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Dahon’s iPhone mount for your bike

21. September 2009

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Dahon is the largest folding bicycle maker in the world, well they just announced an accessory for their bikes that will come in pretty darn useful. They announced their ultimate Bike Mount for the Apple iPhone. The iPhone case is enclosed and is said to be waterproof and shockproof, it is mounted right between the [...]

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YikeBike carbon fiber folding bike

10. September 2009

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The new YikeBike is pretty different than all the other foldable bikes out there. It can fold in less than 15 seconds and is aimed at solving the age old urban mobility problems that have plagued big cities. Made of carbon fiber, it weights 22 pounds, or 10kg, and takes up 6×23.6×23.6 inches in space. [...]

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Bike shop has their own cash for bike clunkers program

9. September 2009

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Autobuys recently had their chance to take part the Cash for Clunkers deal through the federal government, well now bicycle buyers had a trade-in program of their own. A local bike shop in Marquette, Michigan, Lakeshore Bike had their Cash for Bike Clunkers deal which offered owners of older (but still working) bicycles at least [...]

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A Folding Bike Wins Australian Design Award

31. August 2009

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Folding bikes are different than the rest of the bikes out there.  And it’s not just because they’re smaller, folding bikes. They’re a whole new breed of bicycles, they’re all new from the ground up. They haven’t been around as long as the mountain bike or road bike, or even as long as the BMX. [...]

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LeBron James annual King for Kids Bike-a-thon

23. August 2009

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NBA superstar LeBron James held his King for Kids Bike-a-thon this past weekend in Akron, Ohio. The charity event brought over 1,000 bikers out along with LeBron rode their bikes for charity and to help the city of Akron. James even hinted that he plans to make the bike-a-thon an annual event in the future [...]

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Yamaha’s 4-wheel hybrid motorcycle

20. August 2009

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Yamaha has a cool new motorcycle on the way, a whole new class of four-wheeled recreational vehicles that they will debut at the Tokyo Motor Show. It appears to put motorcycle performance and handling together with four wheels of traction. Not a whole lot of info is know about the Tesseract, but we do know [...]

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PedalPower+ charges your gadgets with your bike

11. August 2009

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It is not uncommon to charge your gadgets in your car while on your commute to work or on a road trip, but what about if you commute on a bicycle? Or if you’re on a long bike ride and you want to keep your cell phone fully charged and ready to go? Enter the [...]

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Sanyo makes their own folding bike

6. August 2009

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Electronics maker Sanyo has ventured into the folding bikes market in an attempt to save space in the crowded city of Tokyo. Called the CYSPJ220, the small bike sports 20-inch tires and folds in half to fit in elevators and stores easy under desks and in small compact apartments. The folding bike weights just 18.5kg [...]

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The Contorionist Folding Bike

4. August 2009

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I’ve seem some pretty crazy folding bikes, a lot of artist like to make their own variation of folding bikes that look cool, but don’t serve their purpose all too well. That is to be easy to fold, ride, and be lightweight. Well this crazy looking folding bike not only looks artsy and cool, it [...]

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Triton Cruiser Summer Sale!

3. August 2009

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To help celebrate summer and to get everyone to get back in shape and get out and ride a Triton, they will be having a Triton Three-Wheeled Cruiser 20% off Summer Sale. The promotion is good for the rest of summer and is good for anything in the Triton webstore, yeah that is right..ANYTHING! Use [...]

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