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Bike Geek: Cervelo RS and Felt Z15 bikes

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2008-07-29 17:22:41 by Mark McClusky in Gadget Lab
...bikes back in the dark ages, the pinnacle of the bike makers art was the handmade Italian steel frame, built up with Campagnolo components. This was the era of unindexed downtube shifters, gluing on tubular tires, non-aero brake levers. A great steel bike like a Colnago would tip the scales at 22 pounds or so, and come with gearing so steep...
 
Tags: bike, bikes, canadian bike maker, bike tuned, cervelo, bike makers art, comfortable bike, steel bike, italian bikes
 
 
 
 
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Junkie Bike Thief Update: Busted

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2008-08-15 03:24:43 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
...bike past my local bar, where I was drinking a beer. He was walking with his mother, and there was a rather nice looking houseplant hanging from my handlebars. But before I tell you about how I interrupted this lovely domestic scene, a quick recap on the intervening adventures The bike was swiped two days before a cycling trip to Menorca...
 
Tags: bike, local bike shop, bike past, junkie, local, local bar, original junkie, original, lock apparently swiftly
 
 
 
 
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Electric Bikes Are Blowing Up and Gadget Lab Readies an e-Bike Test List

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2008-08-19 14:06:15 by Jose Fermoso in Gadget Lab
...bike geeks holding court in a street corner: "You need a little bike motor to help you get to the end of the street little guy? Moving those legs is just too hard isn't it If you can get over the bike geek stigma of electric bicycles, the truth is that they are eminently useful. While generally more expensive than regular bikes, they offer...
 
Tags: bike, quality road bike, a2b electric bike, electric, e-bike, calorean bike geeks, bikes, bike geek stigma, electric bikes
 
 
 
 
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A Junkie Stole My Bike: Why All Locks Are Not Equal

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2008-07-28 10:07:53 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
...bike was stolen by a local junkie. It was left outside the corner store for a few moments, locked with a shopping lock, a shackle that is mounted on the frame and slides a bolt through the rear wheel (you can see a picture below). It turned out that the shops CCTV had caught the guy on tape (or rather, hard disk), and he appeared to pop that...
 
Tags: bike, lock, york fahgettaboudit u-lock, locks, lock makers, u-lock, local bike shop, dutch bike, worse lock
 
 
 
 
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Sweet Revenge: Three Alternative Ways to Stop Bike Thieves

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2008-08-20 07:25:00 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
...bike locks are not necessarily the best way to keep hold of your ride. Some locks can be cut like butter, and even the best can be compromised given enough time. So what to do? As cycling gets more popular due to rising oil prices, fitness and plain fashion, more and more high-priced bicycles will disappear from the streets. Weve put together...
 
Tags: bike, zoombaks a-gps unit, gps unit, bike strays, bike locks, gps, bike lamp, piece-of-junk bike, bike units
 
 
 
 
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Five Ways To Make Bike Commuting Easy

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2008-05-16 04:35:24 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
...Bike-to-Work Day. We know what you're thinking. Biking to work is great and all, but it's just not practical , right? Wrong. Think of the advantages. No wasted gas, no searching for a parking spot, no waiting in traffic jams. In fact, the bike could end up getting you to work quicker . But there are some things a car does better and so, in...
 
Tags: bike, happy bike-to-work day, bike-to-work day, bike stereo, utility bike, bike store helmets, day, lights, bottle dynamo
 
 
 
 
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CH x Puma Eight-Speed Urban Mobility Bike and World Bicycle Relief

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2008-01-25 18:15:07 by HASH0x8b0d0bc in Cool Hunting
...bike and he went at it, covering the bike with shapes and patterns in a scheme of primary colors. The upshot is a little tribal, a little crazy and totally Seth Brau. Professionally clear-coated, the artwork will last through all your sweet jumps and epic rides. We decided to auction off the bike and donate all the proceeds (it retails for...
 
Tags: world bicycle relief, world, bike, bicycles, provide bicycles, puma, loyal bike, provide, wire lock system
 
 
 
 
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Bike Cuffs to prevent theft

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2008-02-29 16:00:35 by Edwin in Coolest Gadgets
...Bike Cuffs that you see here are no ordinary cuffs or lock that helps being a theft deterrent - theyre harder to crack than a complicated Sudoku puzzle The heavy-duty cuffs attach around the fork and disc rotor so would-be thieves cant make off with your bike unless theyre armed with some kind of Fort Knox-busting wonder weapon. This nifty...
 
Tags: bike, bike cuffs, cuffs, a-bike, bike tires, bike lift, ordinary cuffs, bike rack, heavy-duty cuffs attach
 
 
 
 
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Bike Geek: Specialized 2009 Road Event

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2008-06-26 12:15:31 by Mark McClusky in Gadget Lab
...bikes to helmets, shoes, tires, clothing, and wheels. Basically, if it has two wheels but no motor, Specialized makes one, and all the things you need to use it The company's big launch this year is a new version of its Roubaix model -- the Roubaix SL2. When the Roubaix was launched in 2003, it essentially created a new category in the...
 
Tags: bike, road, bike fittings, dirt road, fit bike, roubaix sl2, roubaix, spin bike shop, road vibration
 
 
 
 
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Ultra Motor Announces A2B Electric Bike

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