World bicycle relief

09/07/2010 World bicycle relief is something that I can support and will. They are training people how to fix a bicycle in a place where there isn't a bicycle shop that can service your bicycle for 400 km. The bicycles they are building are simple, not light weight since they are build to take up to 100Kg. Using a bicycle riding a bicycle increases one's capacity to carry by 5 times. ... read more ...

Pump your lights

28/12/2009 Yeah I know you might think I have lost it here, but now I do mean pump your light. As in charge your lights while pumping. Now what a great idea have a light that you charge while pumping or just use your pump to charge when your batteries are running a bit low. 20 seconds of pumping suffices for 45 minutes of track-illuminating LED power. Simply pump up your tires, or ... read more ...

Pardo, a tricycle ?

23/12/2009 Now this tricycle looks a bit mad in a good way. Instead of pedalling you have to kick/push with your legs to get the trike to move forward. It does looks fast and very suspensioned (if that is a word) which it has to be since you are laying on your chest on the tricycle. I wonder if it fits a 6'4" person. The best part is that the tricycle ... read more ...

Self-Powered Laser For Safer Night Cycling

05/11/2009 This is a self powered laser light, the battery that is recharged via a dynamo and this is what it does ... The laser draws an ellipse of light that is sensitive to anything crossing the perimeter. If a car comes too close, the light becomes red and all the horns will go off – until the car moves away. As the article states you can't rely on "standard-fare reflectors that may ... read more ...

Recycle your bicycle

03/11/2009 Today when I went out with our recycle box to our recycle bin, I found a bicycle inside. Well it was a classic BSO and in bad nick. Unfortunately, your LBS will not take this bicycle in and give it a new life. It will simply cost too much to get it back on the road. But by all means it is not the end of its life as a bicycle. ... read more ...

The Plug

28/10/2009 The Plug from Tout Terrain is probably the simplest, cleanest and neatest looking gizmo that I have seen. When it comes to things that you can plug to your dyno hub and charge other things with. Because it is integrated into a standard bicycle steer tube where you plug your USB powered device into and while you ride your bicycle it will charge. Others I have seen looks bulky and easy ... read more ...

E-WERK

26/10/2009 The E-WERK from Busch & Müller KG can only be the bee's knees, if it as good as their lights. For all those who do not want to go cycling without their mobile phones, GPS, MP3 players and other electronic devices and do not have access to a stationary charging station comes the "bike mobile" E-WERK. If the compact device is connected to the hub dynamo, the electricity generated by the ... read more ...

BioLogic ReeCharge from Dahon

24/10/2009 In my search for finding a way to charge my power hungry iPhone while out and about. I found this, the BioLogic ReeCharge from Dahon. Now that is a cool little thing there is not much information about how many phones you can charge and how long it takes to charge the BioLogic, though it does say "The ReeCharge will fully charge an Apple iPhone in under three hours". And ... read more ...

VELO-CITY GLOBAL 2010

19/10/2009 Well it looks like I will be in CPH next year for this. Do you think that we can get London to join in and go over there and learn something ? Copenhagen, June 22-25, 2010 The European Cyclists’ Federation, the City of Frederiksberg and the City of Copenhagen are excited to invite you to the first ever VELO-CITY GLOBAL 2010, a conference that brings together cycling experts, city planners, decision makers, ... read more ...

Pedal Power +

16/10/2009 I have been looking around for something that could charge my mobile phone and mp3 player while riding. I got a SON Dyno hub and wondered if there was anything that would collect the power I'm generating while cycling in the day time when I didn't need the lights on. I found this one Pedal Power + which looks promising. There is 3 models atm, two of them have the ... read more ...