Tag: recycling
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Bullitt and EcoShopper — a Dynamic Duo
I’ve used my Larry v. Harry Bullitt with my Bicycle Revolutions EcoShopper trailer a surprising number of times. Just today I delivered about 200lbs of computer recycling to Haywire Computer in Bellingham. One of the conveniences is that I can yank the cotter pins on the trailer wheels and pack the wheels into the trailer…
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NFC description reminds me of RFID, plus environmental consequences?
http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/05/nfc-is-more-than-just-mobile-money/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29 This is a rah-rah article about NFC, provides a nice introduction to the topic, and explores other possible applications. My thoughts range the map: is technology like this going to impact people who lack smart phones and online payment creds in an unfair way? Will default identity setting on these devices drill into your…
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No-weld homebuilt recumbent? Cruzbike!
I was reading this EcoVelo post on multi-modal bicycling and there were a shower of comments about this recumbent called Cruzbike. Not only are there stock models, but there is also a build kit that you can take a y-frame full suspension mountain bike and turn it into a ‘bent. Some Cruzbike discussion on bikeforums.…
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Post Consumer Fenders
Disposable water bottles are a tricky substance to work with, apparently: PET plastics do not glue, or heat-weld easily. However, people have been using them to create bicycle fenders. Re-molded post consumer plastic mudflaps. Fenders assembled from drinking bottles. Coroplast and aluminum fender. I assume that other styles of aluminum and pop-bottle fenders might be…
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