bicycles
Design
When Cyclists Are Forced To Fly, There’s This Bicycle Luggage
5:30AM Jack Loftus | Personally, I’m the calibre of cyclist that’s able to ride to wherever it is I happen to travel, including to Europe, but for those of you cut from lesser cloth there’s this bit of cleverly shaped luggage called AeroTech Evolution. More »
Vehicles
Who Needs Training Wheels When You Have Ridiculously Elaborate Bicycle Simulators?
12:00PM Sean Fallon | Back in my day, a Huffy and some training wheels were all I needed to learn how to ride a bike. Honda thinks today’s kids need something more—like a ridiculously elaborate and expensive bicycle simulator. More »
Gadgets
Clever LED Bike Light Has Accelerometer To Sense When You Brake
4:50AM Danny Allen | Sure, you could wear a Safe Turn indicator for night rides, but why lift your arm when the Spooklight has a wireless handlebar touchpad. Its accelerometer also shines your brake light when you slow down — just like a car. More »
Games
Wii Exercise Bike Would Be Perfect For Paperboy
6:40AM Sean Fallon | An exercise bike peripheral for the Wii is nothing without a remake of Paperboy. More »
Vehicles
2:20AM Mark Wilson | We know, this pitch of a folding bike with collapsing wheels sounds a tad precarious, but this sequence showing how the wheels fold up is pretty darn convincing: More »
Is A Bike With Collapsing Wheels Really A Good Idea?
2:20AM Mark Wilson | We know, this pitch of a folding bike with collapsing wheels sounds a tad precarious, but this sequence showing how the wheels fold up is pretty darn convincing: More »
Vehicles
Gyrowheel Gyroscopic Bicycle Wheel Will Eliminate Training Wheels
5:00AM Jack Loftus | As a child, learning to ride a bike vexed me to no end. While my friends zipped around the neighbourhood on two wheels, I plodded along on four, thanks to an embarrassing set of “training wheels”. Good news: They’re doomed. More »
Design
Biomega’s Boston Folding Bike Cannot Be Stolen And Ridden Away
11:51PM Joanna Stern | If Biomega’s Boston folding bike could laugh when somebody tried to steal it, it would. It has an integrated lock and if a thief cuts the wire it becomes unrideable. Even though it’s part of the frame, it is repairable. More »
Toys
Cycling PSA Gets The Point Across With A Little Lego Ultraviolence
3:40AM Jack Loftus | As a cyclist, I can appreciate the message being put forth in this Biking Rules PSA. As a Lego lover, I can’t help but smile at the cuteness inherent in the violent auto accident portrayed at the end. More »
Vehicles
Honda U3-X: An Omnidirectional Segway-Style Unicycle
12:10PM Wilson Rothman | Jalopnik just posted this crazy Honda unicycle, the U3-X, with “omni traction drive”. It’s definitely the first personal mobility device that might help you fulfil your lifelong dream of re-enacting Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity” video. Pics and details at [Jalopnik]
Robots
