Halfbike II = Half Bike / Half Scooter
Another Kickstarter product that has blown through the pledge amount (at $67,821 as of 4.8.15). The Halfbike is a clever marriage of a bike and scooter. It has 3 wheels, the front of which is powered by traditional bike pedals. The Halfbike II is not just about getting from point a-to-b it is about getting […]
Helix Folding Bike
Folding bikes have been around for quite some time. Some are better than others, but most tend to sacrifice a few things over their standard bike cousins. Folders tend to have one if not all of these issues -they are heavier, have less gearing options, tiny tires, complicated folding mechanisms, and flexing frames. Not all, […]
Pedal As Fast As Car Traffic With The Raht Racer
The electric pedal assisted bike is gaining in popularity thanks to manufacturers like BESV. And while local commuters can get around on an EPAB, they certainly won’t be driving on the highway. Rich Kronfield, a Minneapolis inventor, wants to change that with his Raht Racer. The Raht Racer is an electric assisted velomobile that essentially […]
BESV E-Bikes Make Getting Around A Bit Less Challenging
There are plenty of “e-bikes” running around these days. Most aren’t more than a traditional bike with a motor, battery, and throttle installed. Think of the latest wildly successful IndieGogo Storm Electric Bike campaign. Time will tell how that controversial bike will play out, but I’m not going into that here. I was lucky enough […]
Bygen Hank Collapsible Bike
Collapsible or folding bikes are amazing from an engineering perspective. The Bygen Hank Collapsible Bike takes the portable bike to the next level with a direct-drive pedal system and more. Most bikes, folding or not, tend to have a chain. In the case of a collapsible/folding bike it limits how small things can go and […]
MotoPed Loaded Survival Bike
You may remember the Motoped from our 2013 post when they were still on Kickstarter. Well they are still at it making awesome bike/motorcycles… dubbed Motopeds. Motoped’s latest trick is the Loaded Survival Bike ($TBA) which comes packed with tons of cool survival, gear. Some of the gear on this beast include; an extra one-gallon gas […]
When Your Motorcycle, Scooter, Or ATV Battery Dies, Replace It With A Shorai Lithium Battery
For those of you that don’t know I am a big guy who happens to love scooters. Not sure where that all started. Possibly from my younger years when the fastest mode of transportation available to us were scooters. Well, one of my favorite scooters, the, Honda GROM battery died with just 450 miles on the […]
PatchNRide Makes Flat Tire Repair EASY
A flat tire sucks when you are in your garage, and it sucks even more when you are miles from home on a dusty trail. Fixing a flat tire is a messy and difficult process that requires several tools. This awesome gadget, the PatchNRide, hopes to make changing a flat tire quick and easy. The […]
Shock-Absorbing Wheel
The idea behind the SoftWheel technology for a shock absorbing wheel came about after an Israeli farmer, Gilad Wolf, broke his pelvis. He wanted to continue working his field while in his wheelchair but the bumps and uneven terrain were too much. That is when Gilad went about reinventing the wheel. A standard wheelchair will […]
The Verrado Drift Trikes For Adults
While I have physically outgrown my big wheels trike I still miss drifting around the cul-de-sac on that plastic beast. Well I now get another shot at drifting a trike, this time an adult drift trike. The Local Motors Verrado Drift Trike ($449.99) has a 20" front wheel, a BMX fork, and rear drift wheels […]