A new design out of Sweden that combines small bike convenience with extra carrying capacity: Small balloon tires, a low-rider frame and lots of hauling attachments are the features Swedish cycling company Skeppshult felt would be most needed in a short-trip urban bike. … [It's] maneuverability and its front and back hauling attachments are pretty [...]

Folding Bikes are cool – take them on transit, stick them in small trunks or backseats… but what if you need them to fit somewhere smaller? We love folding bikes. Because they remove one of the arguments about taking up cycling; “I don’t have any room for a bicycle.” Here is a folding bike concept [...]

Well, this looks cool – bike panniers that turn into luggage: More luggage than bag, PakNgo is made from rigid polycarbonate, which helps fix the load securely to the back, and protects your stuff in the event of a close shave with a four-wheeler. Waterproof fabric keeps your stuff dry, and neatly detaches from the [...]

I’m a pretty regular visitor to a site called ikeahacker, where people share IKEA products that they’ve hacked to be more useful or stylish or more appropriate to their home decor (because what could be more fun that taking a swedish fjaarngaard and turning it into something un-fjaarngaardish?) I’m happy to share with you a [...]

Ride at night a lot? Want some extra carbon-free illumination on your ride? The “2CLight Solar Cap” may be right up your alley: Spend the day in the great outdoors and when the sun dips below the horizon you press a switch under the same brim and Sol’s captured energy is still with you, beaming [...]

Here’s an interesting way to stay dry on wet and soggy days: This photo shows an old, way-old flyer for the Raingo Stay dry rain shield system. I’ve googled and can’t find this system, but it could inspire some SUB riders to develop their own. As much as I love Bettie, she’s a cold ride, [...]

For those of you who like to film while you’re riding – a camera built for your bike: This ‘All Terrain Camera 2000′ – or ATC2K for those in the know – is a simple concept. Mount it on your bike and off you go. Or, if you’re the type to wear a helmet, mount [...]

Remember the Leonardo? Well, TreeHugger has a great compilation post about a bunch of other novel bike storage solutions: The cute and curious Cycloc is essentially a plastic bucket that has two opposing “lips” that use your bicycle’s own weight to hold it in place. The void in the middle of the Cycloc keeps your [...]

I don’t find my bike seat too uncomfortable (except when I’ve been biking for 5 hours straight or something), but the MoonSaddle looks like it could really hope those who have troubles with regular bike seats: Dennis Bell was a busy engineer in Huntington Beach, Calif., when he noticed it was time to slim down. [...]