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Old Milk Crates Converted into Green Bike Seats

Bikes are always a greener alternative to big, polluting cars. However, their manufacturing process is not entirely eco-conscious, because it often involves the usage of virgin materials. Supplementary seats made of leather are so yesterday, since sustainable options are now widely available. He may not have inven...

5 January 2012
05:25 GMT

How Ten Bikes Can Replace a Polluting Car

Goodbye, greenhouse gas emissions. One parking spot is large enough to accommodate 10 bicycles. The innovative Car Bike Rack, launched by Cyclehoop proves it, by introducing a bike port made of steel, available all across London. This strategy aims to raise the popularity of cycling, expanding bicycle parking option...

9 December 2011
09:45 GMT

Bikes May Soon Get Wireless Brakes

Wireless is getting everywhere nowadays so it was just a matter of time until someone thought about using this technology for you bike, or more specific for your bike's brakes.This concept was developed by a group of scientists at the Saarland University in Germany, who were most probably seeking for new devices...

17 October 2011
04:17 GMT

Paris Hilton Starts Her Own Motorcycle Racing Team

Because there isn’t anything that Paris Hilton can’t do – or sell –, she’s just launched her own motorcycle racing team over the weekend, with the official announcement made at a press conference in Spain where Paris did the biker chick thing. Clad in a skintight leather suit with rhines...

20 December 2010
07:33 GMT

Do Less for Better Results with Interval Training

One of the most commonly used excuses for not working out is the lack of time. After all, it’s understandable not to feel like breaking a sweat at the gym after a long workday, when we also have to fit in other things in our hectic schedule, like socializing with friends and getting some time off for ourselves ...

13 March 2010
10:11 GMT

Google Maps Gets Bike Maps and Directions

Cycling lovers in the US have something to cheer about: Google is adding bike routes to Google Maps directions to help cyclists find their way in crowded cities while avoiding some of the common problems specific to moving by bike rather than car like steep hills, or very crowded streets. Areas with unfriendly dogs h...

10 March 2010
06:48 GMT

Russell Crowe Challenges Columnist to Bike Deathmatch

There was a time, as fans will surely remember, when one could hardly say something upsetting to or about Russell Crowe without being prepared to stand his wrath and whatever his highly flammable temper might have urged him to do at the moment. Now, the Australian, Oscar-winning actor is more in control and comparati...

8 September 2009
03:42 GMT

Cheryl Cole Buys £36,000 ‘Wind Tunnel’ Exercise Bike

Although she’s often made headlines because of speculation that she might be a bit too thin for her own good, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole seems to have taken her weight obsession one step further. The star has given in to the latest celebrity fitness fad by splashing £36,000 on a “wind tunnel&rdq...

1 June 2009
16:11 GMT

Taga Buggy Turns into Bike to Keep Moms Fit

Getting back in shape after birth can be an extremely difficult task, especially since the new mothers hardly have any spare time to catch a good rest, not to mention work out. Now, with the Taga buggy, manufacturers promise that moms will be in top shape in almost no time, while also spending precious time with thei...

15 May 2009
15:01 GMT

Trek Relies on Mac to Get the Message Out

Apple has had a chat with the folks at Trek Bicycle Corporation to see why their business needs the Mac to move forwards and deliver. Trek high-ups have revealed that, first and foremost, the Mac helps them communicate their message.The global leader in bicycle design, innovation, and manufacturing, produces and sell...

23 July 2008
03:00 GMT

iHome2GO Bike iPod Speaker Looks Dirty!

You want me to put a strap on... your bike? Thanks to the iHome iHome2Go Cycler, you can really "pedal to the metal" with a cool water-resistant iPod speaker case that easily clamps to your bike frame. Even cooler, the makers have added a handlebar-mounted remote control to allow safe cycling while listening to whate...

10 January 2008
06:02 GMT

Dude, What Happened To Your Bike? It Shrinked...

Dude, check this out! Foldable bicycles are the must-have in the eco-wacko vehicle area. The fold-able bicycle concept is a new and rather weird appearance on the market. The STRIDA bike uses a design line that's said to be the "first completely new bicycle geometry in 95 years". Funny thing, the makers emphasiz...

6 December 2007
14:26 GMT

MX vs. ATV Unleashed: On The Edge Codes (PSP)

MX vs. ATV Unleashed brings Rainbow Studio's critically acclaimed ATV expertise to the "Unleashed" franchise, allowing gamers to compete with ATVs, dirt bikes and an array of new vehicle types including a redesigned monster truck, powerful sand-rail and a raised 4x4 golf kart. Players explore massive free-world ...

1 October 2007
10:05 GMT

The First Hydrogen-powered Bike!

We hope this is of a better quality than the Chinese T-shirts, but they also did it. Shanghai Pearl Hydrogen Power Source Technology Co revealed the first environmentally clean hydrogen fuel-cell bike at the 9th China International Exhibition on Gas Technology, Equipment and Applications which took place last week at...

11 September 2007
02:43 GMT

YouTube or How to Become Popular at 300 Kilometers per Hour

More and more clips posted on the very popular video sharing platform YouTube shows insane drivers who are speeding and recording themselves to become famous. IOL reports that a motorcycle rider who created a clip with him at about 300 kilometers per hour became famous through the YouTube platform after his clip reco...

27 August 2007
10:36 GMT

Alien Wild Wacky Action Oryx Bike Looks Kinky...Doesn't It?

That's probably the most perverse vehicle I've ever seen! (and wanted…ups!). Needless to say, the guy behind this wacky invention is called Cramer, just like the Seinfeld character. As you probably all know, the bicycle is a pedal-driven, human powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, or behind ...

23 July 2007
05:03 GMT

Ride The Brammo Hippie Electric Motorcycle!

Because of the higher gasoline prices, the electric motorcycles and scooters are raising in popularity, and the battery technology is gradually improving, making this form of transportation more practical. The zero emissions, the easily rechargeable vehicles are just two of the advantages that the electric power come...

9 July 2007
02:35 GMT

For All Biking Lovers, Google Earth Now with Tour De France Support!

Google Earth is updated again by the community of users after an exciting imagery update was rolled out on the Internet. The recently released KMZ file contains the Tour de France routes as well as valuable information and details about the entire competition. According to the Google Earth Blog, the file was created ...

21 June 2007
06:06 GMT

How to Bike

The emergence of the mountain bikes filled the roads with those addicted to this sport. A mountain bike is very handy for exercising, even if one rides it more often on the roads than mountains. The best bikes for sporting are those with intermediary wheels, which provide an easy movement on the asphalt. Bike riding ...

25 April 2007
11:21 GMT

Bike Ride Boosts YouTube's Users

A new video published on YouTube and displaying a Portland bike ride attracted an important number of viewers in a short period of time. The clip was recorded in the west side of Portland on some dangerous hills avoided by most of the bikers. James Thomas recorded the 9 minute clip that currently has 2.414 views, 3 c...

19 April 2007
10:04 GMT

How to Live 13 Days Underwater Using Just Your Urine

This is a real example of efficiency and self-support. Lloyd Godson, 27, an Australian aquanaut and marine biologist, was able to survive 13 days in an underwater "biosub", breathing oxygen delivered by algae fueled with his own urine and pedaling a bike for electricity, going out unscathed. The the 2 m (6.6 ft) high...

18 April 2007
09:04 GMT


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