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Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">September 18, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/torch-t1-bicycle-helmet-pre-order/24178/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/torch-t1-bicycle-helmet-pre-order/24178/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/torcht1helmet.jpg" title="The T1 creates better visibility for night cycling" alt="The T1 creates better visibility for night cycling"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The Torch T1 bicycle helmet utilizes an integrated LED lighting system to increase a cyclist's night-time visibility. After earning over 50 percent more than its Kickstarter goal just <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/torch-t1-luminous-bicycle-helmet/22273/" target="_blank">a few months ago</a>, the T1 is now available for pre-order.  <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/torch-t1-bicycle-helmet-pre-order/24178/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="24143"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/neo-volt-folding-electric-bike/24143/">NEO VOLT folding electric bike boasts discreet battery, impressive range</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">September 17, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/neo-volt-folding-electric-bike/24143/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/neo-volt-folding-electric-bike/24143/pictures">14 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/neo-volt-folding-electric-bike/24143/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/neo-volt-folding-ebike.jpg" title="ITEM's NEO VOLT folding electric bicycle" alt="ITEM's NEO VOLT folding electric bicycle"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Folding electric bikes may not be a new thing, but they've come a long way since 2005, when a game of "spot the battery" was unlikely to provide any more than .6 of a second's entertainment. More recent models such as the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/velomini-folding-electric-bike/15946/" target="_blank">VeloMini</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/wartofsky-folding-ebike/20162/" target="_blank">Bik.e</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/dk-citys-folding-electric-bicycle-by-robrady/13769/" target="_blank">db0</a> have benefited from advances in EV technology, and now the NEO VOLT comfortably continues the trend. At first or second glance, you mightn't spot that its an electric bike at all.  <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/neo-volt-folding-electric-bike/24143/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24111"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/boosted-boards-skateboard/24111/">Boosted Boards skateboard claimed to be world's lightest electric vehicle </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/">Adam Williams</a></div> <div class="date">September 13, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/boosted-boards-skateboard/24111/#comments">6 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/boosted-boards-skateboard/24111/pictures">14 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/boosted-boards-skateboard/24111/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/boosted_boards_kickstarter.JPG" title="Boosted Boards markets its longboard as a “last mile” transport system" alt="Boosted Boards markets its longboard as a “last mile” transport system"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> San Francisco-based startup Boosted Boards has produced an eponymous electric skateboard prototype capable of providing a push-free ride for up to 6 miles. While an electric skateboard isn't anything new in itself, this particular longboard is declared by its makers to be the world's lightest electric vehicle.  <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/boosted-boards-skateboard/24111/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24084"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/cerv-bike-concept/24084/">Cannondale’s CERV bike dynamically adjusts to changing terrain</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">September 10, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/cerv-bike-concept/24084/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/cerv-bike-concept/24084/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/cerv-bike-concept/24084/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cerv.jpg" title="The CERV concept bike dynamically adjusts the position of the headset based on the terrain..." alt="The CERV concept bike dynamically adjusts the position of the headset based on the terrain..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The curved drop handlebars long found on racing bicycles are pretty nifty, right? If you want to get down low to reduce your wind resistance you grab hold of the lower part, and if you’re climbing a hill and need to get a bit more weight and leverage on the crank you can shift your grip to the top bar. The Continuously Ergonomic Race Vehicle (CERV) concept bike takes things a step (or two) further with a design that dynamically adjusts the position of the handlebars based on the terrain being covered, all without changing the seat-to-crank height.  <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/cerv-bike-concept/24084/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24053"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/autotram-extra-grand-worlds-largest-bus/24053/">AutoTram Extra Grand carries 256 people</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">September 9, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/autotram-extra-grand-worlds-largest-bus/24053/#comments">7 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/autotram-extra-grand-worlds-largest-bus/24053/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/autotram-extra-grand-worlds-largest-bus/24053/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/autotram-extra-grand.jpg" title="The AutoTram Extra Grand (Photo: Fraunhofer IVI)" alt="The AutoTram Extra Grand (Photo: Fraunhofer IVI)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Love them or hate them, bendy buses are impressive. You see one coming around a corner looking like an ordinary bus, then comes the articulated bit and then more bus. Now the unveiling in Dresden, Germany of the AutoTram Extra Grand raises the bar with a bendy bus that’s more like a bendy train. With three sections, measuring over 30 meters (100 ft) long and a passenger capacity of 256, it’s the world’s longest bus.  <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/autotram-extra-grand-worlds-largest-bus/24053/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23971"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/neilpryde-bayamo-bike/23971/">NeilPryde Bayamo bicycle targets time trial riders and triathletes</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">September 3, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/neilpryde-bayamo-bike/23971/pictures">9 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/neilpryde-bayamo-bike/23971/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/neilpryde_bayamo.jpg" title="The Bayamo is aimed at time trial riders and triathletes" alt="The Bayamo is aimed at time trial riders and triathletes"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The partnership between BMW's DesignworksUSA and NeilPryde that began in 2010 with the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/neilpryde-road-bike-bicycle-price-release/16033/" target="_blank">Alize and Diablo</a> high performance road bikes has yielded its latest design. The third line of frames resulting from the partnership are the new Bayamo and Bayamo+, which take on board concepts developed and tested on the earlier models. Aimed at time trial athletes and triathletes, their creators say the bikes are lightweight and high strength, with “wind-cheating aerodynamics.”  <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/neilpryde-bayamo-bike/23971/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23882"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/fliz-bike-walking-cycling/23882/">Fliz bike combines walking, cycling, and nostalgia</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/">Dave Parrack</a></div> <div class="date">August 28, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/fliz-bike-walking-cycling/23882/#comments">38 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/fliz-bike-walking-cycling/23882/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/fliz-bike-walking-cycling/23882/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/fliz-bike-design.jpg" title="Even in a still picture, the scooting motion required to ride the Fliz is apparent" alt="Even in a still picture, the scooting motion required to ride the Fliz is apparent"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Bicycles haven't really changed much in over 100 years. Of course the materials used, technologies employed, and safety equipment utilized have all improved a great deal, but two wheels, one of which is linked to pedals by a chain, is still the basic layout. The old adage of "don't fix what isn't broken" applies here in no uncertain terms, but that doesn't mean engineers and designers can't toy with the idea of changing things up a little. The Fliz changes things up a <em>lot</em> ... not necessarily for the better, but it's a fun concept regardless.  <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/fliz-bike-walking-cycling/23882/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23867"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/urban-arrow-electric-cargo-bicycle/23867/">Electric-assist Urban Arrow cargo bike wants to be your second car</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">August 24, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/urban-arrow-electric-cargo-bicycle/23867/#comments">14 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/urban-arrow-electric-cargo-bicycle/23867/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042010/http://www.gizmag.com/urban-arrow-electric-cargo-bicycle/23867/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042010im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/urbanarrow.jpg" title="The Urban Arrow is an electric-assist Dutch cargo bike that can be reconfigured as needed" alt="The Urban Arrow is an electric-assist Dutch cargo bike that can be reconfigured as needed"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Bakfiets, the distinctive Dutch cargo bikes with the cargo bed located in front of the rider, are becoming increasingly popular outside of The Netherlands. 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