Tag: Car-Free - Page 6
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The World's 11 Most Bicycle Friendly Cities
According to a list by Virgin Vacations, who suggest they relied on a methodology developed by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB), known as The Bicycle Friendly Communities Campaign, which uses five criteria (engineering,
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The Story of a Hemp Bicycle and a Bamboo Bike Bus
Spiegel International have a wonderful write-up (in English) on bamboo bikes. It covers how Craig Calfee's dog inspired him to make a bike from bamboo, How he subsequently won trade shows awatds "Best Road
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StreetStrider: Cross Country Skiing on Stand-Up Trike (Video)
Remember those stories about how bike seats apparently caused havoc with male sexual performance? And how no-nose seats like the X-seat ? Well, David Kraus, an associate professor in Biology and Environmental Health Sciences at University of Alabama at
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Bicycle Cargo, Chapter 5: 24 Cargo Bike Businesses (M to Z)
The second half of our collection of cargo bike
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Bicycle Cargo, Chapter 4: Cargo Bike Business (A - L)
Photo: Deutsche Post cargo bike, via Wikipedia. Unless indicated all other photos are from their respective businesses. This post is part of a series of articles about how to haul anything and everything by bike. Carrying Stuff the Green Way Our
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Chocolatier Cadbury Delivers 5,000 Bicycles to Ghana, Africa
Cadbury dropped us a line to let us know they're in the midst of delivering 5,000 bicycles to Ghana, Africa. As the video advert above shows the bikes will likely see use as delivery vans, ambulances, water trucks and school buses, as they are used by
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Acid Tests for Sustainability: Does it Work, and What's the Alternative?
I thought I'd illustrate this post with some rare footage of me doing something practical. Because I'm increasingly convinced that practicality and pragmatism are the order of the day. Having explored whether greens really are
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Look Mum, No Hands: Bike Surfing (Video)
And you thought bike commuting was dangerous? Hah! Mere child's play.
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Feetz Tribike: The Kid Carrying, Cargo Hauling, Folding Trike
Last week we posted a round-up of 22 extended frame cargo bikes. Previously we've also collected up a passel of 16 tricycles. Yet still we've managed to neglect a few. The Feetz is such a vehicle. It's trike for transporting kids or
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Ode to Los Angeles Bike Culture from 30 Seconds to Mars (Video)
American rock band '30 Seconds to Mars,' sing lyrics like: We were the kings and queens of promise / We were the victims of ourselves / These lessons that we learned here / Have only just begun. And they have chosen the vibrant bike culture of Los
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Bike Cargo, Chapter 3: 22 Extended Frame Bikes
Photo: WorkCycles. Other photos via respective manufacturers. This is the third in a four-part series on how to haul anything and everything by bike. Bike Cargos for All Tastes! In our endeavours to take a snapshot of the world of Bicycle Cargo we have
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Award-Winning Human Powered Vehicle (Video)
From four-wheel-drive human-powered SUVs, to pedicabs, to cargo bikes, pedal-powered transportation is evolving. Students at Chico State University are determined to speed up that evolution with their Human-Powered-Vehicle
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Awesome Recumbent Folding Trike Video
As the former owner of a Brompton folding bike, I know how convenient a human-powered vehicle that packs up small can be. But while the Brompton was great for commutes, it wasn't the finest touring bike in the world. So imagine
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Medicos Find Bike Injuries Are Increasing in Severity
The other day Lloyd highlighted the ways in which cyclists are most often killed in altercations with motor vehicles. But not everyone shakes off this mortal coil after a bike accident. Many folk are injured. Now it seems
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London Pedestrians Cross at New Japanese-style "Scramble Crossing"
In a bid to make pedestrians' lives easier and safer, Oxford Circus, one of the busiest street crossings in London, has been redesigned. Today a copy of the Japanese "scramble crossing" design was unveiled, complete with Japanese
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Use Your Melon: Melon's Slice Folding Bike That Is.
We've been highlighting a heap of folding bikes recently (see list below). Melon Bikes is another to add to an ever growing collection. Their focus is that the simpler they "can make a bike to maintain, ride, and transport, the more fun you will have
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Bus Powered by French-fry Fat Reaches Asia
Andy Pag, an environmental activist, has been travelling around the world in a bus powered by french-fry fat. He left London on September 19, 2009 and has covered 3,000 miles so far.
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Is The AMiiVA More Than a (Folding) Bike?
The AMiiVA was officially introduced to the world last month. Though contrary to what your eyes might lead you to believe, the "AMiiVA is a more than a bike, it's a Personal Mobility Assistant (PMA)." Where's an airline sick bag when you need it? Come
