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Green bicycles 2012
Hundreds of green bicycles are parked at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, as 960 of them await riders at Vermilion Steps Bridge (DanBiQiao) for the New Year countdown ceremony, Dec 29, 2011. (CFP Photo)
Penang Most Bicycle Friendly!
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today he hopes to turn Penang into the most bicycle-friendly state within the next five years.
Mobile bicycle repairer
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| A bicycle repairer strokes his dog inside a storage box on his tricycle as he waits for his customer in Beijing November 24, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] |
Foldable bike craze
By Evelyn Choo | Posted: 05 November 2011 2306 hrs
How Bikes Keep the Rubber on the Road
Bicycle abuse isn’t something you’d expect from the Dutch. But engineers in the Netherlands who love bikes enough to hurt them are challenging long-held beliefs about how a moving bike keeps its balance even when slapped, shoved or otherwise insulted.
Bike Can Shift Gears with Just a Thought
Mind-Reading Prius Bike Can Shift Gears with Just a Thought!
Ban ebike ?
A salesman at an electric bicycle shop in Beijing cleans his new bikes outside the west gate of Tsinghua University. The ban on electric bicycles in Shenzhen might affect the industry. Zhu Xingxin / China Daily
Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, is often acclaimed for its pioneering spirit. As China's first special economic zone, it was transformed from a small fishing village into a major national economic hub.
Now it is making another pioneering move - banning electric bicycles, often referred to as e-bikes, from most of its streets. No small task considering the city has 500,000 e-bike owners.
