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in New BikesNew Viks Carbon Bike Frame Is Beautiful & Feather Light
As the 2nd Viks anniversary rolled around, bicycle manufacturer Velonia designed and announced Carbon — an extremely lightweight bike frame with even fewer kilos (aka pounds) than the last generation of stainless steel Viks. Carbon is designed to reflect the “edgiest and latest technologies.” Weighing a previously “unimaginable” amount, Carbon nearly halves the weight of its stainless steel […] More
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Interbike 2014 Highlights
As always, Interbike was a whirlwind of awesome bikes, gear, and people. This year we also attended Outdoor Demo, their 2-day pre-show test ride event. Outdoor Demo needs to go on the road, to make it possible for customers to demo as many bikes as Interbike attendees were able to. It was really too many […] More
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Interbike Open To The Public Friday September 12th
People for Bikes are partnering with Interbike—North America’s biggest bike show—to offer People For Bikes members 50% off the price of admission on Customer Appreciation Day- Friday, September 12. For only $10, anyone can enter the trade show on the day it’s open to the public. Not only is it a massive sea of the […] More
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This Messerschmitt Is Super Sweet
This isn’t quite a bike, but it’s pedal-powered and it’s awesome. It’s apparently called a Messerschmitt and it’s quite old, but the new thing about the one below is that it’s powered by human muscle and a bit of electricity. Here are more details from Jo Borras: Pedal-powered Messerschmitt is a Historic Human Hybrid (via […] More
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in New BikesSecond-hand bicycles: Buying online vs. buying in store
These days, more and more people are choosing bicycles as their preferred means of primary transport; understandably, as they provide various health and economic benefits as well as being an environmentally friendly alternative to getting around. Aside from that, riding a bike improves one’s cardiovascular fitness and is great way to keep in shape and exercise while getting […] More
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BMW Cruise e-Bike 2014
BMW Cruise e-Bike 2014 is a “pedelec,” suggesting that, as you pedal, the Bosch electric motor also puts out 48 Newton meters of torque (35.4 pound-feet) to help you along. The added momentum comes with any tiny amount of action. This is a BMW — good to remember if you are leaving a position of […] More
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BitLock — Throw Away Your Key, This Is An Awesome Bike Lock With Truly Useful Smartphone Links
The creator of BitLock has a vision of networking and sharable objects. This vision speaks directly to today’s bike culture on a cool, down-to-earth, and yet contemporary-techno dimension. The particular sharable objects are a bike and a BitLock. A BitLock is a bike lock which is easily controlled by a smartphone. Urban bike culture has been waiting […] More
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Vanmoof 10 Electrified — The Intelligent Bicycle, Smartest Around
Redefining is the catchword for our progressive bicycle landscape. It is not lip service. As part of that, companies are rapidly redefining bicycles, and consumers now have a grand wave of bicycles to choose from. Gliding over and around the entire globe has never before been so diversely accommodating. The electrifying Vanmoof “intelligent” bicycle, Vanmoof […] More
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Copenhagen Bike Sharing Program To Include Bikes With Tablet & Built-In GPS, Real-Time Train Info, & Ticket Integration
For the next generation of bike-sharing innovations, take a look at Copenhagen and smile. Trains and a bike-sharing program working as one travel option now offer a GPS built into the bike. Not only do you know where to pick up your next connection – you have a schedule of all local train times between […] More
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Amsterdam, Bicycles, Butterflies — Flipping The Statistics From Australia
Even though I am a lifelong biker, I don’t care about the latest in the “best” head gear, and even though I am naturally quite athletic, I don’t care about lycra sporting equipment and bikes that cost a fortune. It is not my aesthetic sense. I don’t care how many gears it has, or who […] More
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in Electric Bikes, Fun, New BikesMilan’s Design Week Shows Italian Ebike — Cykno
Thanks to the Italians, who never disappoint, for creating Cykno, an ebike that is new and yet timelessly elegant. Transforming like a swan in transit, art meets travel meets low environmental impact in the Cyklo. If you missed this year’s Milan Design Week we’ve got the rundown. The Cykno Electric Eclectic Bicycle has a retro […] More
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Electric Delivery Bike/Trike From Matra
Electric bikes have taken off a bit… as I predicted (about 5 years ago) they would. While I think normal bikes must be better for people in 90-99% of cases, I do think electric bikes are pretty cool and have their place. One place electric bikes might make a good fit is as delivery vehicles. […] More
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