Category Archives: cycling

Nike Live Stong Chalkbot

I know I’ve been offline for a while, but how did I miss this? A new friend in NYC just sent me the link to the Chalkbot created by Deeplocal for Nike and the 2009 Tour de France, the idea lives on the website ‘Wear Yellow’. In short you can send a message of hope [...]
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73mph jet cyclist

Bob Maddox bolted a dual-exhaust pulse jet engine to the side of an ordinary bicycle, donned a leather jacket and helmet and then held on tight as he peeled off a 73-mph run down a deserted back road. Found these great pictures and article on WIRED
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Max Knight Walking Bike

The bike actually works, visit Max Knight design to see it in action.
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Activity Club : Manly Dam

The most active members of the Activity Club finally broke out of the non-action of winter. Tyres pumped, chains tensioned and minds focussed we gave sail from Circular Quay to Manly, where we’d take on the mighty Manly Dam!
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Ben Wilson low-rider bicycle

A recent posting on Ektopia has lead me to yet another inspiring designer, Ben Wilson. Amongst other things, tables, chairs etc. there are some great 2 wheel vehicles. This ‘Downlow Lowrider Bike’ being my favourite.
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Specialized prototype prank…

Gutted. On a search for “cool bikes”, sad search query I know – I unveiled this article on the Venom Line Being Developed by Specialized. For a minute, I thought I’d discovered the future of cycling. Alas I have not. It turns out that this is a prank originally from November 2004 (always on the [...]
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stencil cycle

stencil cycle Originally uploaded by near near future. what can i tell you about this, absolutely nothing! Just the fact that i think the traffic would part if you came down the road on this baby. Peace out to the fixed wheel low riders!
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if everyone would slow down, we’d get there a lot faster…

I try to cycle to work as often as I can (2-3 times a week)… Sydney is a beautiful place to live, and lends itself to outdoor escapades – however the majority of drivers are on another planet – I believe that the perception of me riding a bike is the fact that ‘I can’t [...]
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