If you’re going to ask someone to design a bike, you may as well make it an Olympic medal winner. Chris Boardman has put pen to paper and come up with this concept for his Boardman Bikes brand, an “intelligent” cycle that not only keeps track of your calorie count but has fingerprint recognition for a biometric lock, integrated mediaplayer and a solar-powered motor for giving you a push when faced with hills.
I really do envy all of those people out there brave enough to ride in the bicycle lanes that close to traffic. All it would take is one distracted driver to clip you and end your cycling days. Sometimes having a red blinker and other various lights just doesn’t seem to catch their eye.
Schwinn has announced a new Pedal Assisted Bike that, as the name applies, assists the user with pedaling. This in turn takes half of the effort that you would normally put into pedaling a bike up a hill. ShashGear had a few moments to test drive these bikes and now I feel I must have one.
The past few months have really seen a lot of new ways to help the world go green if only to save money at the pumps. One way that people are making the attempt is by walking or riding a bike to work. Not all of us are in the best shape to ride a bike to work, especially if you live in a place with several hills such as San Francisco.
A lot of bike riders like to listen to music while cycling but there is an inherent danger with plugging in earphones and shutting yourself out from the surrounding world. But the Cy.Fy wireless speaker system lets you ride and listen to tunes without the risk of an accident.
If you like to ride your bike at night or are just a generally happy person, this LED accessory is certain to brighten up your riding experience. Or at least attract some funny looks.
Gas prices are a common subject that makes pretty much everyone grumble. Which means odd little alternatives to dealing with the gas prices are always popping up and here is yet another one.
With the multitude of deaths caused by people listening to their iPods instead of paying attention it’s about some safer alternatives came about. The iHome2GO iH85B acts a stereo system for your bike so you have your music and not so much of a risk for death.
If you liked the portable aspect of the A-Bike but are too posh to push, then MIT’s RoboScooter might be the folding bike for you. Developed by William J. Mitchell and his students as part of the Smart Cities project, the compact bike has two electric motors, one in each wheel, as well as clever integrated suspension, and when collapsed is no larger than a wheeled suitcase.
There aren’t many things a bike needs. Handle bars and wheels of course, maybe some beads or cards for the spokes if you want to bring back your childhood, possibly even a water bottle holder for those long rids. I camera/rearview mirror to show you what’s behind you, though, I don’t think is necessary.
JP
