Bikes Without Borders is a non-profit group that aims to use bicycles and pedal powered machines to make the world a better place. They have many plans, one of which is to aid in designing a bike that is accessible to the developing world (low-cost, durable, can carrier large loads, etc. etc.) Of course, they need the help of designers to accomplish that goal. They also want to design other pedal p...

If you happen to be in Madison, Wisconsin during the next few weeks, check out the "Trek Stop" cycling convenience center. This test unit will be set up for a month outside of Machinery Row Bicycles. While it is in place, you can stop by anytime to put air in your tires or buy basic small items like a tube, patch kit, water bottle, energy bar, chain lube, etc, out of the vending machine.Kudos to th...

Intro from James- Mark Sanders is a name that many of you will probably recognize. I have mentioned him and his Strida design on the blog several times. In addition to the Strida, the UK based designer/ engineer has created many other interesting folding bikes. I admire his work, so I asked Mark to submit a guest post to share his thoughts about bike design. I am happy that he took the time to do s...

Peter Queckenstedt is a Canadian designer currently studying for his master's degree in transportation design at the Umea Institute of Design in Sweden. He sent me sketches and renderings for a project that he recently worked on, a trials bike driven by a rotary air engine. Normally, I don't post bike designs that are not pedal powered, but I really liked his development sketches so I decided to pa...

Quite some time ago, I wrote a post about Charlie Cunningham and the early aluminum mountain bikes that he designed. In a comment to that post, Billy Savage mentioned his film Klunkerz, a documentary about the early evolution of the mountain bike. I had heard of the movie before, and it seemed like something I would like, so I intended to order a copy when I read his comment. Unfortunately, I got s...