Billed as the world’s most efficient drivetrain, Driven is an entirely new form of bicycle drivetrain. Created by Danish bearing maker CeramicSpeed in collaboration with University of Colorado’s Mechanical Engineering Department, this groundbreaking 21-speed driveline, called Driven, uses ceramic plates in place of the traditional greasy sprocket and chains, and derailleurs, to achieve transmission and gear change. How we describe it may not be as impressive. So we suggest you catch the video of the prototype and marvel at this new invention. Continue reading Meet Driven, An Innovative Chain-less 21-Speed Bicycle Drivetrain
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Mission Bicycle Company Wants To Light Up The Road With Fork Lights
If you ride a bicycle, then chances are, you probably have one of those fancy LED lights attached for night riding. The thing about these lights is, it sometimes magically disappear (read: stolen) and if it doesn’t (get stolen), it will be just a jarring sight to an otherwise sleek bike. However, Mission Bicycle Company wants to change that. The San Francisco company wants to put an end to stolen lights and eyesore with a new bike design with integrated lighting. Continue reading Mission Bicycle Company Wants To Light Up The Road With Fork Lights
With Foldylock Clipster, Bicycle Lock Becomes An Elegant Wearable
Locking your pedal-powered two-wheeler is essential, but carrying with you a bicycle lock can be a hassle and that’s not to mention it can be quite an eyesore too. There exists several solutions to these nagging issues and one of the latest to hit the market is this super cool, wearable folding bicycle lock called Foldylock Clipster from the folks brought you the saddle/bike lock hybrid. Continue reading With Foldylock Clipster, Bicycle Lock Becomes An Elegant Wearable
We Are Totally Smitten By This 70s Vintage-Look Moped That Does 60MPH
So, you think moped is dead? Well, it is not and it never did ‘die’. It is always there, but today, we simply called it electric bicycles, or pedal-assist electric bicycle. But there is a major difference between an electric bicycle and a moped: a moped usually looks like a motorcycle. Call it a motorcycle-wannabe or whatever, but it does have its appeal (mostly because it looks like a motorcycle but does not require a license to ride). Moped is probably not huge in the stateside, but across the pond and in Europe, it is quite a huge deal, or at least it was anyways. Continue reading We Are Totally Smitten By This 70s Vintage-Look Moped That Does 60MPH
Here’s How You Can Get The Simpsons x State Bicycle Co. Bicycle For Free
If you have gotten yourself some neat cycling accessories from The Simpsons x State Bicycle Co. Limited Edition collection, perhaps it is time for you to pick up the limited edition Simpsons Donut frame to complete your ultimate The Simpsons-themed cycling getup. No, hold up there. Actually, you don’t have to, well, at least not for now because, State Bicycle Co. has teamed up with The Simpsons to give away the ultimate dream build based on the donut frameset. Continue reading Here’s How You Can Get The Simpsons x State Bicycle Co. Bicycle For Free
I Wish I Could Bring This LEGO Millennium Falcon Pedicab Home!
You may have seen this “Millennium Falcon” on May the 4th, Star Wars Day, plying Bryant Park in NYC. If you have and had ridden it, I am green with envy. This LEGO Millennium Falcon Pedicab (AKA cycle rickshaw) is, as the name suggests, a pedicab spruced up with the image of young Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon created by LEGO Master Builders with LEGO elements. I wouldn’t say it is a ride-on toy because, it is obviously a tricycle. So, this ain’t no child’s play. Continue reading I Wish I Could Bring This LEGO Millennium Falcon Pedicab Home!
Bosch Heralds The New Era Of eBike With New In-frame Battery
Bosch’s electric bicycle arm, Bosch eBike Systems, is determined to make electric bicycles sleeker. They are not making bicycles themselves, though. Instead, Bosch eBike Systems design and manufacture components like drives, onboard computer, and battery pack. You know, basically stuff that makes an eBike, an eBike. The Bosch PowerTube 500 you see here is the company’s latest innovation. Billed as a state-of-the-art eBike battery, the Bosch PowerTube 500 is a new battery that is designed to seamlessly integrate into the frame of the bicycle. Continue reading Bosch Heralds The New Era Of eBike With New In-frame Battery
Oh, Look, Someone Made A Bicycle In The Shape Of Pi Symbol
You may have seen the an illustration of a bicycle based on the Pi symbol dreamed up by Malaysian artist, Yau Hoong-Tang somewhere. Now, meet the actual Pi Bike. Yes. That’s right. Someone actually turned the concept into a real, rideable fixie. Launch in time to mark the Pi Day on the March 14 (3/14, get it?), the Pi Bike was designed and built by London-based artist Tadas Maksimovas and Dutch designer Martijn Koomen, and crafted out of carbon fiber material. Continue reading Oh, Look, Someone Made A Bicycle In The Shape Of Pi Symbol
This Is Bellcycles, The First Front-wheel Drive Bike Since 19th Century
You know bicycles? Wait. What am I talking about? Of course, everyone knows what a bicycle is, but the thing is, the bicycle you are about to see is like no other, well, at least not in the last 200 years. Meet Bellcycles, probably the only front-wheel drive bicycle since 19th century. For the uninitiated, when bicycle first came about, it had a front-wheel drive configuration, usually with a ridiculously large front wheel that was driven directly by a pair of pedals and sports a disproportionately small trailing wheel. It was a like a horse. No. Wait. I would say it was even more difficult to mount than a horse because of the insane height it had. Continue reading This Is Bellcycles, The First Front-wheel Drive Bike Since 19th Century
Seatylock Redesigned Bicycle Saddle/Lock Hybrid For Urban Riders
Bicycle with integrated bike lock isn’t new and so is a saddle that could double as a bike lock. The Seatylock, as the product name implies, is one of the latter. These folks had quite a support on Kickstarter when the first iteration was introduced two years ago. In between, the company has introduced a couple more products, and today, it has another. Called Seatylock Gel, this saddle here is designed to look out for urbanites’ butt. Continue reading Seatylock Redesigned Bicycle Saddle/Lock Hybrid For Urban Riders