Thanks - Wrecked
Monday 3 December 2007
Electrobike Pi
Unique design electric bike...Sourced from 60% post-industrial recycled aluminum, the extruded tube houses the NiMH batteries, electronics and control cables giving the exterior its sharp, uncluttered appearance.
The gel seat can be adjusted forwards and backwards as well as up and down, giving you a fair range of seating position options, and the forks have 85mm of suspension travel.
Rather than standard gears, Electrobike have opted for the excellent NuVinci infinitely variable planetary transmission – which means that gearing can be smoothly increased or decreased either while pedaling, coasting or stopped by turning a switchgrip. Simple, intuitive and effective.
Pictured below is the recumbent version
BMW drivers...
First off, I couldn't believe that the volume of traffic DIDN'T slow down for me AT ALL as I came off the slip road! I had to squeeze into a barely big enough gap between two cars in order to get onto my motorway! The driver of the car behind me did realise his mistake though and honked an apology to me with a long blast of his horn! Unbelievably, I had to do the same again before I could get to the BMW lane. (Why do underlings use this lane? Surely everyone knows it is for BMW drivers only?). Anyway, once I was in the BMW lane and posing along at 110mph enjoying the adulation that the inferior car drivers were giving me, I noticed an inferior car ahead of me which was not only in the BMW lane of my motorway, but was driving at a ridiculous 70 mph! Naturally, I got to within a foot or so of his rear bumper and flashed my headlights to remind him he shouldn't be in the BMW lane of my motorway and to get out of my way. Of course, once he realised it was a BMW behind him, he did just that, but I could hardly believe it when he pulled straight back out behind me! He also tried to keep up with me and when he realised I would out-run him, he put on some blue lights in his front grill and urged me to get onto the hard shoulder so that he could congratulate me on my excellent car. Continue...
Thanks Easypeasy
Thanks Easypeasy
Congestion Charge or Other Factors?
What has put people on bikes in London? Livingstone would have you believe its the CC, but is it other factors...?
"London has witnessed a 43% rise in cycling since the introduction of the congestion charge and an 83% increase overall since 2000," it said.
Now, while I'm a fan of any measure that gets more cars off the roads, I think it's a bit rich for Livingstone to claim that his congestion charge is the reason why more of us are cycling. Although I was cycling to work before 2000, people I know who have taken it up in the last few years cite a number of factors, non of which feature the congestion charge.
"It's much quicker to get around", is the most popular reason, followed by "It's good exercise", while the astronomical price of tube travel has forced many people onto a bike.
Thanks - Guardian
"London has witnessed a 43% rise in cycling since the introduction of the congestion charge and an 83% increase overall since 2000," it said.
Now, while I'm a fan of any measure that gets more cars off the roads, I think it's a bit rich for Livingstone to claim that his congestion charge is the reason why more of us are cycling. Although I was cycling to work before 2000, people I know who have taken it up in the last few years cite a number of factors, non of which feature the congestion charge.
"It's much quicker to get around", is the most popular reason, followed by "It's good exercise", while the astronomical price of tube travel has forced many people onto a bike.
Thanks - Guardian
Suzuki’s hydrogen-powered Crosscage motorcycle
Suzuki’s Crosscage concept is a fuel-cell powered electric bike with single-sided suspension front AND rear. The brushless electric motor’s mounted inline with the rear wheel, and looks-wise it’s so far out there that it’s on its way back again. Seems like Bridgestone’s even developed a special futuristic-looking tyre to match the bike’s oddly tesselated discs.
It’s got monoshocks at both ends – which looks absolutely fantastic – and a unique cross-cage frame that highlights the fact that as new engine technologies evolve, we’re going to see the shape of the motorcycle change significantly.
thansk to http://www.gizmag.com/go/8243/
Low tech anti-theft
"These rust and scratch stickers are designed to make your beautiful bike/car look rusted and scratched so that passing thieves assume it's not worth stealing due to its apparent shabbyness"http://www.dominicwilcox.com/stickers.html
Go buy some and rusterize your car!
Vectrix Electric Superbike
the Vectrix Electric Superbike has a top speed of around 125mph, a range of around 70 miles and it’ll eat up the quarter mile in around 12 seconds. That gives you about 35 minutes of driving time on a full charge? keep working, boys....
Vectrix say they’ll run the Electric Superbike into production if they receive 500 deposits
thanks to http://www.gizmag.com/vectrix-electric-superbike/8395/
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