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class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="content" class="narrow_content"><h1>Urban Transport</h1> <div class="summary_item noback"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/distance-record-electric-bike/20005/">E-cyclist pedals over 1600km into record books</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>09:10 September 30, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/distance-record-electric-bike/20005/picture/143771/">9 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/distance-record-electric-bike/20005/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hahnrecord.JPG" title="Hahn Environmental CEO Allan Lear and team at the finish in Birdsville - just in time for ..." alt="Hahn Environmental CEO Allan Lear and team at the finish in Birdsville - just in time for ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The CEO of Australia's Hahn Environmental Services, the largest producer of biodiesel in Queensland, has smashed the distance set by Guinness for the Longest Distance Traveled by Electric Bicycle in One Week. Riding a modified Stealth Bomber e-bike, which had its battery packs charged by a wind turbine sitting atop a Mini Moke running on green fuel, Allan Lear managed to pedal an amazing 1,629 km (1,012 miles) through Australia's outback - he is now waiting for the achievement to be verified by Guinness as a World Record. <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/distance-record-electric-bike/20005/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-integra-700-twin-cylinder-superscooter/19945/">Honda announces next generation motorcycle engines with outstanding fuel economy and useability</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/author/mike-hanlon/">Mike Hanlon</a></p> <p><em>06:26 September 26, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-integra-700-twin-cylinder-superscooter/19945/#comments">12 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-integra-700-twin-cylinder-superscooter/19945/picture/143394/">61 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-integra-700-twin-cylinder-superscooter/19945/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/honda-integra-700-twin-cylinder-superscooter.jpg" title="Honda announces next generation motorcycle engines with outstanding fuel economy and useab..." alt="Honda announces next generation motorcycle engines with outstanding fuel economy and useab..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>In a raft of announcements, Honda has developed a highly fuel-efficient, very torquey 700cc twin cylinder engine with a second-generation Dual Clutch Transmission which it will show in three different motorcycle designs at the EICMA 2011 International Motorcycle Exhibition in November in Milan, Italy. The motor will also be paired with a manual six-speed transmission in at least one of those bikes and as it delivers better than 3.7 l/100km and its motor is designed for on-road usability, it is almost certainly the first bike designed for western markets to take advantage of the world's coming gas crisis. Also on display will be Honda's new 125 engine which will be used in its 125cc scooters around the world starting next year and contains an idle-stop system and delivers 25% better fuel economy than current generation scooter engines. Both the 700cc and 125cc engines contain considerable technological wizardry to achieve their goals. <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-integra-700-twin-cylinder-superscooter/19945/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/artist-creates-sound-tank/19918/">Auditory artist creates a 'sound tank'</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>10:51 September 22, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/artist-creates-sound-tank/19918/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/artist-creates-sound-tank/19918/picture/143250/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/artist-creates-sound-tank/19918/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/soundtank.jpg" title="Artist Nik Nowak has converted a Japanese mini-dumper into a 'sound tank' that pumps out 4..." alt="Artist Nik Nowak has converted a Japanese mini-dumper into a 'sound tank' that pumps out 4..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Do you like car stereos with good, thumping bass? I mean, do you really, <em>really</em> like them? If so, you might be appreciative of "Tank," a creation by Berlin artist Nik Nowak. The fully-functioning tracked vehicle sports six 12-inch mid-range drivers, three 18-inch subwoofers, four tweeters, and pumps out 4,000 watts of gut-wobbling sound - just think of it as an acoustic assault vehicle. <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/artist-creates-sound-tank/19918/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/ford-ebike-concept-magnetostriction-sensor/19911/">Ford tips F1 technology into elegant E-Bike concept </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>03:12 September 22, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/ford-ebike-concept-magnetostriction-sensor/19911/#comments">7 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/ford-ebike-concept-magnetostriction-sensor/19911/picture/143187/">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/ford-ebike-concept-magnetostriction-sensor/19911/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/fordebike.jpg" title="Ford has revealed an e-bike concept in Frankfurt that uses magnetostriction sensor technol..." alt="Ford has revealed an e-bike concept in Frankfurt that uses magnetostriction sensor technol..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Automotive manufacturers often use the media glare surrounding events like the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/frankfurt-motor-show-2011/" target="_blank">International Motor Show in Frankfurt</a> to showcase concept vehicles never intended for production. Such models are created to highlight cutting edge design or brand new technology. This year Ford unveiled an urban mobility concept that uniquely marries Formula One sensing technology with a two-wheeled pedelec bike. The E-Bike design also sees the electric assist motor positioned at the front and cabling hidden within the graceful lines of the lightweight trapezoidal frame. <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/ford-ebike-concept-magnetostriction-sensor/19911/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/owl-360-rearview-camera-for-bikes/19850/">Owl 360 serves as a third eye for cyclists</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>14:10 September 15, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/owl-360-rearview-camera-for-bikes/19850/#comments">9 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/owl-360-rearview-camera-for-bikes/19850/picture/142700/">8 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/owl-360-rearview-camera-for-bikes/19850/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/owl360.jpg" title="The Owl 360 is a rearview camera and monitor system for bicycles" alt="The Owl 360 is a rearview camera and monitor system for bicycles"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>What do cars have that bicycles don’t? Lots and lots of things, actually, but one of those is a rearview mirror. While both cyclists and drivers have to shoulder check when changing lanes, cyclists additionally have to twist all the way around in order to see what’s directly behind them. Helmet- and handlebar-mounted side mirrors are certainly one way to minimize that twisting, but for people who like <em>stuff</em>, there’s another – mini rearview camera and monitor systems. Cerevellum has just started taking orders for one called the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/rearview-video-and-black-box-recording-for-your-bike/17665/" target="_blank">Hindsight</a>, which now has a competitor known as the Owl 360. <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/owl-360-rearview-camera-for-bikes/19850/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/music-guided-gps-navigation-cyclists/19789/">Experimental navigation system guides cyclists using music</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>17:35 September 11, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/music-guided-gps-navigation-cyclists/19789/#comments">7 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/music-guided-gps-navigation-cyclists/19789/picture/142087/">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/music-guided-gps-navigation-cyclists/19789/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/music-navigation.jpg" title="A research team from the Netherlands has developed a GPS navigation system for cyclists wh..." alt="A research team from the Netherlands has developed a GPS navigation system for cyclists wh..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Having a calming voice like that of John Cleese or Ozzy Osbourne shout out directions to supplement the visuals on your GPS navigation device is an effective way to make sure that you don't miss your turn. Relying on visual navigation is a big distraction for cyclists too, dangerously diverting focus away from the road ahead. To help overcome such issues, a research team in the Netherlands has reported promising results from an audio-only navigation system that uses an Android smartphone connected to a pair of headphones to help guide users to a target location with music that's artificially shifted to the left or right to indicate direction. <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/music-guided-gps-navigation-cyclists/19789/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/hase-bikes-klimax-faired-trike/19732/">Hase Bikes' KLIMAX tricycle converts into a velomobile</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>23:55 September 5, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/hase-bikes-klimax-faired-trike/19732/#comments">8 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/hase-bikes-klimax-faired-trike/19732/picture/141699/">22 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/hase-bikes-klimax-faired-trike/19732/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/klimax.jpg" title="Hase Bikes' KLIMAX tricycle features a detachable folding fairing, allowing users to add w..." alt="Hase Bikes' KLIMAX tricycle features a detachable folding fairing, allowing users to add w..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>While there are those of us who are strangely attracted to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/velomobile/" target="_blank">velomobiles</a> – recumbent tricycles with full aerodynamic fairings – the idiosyncratic vehicles certainly have their drawbacks. Among these are the fact that the fairing, which is usually a hard shell, adds weight and traps heat inside with the rider. It also contributes to the sky-high price of the trikes, which can reach around US$15,000. Hase Bikes has taken an interesting approach with its KLIMAX 2K recumbent tricycle by using a weatherproof fabric fairing, that folds down and comes off when not wanted. <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/hase-bikes-klimax-faired-trike/19732/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/roamboard-stand-up-transportation-solution-launched/19676/">LiquidRoam RoamBoards ready for sale</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>13:00 August 31, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/roamboard-stand-up-transportation-solution-launched/19676/#comments">7 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/roamboard-stand-up-transportation-solution-launched/19676/picture/141159/">7 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/roamboard-stand-up-transportation-solution-launched/19676/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/roamboard.jpg" title="LiquidRoam has announced that the first early adopter RoamBoards - which feature technolog..." alt="LiquidRoam has announced that the first early adopter RoamBoards - which feature technolog..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Motorized one-, two- and three-wheeled personal transport innovations like the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/solowheel-gyro-stabilized-electric-unicycle/17900/" target="_blank">Solowheel</a> and the cheap and cheerful <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/sub-600-dollar-pv-electric-trike/19432/" target="_blank">Solaron</a> certainly look like a fun way to get around, but if it's four-wheeled action you're looking for then the new RoamBoard is definitely worth a look. The result of two years of designing, building, testing and tweaking, this stand up transportation solution brings together technologies seen in the electric skateboard, bicycle, snowboard, and automotive industries and merges them into a land-surfing motorized skateboard. <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/roamboard-stand-up-transportation-solution-launched/19676/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/2012-motocrossboards/19617/">Motocrossboard stand-on light motorcycles now available for preorder</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>21:48 August 24, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/2012-motocrossboards/19617/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/2012-motocrossboards/19617/picture/140632/">13 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/2012-motocrossboards/19617/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/motocrossboard.jpg" title="Motocrossboard inventor Andy Keel on a 2011 MXB Shocker" alt="Motocrossboard inventor Andy Keel on a 2011 MXB Shocker"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Late last year we ran a story on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/mxb-shocker-motocrossboard/16954/" target="_blank">MXB Shocker Motocrossboard</a>, an electric-powered two-wheel vehicle from Performance Concepts Inc. (PCI) described as a cross between a snowboard and a dirtbike. At that time the company had intended a limited release of the 2011 MXB Shocker with prices starting at US$2,999 but in the wake of widespread media interest the Motocrossboard’s inventor and PCI CEO, Andy Keel, decided against taking orders, choosing instead to focus on further product development and design. The extra R & D has resulted in a lighter and cheaper 2012 MXB Shocker that is now ready for sale alongside three new models. <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/2012-motocrossboards/19617/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/budnitz-titanium-bikes/19612/">The utterly desirable Budnitz Titanium bikes</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>16:48 August 24, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/budnitz-titanium-bikes/19612/#comments">15 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006094246im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/budnitz-titanium-bikes/19612/picture/140598/">13 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006094246/http://www.gizmag.com/budnitz-titanium-bikes/19612/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094246im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/budnitz.jpg" title="Paul Budnitz has developed two Titanium-framed luxury bikes that feature a cyclist's wish ..." alt="Paul Budnitz has developed two Titanium-framed luxury bikes that feature a cyclist's wish ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>If you're looking to invest in a high-end, all-purpose bicycle that will last a lifetime, then feast your eyes on the beautiful lines of the No1 and No2 luxury bikes built by Paul Budnitz. 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