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Tag: wheel

  • FlyKly electric bike wheel

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    Where I previously was interested in the Copenhagen wheel, the FlyKly, is available now. FlyKly has been in the works for a while. Originally a Kickstarter project that raised $700,000 (its goal had been $100,000), the electric bike wheel project is now available to everyone. Electric bicycles are nothing new. But FlyKly’s approach is different…

  • Video: How to True a Bicycle Wheel

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    Someone sent me this video from YouTube, it is hard to cull out a good one on any subject, the same with truing a bicycle wheel.  This one is good.

  • GreenWheel Turns Pedal Bike Into Electric Hog

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    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…