Good news for all cyclists. VeloPark is going to be a cycling hub in London. The latest design of VeloPark has been released by London Based Hopkins Architects. This park is located in north of the Olympic Park and it comprises of a Velodrome with 6000 seats. Velodrome will be hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic indoor track cycling events. A road cycle circuit and a mountain bike course will also be included in VeloPark that will combine cycling facilities in one cycling hub. VeloPark will be linked with all the cycling routes of London and will be providing whole capital with new world class cycling facilities.
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With rising gas pricing, people are downsizing their cars and vehicles. Bike racks are becoming more and more popular and necessary. Check out this new unique and gorgeous design bike rack. It is quite different from usual bike racks. It allows maximum 10 bikes to be parked but unluckily it does not allow the biker to lock their bikes properly. Every bike has two locks; one is on the front tire and other one rear tire through bike’s frame. This bike rack can also be used as seat or as a hiding place, if not used for parking bikes.
Designer : Adeline Thong
Are you ready to hit the race track with a funky aluminum bike? With the rising fuel prices, Montreal has come up with the solar powered docking system and a high tech RFID tagged aluminum bikes that are turned into complete theft disaster. There are six bikes and six docks in each station. Users can take any available bike and then return it back to any other dock. The payment can be made via Credit or Debit Cards or any other member cards. But one thing that stuck in my mind is what if there is no dock station available for a drop off?
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This gravity car is designed by Mark Clarke (Senior Designer at Porsche Design) and 3dyn brought the car into reality. 3dyn took their surface data to create high density foam master models, high temperature fiberglass molds, and finally pre-preg carbon fiber body shells. The cars are fully functional, with high-performance downhill mountain bike disc brake systems, rack and pinon steering (with carbon fiber, F1 style steering) and 4-point safety harness. Short of the purchased bicycle components and formed clear canopies, 3dyn created all components in house, the majority being either carbon fiber or aircraft aluminum.
Too bad they won’t make any gravity car for 2008, as it’s stated on their website :
“3dyn will not participate for 2008, as new commitments have precluded us from being able to build another 10+ cars this year. However we may still assist in the design process, if needed. 2008 should be “electrifying” for Zero E Racing.”
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Story behind this suitcase bike from the designer Gosha Galitsky : Being a big bicycle enthusiast, it always bothered me to see how little cooperation exists between public transport and bicycles. It seems to be a perfect solution for commuting- an alliance between safe intercity transport (such as trains, buses and airplanes) and short-range non polluting bicycles which can zip you through the congested city like a breeze and park in your room or your cubicle at work.However, I only saw this harmony take place in some places in Europe (Italy is especially biker- friendly) and in some areas of the US, mostly on the west coast. All this in spite of rising awareness for environmental issues, growing congestion within city limits and an immense growth in the popularity of cycling for commuting as well as for sport. So I tried to find what was preventing this alliance from happening. After a certain observation and research, I discovered some interesting things. Read the rest of this entry »
