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When Cycle Chap dreams… he often dreams of these (FYI Chap’s b-day is in late December and name day is early May):

Velorbis… what I wouldn’t give for a Gents Balloon:  http://www.velorbis.com/. Could you expect anything than beauty from Italy?  From the land of Romeo and Juliet comes these purveyors of love on wheels:  http://umbertodei.it/index.htm. Bikes built in Brooklyn?  Yes, Virginia, there is a Bicycle Maker there.  Check out his work at:  http://www.horsecycles.com/. If you go for single speeds… check out these lovely custom creations:  http://www.bigshotbikes.com/

Bike books that I have enjoyed: 

Loved his sense of humor in the book, the history lessons and the people lessons; a fun read all around:  http://www.chroniclebooks.com/bikesnob/

I already had a crush on New York City… now I’m just simply smitten.  No place else like it… for better or worse, and this photo book proves it.  I was also pleasantly surprised to find a dvd film on the inside back cover to go along with it.  It is a great photo book and a fun dvd, check it out at:  http://www.cheryldunn.net/#/books

While this is not a book per se,  the magazines are almost the size of a book.  Bone Shaker Magazine is full of fun stories and profiles of folks involved in all aspects of biking.  http://www.boneshakermag.com/

Life style pages:

I’ve come across a label for a way that I have been living for many years now:  Slow life.  An intentionally slow one, not slow in the sense of lazy… but slow in the sense of absorbing experiences and deep connection.  Simply rushing through life from task to task leaves quite little left to make essential connections.  To take a moment and actually live, rather than rush.  Transportation is a necessary part of life, but it need not be a lightning fast joyless unconnected experience… and that is where I believe the bicycle comes in.  Being out in the world, not boxed in a metal/plastic box interacting with the world around you… seeing others and connecting with your neighbors is what a bicycle can afford you on a daily basis.  To quote a roll model from my younger days:  "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."  Taking the road less traveled also is taking the life less traveled, escape the rat race and join the enjoyable pace.  Here are a few links for some thoughts and resources to live a more connected stress freer, slower pace of life that I’ve enjoyed:

This is the site where I first discovered the term ‘slow life’, and I really connected with this idea straight off.  Check them out at http://jorgandolif.com/

Slow books, Food, Schools, Travel and more can be found with the folks at:  http://www.slowmovement.com/

Here is a fine page for bicycle commuters with news, reviews and tips:   http://www.commutebybike.com/

Here is a city biking magazine with reviews news and all sorts of stories:  http://urbanvelo.org/

Bicycle Galleries:

Obviously with being a lover of bicycles it goes without saying a lover of art as a bicycle is simply art in motion.  Here are a few fine galleries that I’ve enjoyed:

Rat rod bikes, the most obvious expression of artistic expression on two wheels: http://www.ratrodbikes.com/

Right up there, and some would say above, with Rat Rod bikes are low rider custom bikes.  I have to say many of these bikes are simply amazing and unbelievable, you have to see to believe:  http://www.lowriderbike.com/index.html

This might just be my favorite site for gazing at my favorite type of bikes.  I really need to get my own submitted eventually!  http://threespeedgallery.blogspot.com/

A very nice web bicycle museum:  http://oldbike.wordpress.com/

While my current love is for 3 Speed English bicycles, my first sweetheart was an old Peugeot road bike… and here is a fantastic resource for those beautiful old French bikes:  http://retropeugeot.com/

Here is an extremely through site with road bikes from all over the place for you to peruse:  http://www.classicrendezvous.com/

From time to time you may need to do some repairs, and here is a handy site for you:  http://bicycletutor.com/