Jan 05
Local Motors, the madcap group behind the crowd-designed Rally Fighter off-road racer
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Jan 03
If you have to ride your bike at night, there’s no such thing as wearing too much reflective material—after all, you want to make yourself as visible as possible to those with whom you share the road. But a flashing light can ensure a driver spots you well before the headlights of their car do, and with a pair of these glowing LightSpurs clamped to the back of your shoes, you’ll stand out like a sore—but safe—thumb.
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Dec 22
Right now three people are competing in a bike race from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole. The winner will be the first person to bike there ever. And 35-year-old Maria Leijerstam is attempting to trike there on a really weird/badass-looking tricycle.
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Dec 18
If the ringing of your bicycle’s bell isn’t getting the response you’re after from motorists—namely, please don’t hit me—it might be time for an upgrade. Sixty-five bucks will get you the Orp, an LED headlight that easily lashes and unlashes from your handlebars and emits a loud shriek that can be heard inside a running car—even with the windows rolled up.
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Dec 11
Biking to and from work every day can do wonders for your health and physique, but it’s not all a bed of roses. Using pedals that clip to your shoes and hold your feet firmly in place can cause wear and tear on your legs and joints. So a German company called BioConform has created a set of spring-mounted pedals that let riders lock in while still enjoying some freedom of movement in their limbs.
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Dec 08
Help out your always-impoverished cycling friends by getting them something nice for the holidays.
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Dec 05
Odds are that there’s at least one cyclist on your list this year, given the rapid increase in bike riders of all sorts. Here’s a gift guide for that special someone who prefers the burn in their calves to the stereo in their car.
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Dec 04
Because riding a bicycle down a steep mountain road after it just rained isn’t crazy enough, Eskil Ronningsbakken wanted to up the crazy by doing the whole ride backwards. So yes, he was balancing himself, steering, braking, making sharp turns, veering away from cars and zooming down the mountain while facing the completely opposite direction on a wet freaking road.
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Nov 07
Apparently, Volkswagen has realized that kids who ride Porsches grow up to be adults who buy and drive Porsches. It’s the same strategy that Adobe uses by selling Photoshop dirt cheap to students. But will learning to ride a two-wheeler on this luxurious Porsche balance bike give toddlers a taste for the finer things in life?
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Oct 30
For those who take their cycling seriously, a bike is more than just a form of transport: It’s a trusty companion, a faithful steed, and a work of art. The Berlin-based design team at .flxble have created a wall-mounted wooden rack that will allow you to store your ride in style, making it part of your home decor—kinda like a shrine.
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