Well that didn’t take long! Less than 24 hours after IKEA gave away 12,000 bikes to employees with much fanfare about increasing sustainability, the employees are already selling them on Craig’s list: In fairness, they were a gift, and the recipient is certainly free to do what they like with the gift. You are not [...]
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IKEA is giving away 12,000 bikes. Should we be patting them on the back?
Earlier today, modern furniture store IKEA announced that it will be giving over 12,400 bikes away to everyone of its employees as an end of year thank gift. In the bicycle community, should we be praising IKEA for this generous gift? Yes and no. IKEA is well known as being a company that takes care [...]
At last: A pizza holder setup for Xtracycle
Thanks to Ecovelo for alerting me to the latest creative cargo hauling solution developed by an Xtracycle owner. I present the Pizzaloader, probably the best addition to the Xtracycle line up since the Bike Blender. Xtracycle’s website has detailed instructions on how to build this using an IKEA Gorm Bookshelf, IKEA Lansa Bar w/ Two Screws, and [...]
