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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Flatless Tires

http://www.schwalbetires.com/

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

iFlyz is rather useful, portable iPhone mount | iPhone Buzz

iFlyz is rather useful, portable iPhone mount

Posted on 16 January 2009 by Shawn Brown
Tags: 3G iPhone, Apple iPhone, media

Worth Reading?

Yes

+5 [5 votes]

Sometimes watching videos or movies on your iPhone or iPod Touch can be tedious, especially when you’re sitting at home, on a plane or riding the bus. Awkward neck positions and tiring hands tend to take away from the overall experience of watching a film.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

MUEV - Electric Bike Conversion Kit Motorino-500

Electric Bike Conversion Kit Motorino-500

Vendor: Greenwit Technologies
Type:Electric Bicycles

$600.00

Some conversion kits have better torque, some better speed. MOTORINO conversion kit has them both. The motor and controller are designed and made by Korean company. The motor is high speed brushless with steel gears made in Japan. Its small size and light weight may mislead you about its performance but you must try it to believe the high torque it provides. Its neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets motor, coupled with sophisticated controller works at 5400 rpm which after 15 times reduction increase the torque of the motor up to 70 Nm. And all this is achieved with only 17Amp current consumption from the battery.

Assembly Required!

Motor: 500W high speed brushless geared

Controller: 48V 17AH with cruise control

Battery: VRLA or 10AH Lithium-Ion

Wheel Sizes: 16”, 20”, 26”

Thursday, June 25, 2009

bicyclinginfo.org

Seek Funding and Build Support

Having the backing to invest in bicycle improvements and programs is essential to any community or organization. This section discusses strategies to garner long term political and financial support for bicycling and pedestrian facilities and other programs through institutionalization. It examines several keyfunding sources—governmental, private, and others-at various community levels. It also provides a brief history of major federal legislation that has provided funding for bicycle improvements.

Bicycling Basics:

Bicycling Solutions:

Bicycling Resources:

Monday, June 22, 2009

Active Tranportation for America: The case for Increased Federal Investment in Bicycling and Walking

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Alliance for Biking and Walking Advocacy Grants

The Alliance for Biking & Walking will award a total of $250,000 in
2009. Advocacy Advance Grants will range from $5,000–$30,000.
Approximately $125,000 will be available for Round 1 and another
$125,000 in Round 2. Each round will include a balance of Start-up and
Innovation Grants. The Alliance’s ability to award grants is dependent
upon receipt of the support pledged for this program.

Start-up / Capacity Building Grant Funding Priorities

These grants are to help catapult emerging and developing organizations with matching challenge grants. Awards of $5,000–$30,000 will match dollar for dollar new funds raised within six months. These funds are to help leverage private and public investment and launch campaigns that are proven to grow bicycling and walking. Priority for Start-up Grants will be given to organizations serving cities and states with the greatest potential for biking and walking advocacy organizations. Funding may be used to develop staff, membership, and resources to reach target outcomes that both support an increase in biking and walking and sustain the organization. Advance funding will be considered, but the majority of funding will be paid when funds have been raised and/or pledges have been committed in writing.

Innovation Grant Funding Priorities

These grants are intended to help organizations take bold steps to
increase bicycling, walking, and safety. These grants can be used to
fund activities that will:

Yield new sources of funding for biking and walking (e.g. new revenue streams and old programs that are ripe for change)
Spur groundbreaking designs (e.g. Euro designs, reprogramming of streets space)
Create innovative marketing and encouragement programs (e.g. new media, new audiences, social marketing)
Develop cause-related marketing and mainstream partnerships (e.g. transit, seniors, health, business)
Improve, expand or extend an existing program that promises further success

The
goal is to create successful models that can spread throughout North
America. Priority for Innovation Grants will be given to established
organizations who demonstrate a clear work plan to develop and freely
share their innovative program. Grants from $5,000–$30,000 will be
awarded for winning proposals. Matching funds and over-matches are
encouraged and will be evaluated favorably.

Advocacy Advance Grants Round 2:

Deadline for Inquiry Application: August 26, 2009
Inquiry Applicant Notification: September 11, 2009
Deadline for Full Proposal: October 13, 2009
Applicant Notification: October 30, 2009

In exceptional circumstances, grant applications outside the official grant rounds will be considered. Contact Chanda for more details.

Applications must be complete and all attachments e-mailed to grants@PeoplePoweredMovement.org by the deadline date. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered. If you have questions or need help with your application, do not wait until the last minute to contact the Alliance staff.

Alliance for Biking and Walking--Research and Issues

Research/Issues

Find reports, articles, and statistics that you need to support your advocacy work. Resource topics in this category include bicycling, walking and automobile stats, transportation and the environment, health, safety, and social and environmental justice.

Bike Stats

Find information on bicycling including bicycle use, safety, the bike industry, bicycling fact sheets, and how you can access local data.

Car Stats

Find statistics on autombile use and socioeconomics.

Economics

If you are looking to make a case for how bicycling, walking, and community design can have positive economic effects you've come to the right place! Also find data relating to road use and taxes, and the cost of cars.

Environment

If you want to make an argument for the environmental benefits of bicycling and walking you've come to the right place! Find data on the effect of transportation infrastructure and mode choice on habitat fragmentation, biodiversity, air pollution, and global warming. Find reports and fact sheets that reveal the environmental impacts of a car-dominated culture and how bicycling and walking are a big part of the green transportation solution.

Health

Find resources here to help you argue for the health benefits of bicycling and walking. Included are resources on the obesity epidemic and how bicycling, walking, and community design can contribute to improved public health.

Policies & Legislation

Find information here on policies and legislation that support bicycling and walking including policies for funding, complete streets policies, and those that protect safety.

Safety

Find reports and data on bicycle and pedestrian safety and ways you can promote safety in your community.

Social & Environmental Justice

Find resources on transportation equity including affordable housing and transportation and data on the socioeconomics of transportation.

Walking Stats

Find data on walking mode share, pedestrian safety, and other stats related to walking.

Paris' Bike Rental System A Global Revolution for City Cycling?

(from BikesBelong)

In July 2007, a short-term bike rental program called Vélib debuted in Paris. Designed and created by outdoor advertising giant JCDecaux, the program includes 20,600 rental bikes at 1,451 stations throughout the city, providing an inexpensive, convenient way for people to use bikes for short trips.

The response has been amazing. Parisians and visitors alike are using the bikes in huge numbers, racking up 11 million trips by November 2007. A bike rental is free for the first 30 minutes, approximately $1.50 for the next half hour, and incrementally more expensive for longer periods. This tiered price structure makes the bikes appealing for short-term trips but discourages users from keeping them overnight, ensuring a ready supply throughout the city.

The Paris program has revolutionized bicycling in the city. As word spreads of its success—and of other programs in Lyon, Barcelona, Vienna, and Berlin—cities worldwide are taking notice. Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; and Chicago, Illinois, are just a few of the U.S. cities expressing interest in creating similar programs.

To help spread the word, Bikes Belong created a short video about the Paris program. Check it out to see the bike system in action and learn more about how it works.

Bikes Belong Vélib Video: approximately 4:49

Bikes Belong presents: Velib from Bikes Belong Coalition on Vimeo

Read these articles to learn more about how Vélib is inspiring cities worldwide.

New York Times: Finding Liberté on Two Wheels

Economist: Vive la Vélorution!

BusinessWeek: Paris Bike Rental Scheme Goes Global

AFP Wire: European-Style Bike-Sharing Programs Head to U.S.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Rochester's ARTWalk 2: Growing in every direction | Daily Record (Rochester, NY) | Find Articles at BNET

Rochester's ARTWalk 2: Growing in every direction |

The City of Rochester will use designated federal stimulus funds to extend ARTWalk in every direction and improve University Avenue, Mayor Robert J. Duffy announced late last week.

The permanent urban art trail connects arts centers and public spaces in Rochester's Neighborhood of the Arts.

ARTWalk was one of 59 projects statewide to receive some of $81 million in federal money designated for non-traditional transportation. Roch-ester received $3,839,000.

...

The project plans also include extended sections of artistic sidewalk trails along University Avenue to the west, and on Goodman Street; a raised pedestrian crosswalk along North Goodman to create a safe connection between the art trail and Village Gate; a new artistic bus shelter for RTS buses at College Avenue and Goodman Street.

...

A pedestrian welcome plaza at the corner of University and North Goodman on the Memorial Art Gallery grounds will offer seating, lighting, iconic public art and interpretive elements, the city announced.

...

Since ARTWalk began in 2000, neighborhood housing prices in- creased by 30 percent, and crime has dropped, according to the city.

Serve.gov | Getting Started | Public Lands Stewardship: Tips: Public Lands Stewardship

Prevent water erosion and other natural damage

Water is a trail’s worst enemy. Storms can wash out trails and sever tree limbs, blocking a trail or making it unsafe for hikers. Even normal levels of rainfall can cause erosion and have long term effects on a trail.
In 2007, The United States Forest Service published the Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook. is a beginner’s manual for building or maintaining a sustainable trail. At a minimum, all trail construction or maintenance volunteers should review the Forest Service Notebook before participating in a trail project.

Get local guidance

Some local trail groups may provide volunteers additional training tailored for their geography or climate conditions. If there are no groups in your area, more in-depth training is available through non-governmental organizations. The Professional Trail Builders Association For a more hands-on experience, the International Mountain Bicycling Association travels the country conducting Trail-building Schools.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Elecric Mountainboard

Electric Mountainboard
Hmm, Mountainboards.

Electric Mountain Board - More cool how to projects

Monday, June 08, 2009

Mike's Recumbent Trike Links

Welcome to the

weird, wonderful world of

Recumbent Trikes

A survey of 3-wheelers from around the world,

past and present

Fallbrook Technologies

Fallbrook Technologies:
The NuVinci transmission uses a set of rotating and tilting balls positioned between the input and output components of a transmission that tilt to vary the speed of the transmission.

Tilting the balls changes their contact diameters and varies the speed ratio. As a result, the NuVinci CVP offers seamless and continuous transition to any ratio within its range, thus maximizing overall powertrain efficiency, with no jarring or shocks from the shifting process, and improving acceleration, performance and overall vehicle efficiency over conventional transmissions.

ReneKMueller.com: Recumbents

Mobility

Recumbent

History Modern Recumbents Long Rider Short Rider Low Rider How To Build Manuals Links Hubdynamo Diamond Frame (DF) vs Recumbents Bicycle Science

Mobility Diary

How To Build Manuals

JetTrike.com , various shortrider with tilted wheels and front-wheel drive, with detailed plans
RecycledRecumbent.com , long-rider from a normal bike
Zephyr.nl , frame-kit
DutchBikes.nl , does not sell frame kits anymore, but KS2 2.9 Manual (PDF) still available
MARS (Metro Area Recumbent Society) , great people sharing their enthusiasm, incl. plans
WISIL (Wisconscon-Illinois Human Powered Vehicle group) , another excellent site
T.D. Traylor Front Wheel Drive , sells plans
ManyTracks.com: Self-Built Recumbents Gallery , lot of examples with links
Jim Scozzafava's Recumbent Passion , detailed photos of custom built carbon fiber frames

Joe Wilson: Bicycle Science (Chapter 1) PDF (30p sample chapter)
Google Books: Joe Wilson, Bicycle Science 3rd Edition
Cornell: Bicycle Mechanics, Overview of Papers & Links , dozens of papers in PDF

Kreuzotter.de , diverse online calculators
Analytic Cycling.com , provides technical methods for evaluating and estimating cycling performance and parameters