TreeHugger has shown all kinds of generators for bicycles, but here is a novel approach that would do well where I ride. Industrial designer Deco Goodman takes advantage of our crumbling infrastructure and pothole-filled roads by installing a piezo-electric generator in a shock absorber built into the seat post. Every tooth-jarring bump now is a little bit softer as the energy is converted to electricity and stored in the battery.

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Industrial designer James Thomas loves bikes, and blogs about them at Bicycle Design. He thinks that most bike designs fail for people taking up cycling as a serious mode of transportation.

cyclist and driver interaction in Toronto a few years ago. Photos Adam Krawesky via Spacingwire

images by Sang-Sik Yoon

We love cargo bikes at TreeHugger, and this one by designer Jaebeom Jeong was inspired by seeing parents put their kids in shopping carts while shopping. It is not without its problems, though. ...

Xavier Snelgrove, Wikipedia commons

Bike racks are a very cool form of public art. So hopefully New York will be able to artistically combine form and function when it picks from 10 intriguing international bike rack designs to start gracing New York's city streets. Last week 9 prototypes were installed for use at the city's Astor Place.

Here is an interesting political ad that attacks Democratic nominee Kathy Dahlkemper of Pennsylvania's 3rd district for having "wacky ideas" such as people taking "personal responsibility" and walking places and riding bikes. ...

Night Lights Become Office Ordinary
This is one of those fun products that just makes you smile. From Lindland's Cordarounds, the makers of horizontal corduroy for guys, comes the Superman of commuting apparel, By day mind mannered, hard working, office compatible, cotton chino pants. But by night - flashy, 'Look at Me!, Look at Me!' cycling attire. More details and images below the fold.
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