Vote For An Idea.

The Goatville Cyclesmith is applying for a grant with Chase Mission Main Street.  You can help the Cyclesmith Industries grow and better serve the cycling community simply by voting for this idea.

The grant would make it possible to manufacture bicycles here in New Haven, which would then be made available for lease or purchase.  Vote Cyclesmith!  Only 250 votes are needed, and it literally only takes a moment or two.  The signup process is really easy.  The community would benefit from this program by means of the education available, as well as with the bicycles being made available to the public.  It would help begin the process of returning manufacturing efforts back to America, if even in a local way.   Help bring bicycles and cycling to New Haven in a major way by simply voting for this idea.

Vote for this idea on the Chase Mission Main Street page.

Transportation Issues Abound - Can Cyclesmith Fix?

As you know, the {#NHV} hashtag on Twitter got its origins from Union Station.  Transportation issues abound in the region, due to the Metro North crash which happened last Friday.

The safety record of the MTA Metro North line has been historically very sound (though it's difficult to find official safety records at the moment due to the flood of internet news traffic regarding the tragic (but minimal in comparison to the full scope of possibility), since Friday's derailment.

One local guy has solved those problems years ago, simply by only travelling as far as his bike will take him.  Except his bike contains a bicycle shop, and he fixes bikes on the corner, on an irregular and sometimes unpredictable basis.  Meaning that his official hours are at random but you can expect to see him most days during the week.

He is the Goatville Cyclesmith, and I hope he will release a series of bicycle mechanic training videos, to be aired on Nhv, at some point in the future.  Presently he doesn't have much of a web presence.



Trains, be safe and handle your rails correctly.  People fixing them, make sure they don't break anymore. Everyone, be careful especially when you drive a car.  Cell phone world is not important compared to physically actually moving world.  That's all the advice I can think of right now.