Brooklyn by Bike » Ideas We Love http://www.brooklynbybike.com bike culture from Brooklyn with love Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:06:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New iPhone App for Your Bike and A Way to Pedal Power It http://www.brooklynbybike.com/new-iphone-app-for-your-bike-and-a-way-to-pedal-power-it/ http://www.brooklynbybike.com/new-iphone-app-for-your-bike-and-a-way-to-pedal-power-it/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:09:25 +0000 anita http://www.brooklynbybike.com/?p=595 ]]> The folks over at Uncommon Projects have designed a way to power your phone/camera/electronic device using a Dynohub, an electric generator built into a bicycle hub. You might remember their work from Yahoo’s “Purple Pedals” campaign, the one where Yahoo sent out a few GPS-enabled bicycles equipped with cameraphones that automatically shot and uploaded photos to Flickr.

While the Dynohub technology might not be new, Uncommon Projects takes an open approach with their projects and provides everything from the photos and videos to the source code and schematics online, plus they are from Brooklyn!

dyno bike

That's Hal from Bike Habitat taking apart one of their Dyno hack projects.

[via Flickr]

Now that you can power your phone on your bike, you’ll need a new app to go along with it. Tarihk from Uncommon Projects has you covered! Coming soon in the apps store, Bikenik, a trip computer in an iPhone app. It gives riders real-time stats and and tracks their fitness over time.

"Think: Nike+ with handlebars."

[via Flickr]

]]> http://www.brooklynbybike.com/new-iphone-app-for-your-bike-and-a-way-to-pedal-power-it/feed/ 0 Ideas We Love – Charikichi, Girls on Bikes http://www.brooklynbybike.com/ideas-we-love-charikichi-girls-on-bikes/ http://www.brooklynbybike.com/ideas-we-love-charikichi-girls-on-bikes/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:02:51 +0000 anita http://www.brooklynbybike.com/?p=453 ]]> Charikicki is a photo blog that chronicles beautiful shots of women on bikes. Most of the photos are taken in Japan and give us a greater glimpse into their bike culture.

Check out this indoor bike parking facility.

[via Charikicki]

Here’s to NYC catching up with bike parking and traffic laws. On March 4, 2009, the City Planning Commission approved the Bike Zoning for Bike Parking proposal. Soon we’ll have those indoor parking photos as well!

Thanks to Quinn for pointing me to the photo blog.

Oh, hey! Did you hear? We are biking to Floyd Bennett field this Sat 4/18 @ 11am. Join us!

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