A Cool Spokeless Bicycle Built By Yale Students

All bicycle wheels have spokes , right ? You can’t even think of a bicycle wheel without any spokes.  At least that is what I believed in till I read about the spoke less bicycle. This bicycle is the brain child of a few Yale University students (9 in all, and Mechanical majors too). This bicycle sports a back wheel without any spokes. Check it out yourselves.

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Bicycle riding and knee pain – its causes and cures

A few days ago I did some hectic riding on my bicycle and I felt great. However, since yesterday, I am feeling a slight pain in my knees which has me worried. You cannot call it exactly pain, rather it can be labeled as discomfort bordering on enough pain to make me feel something might be wrong with my knees.

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Walking, Cycling and Obesity Rates Country Wise

The following is a chart that displays the walking, cycling and obesity rates in Europe, North America, and Australia. The purpose of this presentation is to explore whether there is a correlation between these three statistics.

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Conference Bike – Group cycling for 7 people

It is real fun to cycle as a group. I am sure you have seen people riding their bicycle in a group. Especially on long rides, group cycling helps beat boredom. Now here is a revolutionary bike – named the “Conference Bike” – that allows up to 7 people to ride it simultaneously.

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Bike ride with Lance Armstrong in Glasgow, Scotland

Over 300 people joined Lance Armstrong on an impromptu  bike ride in Glasgow, Scotland. Lance Armstrong as most people will know, is a world renowned professional cyclist and 7 times Tour de France winner.

And how did  in he invite people for the bike ride ?  Via twitter of course. Lance’s Twitter account is followed by a massive 1,750,357 followers. It is not surprising that 300 people turned up to give Lance company in his bike ride in Scotland.

Among those who turned up, there was one famous bike rider – the Flying Scotsman Graeme Obree.

[Source : BBC News]

A bicycle that folds into its own wheel

A student has invented a folding bicycle which can be completely folded into its wheel’s 26 inch circumference.

Check out this video.

[Source : News.sky.com]

Bicycle Basket

When ever I ride my bicycle, I always end up buying stuff – mostly groceries, but sometimes other miscellaneous things too. And it has been a hassle to transport the goods back home because my bicycle lacked a basket. There is a carrier / bike rack in the back though, but it is of little use for carrying vegetables and other delicate stuff.
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The Art of Utility Cycling in Pictures

A father – daughter duo in Amsterdam leisurely savouring an ice cream cone while riding a roadster bicycle. Cute isn’t it ? Who said you can’t enjoy quality time together on a bicycle?

View the whole set as a slideshow.

[Courtesy: Amsterdamize]

Is riding a bicycle bad for your bones ?

Some study indicate that there is a significant loss of bone density in professional bicycle riders. And it is a well known fact that these riders suffer from frequent fractures in their bones when they meet with an accident while riding a bicycle.

New York Times blog has an article pursuing this very thought whether riding a bicycle is harmful to ones bones.

After providing pertinent proof of loss of bone density in many professional bike riders, the article goes on to say that recreational bicycle riders (I believe bike commuters are also included in this group) have little to worry.  Here is a quote from the article.

Researchers suspect that drinking calcium-enriched waters or sports drinks during long, hot bike rides may help to stave off some bone loss. Even more encouraging, most recreational cyclists probably don’t need to worry too much about their bones. “The studies to date have looked primarily at racers,” Smathers says. “That’s a very specialized demographic. These guys train for hours at a very high intensity. They sweat a lot. They never go for runs. They don’t usually do much weight-lifting,” to avoid adding bulk. “They’re strange.” He knows. “For competitive riders, I’d recommend spending some time weight-training.”

Ordinary bicycle riders and daily bike commuters can take comfort that they are left out of the red for the time being.

How to restore an Indian Roadster Bicycle

If you are the proud owner of an Indian roadster bicycle, then you must realise that there are very little resources on the Internet which explain how to repair or restore these beasts of burden. In fact, if you type the search query “Indian Bicycles” in Google, you will get tons of useless links pointing to trade websites and nothing useful. Of course if you are living in India, you need not be bothered by this because every street corner has a bicycle repair shop which specializes in repairing these bikes. But if you are looking to repair your bicycle yourself, then you need some hand holding.

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