2 Wheels Maybe

Yes, I love classic and oddball cars, so I've had this post in mind for a while. (Be patient, Mesquite Huggers, it'll turn green in a bit.) Growing up in West Texas, I didn't have much exposure to that many Bristish-made Austin cars, but I did fall in love with the Austin Mini and the Bug-Eyed Sprite early on. As a matter of fact I looked at each as a possibility for my first car. But I didn't become aware of the Moke's existence until much, much later. And I've never seen one in person.   Find it here   Find it here   Just last week, I almost had my chance. One showed up (You guessed it!) on Craigslist.   Don't find it on Amarillo Craigslist - it disappeared quickly!   Yep, there it was just a two hour drive north of here. But I invoked my new project mantra - The best way to avoid temptation is to avoid temptation. (I sent it to Chris and Grizz so they could be tempted instead - sorry, guys!) I guess we'll throw that on...

[Dual-posted on Mesquite Hugger and 2Wheels Maybe ] Cargo bike obsession - normally, I figure it's just me being an eco-dork. But lately it seems so much bigger than that. A homebuilt longtail cargo bike Cargo bikes siren sing to me for a lot of practical and impractical reasons. The biggest three are I want to do my best to go car-free/petroleum free I want to spread the word (and a cargo bike would invite a lot of questions!) I want to live healthier - both physically and financially. and a cargo bike should help with all three. A snippet of  the most recent runaway post (by MH standards) post Number 3 with a bullet! (by MH standards) Recently, though, a lot of you have been stopping by to check out cargo bike posts. Back in October, I wrote a post about a pretty simple way to build your own cargo bike. Most posts around here have an initial response of twenty to thirty clicks and then quickly die down to a click or two per week ...