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World's largest underground bike parking center nears completion

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The world’s largest bicycle parking center is located under the Utrecht Centraal Railway Station, and is ...

Rotterdam-based studio Ector Hoogstad Architects is behind the creation of the world’s largest bicycle parking center. The enormous project is part of a grand scale redevelopment of the Utrecht Centraal Railway Station in the Netherlands and boasts an innovative layout that manages the flow of both pedestrians and cyclists.

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Bicycle Architecture Biennale celebrates the best of cycling-centric design

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The benefits of bicycles are significant both for the humans that ride them and the environment they live in, but they’re not everybody’s cup of tea when it comes to getting around. The Bicycle Architecture Biennale is an annual exhibition th… Continue reading Bicycle Architecture Biennale celebrates the best of cycling-centric design→

Stark Drive Torque e-bike unlocks with a fingerprint and can wirelessly charge your phone

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E-bikes have plenty of appeal for those after environmentally-friendly ways to get around town, but it’s not often the price tag is part of the picture. E-bike builder Stark is on a mission to offer folks more reasonably priced options, and i… Continue reading Stark Drive Torque e-bike unlocks with a fingerprint and can wirelessly charge your phone→

Enforce Speed Limits with a Rusty Bike

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They say you can’t manage what you can’t measure, and that certainly held true in the case of this bicycle that was used to measure the speed of cars in one Belgian neighborhood. If we understand the translation from Dutch correctly, the police were not enforcing the speed limit despite …read more

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Custom Electric Motorcycle Packs 6 kW

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If you only need to travel at around 25 mph around town or to get a short distance to work, an electric bicycle might just be the best thing you can ride. It’s cheap, quick, and fun, and sometimes a great way to get some exercise too. If you want …read more

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This GPS Speedometer Hangs Off Your Handlebars

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If you can ride a bike with no handlebars, no handlebars, no handlebars, you can do just about anything. You can take apart a remote control, and you can almost put it back together. You can listen in on a two meter repeater and you can build a GPS module …read more

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Reverse Engineering Shimano Bike Electronics

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ANT+ is a wireless protocol specifically designed for use with sensors, and has similar functionality in some respects to Bluetooth Low Energy. It’s found a place among various bicycle equipment manufacturers, to connect smartwatches, cycle computers and electronic gear shifters. Of course, as soon as something becomes a defacto standard …read more

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Hacking the humble Roadster Bicycle

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Think of bicycles, and your first mental image could be something pretty fancy. Depending on which side of the sport you favor, you could end up thinking of a road bike or an MTB, maybe DH, CX, BMX, TT, tandem or recumbent.

But for people in most parts of the World such as Asia, Africa and South America, the bicycle conjures up a very different image – that of the humble roadster. And this simple, hardy machine has spawned innumerable hacks to extend its usefulness and functionality by enterprising people with limited means. For them, it is not as much …read more

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This Beer Keg Is A Side Car

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Bikes are a great way to get around. They’re cheap compared to cars and can be faster through city traffic, and you can get some exercise at the same time. The one downside to them is that the storage capacity is often extremely limited. Your choices are various bags strapped to the bike (or yourself), a trailer, or perhaps this bicycle side car made from a beer keg.

Sidecars are traditionally the realm of motorcycles, not bicycles, but this particular bike isn’t without a few tricks. It has an electric motor to help assist the rider when pedaling. With this …read more

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Electric Drift Trike Needs Water Cooling

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Electric vehicles of all types are quickly hitting the market as people realize how inexpensive they can be to operate compared to traditional modes of transportation. From cars and trucks, to smaller vehicles such as bicycles and even electric boats, there’s a lot to be said for simplicity, ease of use, and efficiency. But sometimes we need a little bit more out of our electric vehicles than the obvious benefits they come with. Enter the electric drift trike, an electric vehicle built solely for the enjoyment of high torque electric motors.

This tricycle is built with some serious power behind …read more

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