<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Bicycles]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Bicycles]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/bicycles http://jalopnik.com/tag/bicycles <![CDATA[A statue to celebrate Congo’s most important utility vehicle]]> A massive piece of public art depicting what is essentially a crude wooden bicycle may look silly, but remember that this is the chukudu, East Africa’s homebuilt truck of necessity, life, and death, which can carry 1,300 pounds of cargo. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5838371&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Student uses Porsche flywheel to create boosted bike]]> If you know your physics, you know the faster a flywheel spins, the more energy it stores. As that energy is released as torque, its speed reduces. Applying that principle, one engineering student slapped one on a bicycle as an energy booster. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5833144&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The $20 Chukudu is The Pickup Truck of the Congo]]> Intrepid Belgians may cross the Congo in a Land Cruiser, but it’s a far cry from what locals use to haul their stuff. The handbuilt, wooden chukudu is a humble ride, but if you have one, you won’t starve. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5699215&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Porsche, A Bicycling Record, And One Giant Sprocket]]> A photo of a strange Porsche 935 with a unique bicycle posted here set the Porschephiles at PorschePurist.com searching for an explanation. Here's their story of Jean Claude Rude and his pursuit of the world bicycle speed record. — Ed. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5682223&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 Tour De France: Carbon Fiber And Roof Racks]]> What if they transported race cars with bikes, instead of the other way around? Would that be silly, or just cool? (A TdF team car outside Avoriaz, France this morning.) Photo Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5585931&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transit Authority Rap: I Got 99 Problems, And A Bus Ain't One]]> The Bluegrass State is a strange place, and Louisville, its largest city, is home to some weird and wonderful stuff. If you ever find yourself in the 'Ville and have to ride the bus, use a bike rack. Fool. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411957&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Honda Builds A $7,853 Paperboy Simulator]]> Honda's been getting into some odd projects lately (Honda U3-X anyone?) but this is near the top; the Honda Bicycle Simulator is a safety trainer addressing Japan's escalating rate of biking accidents. It's really a $7,853 Paperboy simulator. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5410868&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sending A Clear Message To Bicyclists]]> "This cycle lane lets you smack both your handlebars and your knuckles into a lamppost at 50 metre intervals. It definitely gives a rhythm to the journey." [The Guardian] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5388765&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Whale-tail Porsche? Check. Mustache? Check.]]> Apparently, there really was a decade called the '80s. And in this decade, a professional BMX rider named Woody Itson advertised not a Porsche 911 convertible, but a Hutch Trick Star bicycle. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5378166&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA["You Hit Me With Your Prius"]]> A San Francisco bicyclist and Craigslister offers to sit down with the Prius driver who hit him for a nice cup of coffee... and strangulation!. Moral of the story? Don't hit and run, it's not polite. [Best of Craigslist] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5355776&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bike Owner To Bike Thief: Truck Off And Die]]> Call us crazy, but we think stealing is wrong. So does this plucky poster-maker, who also throws proportionate response right out the window. We're on her (we assume; girl's bike, tassels) side. Monster-truck owners, your duty is clear. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5351065&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hipsters On Bicycles Seek To Screw With Woodward Dream Cruise]]> Apparently hippies-on-bikes in Ferndale are looking to screw with the Woodward Dream Cruise by massing at 9 Mile and Woodward. As you can see, all eight of them will likely be easily dispatched of by one Mustang's open-ended burnout. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5338187&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Maniac Cyclists Take To The L.A. Freeway To Protest, Or Something]]> If you were stuck in L.A. rush hour last Friday, there's a chance you encountered the folks from Crimanimal Mass, who took to the freeway, on bicycles (and in-line skates), as part of some sort of demonstration. One of the organizers said the purpose was to raise questions of transportation infrastructure. Aren't there better ways to protest than pissing off the already unruly L.A. commuters? We generally try to treat everyone equally around these parts, but cyclists on the roads need to GTFO. Sidewalks, son, sidewalks. [LAist] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=390820&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[RFID Embedded Bicycles, Traffic Lights Saddens Scumbag Lawyers]]> The Danish City of Grenå is doing something about all of the bicycle accidents occurring at busy intersections. The city will be installing See-Mi. See-Mi consists of 300 RFID sensors that will be installed into residents' bicycles and special RFID-sensing traffic lights at seven busy intersections. These traffic lights will know when a cyclist is approaching and activate a light warning the drivers at the intersection. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=334858&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2006 Woodward Dream Pre-Cruise: Bike Moves!]]>
Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
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