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Dakine Heli-Pro 20L Pack
2008-07-20 00:00:00 Dakine Heli-Pro 20L Pack The Dakine Heli Pro 20L Pack has practically everything you could ever wish for in a pack. Not only does it have a deployable water bottle pocket, a diagonal ski carry, a snow board cross carry, and a vertical snowboard cross carry, it has a fleece lined goggle pocket. This pack ...
By: INDY 500 CLUB
A New Way to Look at Public Transportation
2008-06-24 20:10:00 When we think of public transportation, images of crowded buses and cramped subways come to mind. And even though the public transit systems are better for the environment than everyone driving, they still produce emissions. However, a new design may change the way we look at transportation available to everyone. Technorati Tags: Cars and Motors Environment Innovation Miscellaneous Technology Travel Cars Automotive Auto News Innovations Green Bicycle Public Tranportation
Rough Terrain Calls For Rugged Bicycle Wheels
2008-06-06 12:00:00 For the challenging and rugged mountain biking sport, durable wheels and tires are essential.
By: ArticleRow.com
Bicycle Lawnmowing
2008-06-05 16:12:00 We are living in the 21 century. Everything is high-tech, smart and user friendly. So why should we cut the grass like yesterday? Here are some environment friendly gizmos, to do the garden job in the green way! Get ready for the bicycle lawnmowers!!!
By: Attuworld
Free Bicycle Repair Ebook
2008-06-05 01:45:00 Most of us will repair bicycle by ourselves. And it becomes important to know correctly how to repair bicycle and its maintenance, as well as to make our bicycle always in good condition.Free bicycle repair and maintenance ebook will explain bicycle maintenance check list, lubricant and grease for bicycle, tire and many more.Click here to start your learning.
Serial bicycle seat slasher strikes again
2008-06-05 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- A seat on a bicycle parked on the premises of a home here has been cut by a vandal in the 53rd such incident in the city since April, police said.Local police suspect that the same person is responsible for all the cases, and are investigating the incidents on suspicion of damaging property.At around 11 p.m. on Monday, a 45-year-old resident of Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, came out of his home after his pet dog started barking to find the seat on a bicy ...
An All-Automatic CVT Based Bicycle
2008-06-04 06:38:00 Personally, I'm not much interested in wanting to have an all-auto bike. Maybe its nice to have one in my collection, if such a contraption ever exists, just for the kicks. But the very notion of riderless shifting is sort of repelling to me. But all people aren't like me, so its okay. Its nice to be sensitive to everyone when you're out to design something.A month or two back, I had written a post called "New Ideas for Cycling Products". It was mostly science fiction, which I admitted. It was fun though.Well it seems like I missed out on the All-Automatic Bicycle, a bike that thinks and shifts on its own without the rider's mechanical involvement at the handlebars.This daydreaming of mine is based on a post on Ari's blog, pointed out to readers by James' Bicycle Design. Ari calls it "The NuFixie challenge : Can you build a 'fixed effort' bicycle?"I want to take a small dab at this. Nothing is too technical or specific. I'm beating around the bush but I hope you see where i...
20" Gemstone Girl's Bicycle for only $49.99
2008-06-03 08:34:00 20" Girl's Gem Stone - Girl's BMX Frame with Deluxe Padded Saddle, Coaster Brakes w/ Steel Front and Read Caliper Brakes and Resin Levers, Steel Kickstand, Handle Bar Bag abd Mylar Streamers, Lifetime warranty on frame, 2 year on parts.
Pulse Konstanz Men's Comfort Bicycle
2008-06-02 04:57:00 The Pulse Konstanz men's comfort bicycle offers you comfortable cruising with a Suntour suspension fork and a deluxe padded saddle with a suspension 1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Pulse Jet Powered Bicycle
2008-05-29 20:56:00 I know, this is a blog about cars, but this is just too good. There’s a bunch of things that makes this great/terrifying. First off, it’s that they mounted the engine on a bicycle. Not a car, or a truck, or even a motorcycle, but something that looks like a re-done Schwinn. Next, that’s not your run of ...
By: AutomoBlog.net
Table Made from a Wind Sheild and Bicycle Rims
2008-05-29 14:39:00 Designed by Girishbabu Uppin this glass and metal table is made from scraps of vehicles like wind shields and bicycle rims. I never thought that from two bicycle rims, and a wind shield someone can make a piece of furniture that actually looks good. This design is a great example for those people who throw ...
Pedaling History Bicycle Museum
2008-05-27 18:47:00 For those of you cyclists who do come up here to Western NY, you should definitely visit Pedaling History, the world's largest bicycle museum. Its just 15 or 20 miles from where I live, maybe we can meet up and catch a cup of coffee too?Anyway, watch curator Carl Burgwardt (also a retired Buffalo executive) give us a sweet introduction to historical bicycles with an excellent video, courtesy of River Wired TV. (It may take a little while to load but you can try refreshing the page or click the direct link here)
Bicycle Training on a budget: How cyclists can save money!
2008-05-25 14:03:00 All cyclists know that cycling can be an expensive hobby, but it doesn’t have to be. Bicycles are the most efficient form of human transport that we know of. But if you’ve started to spend ridiculous amounts of money in this sport, you might want to re-analyse the situation; if you’re flaking out loads of cash on ...
Jet-Powered Bicycle
2008-05-22 22:08:00 If skydiving doesn’t quite do it for you, you could always strap a jet engine to your chest. That’s what Bob Maddox did until discretion got the better of him and he decided a jet-powered bicycle might be a little safer. Maddox, an artist and cabinetmaker in Medford, Ore., has been tinkering with pulse jet engines ...
By: TheTechPedia
Bicycle Jets — Top Speed in 7 Seconds
2008-05-22 19:44:00 Want to ride your bike, but need to get someplace quicker than pedal power can? Why not fire up your bike jet? Why ride at 10-15 MPH when you can cruise along on your bicycle at 75 MPH? Pure insanity — but it looks like a lot of fun. Video: Bob Maddox’s pulse jet bike Wired’s Chuck Squatriglia writes about jet biker Bob Maddox’s creations in a Wired.com report: The thought of bolting a jet engine to an old Schwinn cruiser came to him about six months ago when “I wanted to throw the engine onto something that would get me around.” The bike engines provide 50 pounds of thrust. They weigh 13 pounds apiece, but Maddox says you hardly notice it when you’re on the bike. Get it going, though, and things get interesting. “It accelerates pretty quickly,” he says. “It’ll hit top speed in about 7 seconds. But even at high speed, it feels very stable. You’re just being pushed along on a column of air.” While pulse ...
Bicycle maintenance, part III: everything else.
2008-05-22 12:10:00 Welcome to the third installment of “making a bombproof reliable bike”. Here I’m going to provide further tips on how to maintain your bike so that you can rely on it to get you through not just the best bike rides, but all of them. Don’t forget to read Part II: The Drivetrain and Part I: Wheels ...
Colorado Bicycle Tours Can be Exhilarating
2008-05-22 11:53:00 Mountain cycling is an unbelievably pleasurable disport, and can equal for the whole family. As far as a kid is old sufficient to ride a cycle they'll fundamentally be capable to go mountain cycling, while naturally the difficulties of the mountain will get to be carried seriously into circumstance contingent the age of the kid.
By: ArticleRow.com
Presenting The ?Jet Powered Bicycle?, Only For The Highly Suicidal. (Video)
2008-05-21 20:58:00 What you see above you is the work of jet engine sales man Robert Maddox, who had the bright idea of attaching a 50 point pulsejet engine to this bike. After the procedure the bike now manages to reach speeds up to 75 miles per hour. Watch him push it like a mad man after ...
By: Nerd with Swag
Get On Your Bike - Bicycle Buying Guide
2008-05-20 11:08:00 By: Bob Shanty Bicycles can be used for a number of purposes, including recreation, fitness, transportation and sports. If you are planning on purchasing a new bike, consider the terrain you will be riding on as well as your body weight. Are you finding it difficult to choose a new cycle? Go through this buying ...
By: Cool Biking Blog
Cardboard Bicycle
2008-05-20 00:59:00 Talk about going green! Ryan Perkins of Pacific SouthWest Container made this cardboard single speed from a PDF CAD drawing done on Bike Forest Pro. Excellent craftsmanship and attention to detail, I must say.Now if you have to ride it, you'll have to go on one of Carmichael's diet program. Or you know what'll happen. It is also so lightweight that to effectively lock it in place, you'll need two 500 kilogram weights on each side of the fork as shown in the picture. One will not do since it'll mangle the fork on one side and then the bike will only go round and round. Okay, wait...they're made out of cardboard too. (Jeez, that poor bike is being raped by chains)Jk..See more pictures at the Bike Forest Blog.
How Bicycle Helmets Are Made
2008-05-19 21:39:00 In a previous post, we looked at how bicycle helmets protect the head. Now lets look at how they're produced. Surely any helmet design will look good on paper but effectively manufacturing it under cost and time constraints is entirely another thing. But I must admit I have something against the way that shell and foam are attached, as in taped (watch the video)! Of course, there are other ways to piece them together. Bell uses what they term 'co-molding'. That drop test also seems insufficient, keeping in mind the many scenarios in which a cyclist can crash. Video courtesy of user RameshKumar123.Now one wonders how popular cycling helmets out there are so expensive. Does R&D and testing take up the costs or are there more factors involved? And what is so state-of-the-art about the latest research on bicycling helmets? Isn't the same knowledge used pretty much year after year or is it otherwise? Marketing trendiness of "pro-helmets" with a thousand vents must also be near th...
Pasadena 2nd Annual Urban Bicycle Commuter Expo
2008-05-19 04:54:00 <p> Pasadena held its second Urban Bicycle Commuter Expo in conjunction with Bike Week yesterday, and once again Bicycle Fixation was there, showing our wares and.... </p> Posted on 05/18/08 at 01:50 PM
By: Bicycle Fixation
Brooks Supports The Bicycle Film Festival
2008-05-15 23:49:00 "The Green Swallow is a Limited Edition of the Swallow Classic, normally sold only in the traditional Brooks colours (black, brown and honey). The 100 pieces are sold in cooperation with the Bicycle Film Festival in NY (May 28-June 1). For each sold saddle BROOKS will devolve 100 $ to support the Bicycle Film Festival.The Swallow reproduces the timeless design of the daddy of all modern racing saddles, first in production in 1937. This limited edition features the original chrome plated steel metalwork. The tensioning plate on the underside still bares the original patenting information retaining the word DEPOSÉ, as the patent for this model was first registered in Paris. Back then many of Brooks saddles in fact were exported to the continent for the use of racers in the tours."Read more here. If you're interested in seeing how Brooks saddles are made, check out a nice Flash based factory tour on their homepage menu. This will give you an idea of the manufacturing processes involved.
Police search for man in Nagoya who mugged woman on bicycle
2008-05-14 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- A man who attacked a woman on a bicycle and stole her bag containing cash remains at large, police said.A 21-year-old female employee of a live music venue from Nagoya's Nakamura-ku was attacked by a man who approached her from behind as she was pedaling home on a street in Nakamura-ku at around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, local police said.The man grabbed the neck of the woman, toppling her down to the ground, and kicked her in the abdomen. He then ...
Bicycle riders on the freeway
2008-05-13 04:42:00 Maybe when oil reaches $200 in a few years as predicted by the same Goldman-Sachs analyst that predicted $105 dollar oil by 2009, part of the freeway system, which is now overpopulated by cars and SUVs(*), will be converted into bicycle paths. One can dream, right? (*) I can’t help but compute (with a certain schadenfreude) ...
[Interesting] National Bicycle Dealers Association reports strong spike in
2008-05-11 23:15:00 Yahoo
The Bicycle Thief Aspirations
2008-05-10 08:45:00 The Bicycle Thief Aspirations lyrics I’ve got a 12 year old boy And he’s he is always bored And so are all his friends And so am I The schools don’t teach you nothin’ You’ll ever need to know So why even go Why even try We’re going down And it don’t matter what you’ve heard We’re going down It don’t matter what you want We’re going down Science ...
By: my music
Finding a bicycle that fits & the ?ideal position?.
2008-05-07 02:32:00 Finding a good position on a bicycle is not an exact science because there is no one standard sized frame, body shape or “ideal position”. Different frames having the same seat tube length will have different top tube lengths. Look around and you will see that some manufacturers are reknowned for this. I still haven’t ...
Naked bicycle activist
2008-05-05 21:52:00 Roman Lutoshkin wants the city to build more cycle lanes and cycle parking. What a relaxed guy!
By: Revolving Doors
Irish Valenzuela Wins Summer Bike Race, Roger Bannister Quote, and Bicycle
2008-05-05 21:13:00 We see them every summer and we love watching them! They just make everything seem so easy. They always look like they’re in their first 10 minutes of the race. And they are the only males who look good in lycra - I’m talking about… “The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.” — Roger Bannister (first man to ever run a mile under 4 minutes - May 6, 1954) Q: Why couldn’t the bicycle stand up on its own?… Click here and continue reading..
Riding steep streets on a bicycle:
2008-05-05 20:27:00 I recently wrote an article about the steepest street in the world, Calle Monroy. So after diligently studying the countour maps provided by Google Maps, I decided to take a look for myself, IN PERSON (no one ever does that these days!) I wanted to observe the entire street to judge it for myself, compare it ...
Riding steep streets on a bicycle:
2008-05-05 20:27:00 I recently wrote an article about the steepest street in the world, Calle Monroy. So after diligently studying the countour maps provided by Google Maps, I decided to take a look for myself, IN PERSON (no one ever does that these days!) I wanted to observe the entire street to judge it for myself, compare it ...
What Color Are Your Bicycle Shorts?
2008-05-03 09:01:00 Why bicycle shorts are always black! And not red...Click on pictures to biggify. Pun intended!
By: Comedy Plus
WHY I NO LONGER RIDE A BICYCLE ( 18+ )
2008-05-02 15:17:00 WHY I NO LONGER RIDE A BICYCLE ( 18+ ) -- If you like this post, then please subscribe to my Also you can Subscribe by Email so that new posts will be sent to your inbox. Join Yahoo... Visit http://jokesrfunny.blogspot.com- for more....
Unique bicycle design.
2008-04-30 15:35:00 Bikes these days are all about fashion. The fashion changes just like anything else. Just look at sloping geometry. Carbon seat stays. Ergo bars. Compact cranks. White carbon and painted white carbon. Integrated seatposts. If you want to be a fashion victim, go with the flow. Mrazek aim to be different. To not follow fashion. I ...
Bicycle with electric motor assist.
2008-04-29 10:39:00 It's not exactly cheap, but it could be a steal anyway. The Electric Motion Systems' E+ electrically assisted bicycle could prove to provide a major improvement in your health, the health of the planet and, of course, the health of your finances. After the initial investment you could improve your health by biking to work instead of driving, you would use much less gas, and subsequently spend less money. The E+'s electric motor is situated in the rear hub and the battery in the front. This could make the bike a little front heavy, but we'll reserve any opinions on its handling until we've had a chance to test drive it. Other things are more obviously smart, like the regenerative braking, which enables the battery to get charged each time the rider brakes, and the the handlebar-mounted LCD display which shows speed, distance traversed, battery level and whether or not cruise control is enabled. It is a hefty USD 3,495:-, but considering the price of gas lately...
By: Smart Stuff
Wordpress 2.5 and Color TV!
2008-04-29 04:10:00 That title was my attempt at humor, but seriously- it took Hostgator a long time to get with the program and make Wordpress 2.5 available for Fantastico. I must say, though -- it was worth the wait. There are a few new features I really like, but since I'm so behind the times, I won't bother ...
Self-service bicycle rental system coming to Washington DC
2008-04-29 01:22:00 A new self-service bicycle rental service called SmartBike is launching in the nation's capital. Docking stations for the bicycles will be located at ten locations around Washington, DC. To use the bikes, people will have to buy a $40 annual membership. Subscribers will get an ID card that they pass in front of the reader on the docking stations. The station will then unlock one of the bikes so it can be used. The bikes can be returned to any of the docking stations. The bikes can be used for up to 48 hours at a time. If a bike is not returned in that time the subscriber will get billed $200 for the bike. [Source: SmartBike]
How a Bicycle Cassette is Made
2008-04-28 01:28:00 The new SRAM "Powerdome" OG-1090 - from birth to finished productCourtesy : HuangHere's an excellent picture showing the life of a rear cassette (cluster) as it is starts out from a 10lb block of steel to something cyclists can recognize. The process is handled by a CNC machine for quick, precise and cost efficient machining.Producing this is a two-step process.1) A block of chromoly (chromium-molybdenum) steel is milled into a dome, with the cog teeth. Then its CNC-machined into the dome (3rd picture from left). SRAM states that one cassette requires a full hour of milling and machining before it's done.2) The steel gets a nickel finish to give it immense hardness (last picture). SRAM's testing indicates that it's 35% harder than titanium. They wear out at a slower rate, so you end up replacing your cassette less often. This steel 8-cog block then gets paired with two additional "floating" cogs to make 10 cogs total. [Competitive Cyclist]One of the most important performance as...
New Electronic Motion System E+ Cruise Control bicycle Priced $3,495
2008-04-26 08:03:00 Believe it or not, Electric Motion Systems’ E+ actually isn’t the priciest electric bicycle we’ve ever seen, but at $3,495 sans chauffeur, it’s a far cry from being a bargain. Aside from boasting a relatively traditional frame, the unit gets powered by an EMS 1000-watt hub-mounted, brushless permanent magnet motor,
Robotic Bicycle Valet Parking (In 23 Seconds)
2008-04-25 06:27:00 I went to Amsterdam once and nearly got run over by a bicycle every 3 steps I took. Those crazy Dutch love their bikes but I thought it was strange and not very safe the way they parked them on the side of the canals. Anyone can steal the bike, push it into the canal or mess with it in numerous other ways. I guess they figure the punks are too high to leave the coffee shop and mess with a bike. I don?t know if they ride as much in Japan as they do in Amsterdam but they came up with a much better system for parking a bike.
By: Attuworld
Apr 24, Bicycle Adventures Maps Store
2008-04-24 05:20:00 Bicycle Adventures Maps Store, best bicycle maps in the store
[Strange] Man on bicycle accused of air conditioner theft, having really st
2008-04-23 18:53:00 (Bradenton Herald)
Apr 23, Bagan photos, Bicycle adventures in Burma
2008-04-23 17:55:00 Bagan photos, Bicycle adventures in Burma
Apr 23, SiteSearch and sitemap the Bicycle adventures website.
2008-04-23 17:07:00 Sitesearch the bicycle adventures website and find your favorite subject
Apr 23, Bicycle Adventures Blog
2008-04-23 02:47:00 The bicycle adventures blog keeps you up to date with additions and updates of the www.bicycle-adventures.com website. It will includes also additional anecdotes from down the road.
Japanese Automated Bicycle Parking System
2008-04-22 19:48:00 Courtesy : Danny ChooThe Problem : Tokyo is an overcrowded city, with 15 million bicycles registered to Tokyo's 30 million residents. Land is expensive. Bicycles here are only the first link in the long commuting chain from home to work by rail. Bicycles also tend to be parked illegally because there is almost no railway owned bicycle parking. These bicycles are then raided and confiscated by officers, and a fine of almost 20 dollars or more is incurred to get it back. The density of bicycles parked on sidewalks or roadsides severely hinder road traffic and pedestrians.An Engineering Solution : The railways and subways realized they have a duty to provide parking for their customers using the bicycle as the first mode of access. Nishi-Kasai Station in Edogawa now boasts something thats easily the first of its kind - a huge multi-level bicycle parking tower that is fully automated. The system can store upto 9,400 bikes. There are similar facilities for cars and can be found in many...
?Bombproof reliable? bicycle maintenance, part II: The drivetrain.
2008-04-22 01:55:00 I have come to learn a lot about providing a reliable bike hire service here in Tenerife. Most cyclists rent our bikes from 5 to 7 days and cycle an average of 300-500km or more. In that time, the riders make at least one ascent up to the base of Mt Teide. It’s not uncommon for clients to climb a ...
Tokyo?s Kasai Station Gets Robotic Bicycle-parking Contraption
2008-04-22 00:51:00 We’ve seen a couple of robotic car parking garages in the past, but Tokyo’s Kasai Station seems to have found another use for the same idea, with it now employing the services of an enormous bicycle-parking contraption that can store some 9,400 bikes. As you can see for yourself in the video after the break, ...
By: Gadgets Are Us
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