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(144 diggs) Clever Design Has Bike Frame Do Double Duty as Bike Lock
There is the basic bike rule that the lighter the bike, the heavier the lock. Toronto designer Andrew Leinonen breaks the rule; in his new design, the bike is the lock.
There is the basic bike rule that the lighter the bike, the heavier the lock. Toronto designer Andrew Leinonen breaks the rule; in his new design, the bike is the lock.
(824 diggs) The Bike that Rides on Water
We love it when people take a familiar idea and turn it into something completely new. Take the good old pedal boat ? a simple vehicle powered by human motion, not unlike the trusty bicycle. What if one could create an amphibious human-powered vehicle that could move from land to water with the ease of a salamander?
We love it when people take a familiar idea and turn it into something completely new. Take the good old pedal boat ? a simple vehicle powered by human motion, not unlike the trusty bicycle. What if one could create an amphibious human-powered vehicle that could move from land to water with the ease of a salamander?
(1385 diggs) The Motorcycle of the Future Has Arrived (w/ PICS)
This bike is bad-ass, no two ways about it. It has a custom-built 12.5-kilowatt-hour lithium polymer battery that can be swapped in seconds. The custom-built, oil-cooled motor generates 100 horsepower (continuous) and 250 pound-feet of torque. It all hangs from a custom frame. Of course, it?s got the usual top-shelf hardware...
This bike is bad-ass, no two ways about it. It has a custom-built 12.5-kilowatt-hour lithium polymer battery that can be swapped in seconds. The custom-built, oil-cooled motor generates 100 horsepower (continuous) and 250 pound-feet of torque. It all hangs from a custom frame. Of course, it?s got the usual top-shelf hardware...
(1 diggs) How to Repaint an Old Bike Frame
How to Repaint an Old Bike Frame. Restoring an old bike is a fun project and gives you a great sense of accomplishment when you finish your bicycle restore. The one step that should require the most
How to Repaint an Old Bike Frame. Restoring an old bike is a fun project and gives you a great sense of accomplishment when you finish your bicycle restore. The one step that should require the most
(2225 diggs) How children lost the right to roam in four generations
When George Thomas was eight he walked everywhere. It was 1926 and his parents were unable to afford the fare for a tram, let alone the cost of a bike and he regularly walked six miles to his favorite fishing haunt without adult supervision. Fast forward to 2007 and Mr Thomas's eight-year-old great-grandson Edward enjoys none of that freedom.
When George Thomas was eight he walked everywhere. It was 1926 and his parents were unable to afford the fare for a tram, let alone the cost of a bike and he regularly walked six miles to his favorite fishing haunt without adult supervision. Fast forward to 2007 and Mr Thomas's eight-year-old great-grandson Edward enjoys none of that freedom.
