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bikes
Bottleclip Attaches Any Bottle to (Almost) Any Bike
Ah, the hot summer is here. Is there any better way to enjoy it than sitting on the terrace of the Surf Bar, slurping one caipirinha after the other while the sun—and other things—kisses your cheeks. Maybe. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by raygun: What's wrong with a water bottle and cage? Worked for cyclists pretty well so far! 9 Responses | Other threads
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bike
Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
Can your mountain bike survive this 1000-foot jump? Mine can't. In fact, I don't even have a mountain bike. Much less one that is used by the US Marines, folds, and looks as badass as the Montague Paratrooper Tactical Bike. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Kaiser-Machead: $800 for a bike is not that bad actually. My Specialized's frame alone was like $1,100, but it's super light... 19 Responses | Other threads
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bicycle
Revolutionary Bicycle Doesn't Use Wheels or Any Common Sense
Guan Baihua—a guy in China—must know something that we don't know. Some secret law of physics that explains why the hell his bike has no wheels, but weird metal and rubber angled pieces. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by ProperBritish: the shapes of each wheel counteract, making the ride smooth, presumably. 6 Responses | Other threads
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concepts
Freelock Self-Locking Cycle Concept
If you're tired of carrying a lock around with you every where you ride, the Freelock is a self-locking bicycle whose seat also functions as a built in lock, which is apparently as secure as an old bicycle with a typical chain lock. More »
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By Andi WangComment by switchblade saints: HAHA locking to the bus-stop. That is a brilliant idea in my city. 4 Responses | Other threads
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review
Schwinn Tailwind Electric Bicycle Lightning Review
The Gadget: Schwinn Tailwind Bicycle has all the features of a well equipped commuter bike, but comes with an integrated electric motor that makes this two-wheeler a motor-assisted bicycle. More »
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wooden bicycle
Chinese Villager Takes Wooden Bike Out For a Spin
A carpenter in a Chinese village, perhaps unwilling to spend what would amount to a month's pay on a bicycle, has created a 100% wooden one to ride around town instead. More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by spider2544: the only downside would be that you would have to constantly pedal to make it go but other than that totally... 5 Responses | Other threads
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bikes
This Is the World's Most Advanced Bike and it Has an On-Board Computer
BERU's Factor 001 is scheduled to be unveiled next week in the UK, and purportedly has GPS, motorsport-grade sensors and a radio transmitter, which all go back to an on-board computer. More »
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Comment by Superweirdash: This is a joke in the cycling world. It's a carbon frame with time-trial aero design, a heart rate monitor,... 8 Responses | Other threads
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spooky art
Skeleton Bicycle Will Give Me Nightmares for Weeks
I don't know what's wrong with this thing. It's not the metal skeleton that gives me the chills. It's probably the posture. If there are bikes in hell, they are probably like this one. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by instanthuman: the expression, if you can call it that, on the ... gees, the skulls face is plain stupid, somehow. what... 4 Responses | Other threads
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sit on it
Clothes Iron Bike Seat Warms Your Cheeks
If you've ever wanted to sit on a hard, flat, unyielding piece of metal while biking but your butt gets cold easily, we've got a solution for your ridiculous problem. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: I'm pretty sure burnt ass has got to smell worse than burnt hair.... 4 Responses | Other threads
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concept
Concept Electric Bike Charges Via A Method You Probably Would Never Guess In a Million Years
This concept folding electric bike won a Merit prize in a bike design competition, but its practical use is probably limited. Why? Because you charge it at home by pedaling. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by morcheeba: You can tell this is a design concept that hasn't been built... see that front wheel? Wonder why no... 7 Responses | Other threads
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lolz
See Saw Bicycle: Crashing is Only One of the Ways It Can Kill You
Once again, someone has taken absurd and dangerous bicycle design to another preposterous level. Thankfully, the See Saw bike is only in the prototype phase because if you didn't flat out crash and burn trying to ride it (with someone of equal weight), you would surely go brain dead repeatedly head-butting your partner. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by DeadWriter: And so the metaphor of love became tangible, a physical manifestation of the mechanics of romantic relationships. Most were... 5 Responses | Other threads
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lolz
Double Bike Takes You on a Supremely Ridiculous Ride
By the looks of things, this double-wheeled bike concept can easily stand alongside gems like the 12-foot tall bicycle, face to face tandem bicycle and the running bicycle in terms of sheer stupidity and pointless danger. Since there is no chain attached to the lower wheels, I can only assume that the upper wheel is generating all the momentum—transferring the energy like a set of gears (although, I can't imagine that would be very efficient—and you would have to pedal backwards). At any rate, you would have time to think about how stupid this all is as you hit a pebble in the road and fall to your untimely death. [My Confined Space via Coolbuzz]
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By Sean FallonComment by bobojuice: So you have to pedal this thing backwards? Am i missing something? 5 Responses | Other threads
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Halloween Gadgets
Broomstick Bike Is Perfect Vehicle for Wannabe Witches
A black bike with a broomstick mechanism designed to steer it? It must belong to... a witch! A witch! A witch! A witch! We've found a witch! A witch! A witch! A witch! A witch! We've got a witch! A witch! A witch! Burn her! Burn her! Burn her! We've found a witch! We've found a witch! A witch! A witch! A witch! We have found a witch. May we burn her? Anyone has a duck? More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by bobdobbs: Did you dudes know the witches on broomsticks thing came about because some lonely, single women, at one time, were... 15 Responses | Other threads
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design
Di-Cycle: A Bike That Travels Over Land and Water
Right off the bat the Di-Cycle design is eye-catching. Imagine the looks you would get pedaling this down the road, smashing into cars and bumping old ladies off the sidewalk. Now imagine the looks you would get when you turn sharply toward the neighborhood pool, ride in and mow down all of the swimmers flailing around in the water trying desperately to escape. Apparently that pleasant dream is possible with this bizarre looking contraption. Unfortunately, you are going to have to rein in your bicycle blood lust for now. The Di-Cycle is only in the design phase at the moment. [Core 77 via ffffound via Likecool via Ubergizmo]
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By Sean FallonComment by McLucky: Should the title be "D-Cycle: Travels Over Land and Water but Can't Turn on Either"? It doesn't look like you... 8 Responses | Other threads
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fantastic plastic
Innervision Plastic Bike Should be Called Re-Bicyclable
Designer Matt Clark has come up with Innervision: a prototype polypropelene bike designed to be fully recyclable. And, incidentally, to look rather cool indeed. The frame is in two parts, which are welded together: an inner frame with strong triangular truss-structure and an outer frame for a better look. Both split into two, so the bike is easy to manufacture. For now it's made of new plastic, but Matt intends future ones to be made of recycled polypropylene. Apparently it rides well, thanks to that stiff inner body. And it's got a pretty good theft deterrent system: anyone hacksawing it free from a bike lock would have a useless half-bike. Unless they bought the toy plastic welder perhaps. [Bike Commuter via Gadget Lab] -
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Nulla Minimalist Bike Concept Dispenses With Spokes, Most of Frame
Designer Bradford Waugh came up with Nulla (meaning "nothing") as a way of making bikes more stylish and lightweight. And visually stunning of course. Lacking spokes, it uses a direct-gear-chain drive system, which leaves the bike looking like a simple set of open curves. Whether or not it would ride well would be immaterial, methinks: rock up to a cycling meet on this thing and you'd have an instant bunch of admirers. Just a concept... but who knows, it looks exactly sort of thing we're riding in twenty years time. [Tuvie]
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By Kit EatonComment by sharkilepsy: @DisposableInterloper: i've had this happen in safari and firefox on my mac, ie and firefox on xp, and ie on... more » | Other threads
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retromodo
1940s Video Shows Off Crazy Bike Innovations
I'm not completely sure what's going on in this clip or where it's even from but it contains a) weird and crazy bicycles, b) jazzy music, and c) old timeyness—thus, it rules. I'm pretty sure the language is Czech, so if any of you know Czech, please tell me what they're saying! My favorite strange bikes: the really, really huge one at 3:15 and the sewing machine one at roughly 4:40. [MAKE]
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By Elaine ChowComment by VojtÄ›ch Benedikt: Strange Bicycles (said in a timey accent) Time after time, it's possible to encounter very strange types of bycicles in Prague, which... more » | Other threads
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bicycle
The Backpack Bicycle For Ultra-Portable, Potentially Dangerous Transportation
The idea of a compact, folding bicycle is nothing new, but designer Chang Ting Jen is hoping to take the concept even further with his Backpack bike. According to the specs, a production version would weigh around 12 pounds and fold into a backpack that measured just under 2 feet in length. Naturally, that means that you could pick up and carry your bike around just about anywhere. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by toyotaboy: concepts are great, too bad they don't include any of the fine details like movement. Speaking as an engineer, that concept... more » | Other threads
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electric bike
Panasonic Makes Electric Bike With Regenerative Braking
What better alternative to driving to work than riding an electric bicycle? Panasonic's Vivi RX 10-S, which is due in Japan on August 20, works the same way many hybrid vehicle systems do: taking the energy from braking and harness it into recharging the battery. The total assisted travel range combining pedal power, electric power and electric regeneration is around 55 to 77 miles, which should be enough to get you to and from work without having to go super sweaty style. If you switch on its automatic mode, you'll be able ride upwards of 113 miles on a single full charge. No word on US release yet. [Crunchgear]
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By Jason ChenComment by IchabodMalinkoo: I bought a bike from Goodwill that looked like this one, back when my driver's license was suspended. The... more » | Other threads
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phil bridge
Cardboard Bicycle Costs Just $30, Don't Leave It Out in the Rain
A 21-year-old student from the UK has designed a cardboard bicycle that he has dubbed "the ultimate green machine." Supporting anyone up to 168 pounds, the frame, which costs around $6 to make, is made from the cardboard used in industrial packaging, whilst the wheels and chain are standard bike issue, and will cost around $24. More » -
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Bloom Bicycle Attachment Seeds the World With Pedal Power, Bubbles
No, this is not an exhaust pipe for your bike (that'd be silly). It's Bloom, the pedal-powered, environmentally friendly attachment that produces seed-filled bubbles meant to transform concrete jungles into lush forests. Using nothing but the wind, a seed pellet, and a little vegetable based soapy water, the Bloom disperses bubbles into the cracks and crevices of our congested cityscape. Then nature takes over and the seedlings mature into vegetation, which is promptly exterminated by the department of public works. Just kidding. This is actually a pretty ingenious idea when you see how it works, and is one of many from Design 21's "Power to the Pedal" design competition. More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by Homerjay here for OxyClean!: @Xenobiologista: We call those teenage girls "Fag hags" :) They flock because he's non-threatening. more » | Other threads
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zoom
The 75 MPH Bicycle That's Powered by a Jet Engine
Robert Maddox is a builder and seller of real pulse jet engines with powers up to 1000 pounds... and if that's not a cool enough hobby, he's also bolted one to a bicycle. The 50-ish pounds of thrust developed by the engine could push the bike up to 75 MPH, which would be a real bone-shaker of a ride. And a deafening one too: the pulse jet engine makes a frightening racket, and its humming sound earned the Second World War cruise-missile V1s that used similar engines the nicknames buzzbomb and doodlebug. You can hear and see the results of this DIY craziness in the video. More »
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By Kit EatonComment by GeorgiaCado: I recall that a pulse jet powered personal helicopter was very do-able. Because the power is at the tips it was... more » | Other threads
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design
Cycle Bag: Twinkie Storage Unit For Big-Assed Cyclists
In a nutshell, the Cycle Bag is a removable bike saddle that can be utilized as a backpack. While I think that this concept design from Iohanna Pani has potential in terms of all around convenience and deterring theft, I can't help but wonder about the size. On a motorcycle, maybe—but a bicycle? You simply don't come across many cyclists with asses wide enough to engulf a meter stick. [Yanko Design]
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By Sean FallonComment by Twp3pf2: "You simply don't come across many cyclists with asses wide enough to engulf a meter stick." You've got the stick turned... more » | Other threads
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design
Face to Face Tandem Bike Makes First Dates Last Dates
Not content with looking like a dumbass on a regular tandem bike, Taiwanese inventor Chen Yugang decided to kick it up a notch and develop a bike that is as dangerous as it is ridiculous. Apparently, his new design can be ridden face to face, conventionally or (and here is the real kicker) back to back for couples looking to add a little rush to their romantic life. Seriously though guys, there isn't a damn thing that is romantic about the emergency room okay? Still, Yugang plans on getting it mass produced. Yeah, good luck with that dude—I just hope you have a great lawyer. [Daily Times via Geekologie via DVICE]
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By Sean FallonComment by mangochutney: @BadBoyNDSU: Just like Mario Kart Double Dash, right? more » | Other threads
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clips
Walking Bike, Perfect Use For Old Keds, Jordans
We're not going to oversell this one. It's a bike. And it's had the wheels replaced by spokes tipped with shoes. In other words, it's quite possible the greatest invention ever. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by phreakincool: @gallasm: best post evar! I lol'd! more » | Other threads
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transportation
Ride the Bitchcruiser Bike, But Wear Protection (NSFW)
Once in a while we come across an invention that's so ludicrously chauvinist, even our testosterone-fueled rants sputter to speechlessness. Just check out the NSFW photos (and plenty of 'em) after the jump. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by whoster69: Amazing that some prudes can see the humor in this. This thing would be great just to get a... more » | Other threads
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design
CyCool Uses Your Own Cycling Energy To Cool You
Stationary biking may be fun and healthy, but unless you're sitting right under an air conditioning vent, you're gonna get hot. Real hot. So why not use the energy generated by all that furious pedaling to power a fan that cools you off at the same time? Sounds brilliant to us as long as you can shut off the fan occasionally so you're not always getting the cooling effect. There's nothing worse than cycling in the wind when it's cold. [Yanko Design]
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By Jason ChenComment by Hello_Newman: Yeah it's been done, but I wish it looked more comfortable, the seat looks small, and to be honest, it's... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Jumping Stilts Race Bicycle - Guess Who Wins
Vanessa of DVice has a video up of her learning how to use these crazy jumping stilts with the people who are selling them. The stilts are definitely cool and let you get a little bit more jump than man was intended to, but things get a little tricky when you fast forward to about halfway through the video when one of the guys decides to get cocky and race a guy on a bike. Things go well at first (the stilts guy takes a head start), but he eats it hard when one of his goatman-like stilts hits a leaf. He's OK, but it shows that these jumping stilts have a little ways to go. [DVice]
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By Jason ChenComment by mthrndr: Vanessa's got a little Mary Steenbergen crossed with Mila Kunis thing going on. me likes. Also, I loved how after bock-douche... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Crossbreed Bike Wheels Fold Automagically
A UK Designer has come up with a full-sized wheel that can be completely folded. Duncan Fitzsimmons' Crossbreed wheel doesn't have the poor-performance delivered by the tiny wheels on folding bikes and despite sounding pretty dangerous it actually works, as you can see in the video. More » -
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Google Contest Winner Delivers Clean Water via Bicycles
You may not have heard of Google's Innovate or Die competition, but it was a $5000 contest for coming up with a method to provide rural communities with water—an endeavor that doesn't sound glorious, but is quite important to thirsty people. Aquaduct, the winning team, created a bicycle that can both help transport water quickly and easily, but clean that water at the same time! Congrats to Aquaduct, whose team of 5 easily averted a tense situation by being able to divide up the prize with simple math. [Google - Thanks Diem!]
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By Jason ChenComment by Oneon1isto: Don't aquaducts require a fair amount of construction and expertise to carry water miles? I think this little project assumes... more » | Other threads
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concept prototype
Cerevellum Bike Computer Does It All, Including Video From Behind
Soon you'll be able to set up a computer network on your bicycle that's just downright useful. The Cerevellum's main unit mounts front and center on your handlebars, and then you plug in USB modules that give you GPS capability, heart rate readings, and even the amount of energy you're expending pedaling that bike. Heck, it even gives you eyes in the back of your head. More »
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Comment by OtakuboyT: I could have used this when I was in school and I was chases by bullies. One time I looked back... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Breakfast Bike Tray Spells Death Wish
Eating while driving is inadvisable, but at least you have a bunch of "car" between you and the thing you hit. Not so when you're on a bicycle, which is why this BreakFast tray—which holds your breakfast AND has a slot for a cup—is probably a bad idea. Sure, if you can manage to balance yourself, pedal, chew and read a newspaper at the same time, then you might not kill yourself while using this BreakFast tray. But if you're like any of the bike riders we've seen around Giz HQ, you're just asking for a free ambulance ride (that you actually have to pay for later). [Produktdesign via Wired via Dvice]
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By Jason ChenComment by bdkennedy1: After you're done eating it can attach to your seat to double as a toilet. more » | Other threads
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ride like the windrider
Windrider Bicycle Clip Makes You Feel Like a Superhero, Look Like an Idiot
The next time you strap on that goofy helmet and head out on your bike to work, consider adding a pair of these Windrider Bicycle Clips to your ensemble. They protect your pant cuffs from rips and stains caused by the bicycle chain, and they are made from a reflective PVC for night-time riding. And don't worry, the people pointing and laughing are just jealous about how badass you look. Available for $15. [Product Page via Cool Hunting]
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By Sean FallonComment by Slokunshialgo: My first thought was that Greek messenger guy... The god who could get anywhere really quickly. But secondly, if I really... more » | Other threads
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cycling
Bicygnals Front and Rear Lights Makes Your Bike Look Like a Cop Car
If you have the balls to weave your bike through heavy traffic on city streets, you might not even consider Bicygnals, battery-operated LED turn signals that make your bike look like a cop car. For the rest of us, we can appreciate how these front and rear signals communicate with each other wirelessly with a quick flip of a switch. That's certainly better than taking your hands off the handlebars and flashing hand signals, which won't do you much good at night, anyway. More »
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Comment by UrbanaKollar: I snagged one of these off eBay out of NZ. The good: The lights work great! All 8... more » | Other threads
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electric bike
Electrobike Pi Gives You 3.14 Reasons to Get Rid of Your Car
Hop on the Electrobike Pi, and through the courtesy of your two feet and its 1hp motor, no one will ever be able to blame you for global warming again. Three reasons? It's efficient, it's fun, it's socially responsible and it looks cool. Okay, maybe the cool look is the ".14" reason. It still has a carbon footprint (a minuscule 210 pounds a year if you ride it 100 miles a week), but reduce that number to zero (for $1800 extra) by attaching its giant arch-shaped solar charger, and after an eight-hour day in the sun (or 2.5 hours plugged in) that battery is good for another 25 miles, even if you don't pedal at all. More »
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Comment by islandmonk: @vidmeister: The carbon for the carbon dioxide is in the gas. The oxygen for it is in the air. more » | Other threads
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hydrogen
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bike
It may look unassuming, but this bike by Shanghai Pearl Hydrogen Power Source Technology Co is pretty revolutionary. Behind the seat is a hydrogen fuel cell. So not only do you get a nice little motor to help propel you 15 mph for up to 60 miles when you're sick of pedaling, but you can also be fully recharged in about a half hour. This beats the hell out of regular electric bikes, which typically clock in at around a 3-hour recharge time. While this bike won't be much help to you if there aren't any refueling stations in your area, if there are one or two you can always just pedal there if you run out of hydrogen. Much easier than if your hydrogen car runs out of fuel. Currently it's priced at a very steep $2,600—however, once it hits mass production it should drop to around $500. [Ecotality]
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By blongo3Comment by packcamera: Chinese food delivery man go BOOM!!!! more » | Other threads
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electric bike
iZip Express Cycle Transforms Weak Legs into Armstrongs
The iZip is a hybrid electric bicycle from Currie Technologies with a small electric motor that amplifies your pedaling efforts. This means that speeds of up to 25 mph are easily attainable without you having to break into a sweat—or shave your legs. More »
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By AddyDugdaleComment by 2001gsr: @greysky: because a motorcycle burns fuel and requires a licence. more » | Other threads
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bicycle
Bicycle Horn Honks at 115db - That's Jet Plane Loud
Ride a bike? Cars not giving you the respect you deserve? Add the Thunder Horn, the electronic bike horn that boops at 115 decibels. In comparison, a Jet Plane is 120db, a chainsaw is 115db, and a car horn is around 110db. Yes, this thing is slightly louder than a car horn. Take that, Nissan Sentra. [Brando via Pocket Lint]
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By Jason ChenComment by RxSx: 115db? No thanks. Why settle for 115db when you can have 139db! [www.twistedthrottle.com] more » | Other threads
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bikes
Make Your Own Office Chair Bike
Can't get enough time sitting in that office chair of yours? Make it into a bike! Instructables has a "simple" nine-step solution for turning your favorite office chair into something you can actually ride to work. This ensures that once you actually do get there, you don't suffer from biker's ass or commuter's sweat, two things that make you absolutely irresistible to Carol in accounting. [Instructables via Geekologie]
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By Jason ChenComment by xsportseeker: So, we'll be seeing soon some tragic accidents relating cars and... wheeled office chairs? Nice. At least it shure solves the bike-seat-pressing-your-croch... more » | Other threads
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oryx
Oryx Bicycle Looks Hard to Sit on, Probably Isn't
Viewed from the wrong angle, this Oryx bike could look like something from the perv-o-licious Sex Museum in Amsterdam. Designed by a guy called Harald Cramer, it's a custom-made time-trial cycle with all sorts of weird and wonderful innovations... More »
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By AddyDugdaleComment by turgutreisgod1: nice design but hard sit place more » | Other threads
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