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Charge up your gadgets with pedal power while you bike

Friday, September 4, 2009 - 7:03am

Here's a clever trick: using the energy generated by you pedaling your bike to charge up your phone or audio player. Dalton's BioLogic FreeCharge does just that, hooking up to your bike's generator hub and creating power to juice up...

Bullitt bike puts cargo space on two wheels

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 8:47am

Biking is a great way to get around, especially in cities. The fresh air, the exercise, the lack of greenhouse gasses! The trouble is, there's basically no storage room on a bike. It's very difficult to go to the grocery...

Bike of the future will pay you back for all of that pedalling

Michael Trei

Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 8:01am

This amazing bike concept is part exercise machine, part electric scooter, and will even help to pay your fare while providing a seat for the bus ride home. Designed by Mårten Wållgren, Il Choi, David Seesing, and Miika Hekkinen, it's...

Human-powered Shweeb monorail isn't exactly the awesome future I signed on for

Kevin Hall

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 5:42am

Human powered? Human? When I think of the future, I picture a world where we're all carted around by robots. That said, New Zealand's Scweeb monorail is probably a healthier (if a little cramped) alternative. Think of it like a...

Evergreen folding electric motorcycle is as bare bones as you can get

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - 11:14am

UK-based designer Nick Fisher has dreamed up a folding electric motorcycle called Evergreen that may be too simple or just right depending on how you look at it. You probably wouldn't want to take this thing on the highway, but...

Pulse-jet bike is far from safe

Friday, June 26, 2009 - 10:31am

Looking to off yourself in the most spectacular and ridiculous way possible? You can't go wrong with a bike powered by a pulse jet! This enterprising Oregonian built just that for himself, and it took him on a wild 70MPH...

Pimp your bike with MonkeyLectric LED wheels

Michael Trei

Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 8:23am

Remember those PimpStar rims that seemed like the perfect car accessory as long as you were 15? Well now 15 year olds can pimp their own rides, with a simplified version of the PimpStar concept designed for bicycles. The MonkeyLectric...

Taga stroller/trike is an awesome way to bring the kids along on your trips.

Michael Trei

Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 8:05am

The traditional stroller hasn't changed too much in over a century, you still need to move the thing using good old fashioned walking power. And while this Taga trike may not be the first Taga isn't the first pedal powered...

Bamboo bike frame offers a wooden ride

Michael Trei

Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 8:02am

Fast-growing bamboo seems to be the current material of choice for many green-thinking designs, so it was just a matter of time before someone came up with a bamboo bike frame. While I don't think the world's landfills are getting...

Ciclotte exercise bike concept a wheely big idea

DVICE Staff

Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 2:01am

Uncovered at — yes, you guessed it, Milan's Salone Internazionale del Mobile — the Ciclotte exercise bike is a rare thing: a fitness tool that is actually beautiful. Made of carbon and, according to designer Luca Schieppati, a mixture of...

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Charge up your gadgets with pedal power while you bike

Bullitt bike puts cargo space on two wheels

Bike of the future will pay you back for all of that pedalling

Human-powered Shweeb monorail isn't exactly the awesome future I signed on for

Evergreen folding electric motorcycle is as bare bones as you can get

Pulse-jet bike is far from safe

Pimp your bike with MonkeyLectric LED wheels

Taga stroller/trike is an awesome way to bring the kids along on your trips.

Bamboo bike frame offers a wooden ride

Ciclotte exercise bike concept a wheely big idea

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