Copenhagen vs. Flykly Electric Bike Wheel, Who came First and Who's Full of Shit?

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Recently, there were two electric bike wheels released that looked exactly the same. I thought to myself, "What the fuck?", this isn't possible. And in fact it wasn't. The story Copenhagen Wheel tells is that the European asshole from FlyKly came to their lab at MIT as they were developing the original Copenhagen wheel, to "Check things out".

Killing Cyclists is not a Crime

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This write up in the New York Times is a great read, albeit infuriating, read.  As cyclists we put our lives on the line everyday for all sorts of reasons.  We like to ride, it's a good way to get to work, we like to not drive a gas guzzling, humanity destorying automobile.  All sorts of great things happen when more people ride bikes.  

Faraday Porteur, an Electric Bike that Makes Sense

This is an oldy, but a goody. The Faraday Porteur is one of the better executed electric bike designs, with a cheesy as fuck Kickstarter video to boot. Complete with hipsters and a skinny tie. I mean, the "Faraday Porterur", that is one of the most hipster-ish names ever. French, pretentious, intellectual wordsmithery, good lord, how much more hipster can it get.