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Pump Air Into Your Tires And Get A Candy Bar Simultaneously

If you’re like Vince and I, competitive bikers and participators in the Tour de France, then you’ll be happy to know that the bike company Trek is pioneering the forefront in vending machines for bikes called “Trek Stop.” It’s the cycling convenience center that provides nearby stranded bikers all the needs (without the know-how) for bike repair. At the moment, there is only this test unit, which will be set up for a month outside of Machinery Row Bicycles in... Continue reading

The Zigo Bike Looks Incredibly Unsafe (In My Professional Opinion)

Nothing is sweeter than a good, solid bike ride. Sometimes, it can be fun to bring your child on a bike ride around town or to the local market. However, most people choose to ride with their kid attached to the back of the bike. The Zigo puts your child in the front, directly in harm’s way. Did that teenager in the ’97 Honda Civic just pull in front of you? Why risk damaging a $600 bike? Go for the... Continue reading

Bike Mount For The iPhone Seems Like A Bad Idea

I enjoy biking as much as any young guy does but I have to admit, I don’t like to multitask whilst riding around my block. After all, using a phone on a bike is just begging for it to get broken or crushed unless it’s a specially designed device. This Bike Mount for the iPhone renews these fears of breaking an expensive cellphone. Only thing is, the iPhone has some fantastic applications and Google Maps immediately comes to mind. This... Continue reading

Jump Bike Running Powered Bicycle

  Earlier this week we discussed the two proper ways of traveling through the eyes of a environmentalist, biking and walking, which happened to be merged into one gadget of awesomeness with the Walking Bike and its sneaker wheels. This time around, we have the yin to the Walking Bike’s yang, with the Jump Bike. Instead of relying more on wheels and pedals, the Jump Bike focuses more on the human powered aspect, powered by the propulsion of your own... Continue reading

Conference Bike is a ride for seven

[ev type="youtube" data="4cDDBM9gJts"][/ev] Not even your boss enjoys having a conference inside a dull office room when the weather is nice outside. If you know that your boss would much rather be doing something outdoors, you might want to suggest the Conference Bike, a bicycle that takes 7 people for a pleasant ride. This is also good for those who need some exercise instead of sitting around at a boring conference table. Hell, if you suggest this to your boss,... Continue reading

Yamaha’s hybrid electric bike saves you when you need it the most

We have seen hybrid cars for a while, now we have hybrid bikes. These new Yamaha bikes can store up energy in a Lithium battery when you are cycling, and helps you by releasing power when you are going upslope. This is all done by sophisticated sensors, and by not helping you at all when it detects that you are on flat ground or running down the hill. However, in case you are too tired to cycle back home after... Continue reading

HUMMER electric bike? Contradiction #1

Ready for an inherit contradiction? Here you go: a Hummer electric bike. It cannot possible, it goes against everything HUMMER stands for (killing the ozone, looking rich…). There is no way that HUMMER made this, right? Well, yes, that is right because this is a homemake custom bike. This custom bike features the very powerful Cyclone electric motor to propel the bike once you get going. The max speed of this eco-friendly bike is 20mph, which isn’t bad at all... Continue reading