biking

Guess What? 2011′s ‘Ultimate’ Utility Bike Is Electric

September 27, 2011

Photo Oregon Manifest.

The Oregon Manifest 2011 Constructor’s Design Challenge was meant to get custom bike builders to come up with some innovative and snazzy new utility bikes, in the hopes that their best and brightest ideas will trickle in to the…

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What Would The ‘Best’ Utility Bike Look Like?

September 20, 2011

Oregon Manifest, a bicycle design competition culminating this week in Portland, Oregon, is, according to co-organizer Shannon Holt:

“not only a great experiment at marrying design firms with bicycle craftspeople, it is also a conversation about th…

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Maker Faire NYC: Hand-Painted Bike Helmets Are Stylish and Beautiful

September 19, 2011

All Photos: Alex Davies

Few, if any of the many bike helmets we’ve covered on TreeHugger have embodied simplicity and beauty as well as those from the aptly-named Belle Helmets. The work of Danielle Baskin, the helmets are all hand-painted, and were …

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Bike Rack BirdHouse Holds Your Helmet Too

September 19, 2011

Images credit Dimini

Bikes can be a problem when you live in small spaces. One approach is to design a special bike like Graham Hill did with his Thinbike; another is to get it off the floor. TreeHugger has shown wall mounts that are utilitarian and …

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New Cycling-Themed Thriller Confirms New Yorkers’ Worst Impressions of Bikers

September 18, 2011

Image via YouTube screenshot.

“Fixed gear. No brakes. Can’t stop. Don’t want to, either.” So begins the trailer for “Premium Rush,” an action thriller about a New York City bike messenger caught up in a life or death chase with a dirty cop and a myst…

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Nutcase Debuts Bicycle Helmet Designed For Commuters

September 16, 2011

Photo courtesy Lisa Bauso.

At this week’s Interbike show in Las Vegas, Nutcase introduced a new helmet specifically re-tooled to meet commuter cyclists’ concerns.

The Metroride, pictured here, features the familiar hard shell that Nutcase made popul…

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Greek Company Gives Pay Rises to Employees That Protect the Environment and Themselves

September 15, 2011

Image credit: Coco-mat

Recently I met the Spanish partners of Coco-mat, a greek company that makes sleeping products out of natural materials. The products are fantastic; made in Greece from renewable materials such as wood, wool, cotton, sea grass, …

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Clever Design Has Bike Frame Do Double Duty as Bike Lock

September 13, 2011

click to enlarge image. Images credit Andrew Leinonen.

There is the basic bike rule that the lighter the bike, the heavier the lock. Toronto designer Andrew Leinonen breaks the rule; in his new design, the bike is the lock. It’s really clever; the lo…

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Janette Sadik-Khan Gets What She Deserves From New York Times

September 12, 2011

Image Credit Christopher Brand, New York Times

The graphic says it all, as Frank Bruni writes about the wonderful job New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan has been doing for cyclists, in the face of serious opposition. Bruni …

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Getting Girls On Bikes – Where Should We Draw the Sexy Vs. Sexist Line? (Video)

September 9, 2011

Photo of Miss June from Tyk’s 2011 calendar.

Does the world need more girls, women, elegant ladies, and feminist female fatales on bikes? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. John Pucher’s latest look at U.S. biking data tells a sorry tale – men 18 – 64 are fueli…

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