There comes a time in every bicyclist’s life when you come to realize “I really don’t want to pedal up that hill.” For those riding a Sanyo Eneloop, they don’t have to. The series of bikes has been getting more advanced over the years, and the new SPL models are the smartest…

Europeans have been cruising around on Kalkhoff e-bikes for millenniums now, but ye old Americans have been forced to either walk, pedal similar two-wheeled machines with our own energy, or fire up the HEMI-based Charger while throwing a finger up at Ma Earth. Thankfully, Portland’s own Greenlight Bikes is doing what no…

Being the fine physical specimens that we are, even from an early age, we of course had little trouble learning how to ride a bike without external help, but we’re sure **some hapless child out there will welcome the Gyrowheel as salvation from the embarrassment of training wheels. The 12-inch wheel (a 16-inch version…

Who knows what it is about the PSP that engenders such a loyal following of hackers — both on the hardware and software side . Some of the hardware hacks we’ve seen are no doubt more impressive than others, but they’re all united in a common disregard for warranties and for the most part a deep affection…

Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s a recharging station that gets mounted on your bike and uses a dynamo hub so that as you pedal, the energy you create can actually be used for something in addition to moving you forward. The Story: Dahon, known around the biking world as …

In cities like New York , where bikers ride right alongside heavy traffic, bike helmets are a must. Trouble is, apparently plenty of riders don’t like wearing them because of vanity — most bike helmets aren’t exactly attractive, if you haven’t noticed. Well, the City of New York’s commissioned Projectfuse helmets — that combine …

The best and worst part about robots is the fact that they can be purpose-built to perform any task at hand. Oh sure, they can be built to kill , or they can built to test motorcycles without risk to our feeble (yet tasty) meat-sacks. Introducing Flossie, the Castrol-developed …

Yeah, mad scientists have been trying to get the public at large to pay attention to visible light communications for years now, but the gurus over at the University of California, Riverside think that the project they’re involved in holds a special kind of promise. The Center for Ubiquitous Communication by …

Not one to rest on its ultra-quiet laurels, Zero Motorcycles has just introduced its newest zero-emissions bike : the Zero MX. Hitting the scene just a month and change after we test drove the Zero S , this whip is engineered specifically for track riding and motocross, with the fork, shocks, wheels and tires …