It’s a lot sexier than a Segway. —Adam Savage
Too cool! And they’re available in Portland.
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Hat tip: BikePortland.
Posts under ‘Bicycling’
Self Balancing Unicycle
No Cats On Bikes
At least, not riding backward.
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Combining a couple of my favorite things with Dave Winer’s #blogpostfriday.
Photo attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybercatstar/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Bullitt Cargobike — Loads of Fun
The Bullitt cargobike looks like loads of fun. (It’s okay. You can groan…) It has enough cargo space for a typical grocery run, even for a family of six. Need lockable (or rainproof) storage? Larry vs Harry has that covered, too. The cargobike would be great for family bike rides. They could become picnic runs, [...]
I Need a New Bike
The second bike I ever rode was a red Schwinn cruiser, very much like the bike pictured above. What a great bike! I remember how I would get that bike moving. I’d push the bike and turn its left pedal with my hand until the right pedal was just forward of top dead center. Standing [...]
On the Idaho Stop
[T]he year after the Idaho Stop became law, bicycle injuries in the state actually declined by 14.5 percent. (Source.)
Enacting the “Idaho stop” might not only postpone the habitual flouting of traffic laws until after getting a driver’s license, it might also prevent some injuries.
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Hat tip: Doug Landau via Stephen M. Nipper.
Bring the Idaho Stop to Oregon for Bicyclists
“Idaho stops” for bicycles makes a lot of sense. I hope it becomes law in Oregon.
Not your typical couch potatoes
Back in high school, I was the typical geek. I was interested in recumbent tricycles for their higher efficiencies. I think I even joined the Human Powered Vehicle Association for a short time. I still have an old issue of Scientific American featuring human powered vehicles, including recumbent bikes and trikes.
Now, as I’m get older [...]
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