http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:48:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/bianchi-bike-gucci-headlines.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:59 +0000 Italian fashion house takes to the streets with new stylish ride. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/new-program-to-motivate-biking-improves-health-finances-environment-pics.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:10:16 +0000 PleaseCycle not only provides incentives to start biking to work, but it also supplies the to stick with it.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/bicycles-roll-into-fashion-in-mexico-city-headlines.html Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:00:41 +0000 The emergence of bikes and bike sharing in a traffic-clogged and pedestrian unfriendly city is surprising.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/avant-garde-roundtailbicycle-frame-reduces-pain-amp-discomfort.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:53:43 +0000 The RoundTail bike design includes loops rather than triangle-shaped rear frames to absorb more shockwaves. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/springwise-led-lighting-for-bicycle-wheels-to-revolutionize-safety.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:34:57 +0000 Californian start-up Revolights are planning to revolutionize safety for cyclists with their bike lighting system.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/cyclists-meet-the-pumptire-the-worlds-first-self-inflating-tire.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:34:52 +0000 A new concept bike tire uses the motion of the tire to draw air from the atmosphere and could revolutionize the cycling world.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/cyclists-do-you-draft-headlines.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:13:41 +0000 Is riding closely behind another cyclist to save energy poor etiquette?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/handlebar-mounted-projector-turns-any-surface-into-a-bike-lane.html Wed, 25 May 2011 15:04:22 +0000 Artists find a clever way of protesting the lack of bike lanes in their city. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/rapha-mobile-cycle-club-a-brand-hub-on-wheels.html Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:05:25 +0000 A literal "truck stop" cafe and gallery space is taking the Rapha brand on the road.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/pic-retroreflector-tie.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:51:41 +0000 Designers Jasna Sokolovic and Noel O’Connell have come up with a simple way to integrate safety features into everyday business clothing.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/helsinki-bike-lane-intervention.html Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:50:55 +0000 A DIY project involving a little bit of paint and hundreds of bikers.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/monocolumn-i-want-to-ride-my-bicycle.html Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:30:56 +0000 Most Muscovites feel that getting on a bike in this city is little short of lunacy, and not without good reason. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/monocolumn-will-londoners-line-up-to-ride-a-%e2%80%98boris%e2%80%99.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:39:28 +0000 In a recent ranking of how cycle-friendly Britain’s 20 biggest cities are, London came a dismal 17th. But the capital’s mayor, Boris Johnson, has vowed, in his usual quirky English, to “cyclise the city” during his term in office]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/yoxi-social-biking-innovation.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:52:51 +0000 The YOXI platform is helping to spread new ideas around bike sharing and community.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/nokia-n900-becomes-a-bike-dashboard.html Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:52:17 +0000 Designers Brett and Sarah Peterson have transformed a Nokia N900 into a multi-function bike dashboard.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/better-biking-through-the-ipad.html Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:07:07 +0000 Groundbreaking devices always seem to create new uses beyond their original intentions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/pedaling-nyc-a-two-wheeled-tribute-to-epicurean-delights.html Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:35:53 +0000 Pedaling: New York tells the story of food discovery from the perspective of a bicycle, by presenting a health conscious way to enjoy food crawls. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/electric-hybrid-bike-distributes-energy-without-wires.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:21:23 +0000 The HMK 561 is a prototype bike that takes advantage of the highly conductive properties of carbon fiber.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/parking-meters-as-bike-racks.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:53:02 +0000 New York's Department of Transportation is planning to transform 225 parking meters into bike racks. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/a-new-look-at-your-community-car-free-day.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:42:39 +0000 Once a year, Car-Free Day inspires drivers to use alternative modes of transportation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/mits-copenhagen-wheel-revolutionizes-biking.html Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:28:59 +0000 MIT researchers have debuted the 'Copenhagen Wheel' — a revolutionary new bicycle wheel that uses technology to transform any bicycle into a platform for individual behavioral change.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/outliers-hi-tech-merino-hoodie.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:02:45 +0000 Outlier has released their take on the hoodie - a hi-tech version made of Merino Wool.]]> 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/2009/07/german-brothel-goes-green.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:02:21 +0000 While cycling has always been a strong part of contemporary German culture, one brothel in Berlin is giving it’s patrons a new reason to go green. According to the BBC: “Customers who arrive by bicycle at Berlin’s Maison d’Envie will receive a five-euro ($7, £4.30) discount on the usual fee of 70 euros. The discount also applies to those who can prove they took public transport to get there, owner Thomas Goetz said.” The owner of the brothel claims that the recession has hit even the oldest profession, but that this new strategy is encouraging sometimes up to 3-5 newRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/new-biking-line-from-st-louis-creates-bombproof-bag.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:39 +0000 If the past year in trends has taught us nothing, it’s that bikes and the bike lifestyle is currently more than in vogue- it’s become a cultural phenomenon, with everyone from retailers and supermarkets to entire cities cashing in on the movement.  Though biking has always been part of the European lifestyle, in America, cyclers have taken a different approach to incorporating the style into their daily lives, often going for utilitarian over fashionable. While brands like Manhattan Portage and Chrome have been heavily favored by the bi-wheeling set, new brand Seven Zero Eight is actually designed by a formerRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/lightlane-coming-soon.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:37:14 +0000 Back in February we reported on a conceptual product called LightLane that would create a virtual bike lane using lasers projected behind the rider.  Due to the overwhelming response from bikers around the globe and its success at design competitions, the folks behind the idea have decided to put it into production.  As of right now, it’s in the “production engineering” phase, but it’s already looking great. LightLane will hopefully provide cyclists with some much needed safety on car-cluttered roads and we have high hopes for the forthcoming commercial product.  The LightLane currently uses two Diode-Pumped Solid State green lasersRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/brands-go-bike-crazy-in-nyc.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:23:25 +0000 Marketers and PR-folk take note, free bike rides just might be the next “pop-up shop” for their universal ability to lure in the general public and it appears retailers are catching on. Topshop and Whole Foods recently gave their customers more reason to turn to the alternative mode of transportation, with two bike-centric store events held in NYC.  Over the weekend, Anglophiles everywhere took notice when Topshop rolled out their new bicycle club concept, parking a small fleet of blue beach cruisers (decked out with baskets and cupcake stickers) outside their flagship store and making them available for free dailyRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/dura-ace-7970-a-new-era-in-cycling.html Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:09:42 +0000 The days of bike riders manually changing gears whilst powering up a steep inclines may soon be over.  Bicycle component manufacturer Shimano Australia is set to revolutionize the bicycle with their new Dura Ace 7970 electronic gear shifting system.   A revised version of the initial Dura Ace rear derailleur back in 1973, the new edition features Di2, or ‘Digital Integrated Intelligence’, allowing the gears to change electronically, rather than mechanically.  Containing Dual Control Levers, electronically operated front and rear derailleurs and a battery kit, Dual Ace 7970 is especially handy during time trials and triathlons as it allows usersRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-mobile-laser-bike-lane.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:36:48 +0000 Bicycles are some of the most vulnerable of all vehicles on the modern motorway and while bike lanes are an incredibly effective way to protect the bicyclist’s safety, they are all too rare on today’s roads.  Repainting roads, at an estimated $5,000 to $50,000 a mile, certainly makes accommodations for the quiet, healthy and relatively slow travelers unattractive to local governments.  Some cyclists have taken to creating their own guerrilla bike lanes, but cities are quick to reclaim the roadways.  Most advocates argue that without a breakthrough there won’t be much change in sharing the road. Enter LightLane, a conceptualRead more...]]>