Thursday Reading List (12/22/2011)

httpv://youtu.be/JYELRfVxoBg

Russian Transformer Bike

Short video of a bicycle that transforms to a tall-bike as you’re riding. It is a novel idea and looks to operate very smoothly.

 

Christmas Themed Bicycle

German sculptor Didi Senft (know to many as the devil for his appreance at the Tour de France) has unveiled a 5.6 metre high Christmas themed pedal bike, complete with 3,000 lights.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyMtBVEpyPI

Random Tattoo

The first random tattoo in the world!

Each time you scan the QR code tattoo you will see something different: Videos, pictures, phrases, weather forecast, tweets … every time something new. I just hope for this person sake the QR code is around longer than his tattoo.

httpv://youtu.be/It0MNFL6SDI

Cyclepedia for iPad

An interactive collection of 100 bikes that have changed cycling history. From the suitcase-sized Skoot to the Gold-medal-winning Lotus Sport 110, from Tour de France road-bike classics to moving designs of breathtaking innovation, each bicycle is displayed in stunning clarity and technical detail. Users can spin every bike 360º and zoom into details up to 20x magnification to appreciate every component in this rich celebration of cycling culture and design.

httpv://youtu.be/7OUeEzl1P8U

Victorian Cycles – Wheels of Change

Jim Kellet’s documentary “Victorian Cycles – Wheels of Change” also discusses scorchers and attempts to stop them in 19th Century Denver, Colorado.

httpv://youtu.be/gGnvV4rLvNU

This is a weekly digest of web links I think are worth checking out. Please comment on what you find interesting. If you have something to share, please submit links of interest to mike@kineticshift.com.

 

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