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January 3, 2008

Video of Chalo and Jeremy’s Bicycle floats from Austin’s First Night parade.

Thanks to the folks over at pedicabnews.com  for finding this video.  It has some great footage of Chalo, Sachee, and Jeremy’s pedal powered creations in action. (at 1 min 43 seconds.)

 

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December 10, 2007

Pedicabbies claim tix blitz (NYC)

Comentary:
This is one stratagy that has not been used in Austin. Hopefully it never will.
Article take from PEDICABBIES CLAIM TIX BLITZ
PEDICABBIES CLAIM TIX BLITZ
By PATRICK GALLAHUE
December 10, 2007 — Pedicab drivers are accusing the city of waging a petty ticket blitz against them.

They say that since Wednesday, cops have slammed them with […]

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December 9, 2007

“The Soul Of a Pedicab Driver” by Carl Etnier

This article take from:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/pedicab.html

Pictures of Carl Etnier

Pedicabbing doesn’t make me a better person. By trying to become a better person, however, I am becoming a better pedicab chauffeur. This is the story of a little spiritual journey I’ve taken over the last year, stimulated in part by my pedicabbing.

I am by hobby a pedicab chauffeur […]

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October 27, 2007

Videos: “Diary Of Human Horse” and others

“Diary Of Human Horse”


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October 19, 2007

Life of a Chineese pedicabber

This article taken from the following link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7049238.stm

Difficult life of China’s migrants
By Daniel Griffiths
BBC News, Beijing

Hu Yijun cycles his small rickshaw through the streets of Beijing.

Rural poor often travel to Beijing in a bid to make money

He is out on the road most days - a small thin man with a paralysed right arm, weaving his […]

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