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    Mount a Camera on Top of Your Bike Helmet For Great Photos of Handlebars

    BioLogic FreeCharge Powers an iPod With Your Bike

    1Up Helmet Gives Bike Messengers an Extra Life

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    Image of CraziestGadgets.com CraziestGadgets.com
    09/23/09

    In reply to Mount a Camera on Top of Your Bike Helmet For Great Photos of Handlebars

    looks like a teletubby
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/23/09

    In reply to Mount a Camera on Top of Your Bike Helmet For Great Photos of Handlebars
    When I was young, I did this with bungee cords and my crappy VHS-C camcorder. You're telling me that I could've sold that piece of crap?

    See, when I'm old and dying, I'm gonna look back on my life and reflect on a lot of missed opportunities. Some I'll be ok with letting pass by. I think this one, though, will drive me right out of my old feeble mind.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    09/23/09


    @OCEntertainment: Is that you Al Franken?
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    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    09/23/09

    In reply to Mount a Camera on Top of Your Bike Helmet For Great Photos of Handlebars
    GoPro makes a much better setup, and will soon have HD cams added to their lineup.
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    Edited by FooSchnickens - BPH Free at 09/23/09 11:12 AM FooSchnickens - BPH Free was starred FooSchnickens - BPH Free was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    09/23/09

    In reply to Mount a Camera on Top of Your Bike Helmet For Great Photos of Handlebars
    I am sorry, but it looks (to me) like a sign that says "Beat me up".
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    09/23/09

    In reply to Mount a Camera on Top of Your Bike Helmet For Great Photos of Handlebars
    What if you can ride a bike with no handlebars?
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    Image of Jux Jux
    09/23/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_SomeAssemblyReq...: But can you keep rhythm with no metronome?
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    09/23/09

    @Jux: Don't know about that, but he can see your face on the telephone.
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    Image of edison234 edison234
    09/23/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_woot'sOffSoHard: I'd rather guide a missile by satellite.
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    09/23/09

    @Jux: No, but I can make computers survive aquatic conditions.
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    Image of LEWD98 LEWD98
    09/23/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_woot'sOffSoHard: I know all the words to "De Colores"
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    09/23/09

    @LEWD98: Well, I'm proud to be an American.
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    Image of SunitaHaest SunitaHaest
    09/04/09

    In reply to BioLogic FreeCharge Powers an iPod With Your Bike
    How come everything that is USB goes right to the iPhone? I think Giz readers are able to connect the dots from USB -> pretty much every portable electronic device.

    Interesting idea though...
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    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    09/04/09

    @SunitaHaest: Well, it's in the picture, so it makes for a nice frame of reference.
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    Image of G.O.D. G.O.D.
    09/04/09

    In reply to BioLogic FreeCharge Powers an iPod With Your Bike
    How long does the battery last anyway couldn’t you just charge the thing the night before…Unless your like riding you bike across the country or your homeless and all you have is a bike and all your stuff packed on it. I guess It’s just seems like there are so many other options for charging your phone than this don’t really get the point other than to spend money…
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    09/04/09

    @The Analrapist: The benefit of this concept is that you're wasting fewer resources to provide a benefit to yourself. People who bike to and from work each day can provide power to their phone using human power that was being used anyway, rather than electricity generated by fossil fuels, or other methods, at higher cost. Obviously it isn't aimed at people who don't understand the concept of saving money and resources.
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    Image of itchytooth itchytooth
    09/04/09

    @The Analrapist Half Analyst Half Therapist: Some people do actually ride their bikes across the country. Me, for instance. Not sure about this device however. It's feasibility on a long distance bike trip would depend on how much drag the dyno is adding. A little bit of extra work every pedal stroke could be significant over the course of thousands of miles.
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    Image of anon anon
    09/04/09

    @met2art Um. No. First, the human power moves the bike and runs the generator which takes extra work and, therefore, extra cheeseburgers. Second, the impact to the environment to manufacture and distribute this gadget is likely much higher than the cost to recharge the iPod over its lifetime.
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    met2art promoted this comment anon was starred anon was unstarred
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    09/04/09

    @craighyatt: /facepalm Seriously dude, wtf are you doing here?
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    09/04/09

    @met2art: facepalm?!! pfffft. what, are we on jerry springer? fck off.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    09/04/09

    @craighyatt: Do you even know what facepalm means? And how the hell di dyou manage to sneak in a Jerry Springer reference? Please tell me you're just a clueless fuck who stumbled in via Facebook. Then I can at least begin to understand the pain you must feel at trying to comprehend all this high-falutin' sciencey stuff. heheh
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    09/04/09

    @met2art: you must be one of the popular kids. your post was wrong, and still you were smug and sarcastic about it. what an ass.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    09/04/09

    @craighyatt: Enjoy your complimentary bowl of dick.
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    09/04/09

    @met2art: smart off all you want, junior. you're still wrong, i'm still here, not a damn thing you can do about it.
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    Image of Scotland Scotland
    09/04/09

    In reply to BioLogic FreeCharge Powers an iPod With Your Bike
    Wind power "is another obvious point of energy exploitation for those on bikes"
    [www.iwantoneofthose.com]
    [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Image of FriarNurgle FriarNurgle
    09/04/09

    In reply to BioLogic FreeCharge Powers an iPod With Your Bike
    Woohoo, time to bring BoBo the trained bike riding Russian Bear out of retirement.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    09/04/09

    In reply to BioLogic FreeCharge Powers an iPod With Your Bike
    Tie in a solar cell and I'm set.... I already have a Schmidt hub sitting, waiting.

    Now, to hide the battery....
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    Image of Yuppers: I love you Yuppers: I love you
    09/04/09

    In reply to BioLogic FreeCharge Powers an iPod With Your Bike
    I have a 7 hr bike ride on Sat. I could charge two iPhones!! Anyone need a charge?
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    qbrad promoted this comment Edited by Yuppers: I love you at 09/04/09 12:29 PM Yuppers: I love you was starred Yuppers: I love you was unstarred
    Image of qbrad qbrad
    09/04/09

    @Yuppers: I love you: You in NYC? Doing the century next Sunday? How 'bout the MS bike tour on Oct 4?
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    09/04/09

    @qbrad: Unfortunately no, I'm in DC, training for Ironman FL.
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    09/04/09

    In reply to BioLogic FreeCharge Powers an iPod With Your Bike
    Can I set it up so my iPod powers my bike?
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    09/04/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_GlassMeatClocks: or so that my bike can fly?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    09/04/09

    @Bertone77: Like in Galctica 1980?!
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    09/04/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_GlassMeatClocks: like chitty chitty bang bang!
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    Image of CSX321 CSX321
    09/04/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_GlassMeatClocks: I was thinking ET.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    09/04/09

    @CSX321: Galactica 1980 was cooler.
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    Image of itchytooth itchytooth
    09/04/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Galactica1980: Reverse the polarity and hit play to go forward. Rewind for backing up. Scrubbing through the timeline is good for skipping bad sections of road.
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    Image of John Kay John Kay
    09/04/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Galactica1980: Just flip a switch and the polarity will reverse.
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    Image of VideoVampire VideoVampire
    01/14/09

    In reply to 1Up Helmet Gives Bike Messengers an Extra Life
    So if I were to jump on this helmet and skip it off of a rock back towards me and jump on it again repeating over and over without hitting the ground could I get 99 lives?
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    Image of Crim Law Geek Crim Law Geek
    01/14/09

    @VideoVampire:

    That's the Koopas (turtles), not the mushrooms.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    01/14/09

    @Crim Law Geek: So, either in RL or Mario Bros. No.
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    Image of zephyr_words zephyr_words
    01/14/09

    In reply to 1Up Helmet Gives Bike Messengers an Extra Life
    Am I the only one that thinks it's stupid and poorly made?
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    01/14/09

    @zephyr_words: The only one that thinks so? Probably not. The only one with the level of unjustified self-importance necessary to take the time to post indicating the aforementioned opinion? Yes.
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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    01/14/09

    In reply to 1Up Helmet Gives Bike Messengers an Extra Life
    I'd rather ride a Yoshi.


    Take that any way you will.

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