Recent Posts Tagged With 'human-powered'

• E+ Electric Bikes – Elite Mountain Bike

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 08:00 in outdoor, bicycles, energy efficient, human-powered

  The powerful, rugged E+ Elite Mountain Bike (photo via Electric Motion Systems website) Like a little raw speed with your electric bike? I clocked my tester E+ Elite Mountain Bike from Electric Motion Systems at around 25 miles per hour on a flat str...

• Izip Via Rapido Electric Bike

  Posted on Friday September 18th, 2009 at 08:00 in outdoor, bicycles, energy efficient, human-powered

  Do you like the idea of riding an electric bike, but balk at the price tag of around $2,699 each for bikes like the A2B  by Ultra Motor or theUrban XU500 from OHM? If so, let us introduce the more wallet-friendly selection of Izip bikes from Cur...

• Most Dangerous on the Roads?

  Posted on Friday August 21st, 2009 at 08:00 in fitness, health, outdoor, bicycles, human-powered

  Who is most dangerous on the roads – car drivers or bicyclists? From a weight and mass standpoint, cars are definitely more dangerous. In a collision between a car and a bicyclist, I think it’s safe to say the car will almost always win. ...

• OHM Electric Cycles – Urban XU500

  Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 08:00 in fitness, health, outdoor, bicycles, electric bike, energy efficient, ohm, electric bicycle, human-powered

  I have a new appreciation for New York City’s bike messengers and delivery guys. Most of those cyclists use regular bikes – I was on a brand new OHM Urban XU500 cycle with a long-range 28V 12Ah Lithium-ion powe pack and 250W auto-assist h...

• K2 Eco Skates

  Posted on Wednesday July 8th, 2009 at 08:00 in fitness, outdoor, recycled, footwear, bamboo, biodegradable, human-powered

  I’ve been talking a lot about the virtues of bikes and e-bikes lately, but I neglected to mention the virtues of other forms of zero-emission, human-powered transportation. For example, here in New York City, I frequently see people getting aro...

• A2B Electric Two-Wheeler

  Posted on Friday July 3rd, 2009 at 08:00 in bicycles, human-powered, a2b

  Happy (almost) Independence Day! Wouldn’t it be great if more of us could break free from a dependence on gasoline and cars to get us where we want to go? As I’ve mentioned before, I believe that bikes and particularly e-bikes are a big p...

• Vote for bicycles!!

  Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 08:00 in outdoor, bicycles, oil prices, green collar jobs, human-powered, bike path

  I read an interesting article in the Christian Science Monitor last week about studies that question the environmental benefits of public transit (particularly trains and buses). It’s easy to assume that public transit is always the greenest tr...

• Bicycles - The Ultimate Green Mode of Travel

  Posted on Wednesday March 18th, 2009 at 07:00 in travel, africa, tanzania, bicycle, bicycling, e-bike, human-powered

  It's easy to get caught up in the Green potential of new technologies - like a rechargeable battery that can hold its charge for a year.But the truth is that sometimes the Greenest products are the ones that have been around for decades.The humble bi...