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A pretty sleek recumbent
Designer Neil Foley has some interesting concept designs on his website. This collapsible tandem recumbent is designed to use both human and electric power. I’m not sure exactly how it works, but the...
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Vacations are great, but work really does seem to pile up when nobody is around to do it. Go figure. I have a lot to get caught up on, so if you are one of the many people who sent me an email in the...
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The typical Dutch design chopper
That is exactly how Rhalf of the Chopperdome in Amsterdam describes this unique bike that he created. I have seen more than a few choppers, but I have never seen one painted quite like this. This isn’t...
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A nasty break
My recent post about Litespeed’s Google video, which illustrated the toughness of titanium as a frame material, generated a bit of discussion. As some commenters pointed out, the way the frame is...
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Bikes of the Tour de France (15 years ago)
Recently, I found a few old cycling videos at the thrift store. Each one of them is well worth the 99 cents that I paid. The 1994 Liege-Bastogne-Liege for instance, is the race in which a young Lance...
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Greg’s bullet bike
Some of you may remember several months ago when I posted about Greg Kolodziejzyk’s homemade velomobile. His self described goal with the bike was to create the “rocking-est human powered hot rod...
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Slammed
Well, the most exciting Tour de France that I can remember in years is over and it is time to get back to reality. Right now, I have a ton of work to get done, as well as several personal projects in...
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I must like harebrained ideas
Recently, PB&J posted about the new Trek 69er singlespeed with a 26” rear wheel and a 29” front wheel. Obviously not a fan of the bike, he said that Trek should “leave the hair-brained ideas” to...
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