contributors laura walsh lives in Brookland, Washington, DC in a house full of roommates and a yard full of bikes. She likes turning streets into parks, turning parking lots into gardens, turning cars into planters, free public transportation, market rate pricing for parking, habaneros, dancing, and bright colors. She is 5’0” and dashing through the city on the small-tall bike built by one of her charming weld-happy roommates. Laura’s article on cycling in Washington DC appears on page 16 . justin sullivan whose photos of the Reno
Bike Project appear on page 27, is a commercial advertising photographer living and working in the Reno-Lake Tahoe area. He does not own a car, and commutes by bike daily. Justin was born in Glendale, CA and grew up in Northern Nevada. He loves riding fast, disc wheels, Canon bodies, and L lenses. www. justinsullivanphotography.com
joel gillespie grew up in Iowa, went to college
in Indiana, and is in the process of moving to Illinois. He tries to hide his prejudice against states that don’t begin with I, but, let’s face it, he is naturally suspicious of their intentions. If you have trouble sleeping, give him a call and ask about soybean processing. He writes for and edits Smile Politely. www.smilepolitely.com Joel’s Safe Routes to School article is on page 22.
flick harrison (reviews of the films Veer & Recycle-a-Bicycle, page 31) is a self-made nobody, a renegade artist, an underpreneur, a premier Vancouver poorfessional. Chretien’s chief strategist Warren Kinsella called Flick “offensive” and “unfair,” the Globe and Mail called him “hilarious,” and the Georgia Straight called his work “gorgeously sophisticated.” www.flickharrison.com luis bernhardt – track racer, opera-goer, troublemaker – is one of the last of a generation of bike-riding beatniks from Berkeley, CA. He now makes his home near Burnaby’s indoor velodrome and rides a Benotto track bike everywhere. Read Luis’ reviews of The Competition Bicycle and Campagnolo 75 years of Cycling Passion on page 32. chris keam is a Vancouver-based freelance writer and video editor. He has written for momentum since its first issue, as well as a number of other cycling publications, on topics such as cycle touring, mountain biking, and the cycling industry. www.chriskeam.com Read Chris’ article on E-bikes on page 40 and his review of the Giant Twist Freedom on page 43. mar/apr 09 ı #38
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