http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:43:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/google-explores-a-pedal-powered-public-monorail-system.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:50:31 +0000 The company is funding a user-powered transportation system as a way to explore innovation in public transit. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/sobi-social-bicycle-system.html Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:04:19 +0000 A bike sharing service currently in development will integrate authorization, tracking, and security systems with individual bikes.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/more-reasons-to-love-riding-a-bike.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:10:56 +0000 The "Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle" show examines the resurgence of the hand-built bicycle.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/nokias-bike-powered-charger.html Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:12:22 +0000 A new device uses natural activity to generate electricity. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/wireless-tracking-devices-reward-green-behavior-with-automatic-bank-savings.html Fri, 14 May 2010 15:41:47 +0000 Monetary incentives and green ideals may help us become more comfortable with devices tracking our habits.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/biologic-bike-holster-for-iphone-display.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:40:39 +0000 This BioLogic bike mount gives bikers easy access to their iPhones while riding. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/the-bicycle-photography-of-san-francisco.html Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:04:17 +0000 Mash SF, a hardcore group of cyclists, have produced a particularly stunning collection of images from around the world of their tightly-knit community.  The mostly black and white photographs portray their culture and obsession with all things bicycle.  Massan, a prolific photographer of their crew, has amassed a great collection of images on his personal site, including the photographs displayed below in the gallery.  The vibrant society of bike messengers and other worshipers of fixed gear or even brake-less bicycles have bred some incredible media and it’s a pleasure to see the content produced.  The rider and assumed photographer MassanRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/hirst-uses-real-butterlies-on-lance-armstrong-bike.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:47:19 +0000 Artist Damien Hirst has used the bodies of real butterflies on the frame of a Trek bikes for Lance Armstrong’s final stretch of the Tour De France 09. He spread the butterflies across the bike’s frame and onto the rims.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/repair-reuse-cycling-up-at-halfords.html Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:50:00 +0000 Green activists have been asking the rest of us to repair, reuse and recycle for years now but it looks like it’s had to take a recession for us to listen. A car parts chain called Halfords in the UK says that it’s growing sales in this economy is due to people deciding to fix their old cars or save money by jumping on a bicycle. The Telegraph reports: Chief executive David Wild, who has been in the top job for almost a year, said the company will be increasing its focus on bikes as more people use cycling asRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/fold-up-bikes-in-london.html Wed, 13 May 2009 11:46:18 +0000 Team PSFK joined the commuters and traveled across London this morning by train, then Tube then taxi. On our way we were amazed to see how many of these fold up bikes people were carrying and/or riding in the capital. The popular brand seems to be Brompton Bikes.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/parisian-bike-rental-schemes-future-in-doubt.html Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:56:30 +0000 Theft and vandalism are threatening the success of Paris’s Velib bike rental scheme.  Eighteen months into project and over half of the initial 15,000 bikes have vanished.  Despite being used over 42 million times, JCDecaux, the company behind the project, is warning the high costs of replacing bikes lost will force them to terminate their initial ten year contract. Velib Extreme is another force spurring the Velib bike vandalism. The BBC reports: Various videos have appeared on YouTube showing riders taking the bikes down the steps in Montmartre, into metro stations and being tested on BMX courses. Remi Pheulpin, JCDecaux’s directorRead more...]]>