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The Inverted Bike Shop [Video]

I came across this video on Vimeo and was entranced by the ideology behind the bike shop. I’ve always thought of bike shops as being friendly, collaborative spaces and have never found a bike shop employee that is mean or comes across rude. I’m sure they’re out there, but are much fewer and far between…

March 26, 2013
Picture of the Week 3.24.2013

March 24, 2013
Elroy Bluetooth Earbuds

I came across this rather nifty invention the other day. Bluetooth earbuds from the creator of Timbuk2 bags. When I first heard about them, I figured that it was going to be some clunky chunk of plastic that sat on your head, played music and generally stayed out of your way. Man, was I wrong.…

March 21, 2013
What Was That?

Some of you may have noticed yesterday that the site was down. Sorry! The data center where my site resides was having some electrical issues. They have (thankfully) fixed the problem. I apologize for any convenience that this had in your experience.

March 20, 2013
Picture of the Week 3.17.2013

March 17, 2013
Discover a New Bike Ride with A To B

We all look for new rides, routes and paths. Changing the scenery up is something that helps a lot of us bikers stay in the saddle. There are lots of websites out there that help you do this, but perhaps none of them offer the diversity and adventure that A–B (A to B) is trying…

March 16, 2013
Life Beam Smart Cycling Helmet

Life Beam has a funding project going on IndieGogo right now for a helmet that they have co-developed with Lazer (a Belgian helmet manufacturer). Life Beam’s first product was a monitoring system for fighter pilots that would show vital signs in flight (kind of important). The technology worked so great (they won the “Ramon Breakthrough”…

March 12, 2013
Picture of the Week 3.10.2013

March 10, 2013
Bike Helmet Seeks Justice

And in other safety related news, Chaotic Moon has developed a helmet that has the capability of recording video of your surroundings after you get hit. Sure, it’s not the same as avoiding being hit, but in the event that you do get hit, this is something that could come in handy. There are a…

March 9, 2013
Volvo Reveals Cyclist Detection System

Volvo Car Group introduced the worlds first cyclist detection system at the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday. Add this to the list of Volvo ‘world firsts’. The technology combines the use of radar and a camera mounted in the rear view mirror to sense and detect when a cyclist enters the path of the car.…

March 7, 2013

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