Bicicletas para viajar en la noche. A nadie le sorprende que emerjan inventos novedosos de Silicon Valley, la tierra prometida de la computación. Pero cuando se trata de un desarrollo para la humilde bicicleta, los entusiastas usuarios de ese transporte se maravillan. Todo se debe a la invención de un joven de 28 años, Kent Frankovich, para proveer seguridad a los ciclistas en las carreteras, sobre todo cuando cae el sol: en esos momentos en los que las bicicletas tienden a hacerse objetos invisibles.
En 2008, según cifras de la Agencia Nacional para la Seguridad del Tráfico en Carreteras del Gobierno de Estados Unidos, casi 70% de los accidentes entre automóviles y bicicletas se debieron a la falta de visibilidad. Según Frankovich, la mayoría de los percances ocurre en intersecciones en las que los choferes de automóviles no ven a la persona que va en la bicicleta. “Cualquiera que haya manejado bici de noche se siente vulnerable. Cada aro de iluminación tiene 12 luces LED espaciadas en toda la circunferencia.
The Red Project. 3 Creative Bike Lighting DIY Projects...and 1 Purely Awesome One! Glow in the dark bicycle from Cambridge Bicycle. This is the most complete glow in the dark bike I’ve ever seen! Cambridge Bicycle worked together with Geekhouse Bikes to create this powder-coated bike with glow in the dark paint. Amazingly, the powder-coat is said to be more durable than standard paint. If you’re interested, I believe Cambridge Bicycle is still selling this baby for $2000 (with $100 shipping to continental US). Just wow! Look at that thing glow! Doobybrain.com. Geekhouse. Blog. Spring cleaning is upon us and we’re making room for new models.
From this weekend until April 1 we’ve got road bikes, hybrids, commuter bikes, and classic style city bikes on sale*. Everybody loves a great deal and there’s no better time than spring to get excited for having a new bike. Road bikes 2013 Raleigh Revenio Carbon 1.0 – size 54 and 56 cm! Was $1800, now 25% off 2013 Bianchi Brava – was $999, now 25% off 2013 Jamis Satellite Sport – was $695, now 25% off 2013 Jamis Satellite Comp – was $950, now 20% off 2013 Ventura Sport – was $725, now 25% off Commuters and Hybrids Raleigh Misceo 1.0 – was $470, now 20% off Diamondback Insight and Clarity STI-8 – was $700, now 25% off Raleigh Cadent i-8 – was $750, now 20% off Raleigh Cadent 2 – was $600, now 20% off Raleigh Cadent 1 – was 500, now 20% off KHS Urban X-Press – 20% off KHS Urban X-Cape – 20% off Jamis Citizen 1 – was $380, now 15% off KHS Green 8 – was $769, now 20% off SE Tripel – was $369, now 20% off 29er Mountain Bikes.