Category: News
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GreenWheel Turns Pedal Bike Into Electric Hog
Feb. 18, 2009 — The next time you change a bike tire, think about upgrading your power as well. Scientists at MIT are testing a new power generation, storage and propulsion system known as the GreenWheel that will turn any pedal bicycle into an electric hog. “Just take the wheel off, put a GreenWheel equipped…
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Baby Powder your tires as well as your tubes
I may not be the last person to figure this out; however, I feel like it. I apply talc (baby powder) to my tubes to restrict pinch flats and ease all sorts of issues. And to speed finding objects in my tires I always mount the same way, the label on the tire is bisected…
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Report Collisions
My wife observed the results, the car did stop and assist, a collision outside Movie Madness on Belmont. I reminded her to post on BikePortland.org and specifically could not remember the link to the reporting database: B-SMaRT ~ Bike Safety Monitoring and Reporting Tool community based data to improve bike safety http://bikeportland.org/closecall/home.php A reminder to…