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ADO has launched an Indiegogo campaign for what’s billed as the lightest carbon folding ebike – at 12.5 kg. That’s not the lightest with the Hummingbird Flax ($6250) and Electric ($5,625) both weighing 10.3 kg and the $7995 Yikebike Model C weighing in… Continue reading The world’s lightest folding ebike? Not quite, but it’s much cheaper
Carbon-framed ebikes can cost a pretty penny, but the latest lightweight city model from Fiido currently comes in at well under $2k, has the stealthy look of a regular bike and boasts a low-maintenance Gates carbon belt drive.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Affordable lightweight city ebike goes all in on carbon
Ofiito’s Urban Racer ebike features a full carbon frame, integrated automatic lighting, and a rear hub motor that can be removed when you just wanna go human-powered. What’s more, the whole shebang is claimed to weigh a mere 30.2 lb (13.7 kg).Continue … Continue reading All-carbon 30-lb Urban Racer commuter ebike is ready to hit city streets
Modular kayaks may be easy to store and transport, but most are made of plastic, which isn’t everyone’s favorite material. Two new boats from Stellar are different, in that they feature sleek, stiff, glossy, lightweight composite bodies.Continue Readin… Continue reading Stellar brings lightweight composite construction to modular kayaks
Just because ebikes have assistive motors doesn’t mean that they should be heavy, clunky and ugly. The Tezeus C8 was evidently designed with that fact in mind, as it sports a sleek look, carbon construction, and a claimed weight of as little as 33 lb (… Continue reading Tezeus C8 carbon fiber ebike keeps things sleek and light
Just because ebikes have assistive motors doesn’t mean that they should be heavy, clunky and ugly. The Tezeus C8 was evidently designed with that fact in mind, as it sports a sleek look, carbon construction, and a claimed weight of as little as 33 lb (… Continue reading Tezeus C8 carbon fiber ebike keeps things sleek and light
[Electrosync] is the creator and driver of the world’s fastest robotic vaccum cleaner, the Vroomba. It’s a heavily modified roomba capable of speeds of around 60 kph, well beyond the …read more Continue reading Vroomba Gets Upgrades and a Spoiler
In an effort to mitigate human-caused climate warming, scientists are focused on ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One of the more novel ways to do this has just been announced by scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) … Continue reading Climate alchemy: Team turns carbon dioxide into super-strong fibers
San Diego-based Ride1Up covers most of the ebike bases – from moto-inspired to tourers and fat-tire adventure bikes to folders – and now the company has added its first performance model in the shape of the CF Racer1.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles,… Continue reading Carbon-framed Racer1 aims for road or gravel performance
Carbon fiber (CF) is an amazing material that provides a lot of strength for very little weight, making it very useful for a lot of applications, ranging from rods in …read more Continue reading Make Carbon Fiber Tubes With An Open Source Filament Winder