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Speaker for the bikes

by David Allen on June 30th, 2009
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A lot of people use mp3 players to listen to their music while working out or in this case, cycling, but using headphones can be dangerous as the user may not hear any hazards approaching that are where this bike speaker comes in. Features: Create a play list of your most inspiring music and elevate your workout to the next level Sound, Storage, and Portability The Mobile Theme Mu ...

The Akuma Apache Crash Helmet

by David Allen on June 18th, 2009
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Motorbike riders have to be so careful on quiet and unlit roads, which is why this helmet from Akuma could be a real lifesaver in more ways than one. The helmet has built in LED lamps in red at the rear. These lights can be set to either flashing or static mode and in the case of an emergency, there is a forward pointing reading light too. FEATURES Integrated rechargeable power s ...

Motorcycle Hack - How to Make a Motorcycle Control Panel!

by max on June 10th, 2009
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I am not really sure what the point of gathering data on a motorcycle would be for, (as I rather just go really fast) but you can surely make one of these motorcycle control panel from Arduino and gather data for fine-tuning your motorcycle. Hey, I’m really pleased with how this is going. This is still a prototype but it’s functionally complete and works very well. It’s messy b ...

QWERTY Keyboard Bike Grips!

by max on June 3rd, 2009
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Here’s the most facinating find of the day, QWERTY-keyboard bike grips! Too bad, it looks like the keyboard is actually not QWERTY but spelling out Aaron Ross. (via wired) ...

26″ Wheeled eZip Trailz Electric Bike!

by max on May 26th, 2009
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For those of you who live close enough to work but too far for walking it daily, you might be interested in this awesome electric bike that will get you to work in time at maximum 18 miles per hour and a 450VDC battery that lasts up to 22 miles per charge. I’ve always had fun on electric bikes and I think they are great for the environment these days no doubt. The eZip Trailz elect ...

Bike Hack - How to Add a Garden to your Bike!

by max on May 22nd, 2009
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Are you a garden fanatic like me who waters and checks his grass daily? Well, you no longer have to worry about your garden when at work, just put your garden ON the bike! A window box for the cyclist who is always on the move, or cycle tourist needing nutritious strawberries and beansprouts.. or simply for someone without a garden….or a moron,(like me). via instructables ...

Bike that lets you Low-Ride or High-Ride on the Go!

by max on May 22nd, 2009
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Here’s an awesome design for a bike that will let the rider “low-ride” or “high-ride” while ridin’. What a great concept, I can envision future bikes coming like this. Created by German industrial designer Stefan Wallmann, the Zweistil provides with two riding positions. One to travel in the city, when you need to be more agile and aware of the traf ...

Shoes that do the walking for you

by David Allen on May 21st, 2009
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This is like something that has been used in a film depicting the future, yet here they are motorised shoes, called the iShoes they offer the user a chance to be free from the restrictions of the public transport or the worries of trying the find a parking space in the city or town. The iShoes can reach maximum speed of 13.5 mph, which if you think about can be quite fast if you a ...

Montreal gets Bixi bikes

by David Allen on May 19th, 2009
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Bixi is the bike sharing scheme that uses technology to keep track of the bikes, they have a computer chip on board, are solar powered and of course are Wi-Fi enabled, although they are an average looking bike the shape and colour means that it would hard to steal one of these bikes and get away with it. The bikes are fitted with LED lights to the front and rear, these save power ...

Google street view by bike

by David Allen on May 19th, 2009
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It is ok Google driving around the wide roads and highways of the USA, but in Europe, it is a different matter, with winding roads that a car simply cannot navigate. So what now for Google Street View? Well they simply do not give up, when the car fails to get the desired results then a bike could do the job, it may twenty years to cover Europe but they will get there in the end. ...