Look mom! dynamic LED lighting inside the bike frame
Many bicycle owners and cyclists are adamant about safety, especially when it comes to vehicle lighting. Seeing in the dark is usually not a problem, being seen by motorists is. Interestingly, the cool factor and road safety are not competing interests. Many bicycle owners and cyclists are adamant about safety, especially when it comes to […]
Covestro PC materials allow dynamic LED lighting inside the bike frame
Phantom Frames uses Makrolon polycarbonate material to provide a transparent bike frame with internal multi-color LED lighting. Materials specialist Covestro (formerly Bayer MaterialScience) announced the results of a partnership with bicycle frame maker Phantom Frames which resulted in a youth bike with a transparent frame including dynamic LED lighting inside the frame. The project demonstrates […]
Inside the Wild World of Keirin, Japan’s Brakeless Cycling Race
Keirin is the most extreme sport you’ve never heard of. Competitors circle a track on fixed-gear bikes without brakes, pacing behind a motorbike before doing a mad sprint at the end as betting fans cheer wildly. Photographer Jasper Clarke captured these speed demons during a training day in October. The sport started in Japan and […]