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Bicycle Innovatons
By: AGelbert Date: February 8, 2014, 10:12 pm
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Re: Bicycle Innovatons
By: AGelbert Date: May 25, 2014, 1:58 pm
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Re: Bicycle Innovatons
By: AGelbert Date: May 25, 2014, 2:04 pm
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Bikes have come a long way and have an interesting history
By: AGelbert Date: May 25, 2014, 2:10 pm
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Re: Bicycle Innovatons
By: AGelbert Date: May 26, 2014, 2:42 pm
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Save gasoline and labor! Pull up to your farmer's market or
grocery store and drive right in! No more annoying back bending
loading your car to unload at your house! You only need to
offload the goodies (in your kitchen) once! ;D
Just think, you can lower your carbon footprint and afford more
beer simultaneusly! And with all that pedaling, the beer won't
even make you fat!
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Cargo Bike Grocery Cart
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Beer lover's bicycle (It's HARD to run
out!)
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JIT (just in tiime) Keg Party Bike
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Serious weather protected cargo bike
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Renewable energy veggie business bike
:emthup:
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Have you (and your business partner) got strong legs? Then you
can make money moving stuff with this! ;)
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This is ridiculous! ;D Those Shanghai cargo bikers must have
STRONG LEGS! (and NO HILLS!) :o
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Re: Bicycle Innovatons
By: AGelbert Date: May 26, 2014, 2:43 pm
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How Popular Are Bicycles in Europe?
Bicycles in Europe are so popular that in 2012, they outsold
cars in every European country except Belgium and Luxembourg. In
Spain, 2012 was the first year that bicycles outsold cars, while
in Italy, it was the first time since World War II.
The popularity of bicycles in Europe during the early 21st
century is thought to be because of economic struggles in
European countries, which helped cause automobile sales to reach
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/> European governments have also encouraged bicycle use.
For example, in the Netherlands, there are bicycle "school
buses" — children on a 12-person bicycle rig that is led by an
adult — and in Denmark, there are highways reserved for
cyclists.
More about bicycles:
In 2012, the bicycle was the world’s most popular form of
transportation, with more than 133 million bicycles produced.
Only about 1% of commuters in the US travel by bicycle, :(
compared with 30% of commuters in the Netherlands and more than
50% in China.
Germany was the European country that purchased the most
bicycles in 2012, at more than 3.9 million.
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Re: Bicycle Innovatons
By: AGelbert Date: May 26, 2014, 2:44 pm
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Earth Policy Institute Projects Bike Fleets To Quadruple By
2014, Shared Bikes Increased 10 Fold Since 2004 ;D
Since 2004, in 500 cities and 50 countries, shared bicycles have
increased 10 fold. These numbers are not slowing down, but
increasing.
The Earth Policy Institute (EPI) projects that even the US,
which lags behind, has (in 2012) 21 schemes with 8,500 bicycles,
and the EPI expects the fleet to more than quadruple by 2014.
Americans are catching on and catching up with the rest of the
world. Wouldn’t it be nice if we caught up to Paris not only in
bikes but in price, where the rental fees for sharing a bicycle
cost $2.30. Paris works with JCDecaux, an advertising firm,
which pays for the program in exchange for advertising space on
bus stops and billboards. In Paris, the Vélib scheme, which
opened in 2007, has already racked up 173 million journeys. At
that price, why would one not bike?
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Bicycle share systems work on the essential idea that a person
hires a bicycle at one of a number of docking stations around
the city, and returns it there or to another one. Generally, the
first 30 minutes are free for members. There is variation in
this regards, though. Annual memberships vary from a $35 deposit
to a $145 fee. Typically, the longer one uses the bike, the more
fare increases.
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Country to country and city to city, however, one finds many
differences in the systems. For example two-wheelers vary from
the jangles of basic frames without a high-tech style in
Hangzhou (China) to the polished, fully accommodating, high-end
models with built-in GPS and smart tablets that will be launched
in Copenhagen next month.
Take heart, Americans. Note the inherent struggle within the
story of bicycle sharing systems. The Economist explains a short
history of bike sharing programs: even the Dutch with their
leading, inspired bicycle culture had an uneasy start with this
concept. ;) In the 1960s, bicycle sharing began as 50 “free
bikes” were placed around Amsterdam. The wholesome idea was met
with theft and all the bikes were soon gone. >:( Following
that, bicycle advocates for shared bicycles elsewhere
implemented coin-operated bicycle stations. They were also
stolen. >:( ???
Okay, so fresh ideas still need considerable protection from the
underbelly of a city. It was only after those attempts that the
problem of theft was solved. Innovative bicycle advocates came
up with electronic docking stations and credit-card payments.
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Continuing, The Economist reports that, “Susan Shaheen, an
expert on sustainable transport at the University of California,
Berkeley, thinks that bike-sharing is now heading towards a
fourth, less wobbly generation. Innovations such as mobile
solar-powered docking stations and IT-based redistribution
systems (to get the bikes to the right place at the right time)
are already well established. Some cities are now moving on to
offer seamless integration with public transport.”
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The broken system of gas-fueled autos is our undoing. As this
structure fails, better waves of transit prevail. There is
adventure in the open road, the open air. Recreated transit
structures offer combination travel: mass transit, pedestrian
pathways, and bike shares conveniently working together. Bike
shares offer a lifestyle that recreates the broken system. Bike
shares are part of a new, working system, and improved cultural
identity.
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Time to start more education with the young on bicycle safety
rules, as well as providing them with bikes.
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This pedal-powered wienermobile puts the joy in your morning com
mute
By: AGelbert Date: June 3, 2014, 9:39 pm
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This pedal-powered wienermobile puts the joy in your morning
commute
By Jim Meyer
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Have you always wanted to bike to work but didn’t have a good
place to keep your coffee? Love the idea of riding but grossed
out by tooth bugs and drizzle? Maybe you thought the idea of a
bicycle was cool but always secretly hoped to travel in what
appears to be an enormous yellow ****? Well wait no more, fickle
commuter, the Velomobile is here! Or there’s one in Baltimore,
at least, and if you can ride one in Baltimore, a town nearly as
bicycle friendly as it is dog sled accessible, you can ride one
anywhere!
Velomobiles are three- or four-wheeled human-powered vehicles
with a full fairing to keep you out of the elements and to
provide a bit of extra protection in a dust up with a texting
cager. (Heck, kick back in this recombinant-style number, and
you too can join the dangerous world of texting while
commuting!)
Greg Cantori, an avid velomobilist (Velomobilite? Velomobanaut?
Velomobatman? That’s the great thing, they’re so new you can
call yourself whatever the hell you want!) told Julie Scharper
of the Baltimore Sun, “There’s a sense of freedom you don’t have
in other modes of transportation. There’s a happiness effect.”
Doesn’t he worry about getting flattened?
Cantori says that he feels very secure in the velomobile.
“I feel more safe in this than I have in 25 years of biking,” he
says. Because the velomobile is so aerodynamic, he can keep up
with traffic without over-exerting himself. And the vehicle’s
shell offers an additional level of protection.
His wife, Renee Cantori, says she feels that her husband is as
safe in the velomobile as he would be in a car.
“It’s a bright yellow bullet. You’d have to be blind to miss
it,” she says.
Another cool thing is that velomobiles can have some pretty
killer sound systems, but be warned, you’ll need to really crank
it to hear it over the sound of your own awesomeness.
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Look out Fossil Fuelers, this vehicle is going to EAT YOUR
LUNCH!
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Re: Bicycle Innovatons
By: AGelbert Date: April 11, 2016, 9:40 pm
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The Aquaduct bike (video)[/center]
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The Aquaduct is a bike that purifies water! Pour water into one
tank at the back, and start on your way home. The pedal power
activates the filtration system and when you arrive, the clean
tank at the front is filled with filtered water.
This is a product designed for the developing world, where women
typically transport contaminated water and must boil it at home,
wasting wood and energy all along the way.
A family of 4 needs a minimum of 20 gallons per day.
The Aquaduct can also be used to filter water while stationary.
What an inspiring invention!
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Re: Bicycle Innovatons
By: AGelbert Date: April 25, 2016, 2:32 pm
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[move]Nihola Cargo Tricycle[/move]
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