Jul 2, 2008 0
3 Ring Cycles
Ask for: Single-Trackin Load-Haulin Mama Lindsay
1925 Francisco Blvd E #18
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-259-5704
www.3ringcycles.com
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May 16, 2008 0
Earth Abides
Just finished reading Earth Abides, on the recommendation of a friend. It’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi about the survivors of the next big plague (right here in berkeley, no less. I used to live within a stone’s throw of the hero’s house.). It’s written pretty insightfully for 1948, with a good amount of humility for what the real world has to offer. Themes of the breakdown of car culture really resonate with some of the more extreme calls for aggressive transport revolution these days. The rest of the book review aside, it was fun to speculate along these lines as a bike aficionado, and compare the antagonist’s search for motorized transport with out own explorations into bike travel. The bike-mounted human is an animal that can survive failed states and natural disasters pretty well. Granted, a lot of the tools are prohibitively specialized, but all in all it’s a machine you can do a lot with. I’m just glad I don’t have to go by dog-powered cart, as the hero does.
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