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World's largest underground bike parking center nears completion

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Bridget Borgobello

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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Review: Hedkayse One multi-impact, foldable bike helmet

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Loz Blain

The Hedkayse One is a unique British contraption that can take a pounding better than pretty much any other helmet on the market, and come back for more, again and again. It’s also flexible enough to squash into a more compact shape for trans… Continue reading Review: Hedkayse One multi-impact, foldable bike helmet→

Exozox lets you tow two bikes – behind a bike

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Ben Coxworth

If you run a bicycle-share co-op that extolls the virtues of a car-free lifestyle, then you might feel like a bit of a hypocrite on the odd occasion that you have to use a car or truck to transport multiple riderless bikes. Well, the Exozox i… Continue reading Exozox lets you tow two bikes – behind a bike→

Cannondale's new gravel bike features unique rear suspension

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Ben Coxworth

Cannondale's Topstone Carbon features a single pivot in the seat tube

“Gravel bikes” are becoming increasingly popular, as they combine some of the toughness of mountain bikes with the speed of road bikes. Given that they travel on dirt trails and unpaved roads, though, some suspension might be good – and that’s what Cannondale’s new Topstone Carbon offers, in a novel fashion.

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TrailSense tracks and rates mountain bikers' performance

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Ben Coxworth

The TrailSense sensor unit is mounted on the chainstay

Many mountain bikers already use smartphone apps to track basic ride metrics such as route/distance travelled, elevation gain, and speed. A group of four Danish cyclists wanted to take things significantly further, however, so they created TrailSense.

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Bicycle Architecture Biennale celebrates the best of cycling-centric design

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Nick Lavars

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→

Trenux fold-out bicycle trailer is set to enter production

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Ben Coxworth

It was just last year that we first heard about the Trenux, an innovative German-designed bicycle trailer that folds up over the bike’s rear wheel when not carrying cargo. At the time, it was still a prototype. Soon, however, it could be a co… Continue reading Trenux fold-out bicycle trailer is set to enter production→

Cyclo bike helmet "flips" for stowage

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Ben Coxworth

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→

SmartHalo 2 bike computer puts fitness info in a cyclist's field of view

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Nick Lavars

The original SmartHalo was a neatly designed cycling accessory that didn't overcomplicate the problem of navigation, ...

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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CadenceX reimagines the bottle dynamo for the 21st Century

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Ben Coxworth

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→