A New Kind of Bike Valve?
If you’ve worked on a high-end mountain or road bike for any length of time, you have likely cursed the Presta valve. This humble century-old invention is the bane of …read more Continue reading A New Kind of Bike Valve?
Tag Archives: Bicycle
Bicycle Adds Reliability With Second Chain
Ignoring the International Cycling Union‘s mostly arbitrary rules for what a bicycle is “supposed” to look like (at least if you want to race), there are actually reasons that the …read more Continue reading Bicycle Adds Reliability With Second Chain
Pedaling your Mobile Web Server Across the Globe
We tinkerers often have ideas we know are crazy, and we make them up in the most bizarre places, too. For example, just imagine hosting a website while pedaling across …read more Continue reading Pedaling your Mobile Web Server Across the Globe
Mahle’s lightest ebike drive ever drops even more weight
We’ve been focusing in on some of the powertrain innovations Mahle has been developing and fine-tuning for the electric car and truck market, and the company hasn’t been letting its ebike offerings slide, either. This week, it launched its lightest ele… Continue reading Mahle’s lightest ebike drive ever drops even more weight
Self-Portaging Canoe is Part Bicycle
Normally when making a long voyage in a canoe, an adventurer would paddle the vessel as far as possible and then “portage”, or carry, the canoe over the short sections …read more Continue reading Self-Portaging Canoe is Part Bicycle
Hackaday Links: August 18, 2024
They’re back! The San Francisco autonomous vehicle hijinks, that is, as Waymo’s fleet of driverless cars recently took up the fun new hobby of honking their horns in the wee …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: August 18, 2024
Origami bike rack snaps into cargo basket in milliseconds
Sometimes a bicycle commuter needs a big, old basket for carrying groceries or other everyday sundries. Sometimes a big, old basket is the last thing he or she needs. Sure, you’ll find plenty of bikes with modular basket solutions, but what if you don’… Continue reading Origami bike rack snaps into cargo basket in milliseconds
Tiny ebike motor disappears into frame but still kicks out bulk power
ZF is best known as an automotive technology and supply company, boasting a history of developing both everyday components and cutting-edge innovations like magnet-free motors and regenerative brake boosting. The company also has a micro-mobility divis… Continue reading Tiny ebike motor disappears into frame but still kicks out bulk power
BikeBeamer Adds POV Display to Bicycle Wheels
Unless you’re living in a bicycle paradise like the Netherlands, most people will choose to add some sort of illumination to their bicycle to help drivers take note that there’s …read more Continue reading BikeBeamer Adds POV Display to Bicycle Wheels
Running Power and Data Over Just Two Wires
When you’re hooking up equipment across a vehicle, you’re often stuck sending power and data to and from things like sensors or actuators. The more wires you have to run, …read more Continue reading Running Power and Data Over Just Two Wires