Bike culture boom: what dedicated lanes & cargo bikes can do by Nicolás Boullosa on September 27, 2021 It’s real. Bike ridership in cities like Paris has exploded due to Covid-19, but not only because of the pandemic; …
Underground bike parking system in Tokyo: how it works by Kirsten Dirksen on July 14, 2015 With an estimated 9 million cyclists, Tokyo has a parking problem. Japanese engineering firm Giken Seisakusho believes the solution involves …
Art of making handmade bicycles (custom tailored in NorCal) by Kirsten Dirksen on March 2, 2015 Jeremy Sycip was in art school when he first started thinking about making his own bikes. “I was into riding …
Commuter builds water bike to pedal across San Francisco Bay by Kirsten Dirksen on September 22, 2014 When Judah Schiller heard that the bike lane on the Bay Bridge (connecting San Francisco and Oakland) was going to …
A resistant, smooth material for better bike frames: hardwood by Kirsten Dirksen on June 11, 2012 Ken Wheeler is a fan of any type of wooden craft. He’s owned wooden sailboats, built wooden camping kitchens as …
ThinBike: full-sized foldable bike folds flat in small space by Kirsten Dirksen on April 16, 2012 There are foldable bikes that bend in half, hinge around triangles, disassemble for a suitcase or even fold into an …
Visita a Renovo: cómo construir bicicletas con madera noble by Nicolás Boullosa on January 8, 2012 Es difícil imaginar una bicicleta moderna, suficientemente ligera y resistente, con cuadro confeccionado con madera noble. Es lo que el …
Instant e-bike: electric bike conversion kits by Kirsten Dirksen on November 4, 2010 It’s called an e-bike, power-assisted bicycle (Canada), power-assisted cycle (UK), electric pedal-assisted cycle (EU), motor-driven cycle (Alabama), motorized bicycle (Washington …
A freegan shopping trip: a scavenged bicycle by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2010 My favorite shopping trip of the year happened last weekend unexpectedly. My husband and I were on our weekly Sunday …
Automated parking for bikes by Kirsten Dirksen on May 5, 2010 One of the biggest inconveniences of using your bike for transport is making sure it stays safe when you get …
