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Latest blog posts from Cozy Beehive Bicycle Blog

Design of Vintage Bicycles and The Question of Restoring Vs Reconditioning
Every now and then, you'll find the old rusting remains of what is an ancient bicycle in your basement, a bequeathal from your grandparents of which you would probably be less concerned about than the dust collecting in your laptop keyboard. However, it pays to take a second look at these objects...
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Published 2 days ago

Fox Fork Modification Warnings, Julich Explains The Pro Cycling Business, and more....
1. INTERNATIONAL TERROR IN INDIA : Very disturbing news across the globe, and my condolences to everyone involved. The virgin-seeking brothers of Muhammad have struck again, this time in a dramatic fashion. In an opportunistic move, taking advantage of intelligence failures and maritime security...
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Published 5 days ago

Adhesive Handlebar Wraps And Headtube Cable Stops : Bad Design?
The bottom line on today's post is that, if you're a designer of a bicycle, you have to sit down and understand that your bicycle alone may be a good design. However, there is a rider sitting on it. And there are multiple aftermarket products that will be fitted to it over its life. Will they...
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Published 6 days ago

'Warping' Camera Effect On Bicycle Spokes
Don Jones, who's also an anchor of the NBC 17 Morning Show, happened to take a shot of his rear wheel hot in action on one of his rides. He did it using his cell phone.He loves his wheels, don't get me wrong, but this article of perfect shape, pattern and symmetry appeared ridiculously warped in...
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Published a week ago

Johannes Hofbauer : Inventing Music For Cycling
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. - Victor HugoMeet Johannes Hofbauer, a 26 year old musician who hails from Karlsruhe, Germany. He's quite passionate about the sport of cycling. However, differentiating himself from the typical serious cyclist...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Training Deck : A DIY Indoor Trainer Platform For Side To Side Motion
Avid cyclists will remember that in the market today, there is essentially only one stationary indoor trainer that is capable of side to side motion. This is the Rock & Roll trainer made by Kurt Kinetic. The system has a broad base, magnetic bearings (although I doubt the capability of magnets...
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Published 2 weeks ago

The RevoPower Puzzle : Where Is It ?
Beginning some 3 years ago, many websites, blogs and a handful of TV shows were raving about a new kind of gas powered, motorized bicycle wheel called RevoPower. The idea even piqued the interests of publications like Machine Design, Popular Science and even CNN : When I first heard about it...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Design Case Study : Innovation Of The Brompton Folding Bicycle
Folding bicycles are a marvel of kinematic design. The ability of their inventors to see a wide variety of complex arrangements, shapes and sizes and later turn them into unique, elegant and simplistic machines is a remarkable feat of engineering design. However, the design challenge is rarely a...
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Published 3 weeks ago

The Gadget Show Tests For Best Folding Bike of Choice
Some 2 years back, the British TV series The Gadget Show tested the A-Bike and the Strida, two popular English folding bikes that have been bringing portable bike commuting to the masses. In the head to head test, the show's main presenter Suzy Perry really liked the Strida over the other and it...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Lean Thinking In Bicycle Production, CycleOps Pro Trainer Recalls, A Competition In The Works...
1. In their book Lean Thinking : Banish Waste & Create Wealth In Your Corporation, authors James P. Womack and Daniel Jones provide a 3-4 page case study on traditional bicycle production and then write on how lean thinking can be applied to make value flow in better ways. It starts off with...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Camelback Tucknology To Be Used With The P4
Image courtesy : Thomas SharpeCamelback is back, releasing their new line of complete storage solutions to be used with the ridiculous Cervelo P4. The company's engineers wanted something whose design would excellently blend in with the voluptuous lady like curves of the frame tubing while...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Who The Hell Is Linus Gerdemann??
Senior Lance Armstrong was too full of himself at the wind tunnel recently. I presume he has got the bully hormones kicking after the recent performances and the copious amounts of attention he's been getting from all the men dancing around with him. Perhaps Armstrong needs to keep in mind that...
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Published 4 weeks ago