Latest Stories in Bikes - Page 4
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Volvo debuts new way to save cyclists' lives
A full 50% of slain bicycle riders in Europe were hit by a car, Volvo says, making the carmaker's new crash avoidance automatic braking a possible boon to bikers.
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Crowd-sourced scooter-bike to debut for French bike share (Video)
Designed to be an "ideal city bike," residents of Bordeaux, France will get to try this scooter-bike hybrid for free this summer.
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Visiting New York City? Do a bike-tour of Brooklyn!
Are you visiting the New York City area and looking for a something cool to do? Or maybe you live in the area, and want to explore your hood from a new angle?
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Abandoned bike skeletons as urban sculptures
Some artists delight in showing us things we've never seen before, and others show us things we see all the time, but never really notice; through their eyes, we discover something that we didn't know was there, a fresh perspective on hidden art.
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Polluting bicyclists should be taxed, says legislator
Eighth graders know humans take in oxygen and breath out carbon dioxide. That means cyclists (breathing hard) should pay taxes, right? Uh, wrong.
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Beautiful city-ready bikes at 2013 Handmade Bike Show (Photos)
While bike love can be intense in the sport and speed crowd, this year's show had plenty of oohs and aahs (and lots of wood) for city cyclists.
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Folding electric scooter goes anywhere
The rounded, organic shape of this electric scooter makes it attractive, but is a 56-pound fold-up scooter at all practical?
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Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident
Peter Root and Mary Thompson, both only 34 years old, were on an epic bike trip around the world. They were killed in a road accident last Wednesday in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, near Bangkok.
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A picture is worth: Life in the Toronto bike lanes
You would think that a week after the snow storm, the bike lanes might be working again. You would be wrong.
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Crazy mobility idea moves city bikes by balloon
This rendering of a balloon-based bike sharing station makes it easy to drop stations and move them around for friendly mobility.
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Green Lane Project meets in NYC to discuss a more bike-friendly U.S.
The Green Lane Project is a partnership between bike advocacy groups and six U.S. cities that aims to "catalyze the creation of world-class protected bicycling networks on American streets".
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Uruguayan Government Gives Out Bikes in Exchange For Guns
Citizens are being encouraged to turn in their unregistered guns in exchange for something infinitely more amusing -- a shiny new bike.
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Steampunk 'Breathing Bike' Beats Beijing Air Pollution
Most Beijing residents buy a small surgical mask to thwart choking air pollution. What if you want something that makes a statement? Artist Matt Hope created a bike with a steampunk air filter to do his daily ride.
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Is There a Car vs. Bike War? Seattle Says "No"
A new poll of people in Seattle finds that a majority just want safer streets for all. We've got a few ideas!
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Should Cars Have External Airbags to Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians?
Would it save lives or just encourage risky behavior?
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Bike Advocacy in NYC's Lower East Side
To make our cities more sustainable, we need vibrant advocacy groups like Local Spokes that do the hard work of finding solutions to problems and then pushing them through the political process. They deserve our support!
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10 Wacky Kickstarter Bike 'Innovations' You May Never See
Bicycle innovations are booming - but even the best ideas can't always get Kickstarter funders to part with their cash. Take a look at these ideas and ask yourself - good, bad, or just weirdly conceived?
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DIY Pop-Up Workshop Fits on Your Bike
Take your booth or workshop with you wherever you go. Expanding the concept of cargo bike, this DIY workshop is designed to trail along to any location reachable by cycling!
