Pietro Russomanno’s BKR Concept Bike Has a Sturdy Wood Frame

The BKR is a concept bicycle by Pietro Russomanno with a sturdy, malleable, and elastic wood frame. The bike’s skeleton is crafted from plywood with inert rubber gaskets sandwiched in for effect. The cycle features an innovative ‘Easy Saddle’ system that allows the rider to change the height of the seat by simply pushing a button. A specifically designed dynamo on the front wheel generates energy and transmits speed/distance information directly to a Smartphone dock on the handlebars. + Pietro Russomanno Via Yanko Design The article above was submitted to us by an Inhabitat reader. Want to see your story on Inhabitat ? Send us a tip by following this link . Remember to follow our instructions carefully to boost your chances of being chosen for publishing! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bicycle , BKR , cycling , green bike , green design , green transportation , Pietro Russomanno , sustainable design , wood bicycle , wood bike        

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The BKR is a concept bicycle by Pietro Russomanno with a sturdy, malleable, and elastic wood frame. The bike’s skeleton is crafted from plywood with inert rubber gaskets sandwiched in for effect. The cycle features an innovative ‘Easy Saddle’ system that allows the rider to change the height of the seat by simply pushing a button. A specifically designed dynamo on the front wheel generates energy and transmits speed/distance information directly to a Smartphone dock on the handlebars. + Pietro Russomanno Via Yanko Design The article above was submitted to us by an Inhabitat reader. Want to see your story on Inhabitat ? Send us a tip by following this link . Remember to follow our instructions carefully to boost your chances of being chosen for publishing! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bicycle , BKR , cycling , green bike , green design , green transportation , Pietro Russomanno , sustainable design , wood bicycle , wood bike        

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Menthol Architects’ Plant-Covered Bicycle Parking Pod also Doubles as a City Furniture

‘Cars versus bikes’ is an ongoing saga playing out in cities all over the world as riders and drivers fight for road and parking space. Menthol Architects tackles the problem of parking chaos with their design for a plant-covered bicycle parking pod . The idea creates a piece of modern city furniture that offers a place for cyclists to safely park their bike, while facilitating greenery, benches and a space for a vending machine and advertising that could help support care of the unit. + Menthol Architects The article above was submitted to us by an Inhabitat reader. Want to see your story on Inhabitat ? Send us a tip by following this link . Remember to follow our instructions carefully to boost your chances of being chosen for publishing!   Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bike and bus , bike parking , bike pod , Bike Rack , city furniture , Menthol Architects , modular city furniture , plant covered bus stop , plant-covered bicycle parking pod , urban furniture

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Issey Miyake Designs Sustainable Lighting Sculptures Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles

Many of you may already recognize this stunning lighting collection, but few realize the conceptual research and green experimentation that went into developing the IN-EI ISSEY MIYAKE project. Designed by world-renowned Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake  for Italian lighting company  Artemide , these cutting edge lamps employ a re-treated fabric derived from recycled plastic bottles to create an other-worldly lighting effect. The collection recently won the iF Product Design Award 2013 from the prestigious International Forum Design Hannover. Read the rest of Issey Miyake Designs Sustainable Lighting Sculptures Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Artemide recyled plastic bottle lights , green lighting , IN-EI , IN-EI by Issey Miyake for Artemide , Issey Miyake , LED lamps , LED lights , recycled plastic lamps

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The ‘Invisible Bicycle” is Made From Transparent Plastic Panels

We have seen some neat  alternative bicycles out there, but Jimmy Kuehnle’s “Invisible Bicycle” is clearly unique. Everything on the bike is completely transparent except for the chain and the bearings. Made using Lexan panels, or “bullet-proof glass” the boxy bike comes with matching vinyl suit. Fabricated in 2005 for a ride in Austin, Texas, the art installation/see-through steed was spotted throughout town, seemingly suspending its rider above a set of wheels. Invisible never looked so good! + Jimmy Kuehnle Via Geekologie Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: austin , clear , invisible bicycle , jimmy kuehnle , lexan , texas , transparent

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Bike Zone Device Creates a Lighted Safety Zone for Night Cycling

Have you ever been freaked out riding your bike at night, surrounded by automobiles piloted by distracted drivers? Well, here’s an innovation for safer night-cycling that might be hitting the market soon (and reducing your level of stress). A team of designers has won an industrial design award for their Bike Zone invention, which creates a lighted safety zone on the ground around your bike, alerting drivers to your presence at night. The laser-projected zone extends for a meter on each side and also projects an animated directional signal. Frank Guo, Hung Wang, and Stuart Morrow, a team of independent designers, received a Bronze award for the Bike Zone design in the 2012 Lite-On Awards , a competition sponsored by Taiwan’s $16 billion Lite-On Technology Corporation . Read the rest of Bike Zone Device Creates a Lighted Safety Zone for Night Cycling Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: award , bicycle , bicycling , bike zone , biking , cycling , Design , frank guo , green transportation , hung wang , Light , Lite-on , night , safety , stuart morrow , Taiwan

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JR Tokai Unveils Japan’s New Blazing Fast 310 MPH Maglev Train

Japan’s JR Central Railway Company just unveiled a prototype of its new floating maglev train , which is capable of traveling at speeds over 310mph! Due to go into service in 2027, the train will be first implemented on a route between Tokyo and Nagoya, where it will cover the 160 mile distance in around 40 minutes—cutting the current travel time by more than half. The Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai) plans to expand the route to serve Osaka by 2045 at a total cost of around $102 billion . Read the rest of JR Tokai Unveils Japan’s New Blazing Fast 310 MPH Maglev Train Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: amtrak , bullet train , high speed rail , high speed train , japan train , JR Tokai , levitating trains , maglev train , magnetic levitation , mass transit , rail travel , tokyo rail

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With Millions of Bikes on the Road, Dutch Cyclists Deal with Gridlock, Scarce Bike Parking and “Bike Rage”

While America struggles to accommodate the tide of vehicles on the roads, the Dutch have a different problem entirely. Rather than worrying about road rage, they are worrying about lane rage as they deal with too many bicycles on the streets . While it sounds like a nice problem to have, it does raise real questions about how to accommodate bike traffic in a country where the number of bikes outnumbers the number of people. Read the rest of With Millions of Bikes on the Road, Dutch Cyclists Deal with Gridlock, Scarce Bike Parking and “Bike Rage” Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Amsterdam bicycle parking , Belgium bike lane use , bicycle travel , commuting by bicycle , Dutch bicycle commute , Dutch lane rage , green transportation , Netherlands bicycle overcrowding

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The E-Bike Unchained: Compact Folding ‘Footloose’ Bicycle has a Battery Boosted by Pedal Power

Footloose , a new e-bike designed by Mando, offers a new way to travel light without breaking a sweat. Lighter and cheaper than four-wheeled e-vehicles, electric bikes are a great way to extend your range without a lot of extra time and effort. If power starts to run low while you’re en route, you’ve got the pedals to fall back on. But when your e-bike is fitted with a heavy chain and motor, pedaling isn’t exactly easy or fun. The Footloose eliminates the familiar chain and gears but keeps the pedals for a surprisingly compact ride that can take you almost anywhere. Read the rest of The E-Bike Unchained: Compact Folding ‘Footloose’ Bicycle has a Battery Boosted by Pedal Power Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: e-bike , electric bike , electric vehicles , Footloose , generate electricity , green transportation , Mando

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The Xfire Safety Light Creates a Laser-Generated Bike Lane for Safer Night Cycling

If you’ve ever been freaked out over the dangers of riding your bicycle at night, the Xfire Bike Lane Safety Light might be able to offer you a little more security. This battery-powered safety light clamps to your bike frame and projects highly visible red laser images on the ground on either side of your bike, simulating an instant bike lane that helps alert drivers to your presence. Xfire says the intense laser markers are visible over a mile away, even under headlights and streetlights. Read the rest of The Xfire Safety Light Creates a Laser-Generated Bike Lane for Safer Night Cycling Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bicycle , bike , bike lanes , biking , cycle safety , cycling , green design , green transportation , lane , laser bike lane , laser-generated bike lane , Light , night , night cycling , safety , xfire

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