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10 High-Tech Bike Accessories to Improve Your Commute (Slideshow)

10:08 am in bicycle, bike accessories, bike friendly world, bikes, biking, Cars & Transportation by TreeHugger

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Photo credit: A. Streeter and Clever Cycles, Portland. Bike accessories just keep getting better and better. From a better (less expensive!) pannier box made from 80 percent recycled corrugated plastic to the latest in dynamo chargers, inflatable helmets, ultra-protection rain gear, and more, we've gathered a few of those favorite things that can make your daily bike commute ever more pleasurable. 10 High-Tech Bike Accessories to Improve Your...<a href=Read the full story on TreeHugger

Get Your Steam On Anywhere: Portable Bike Sauna By H3T Architects

1:30 pm in bike accessories, bikes, Design & Architecture, designers, urban life by TreeHugger

saunah3t1.jpgPhotos: H3T Architects We've seen prefab saunas, houseboat saunas and secret saunas, so what about mobile saunas? Czech design team H3T Architects put together this sweet little sweat-pod that can be towed anywhere you please by tandem bike. Enveloped in translucent panels, the Bike Sauna allows users to park ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

9 Cool Concept Helmets that are the Future of Biking (Slideshow)

10:02 am in bike accessories, bike friendly world, biking, Cars & Transportation by TreeHugger

bike with helmet intro photo Photo: Hövding The market's current bike helmets are technologically advanced when it comes to safety -- but that doesn't mean they couldn't be improved upon. From inflatable collars to flat-folding helmets, to helmets made of potted plants and those offering alternative energy, to stylish head protectors and Bluetooth-enabled coverings, see what the future of bike helmets could hold. cool concept helmets are the future...<a href=Read the full story on TreeHugger

The Drive-Thru for Cyclists: A Table Uses Your Bike As a Chair

8:32 am in bike accessories, bike friendly world, bikes, Cars & Transportation by TreeHugger

pit-in-bike-1.jpg Images Courtesy of Daisuke Ito, Store Muu Design Studio Motorists have drive-thru restaurants. Pedestrians have counters. But cyclists have never had anywhere they could just roll in and get a bite to eat. Now, Japanese design firm Store Muu has filled the gap with a design that does double duty as a table and bicycle stand. It's called the Pit In, and it's a table that replaces the oh-so conventional chair with our favorite two-wheeled form of transport. Because why should you ever have to get off your bike?...Read the full story on TreeHugger