Another new KickStarter project that you may be interested in – the BikeSpike. A GPS-based location tracker for bikes, neatly cradled in the custom carbon fiber bottle holder. Oh, an open API inviting developers/hackers to apply the tech as they see fit. Because of the built-in accelerometer, it can notify your friends and family in the event you’ve crashed – we speculate it’ll measure weird bike angles … Continue reading The BikeSpike
No voting on this one – just a couple of really nice one-offs by Chris King and Giovanni Battaglin that were built to commemorate the March 11, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and then auctioned off to charity . Well-known maker of high-end headsets, hubs, and bottom brackets, Chris King partnered with Japananese distributor of said components, SimWorks, to produce this Cielo cyclocross bike – which is actually … Continue reading Fukushima 131 and Cielo 11.3.11
This Calfee Tetra Adventure is a hybrid do it all bike – road / cyclocross. In a pinch it’ll make for a nice sportive or commuting bike, lights and all. SRAM Red, dual discs, Enve wheels make it very nicely equipped. Continue reading Calfee Tetra Adventure
One of my favourite running shirts says on the back, “If you see me collapse, pause my Garmin.” And thousands of other anal-retentive, obsessive compulsive, runner and roadie gear junkies could relate and all nod in agreement. Yes, that’s how hooked up many of us are to our Garmin, Polar, PowerTap, Quarg, Strava, or whathaveyou GPS-enabled/wireless/Bluetooth/ANT+ devices. There’s always an app for that. And post-ride/run, we’re … Continue reading Get Smart, Get Rich?
Just for fun, how many bike logos can you recognize? Continue reading Bike Alphabet
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