Having already established a reputation as the Pope who takes the bus, Pope Francis will take another step towards cementing his image as the people’s pontiff when he takes delivery of the first ever pedal-powered Popemobile. The entirely carbon-neutral, pedal-powered Popemobile was originally commissioned by the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) after the previous pontiff, Pope Benedict, expressed his desire for…
It seems like however stout your lock or careful you are about where you leave your bicycle, thieves will find a way to pinch your pride and joy. So why not make it harder to spot in the first place? Artist and designer Jimmy Kuehnle has done just that. The bicycle has has built is almost entirely transparent, except for…
In the time it takes to read this sentence, 15 tyres will burst, 15,000 litres of fuel will be burnt and over 120,000 miles will be driven on Britain’s roads, according to the world’s first road statistic counter. The launch of the online counter coincides with the great Easter getaway, the weekend each year during which millions of motorists take…
It’s the perfect fusion of the bicycle and mobile home; the Tricycle House is a pedal-powered recreational vehicle (RV) that boasts a bed, sink and even its own bath. Each piece of the tiny house is made from lightweight plastic that has been cut with a CNC router, scored, folded and welded into shape. The polypropylene plastic bodywork can expand…
The Raspberry Pi is a cheap and small single-board computer developed in Britain as a way to encourage children to experiment with computing, but it’s already being used to devise imaginative accessories for bicycles. Matt Richardson has combined the £20 Raspberry Pi with a smart phone and a powerful light to create a handlebar-mounted device that projects a bicycle’s speed…
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