Bike Handlebar

Kolelinia is a high-wire for bikes, a skinny, suspended cycle-lane which lets riders glide over traffic, flying above the streets. It is amazing sci-fi, and is either a brilliant, forward thinking idea or the most ridiculously stupid traffic scheme yet concocted.

The Kolelinia consists of two parts, both suspended high above the street. The first part is a gutter in which you ride, a half-tube channel that keeps your wheels from falling off the thin track. The second part is a guide cable that runs alongside the rider at handlebar height. You attach a tethering device to your handlebar and it runs along the able like a safety line on a boat,[...]

How to get your child on two wheels without the stabilisers and injuries!

It is usually when a child is around 4 years old when parents start to get their little ones onto two wheels.  This invariably involves stabilisers and then hours in the park for parents running behind holding the back of the bike hoping beyond hope that their pride and joy will not fall off.

A common mistake is buying a bike that is too big for the child under the misconception that once the stabilisers are gone, they will have grown into it.  The overall skill required to successfully and safely ride a bike is that of balance and for this, the child must be able to put their feet flat on the ground.

I was riding bike chain broke, I fell and hit the handlebars.
He hit me in the middle section of the ribcage.

Posted by edward w on Aug 20, 2009

It hurts does not it!