The YikeBike Electric Folding Bike

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The YikeBike mini-farthing is a type of folding bicycle released on 2 September 2009 at EUROBIKE. It weighs 9.8 kilograms (22 lb) and when folded, it is small enough to fit in a backpack. The YikeBike was invented by Grant Ryan and designed by a team in New Zealand over 5 years. It is the smallest and lightest electric folding bicycle in the world.^[1]

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YikeBike Electric 'mini-farthing' Goes On Sale For $3,600 - Born Rich

The super-light electric folding bike takes around 20 minutes for an 80 percent charge. A full charge takes 40 minutes. The YikeBike comes with one charger, one charger cord, a carrying strap and a toolkit with tire inflation adapter and allen keys.

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YikeBike - The world's first super light electric folding bike. | Urban Freedom

Awards and Guinness record for YikeBike

YikeBike, the compact electric bike named by Time Magazine as one of the top inventions of 2009, has won the Supreme Award for Product Design and Gold Award for Consumer Product at the 2010 Best Design Awards. YikeBike also won first place in the International Design Awards “Urban Sustainable Design” category and has been included in the Guinness Book of World records as the most compact electric bike in the world. It has also won a 2011 iF product design award.
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YikeBike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

YikeBike - The world's first super light electric folding bike. | Urban Freedom

YikeBike Electric 'mini-farthing' Goes On Sale For $3,600 - Born Rich

YouTube - YikeBike - Urban Freedom

YouTube - YikeBike Testing #One

YouTube - YikeBike [HD]

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Mavizen TTX02 World's First E-Bike

clipped from wheels.blogs.nytimes.com Mavizen TTX02: Plug-and-Play Racing for the People Mr. Hussain is the founder of the TTXGP, a race for zero-emissions motorcycles. The TTXGP staged its first event last June during the famous Isle of Man TT, between Ireland and Britain. The race, a grueling 37-mile time trial, was won by Agni Motors, and the team joined with Mr. Hussain over the summer to build the TTX02, a race-ready bike that’s expected to have a top speed of more than 100 miles an hour. clipped from www.asphaltandrubber.com SEMA: Mavizen TTX02 Unveiled – KTM RC8 Sourced Chassis, 130 MPH Top Speed, & Built-in Web Server with WiFi Connection [UPDATED] clipped from www.asphaltandrubber.com clipped from www.asphaltandrubber.com clipped from www.youtube.com Mavizen TTX02 Launch Promo **LEAK*** clipped from www.youtube.com Mavizen TTX02 Press Conference and Reveal at SEMA 2009 Las Vegas clipped from www.mavizen.com TTX02 is the world’s first production electric supersport bike. With a number of world first feature combined with the proven chassis from a world class manufacturer and drive train from the Isle of Man TT winning Agni bike; the TTX02 is a limited opportunity to procure a platform for development and racing across the entire TTXGP road racing programme. The TTX02 chassis is FIM homologated for racing and ships with a valid VIN number for registration in your local jurisdiction. First motorsport vehicle in the world to ship with integrated IP connectivity Core operating system is open source Linux USB based system bus allows virtually unlimited number of peripherals to extend the capabilities of the machine with plug’n’play Remote factory support package available Swappable drive train and batteries at trackside. Common chassis for multiple racing series. Multiple configurations available depending on the racing series. Built on a homologated, world class chassis Drive train developed from the TTXGP Isle of Man 2009 Champion Strictly limited numbers. clipped from www.youtube.com 2009 Isle of Man TTXGP Race footage from the TTXGP, the first ever all-electric motorcycle race at the Isle of Man TT. For more, check out http://hellforleathermagazi...

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1. Mavizen TTX02: Plug-and-Play Racing for the People - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com
2. SEMA: Mavizen TTX02 Unveiled – KTM RC8 Sourced Chassis, 130 MPH Top Speed, & Built-in Web Server with WiFi Connection [UPDATED]
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6. YouTube - Mavizen TTX02 Press Conference and Reveal at SEMA 2009 Las Vegas
7. TTX02 Road Racing Series
8. YouTube - 2009 Isle of Man TTXGP

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LightLane -- The Personal Bike Lane

clipped from thedw.us Bike Safety Concept of the Day: LightLane - The Personal Bike Lane. clipped from www.good.is LightLane, a safety concept from the clever designers at Altitude, Inc. The system projects a virtual bike lane (using lasers!) on the ground around the cyclists, providing drivers with a recognizable boundary they can easily avoid. The idea is to allow riders to take safety into their own hands, rather than leaving it to the city. clipped from dustbowl.wordpress.com Light Lane - Concept from Altitude’s Alex Tee and Evan Gant Instead of adapting cycling to established bike lanes, the bike lane should adapt to the cyclists. This is the idea behind the LightLane. Our system projects a crisply defined virtual bike lane onto pavement, using a laser, providing the driver with a familiar boundary to avoid. With a wider margin of safety, bikers will regain their confidence to ride at night, making the bike a more viable commuting alternative.

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Walking Bike

The Walking Bike designed by Max Knight uses wheels with 8 shoes attached instead of a tire.

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Bike 2 Oz video series

About a young couple who successfully cycled from Oxford (UK) to Sydney (Australia). Climate change is linked to aviation so why fly when you can pedal or hop on a cargo ferry and have a lot more fun?

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About Bike 2 Oz video series.

Bike2Oz is a video series about the young couple who successfully cycled the 17,000Km from Oxford (UK) to Sydney (Australia). Rather than damage the climate by flying, they chose to travel from one side of the world by bicycle & cargo ship. We will release episodes each week so either subscribe to recieve new episodes automatically or check back here each Friday. Enjoy the trip!

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The revival of urban bike sharing

White bicycle plans

The White Bicycle Plan was one of the White Plans, a series of proposals put forth by Provo, a Dutch counterculture movement in the mid-1960s
This plan proposed closing the center of Amsterdam to all car traffic. Instead, the city would provide 20,000 community bicycles to the public.

[White Plans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]

[White Bicycle Plan]

Recently American cities and universities, eager for greener solutions to urban congestion, are rushing to set up similar bicycle-sharing programs:

Urban Bike Sharing Coming To The U.S. : MetaEfficient

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Solar and Wind Powered Bike

clipped from bicycledesign.blogspot.com Navitas bicycle trailer/generator concept As a final year design student at the University of Derby in England, Paul Smith designed a bike trailer that doubles as a generator. “It’s a pure concept in sustainable transport” explains Paul. The trailer concept, called Navitas, is the first to create its own renewable energy. The rear wheel splits 3 ways to become a vertical axis turbine. In addition to the wind power, a compact solar panel helps to provide a charge to the onboard 24V battery “It’s purely for the cyclist adventurer who likes to pedal around the country but also likes a bit of creature comfort,” says Paul.

via: Solar and Wind Powered Bike | Got2BeGreen
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Bike Sex

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Bike sex man placed on probation A man caught trying to have sex with his bicycle has been sentenced to three years on probation. Robert Stewart, 51, admitted a sexually aggravated breach of the peace by conducting himself in a disorderly manner and simulating sex.

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