cycling
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 »
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 »
GPS
9:00AM Sean Fallon | Japan’s Ubiquitous Entertainment have developed a prototype device called ARider that allows cyclists to navigate via their iPhone 3GS using a heads up display. Of course, the whole setup seems a bit precarious for you and your precious phone. More »
ARider Turns iPhone Into Heads-Up GPS Display For Cyclists
9:00AM Sean Fallon | Japan’s Ubiquitous Entertainment have developed a prototype device called ARider that allows cyclists to navigate via their iPhone 3GS using a heads up display. Of course, the whole setup seems a bit precarious for you and your precious phone. More »
GPS
Garmin Edge 500 Cycling GPS Tracks Speed, Calories, Heart Rate
12:40AM Joanna Stern | We are still waiting on the BERU Factor 001 with its built in a computer, but Garmin’s new Edge 500 will add GPS and some health monitoring tools to your bicycle in the meantime. More »
Vehicles
Taga Stroller/Bike Combo Might Launch Your Tots Into the Stratosphere
7:00AM Jack Loftus | Bike, stroller or wheeled trebuchet? Whatever it is, the Taga takes kid-carrying in a new direction. I just can’t help thinking those two smiling kids are one wheelie away from joining the ISS. More »
Random Stuff
Lance Armstrong’s 12 Screws and Metal Plate in Collarbone Make Him a Low-Grade Cyborg
8:08AM Brian Lam | Lance Armstrong received surgery to more quickly fix his collarbone, which was broken into 4 pieces during a bicycle race in Spain. I wonder if he knows that the metal from the screws can set off the metal detectors in airports sometimes. (I have a titanium rod in my left tibia and the left over screw shavings set off the alarms 50% of the time, especially in higher security airports. True, as confirmed by the hand wands during the manual pat down.) More »
Vehicles
Retroreflective Bright Bike Looks Black, Glows White in Headlights
1:30AM John Mahoney | Want to not get run over by motorised carriages while cycling, but afraid to look like a nerd with all the reflectors? Enter Scotchlite 680, a vinyl that reflects white only in the light. More »
Design
Hindsight Cyclist Glasses Are Eyes in The Back of Your Head, Kinda
7:09PM Kit Eaton | The Nike Hindsight cyclist’s glasses from designer Billy May (we loved his Torn lights before) are designed to do one simple thing: stop cyclists from getting hurt on the roads. At the extended side of each lens is a carefully arranged high-power Fresnel lens that captures the view to the sides of the wearer’s head, and sends it into the peripheral vision. galleryPost('hindsight', 3, ''); More »
Vehicles
The Down Low Glow is Not What You Think
3:00AM Jack Loftus | These Down Low Glow light bars for your bike are one wheel hydraulics system away from true low rider status, but that’s not actually their true purpose. While at first glance they may appear to be the epitome of bicycle tchotchke, the manufacturer lays out a somewhat convincing case as to why riders should invest $US110 to trick out their Trek. More »
Peripherals
