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If cycling helmets weren’t so bulky to carry around, it’s entirely possible that more people would actually use the things. That’s why British cyclists Josh Cohen and Dom Cotton invented the Cyclo, which features a unique “flipclip” design…… Continue reading Cyclo bike helmet "flips" for stowage
We’ve seen suction-cup car-top bicycle carriers before, although you’ve gotta wonder if users would constantly be worrying about them coming unstuck. Albike’s Wox offers a solution, in that it incorporates a motorized vacuum pump, and it wire… Continue reading Wox brings motors and monitoring to suction-cup bike carriers
There are more than a few ways for cyclists to find their way around without pulling out their smartphone these days, from audio devices that mount to your helmet to belts that buzz when a turn needs to be made. The SmartHalo was a particularly pretty solution that caught our eye back in 2015, and now its creators are back with a new and improved version that promises greater connectivity and puts fitness data right in the rider’s line of vision.
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Remember those “bottle”-type dynamos that rubbed against the side of your bike tire in order to power the lights? Well, they’ve gotten a high-tech makeover, in the form of the fork-mounted CadenceX generator – its creators say that it can rep… Continue reading CadenceX reimagines the bottle dynamo for the 21st Century
While many mountain bikers don’t like the idea of having their feet mechanically fastened to so-called clipless pedals, they do nonetheless see the advantages of such a setup. Austria’s magped has set out to reach a compromise, with its magne… Continue reading Review: magpeds use magnets for less-threatening foot retention
Crashing one’s bike is a childhood rite of passage, one that can teach valuable lessons in applied physics. Assuming the kid is properly protected and the crash is fairly tame, scrapes and bruises are exchanged for the wisdom to avoid sand and gravel patches, and how to avoid a ballistic dismount by not applying the front brakes harder than or before the rear brakes.
But for many of us, those lessons were learned long ago using a body far more flexible than the version we’re currently in, and the stakes are higher for a bike ride that includes braking mistakes. …read more
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For families living in rural communities, traveling to the nearest health center can be an hours-long trek. Continue reading Bicycle Ambulances Helped Cut the Malaria Death Rate in Zambia by 96 Percent
A human-powered cargo rig like Yuba’s Supermarche shows how to make urban cycling work at scale. The post Let’s All Ditch Our Cars and Start Riding Cargo Bikes appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Let’s All Ditch Our Cars and Start Riding Cargo Bikes
I rode a Tour de France-worthy bicycle for a month to see how fast a normal person could go. Spoiler: Kinda fast! Continue reading Could a $9500 Bicycle Turn Me, a Sad Sack of Flesh, into a Superathlete?
The storied British cycling brand famous for its saddles is moving a ways up the body with its newest product release, a line of bike helmets. The post Brooks Wants You to Test Its New Helmets—Responsibly, Thank You Very Much appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Brooks Wants You to Test Its New Helmets—Responsibly, Thank You Very Much