5.5 Years Weird Things in Prague
Darn, I missed it: The milestone anniversary. Never mind. Now I’m celebrating 5.5 years of this blog. It is a weird number for a weird blog about a weird city.
Tagged: bike
Well-Intentioned One-Way Road
Also in Prague, one-way roads are increasingly made accessible to bicycles in both directions. No doubt, a commendable step. Looking at the street signs, however, something doesn’t feel quite right…
Flying Bicycle Took Off
The flying bicycle, created by Czech engineers and hobbyists, has successfully managed to take off. Now the team only needs to figure out how a pilot could safely operate that machine. I think that...
Chinese Company Misused President as Supermodel
Once again a post about a person from Prague abroad – or actually his image. This was first reported last October – sorry about the delay. When president Václav Klaus received an e-bike as...
Bike to Heaven
Now you can contribute to a new memorial for Jan Bouchal – “Bike to Heaven” by Krištof Kintera. The organizers say they still need around Kč200,000 (roughly US$10,000) for silver-coating the lamp post, transport...
Mountains in Prague
I love that video for the festival Zažijte Vršovice jinak (Experience Vrsovice – a Prague township – differently, i.e. with pedestrians reclaiming public space). It refers to the common argument that biking in Prague...
Watch out for the enemy
There are several ways how to cope with the Prague traffic as a cyclist: If you don’t prefer the do-it-yourself way, you may want to switch into camouflage mode. Watch the presentation by Conrad...
Do-it-yourself bike lane
Riding bike in Prague looks to me like tempting fate. In fact, I never dared to try it. Some streets seem safe enough, in others you will inevitably have to struggle for your space....
