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New Airless Bike Tires That Will Never Get Flat

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 10:35:00 +0300

A flat tire is a thing that can ruin even the best bike trip. However, riders can forget dragging around their patch kits and pumps, because Nexo created an airless tire to ensure they keep pedaling. The tires are made from polymeter blends that are said to offer not only a perfect balance of cushion and resilience, but durability as well.

The Driver Who Hit This Cyclist Didn't Stop Her Car For The Reason

Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:35:13 +0300

Last week, 17-year-old Taron Stead was out for a morning ride on his new mountain bike when he was suddenly struck by a silver car. Stead fell down and he was hurt pretty badly in the collision. The car in question stopped and driver did get out to take a look at the damage. However, instead of helping the bruised and bloodied Stead, the female driver got back in her car after telling him that she was already late getting her kids to school and she couldn't help because his bloody face would upset her children.

Norway Has World’s First Bike Escalator

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 08:31:45 +0300

Bicycling is a cheap and healthy way to get around, but a steep hill can become a casual cyclist’s Achilles’ heel. Luckily, the Norwegian city of Trondheim has a solution to this problem – a bike escalator. Invented in the 90’s by a commuter who grew tired of showing up to work sweaty and exhausted, the Trampe lift, recently upgraded and reinvented as the CycloCable, has already carried over 200,000 bicyclists up this 150m-long cyclist deterrent. Cyclists who place one foot on the escalator’s angled platform will be pushed uphill at a speed of 5mph. Up to 5 people can use it simultaneously and it is not limited to bicycles, as it can carry basically any small wheeled transport with its owner, be it a kid with scooter or a mother with a baby stroller.

THE UNSTEALABLE BIKE

Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:13:35 +0400

Exasperated at the mere thought of having your bicycle stolen? Take a breath and relax - three Chilean engineers may be soon be calming your worries about run-of-the-mill bike locks for good. And clearly, even for its fetching design, it’s all about the ingeniousness of the folds and latches on the bike, here, as the tricky locking process comes together in under 20 seconds. Take a look at the video below for a better look at that.

Why You Don't Leave Your Bike In A Parking Spot

Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:31:24 +0400

If you use an entire parking spot just for your bicycle, you're going to learn a hard lesson.

The spokeless bike

Tue, 13 May 2014 10:38:16 +0400

Storing a bicycle can be a burdensome process, whether you’re a city dweller or if you live elsewhere. In the cities, where many people use bikes as their main mode of transportation, space is a highly sought after commodity. Using your living room or bedroom to store a bike is pretty common.
But thanks to the creative Gianluca Sada from Sada Bikes, the bike storage solution may have just been solved.

Bike chain for scale

Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:02:53 +0400

Amazing job!

Guy Turns His Old Bike Into Pedal-Powered Treehouse Elevator

Mon, 02 Sep 2013 10:17:47 +0400

If you decide to live in a tree house, prepare yourself that the idea will also have some downsides to it as well. Ethan Schlussler from Sandpoint, Idaho eventually got tired of “climbing a ladder six and a half million times a day” just to get up to his house, and that led him to a great solution. Ethan constructed an amazing bicycle-powered elevator to get him to his house that’s 30 feet above the ground!