Biking in the Motor City

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Recently at a Kellogg Foundation event in Washington DC, I introduced myself and said I’m trying to promote non-motorized transportation in the Motor City. It drew a chuckle from the group.

And because we’re still the Motor City, a city full of mechanically-inclined tinkerers, it should be no surprise when I saw this custom bicycle at this summer’s Detroit Tigers Going, Going Green event.

I’m not sure I would trust attaching a two-cycle motor to what’s likely an old high tensile steel Ross frame with poor caliper brakes and an interesting wheelset, but…

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