Tammy Thorne, editor-in-chief of Toronto's new local cycling magazine Dandyhorse, has sent us a few more details about the Spring 2009 launch party, and what you'll find inside the new issue. Wednesday April 29th, 7pm-midnight, Amsterdam Brewery, 21 Bathurst. $5 including magazine, free for subscribers, Bike Union members, and contributors.
Dandyhorse is a full colour 48-page celebration of cycling in Toronto. Our spring issue is being launched in conjunction with Amsterdam's new Big Wheel deluxe amber beer on April 29 at the brewery.
This issue features handmade bicycle pioneer Mike Barry and the Mariposa's that inspired the art of Greg Curnoe. We also take a critical look at “dooring” in Toronto; discuss the ethics of scavenging abandoned bikes; meet a plastic-free year-round cyclist, and revisit the Cycle Messenger World Championships of ’95, along with other stories about commuting, fashion, art, local history, advocacy, BMX, new products, and much more.
Dandyhorse will be available to the public on May 2 in our featured local locations listed below, and after May 9 in other better book, bike and boutique shops. For more details see dandyhorse.com
* MEC
* Sweet Pete's
* Bike Joint
* St. Clair Cycles
* Big Carrot
* Urbane Cyclist
* Hoopdriver
* Hello Velo
* CBN
* Bike Pirates
* Toronto Cyclists Union
In keeping with the spirit of human powered fun, Dandyhorse will be delivered to local locations around the city by a team of cyclists! If you have some free time on Saturday May 2nd, or the weekend of May 9th-10th, contact David Janzen for all the details. Cyclists with trailers or cargo-bikes would be especially helpful!
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Comments
AnnieD
Ack! I got four copies!
Fri, 05/01/2009 - 09:59Please TCU - create a family category for memberships!!! I've asked for this through both the website "contact us" link and by email because I don't want to get four copies of everything sent out through snail mail. I even sent a special request when I learned we'd be getting a free issue of Dandyhorse, but I still ended up with four copies. Since I haven't gotten replies through the other means of communication, I'm hoping someone with the power to implement the change will read this here and follow-up. I also never got a reply to my emails offering to help with data analysis for the cycling survey - anyone? I don't want to make this thread about communication with the TCU (I know that's one of the hardest things to get right with an almost entirely volunteer run organization), but I just don't know how else to get my message across.
As for the magazine itself, I only had the time to read the article on dooring and I was happy to find out that the issue is more on the radar than I'd realized. I've sent a few emails about poorly designed bike lanes next to parked cars in the past couple of years and was starting to think that maybe it was just me and I should just drop it. I felt validated reading the article and encouraged to keep raising the issue. Looking forward to reading the rest of the issue.
I'm curious what kinds of articles people are interested in reading in a cycling magazine. For myself, in order of preference:
1) advocacy and progress with cycling infrastructure
2) weekend family cycling routes
3) cycling infrastructure in other cities - what works, what doesn't work
4) handy dandy accessories for commuter cyclists
Annie