Posted August 28th, 2007
There’s a reasonably comprehensive piece on electric assisted bicycles in today’s Sydney Morning Herald.
Having given up on the privately owned internal combustion engine a few years ago, we are now a three-bicycle family. This brings with it its own rewards, and its own set of problems. For a start, the big Saturday supermarket shop has […]
Posted in Electric by Philip | 2 Comments »
Posted July 31st, 2007
How many times have we said that over the past decade? I was going to do a post like this but Gizmodo beat me to it. Love the snark.
This weekend, Spaniard Alberto Contador won the Tour De France mounted on a 2008 carbon-fiber Trek Madone bicycle. What is shocking is that the 2008 high end […]
Posted in Tech by Philip | 8 Comments »
Posted June 27th, 2007
Pedal to the metal with this water-resistant iPod speaker case that clamps to your bike frame. Handlebar mounted remote control allows for safe cycling while listening to your tunes. This speaker case is perfect for the beach, poolside, and picnics, too.
This actually looks like a good product.
Product page.
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, ipod, […]
Posted in Tech by Philip | 1 Comment »
Posted June 21st, 2007
Object Gallery is currently showing The 2007 national student New Design Exhibition, and in the group of great designs on show is something neat for urban cyclists interested in seeing what a new generation of folding bikes might look like.
In the exhibition is the Everglide folding bike created by designer Frag Woodall. The Everglide […]
Posted in Industry, Tech, Future by Philip | 1 Comment »
Posted June 16th, 2007
And if you’re lazy Cheeky Transport can fix(ed) you up with a brand new rig.
Via the MAKE video podcast.
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, fixies, make
Posted in Culture, Tech by Philip | 1 Comment »
Posted June 2nd, 2007
The images and info for the 2008 Trek Madone’s are out in the wilds. Up the Road has the inside story.
Here is a bit of tech on what makes the new Madone different to it’s predecessors and other current brands.
Nearly all other frame designs on the road are restricted by the need to stay […]
Posted in Industry, Tech by Philip | 5 Comments »
Posted May 12th, 2007
The Gator is a HiPowered LED bike headlight. Two Hipowered 3wattLED lamps (wide and spot beams) sit beside a 5mm beacon LED. These lamps are mounted inside a cast aluminium chasis encased in compression moulded silicon. Powered by a smart charge Lithium Ion battery, the Gator burns at full brightness for four hours and will […]
Posted in Industry, Tech, Marketing by Philip | 3 Comments »
Posted May 5th, 2007
Trail, fork rake and a little bit of history. Dave Moulton is a must read.
I started racing in the early 1950s and I can say from experience the bikes of that era did not handle and corner near as well as today’s designs. These bikes handled reasonably well because frames were built with much longer […]
Posted in Tech by Philip | 1 Comment »
Posted May 3rd, 2007
James Huang of Cyclingnews.
We’ll be the first to admit that the Trek Lime does not fit in with our usual crop of test gear. It’s neither a road bike per se nor a mountain bike; suffice to say it certainly isn’t a racer of any sort, either. The size range for the modest aluminum frame […]
Posted in Industry, Culture, Tech by Philip | 6 Comments »
Posted April 23rd, 2007
This is a mid 90’s Alex Pong CWS/BB kit a mate has in the box, practically new 489 grams for the lot. I lusted over them back then and still do now. Not much different from the stuff we have today. It’s worth remembering the visionaries.
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, alex, pong, bling
Posted in Tech by Philip | 5 Comments »