Uploaded by uRidetv on Feb 26, 2011 www.BikeWearWorld.com and www.uRide.tv were on location in Austin, Texas for the annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Brompton shows off their stuff at NAHBS 2011.
Before forewarned that the riding depicted in this video requires at least two things in great abundance, (a) mad skills as a single track rider and (b) courage that you can handle whatever the trail throws at you. (Note: If you have any sense of vertigo please be careful while watching you may feel queasy [...]
Reporting Harry Porterfield cbs.com OAK PARK, Ill. (CBS) – One family has owned the same bicycle shop for 100 years. They are celebrating that anniversary now and also enjoying the public’s renewed interest in bike riding. The two brothers who run the business are both “Someone You Should Know.” CBS 2′s Harry Porterfield reports that, this [...]
Uploaded by dregerclock on Oct 18, 2011 Besides recumbent trikes, another thing I like are WWII aircraft and airplanes in general. The #1 air museum which restores old aircraft (specializing in military airplanes) to flyable status is PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM and it happens to be very nearby to where I live. It has [...]
fastcodesign.com For W Hotels’ “WOW Bikes,” Ron Arad designs a bespoke bicycle that reimagines the wheel using nothing but curved sprung steel. And anyone who stays at the hotel can ride it. Twenty-five years after his Well-Tempered Chair, Ron Arad has used a similar process–in which the naturally sprung properties of tempered steel, bolted in tension, [...]
Uploaded by Kingg2855 on Oct 4, 2010 Brompton World Championships 2010 – 3rd October 2010 750 competitors take part with a Le Mans start, where competitors have to unfold their bikes before they can get onto the road and through the starting gates, thereafter they meander their way through the palace’s grounds. http://www.bikeblenheimpalace.com/the-brompton-world-championships.html
By SETH KUGEL nytimes.com What a great idea — if only I had thought of it: take a trip to Madison, Wis.; stay in a cozy bed- and-breakfast; get around by bike; test out burgers, brats, cheese curds and microbrews; and look for some booze to bring back home. Two weeks ago, I left my travel [...]
Brompton Folding Bike – NYCeWheels Favorite Folding Bicycle From: nycewheels | Oct 24, 2010 http://www.nycewheels.com/all-models-brompton-folding-bik… Peter, working at NYCeWheels in NYC has put on a fine acting job by showing key features of the Brompton folding bike. This Video was taken at NYCeWheels, Carl Schurz park and Randall’s Island, NYC. This Video demonstrates why the Brompton folding bicycle [...]
Uploaded by nycewheels on Mar 17, 2011 http://site.nycewheels.com/blog/free-brompton-folding-bike-tours-of-nyc/ Check out our blog for more info on these free tours of New York City on Brompton folding bikes. We’ve teamed up with local Brompton enthusiasts to lead the tours on this fine folding bike. It’s a great way to try a Brompton folding bike for a [...]
Uploaded by imecheuk on May 23, 2011 The Brompton is the iconic fold-up bicycle seen every day on trains, buses and the roads. Built for simplicity and durability, this innovate designed bicycle is truly an Engineered in Britain product, demonstrating a small company with global ambitions.
About us All Bromptons are designed and built in our factory in West London, England. Brompton is one of only two major frame manufacturers still based in the UK, and we have been in full production since 1988. The company has come a long way since its initial production facility in a railway arch, and [...]
Uploaded by iga0125 on Aug 11, 2009 Jon Bentley turns commuter and joins Olympic Gold Medal-winning cyclist, Rebecca Romero for a ride as they assess the pros and cons of three of the best folding bikes around. Uploaded by mediabounty on Mar 2, 2010 The Brompton Bike Race. Packed tubes, slow buses, delayed trains – [...]
By TIM NEVILLE Published: August 26, 2011 nytimes.com THE road east out of Sörenberg rears up into a series of steep turns that climb the Glaubenbielen Pass, the high point of a road the Swiss Army punched through the Alps more than 60 years ago. Though the occasional car and bus make the journey to [...]
Uploaded by geeewhiz on Oct 20, 2010 Elmhurst Bicycle Club riders enjoy the fall colors in the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL.
Chicago features in this promotional video. What a beautiful city! Uploaded by specialized411 on Sep 6, 2011 2012 Specialized Sirrus
Uploaded by cc60563 on Sep 10, 2011 Biking downhill through the East Woods section of Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL. Very quiet and serene. Sept 10, 2011.
Frank Gray | The Journal Gazette Published: August 21, 2011 3:00 a.m. Fort Wayne – If you’ve never seen a velomobile or even heard of one, don’t feel embarrassed. Velomobiles, recumbent bicycles with streamlined bodies made of fiberglass or carbon fiber, are rare. Some velomobile enthusiasts estimate that there are only about 100 of them in [...]
Uploaded by ecospeeddotcom on Aug 4, 2011 Sylvia has traveled over 6,000 miles across the country on her Catrike Expedition powered by an EcoSpeed Mids-Drive 700W on a Terracycle CargoMonster. In this interview she discusses her experiences touring with an electric assist.
A recumbent cycling forum member was describing a bicycle made with what he termed “extreme rake”: Here.. let me sum it up. That extreme rake makes it fast, fun and fantastic!! My Tour Easy handles and steers like a Chevy Silverado, not bad mind you but like a truck. My Mach II handles like a [...]
Buying A Known Quantity It happens more than once a week on the BentRider Online Forum. Someone requests feedback about a certain bike or trike. And more than likely there is always someone to give it. Sometimes of course when the feedback is offered it engenders a response from another feedback contributor who seeks to [...]
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