October 14, 20117 Comments on Amphibious bicycle
Amphibian Bicycle Can Travel on Land Or Water.
We’ll soon enter the rainy season here in Northern California, when many of our riverside bike paths will be inundated. With this bike I can just float the bike down the Guadalupe River straight to work, and then pedal upstream for the trip home. (more…)
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October 13, 20111 Comment on Bike hippies power OccupySF
Pedal powered generators provide electricity for mobile devices at OccupySF.
The key problem for the group is power. At present the OccupySF crew is keeping systems running almost entirely on pedal power. A bicycle generator donated by Rock the Bike runs 24/7, with volunteers usually lasting 30 minutes before handing off to the next fresh set of legs. The electricity thus generated runs into three car batteries to maintain a backup power supply.
More at The Register –> OccupySF BOFH runs protest network on pedal power: Protest IT staff running ultimate bare-bones system.
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From the Associated Press — “New roads post-storm make New Orleans cycling city”:
“A lot of my gripes have been resolved,” said [biking blogger Joseph] Donnelly, who started cycling in the 1970s and ditched his last car for good in 1989. “When I started the blog in 2006, there was not a single bicycle lane anywhere in New Orleans. Before Katrina, the roads were dangerous for everyone.”
More at Bloomberg Businessweek.
You might remember Joe Donnelly’s bike blog as the one that (in)famously gives advice on running red lights.
October 13, 20111 Comment on 1950 General Motors ad
In 1950, GM’s “New Departure” division manufactured bicycle components and advertised “The most exciting Christmas gift since 1896!”
October 13, 20112 Comments on Giant vs GM
