Especially awesome in light of the impending winter-biking season: “Quickfix” and “Foldnfix” are portable, snap-on bicycle mudguards, produced by London bicycle accessories design company Full Windsor. Unlike conventional mudguards, the pieces affix universally across almost all bikes and require no tools to install. (via Designboom)
Photographer Alessandro Grassani chronicles the rampant alcoholism and ubiquitous squalor of Mongolia’s capitol city, Ulan Bator, and the hardscrabble subsistence lifestyle of those from its surrounding provinces. Grassani’s impossibly bleak photo essay shows life on Mongolia’s barren landscape during dzud—or severe winter conditions. Think your life is tough? Try dragging a dead sheep across the frozen tundra on a makeshift wooden sled. See more …
Lot’s of good advice in here, especially in light of that gigantic blizzard about to tear up the heartland.
(Source: mothernaturenetwork)
