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Chainless Hybrid Electric Bike Concept Is Super Sexy

1:40 pm in bicycling, bike acessories, bikes, designers, designs by TreeHugger

concept bike image Images courtesy of Edward Kim I'm not someone who usually goes gaga over bike designs, especially concept bikes. I like simple and sleek, and a little vintage flare doesn't hurt. But this concept by Edward Kim and Benny Cemoli is undeniably intriguing -- not only because it's an electric bike but because it just looks almost like a bare-bones motorcycle. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Solar-Powered Bike-Bus Concept Makes Traveling As A Tourist Easy and Green

11:25 am in bicycling, Cars & Transportation, concepts & prototypes, Science & Technology, solar power by TreeHugger

BIKE GUIDE from Kukil Han on Vimeo.

A designer named Kukil Han from Seoul has posted his well thought-out innovation for a linked vehicle system he calls Bike Guide that would allow people to travel to tourists destinations around the South Korean capital in an eco-friendly manner. Han's concept is one of the best we've seen recently, and has a great deal of potential for European cities as well....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Cyclist Argues Against Bike-Lane Police Fine In Hilarous Video

11:49 am in activism, bicycling, bike friendly city, bike friendly world, bikes, Cars & Transportation by TreeHugger

not in bike lane image Image via YouTube screengrab Casey Neistat was ticketed for not riding in the bike lane in New York City and had to pay a $50 fine. It brings up an important issue about how cities need to keep bike lanes safe if they're to require cyclists to ride only within the narrow white lines. I think this cyclist makes a strong, and admittedly funny point when he illustrates why cyclists sometimes don't, or rather can't, ride in the bike lane. Somehow, running into the obstacles rather than just pointing them out makes the problem a lot more apparent. And the last scene of the video...well that just brings it all full circle. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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5 Great Ways To Get People To Ride Bicycles To Work

10:00 am in bicycling, bike, bike friendly world, bikes, Cars & Transportation by TreeHugger

Bike To Work Day photoPhoto credit: A. Streeter. It's Bike to Work day! But in light of some rather gloomy statistics about who's actually getting on bikes in a recent report by John Pucher and Ralph Buehler, we thought it might be great to highlight some of the most effective ways out there to more men, and also more women and more children riding. And it's not all about money, though some of the most effective methods do come down to dollars and sense. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Men Vastly Outbike Women and Kids, Study Says

7:16 am in bicycling, bike friendly world, bikes, Cars & Transportation by TreeHugger

Guys On Bikes photo Photo credit Takver via flickr and Creative Commons license. Yes, there is a bicycling renaissance in North America, say authors and researchers John Pucher and Ralph Buehler. It's not an equal opportunity cycling revolution, however, nor is it evenly spread - as the cyclists of America's less friendly cycling areas may have already intuited. Worst of all, to a cyclist like me, intrigued with getting more women to ride, is what the data shows in terms of g...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Gyutto E-Bike Outfitted With Two Child Seats

10:44 am in bicycling, bike acessories, bikes, children by TreeHugger

Panasonic e-bike image Image via Panasonic Panasonic's latest e-bike has a great feature for parents: seating for two kiddos. For a parent hauling their little ones around, a bit of electric assist is probably more than a little welcome. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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