Susty » Bikes+Trains+Automobiles http://susty.com Sustainable + Sexy Living Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:08:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Recycle-A-Bicycle 15th Birthday Celebration: Celeb-Signed Bike Auction http://susty.com/recycle-a-bicycle-15th-birthday-celebration-celeb-signed-bike-auction/ http://susty.com/recycle-a-bicycle-15th-birthday-celebration-celeb-signed-bike-auction/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:36:10 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=8519 A Benefit Auction Featuring the NY400 Batavus Bicycles and Bike-themed Art! Happy 15th Birthday Recycle-A-Bicycle!! With only 200 of its kind in the world, only twelve orange NY400 Batavus Bicycles will be available to the public. Lucky for you, it will be at this party! These bikes have also been endorsed and signed by cycling advocates like David Byrne, Janet Sadik-Kahn, Camiel Eurlings, Matthew Modine, Graham Hill from Planet Green, Bike Snob, Elmo from Sesame Street & more!]]> http://susty.com/recycle-a-bicycle-15th-birthday-celebration-celeb-signed-bike-auction/feed/ 0 Manhattan Bridge Archway Christmas Tree Lighting (Photos) http://susty.com/christmas-tree-lighting-manhattan-bridge-archway-arch-pedestrian-thoroughfare-dumbo-pedestrian-walkway-walk-transportation-urban-planning-renewal-infrastructure-public-space-brooklyn/ http://susty.com/christmas-tree-lighting-manhattan-bridge-archway-arch-pedestrian-thoroughfare-dumbo-pedestrian-walkway-walk-transportation-urban-planning-renewal-infrastructure-public-space-brooklyn/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:03:47 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=8498 redesign or the Pearl Street Triangle as well as the re-appropriation of the Manhattan Bridge Archway from closed off area for storing city trucks to useful pedestrian walkway. Here's a snapshot of the Christmas tree lighting event.]]> http://susty.com/christmas-tree-lighting-manhattan-bridge-archway-arch-pedestrian-thoroughfare-dumbo-pedestrian-walkway-walk-transportation-urban-planning-renewal-infrastructure-public-space-brooklyn/feed/ 0 NAU Eco-Friendly Clothing: Ian Yolles Interviewed on TreeHuggerTV (Video) http://susty.com/nau-eco-friendly-clothing-green-apparel-ian-yolles-interview-treehugger-tv-thtv-video/ http://susty.com/nau-eco-friendly-clothing-green-apparel-ian-yolles-interview-treehugger-tv-thtv-video/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:50:07 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=8231 modus operendi to be conducting "business un-usual." At the heart of the company are sustainable practices, and Yolles holds forth with this money quote describing NAU as:
an enterprise designed around... the deep conviction that we share which is that companies have a much broader responsibility to the community than simply the rabid, singular pursuit of profit at the expense of everything else.
]]> http://susty.com/nau-eco-friendly-clothing-green-apparel-ian-yolles-interview-treehugger-tv-thtv-video/feed/ 0 NY400 Bright Orange Batavus Bikes to be Auctioned for Recycle-A-Bicycle http://susty.com/ny400-batavus-bikes-recycle-a-bicycle-auction-bright-orange-frame-dutch-manufacturing-wheelsspokes-pedals-holland-nyc-usa-netherlands-henry-hudson-400-years-celebration-transportation/ http://susty.com/ny400-batavus-bikes-recycle-a-bicycle-auction-bright-orange-frame-dutch-manufacturing-wheelsspokes-pedals-holland-nyc-usa-netherlands-henry-hudson-400-years-celebration-transportation/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:39:33 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=8548 NY400 Fleet of Dutch bikes will be officially handed over to Recycle-A-Bicycle to further promote bicycle use as a sustainable way of transportation in New York City. Twelve of those bright orange Batavus bikes will be auctioned off on December 14th to raise funds for Recycle-A-Bicycle's educational programming of the NY400 bikes.]]> http://susty.com/ny400-batavus-bikes-recycle-a-bicycle-auction-bright-orange-frame-dutch-manufacturing-wheelsspokes-pedals-holland-nyc-usa-netherlands-henry-hudson-400-years-celebration-transportation/feed/ 0 Trek Carbon Belt-Drive Bike (Video) http://susty.com/trek-carbon-belt-drive-bike-tech-transportation-technology-low-maintenance-human-power-greaseless-video/ http://susty.com/trek-carbon-belt-drive-bike-tech-transportation-technology-low-maintenance-human-power-greaseless-video/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:12:23 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=8584 http://susty.com/trek-carbon-belt-drive-bike-tech-transportation-technology-low-maintenance-human-power-greaseless-video/feed/ 0 200 Dutch Batavus Bikes Come to NYC (Photos, Video) http://susty.com/dutch-batavus-bikes-nyc-200-manufactured-ny400-promote-bicycle-riding-new-york-city-netherlands-usa-history-celebrate-2009-henry-hudson-river-culture-photos-video/ http://susty.com/dutch-batavus-bikes-nyc-200-manufactured-ny400-promote-bicycle-riding-new-york-city-netherlands-usa-history-celebrate-2009-henry-hudson-river-culture-photos-video/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 17:18:45 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=8529 NY400 celebration of Henry Hudson's arrival in what would become New York City, a "Queen’s Day" bicycle event was held yesterday to introduce 200 Dutch-manufactured Batavus bikes in NYC. However, the event was overshadowed by the tragedy in the Netherlands wherein a car drove into a crowd welcoming the Dutch Royal Family in the town of Apeldoorn, killing seven people including the driver and injuring 12 others.]]> http://susty.com/dutch-batavus-bikes-nyc-200-manufactured-ny400-promote-bicycle-riding-new-york-city-netherlands-usa-history-celebrate-2009-henry-hudson-river-culture-photos-video/feed/ 0 Car Attack Targets Dutch Royals in Apeldoorn (Photos) http://susty.com/car-attack-dutch-royals-apeldoorn-target-murder-killing-death-automobile-crash-smash-photos/ http://susty.com/car-attack-dutch-royals-apeldoorn-target-murder-killing-death-automobile-crash-smash-photos/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:40:17 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=8532 http://susty.com/car-attack-dutch-royals-apeldoorn-target-murder-killing-death-automobile-crash-smash-photos/feed/ 0 Naked Bike Ride, Plastic Bottle Boat & Swimming with Tigers – SNL Weened Update VIDEO http://susty.com/naked-bike-ride-plastic-bottle-boat-swimming-tigers-snl-weekend-update-video/ http://susty.com/naked-bike-ride-plastic-bottle-boat-swimming-tigers-snl-weekend-update-video/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:56:15 +0000 by Team Susty, Global http://susty.com/?p=6208 >Sarah Palin SNL Debut: Tina Fey, Weekend Update Alaska Rap Dancing, Baldwin & Wahlberg VIDEO>>Amanda Beard Nude Playboy Photo GalleryRecycle-A-Bicycle 15th Birthday Celebration: Celeb-Signed Bike AuctionAdrian Grenier & Honey Brothers Rock the NAU House; Eco-Friendly [...]]]> http://susty.com/naked-bike-ride-plastic-bottle-boat-swimming-tigers-snl-weekend-update-video/feed/ 0 Gas Prices Fall, Will Fuel Consumption? + Ford Stock Cheaper Than Gas VIDEOS>> http://susty.com/gas-prices-fall-fuel-consumption-ford-stock-cheaper-than-gas-videos/ http://susty.com/gas-prices-fall-fuel-consumption-ford-stock-cheaper-than-gas-videos/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:56:40 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=2924 Now that gas is cheaper will we consume less? This AP news video reports that Americans are now paying significantly less at the pump. Will the gas price break lead to more consumption or have drivers learned lessons from $4 a gallon gasoline?
As gas approaches affordable again, will drivers forget the painful lessons of overreliance on a dwindling resource?
While the report misses an opportunity to plug the link between the burning of fossil fuels leading to the accumulation of atmospheric greenhouse gasses, its reinforcement of the oil scarcity message is a fine way to help move the world along to renewables. Of note is that the depressed economy continues to keep demand for gas down with once-bitten, dog-shy consumers. Also, OPEC meets today and is expected to slash production thereby sending prices up again. After the jump, a video interview with Csaba Csere, editor-in-chief of Car & Driver magazine: Ford stock cheaper than a gallon of gas and are the big three American automakers doomed?]]> http://susty.com/gas-prices-fall-fuel-consumption-ford-stock-cheaper-than-gas-videos/feed/ 0 Children Experience Mountain Biking For First Time VIDEO >> http://susty.com/children-experience-mountain-biking-first-time-video/ http://susty.com/children-experience-mountain-biking-first-time-video/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:58:18 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=2931 http://susty.com/children-experience-mountain-biking-first-time-video/feed/ 0