guard, who was even wearing a barong tagalog insulted the cyclists who just wanted to have breakfast and coffee ... http://ruralpinoybiker.com/2008/06/01/bike-unfriendly-blue-wave-in-macapagal-avenue/ The University of the Philippines (UP) through the members and alumni of the UP Mountaineers has come up starting this school year with a very laudable project called “UP Padyak”. Its aim is to promote the bicycle as a cheap but safe and reliable means of transportation. At the same ... http://ruralpinoybiker.com/2008/05/29/up-padyak-project/ Watching a sports spectacle live and on the venue itself is unbeatable. The next best thing is to view it on TV but if you are on the road this becomes quite a task. You may have a portable TV in your car or SUV but the images ... http://ruralpinoybiker.com/2008/05/26/listening-to-a-sports-event-on-the-radio/