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iPhone Amplifier Reuses a Vintage Bike Horn to Blast Some Tunes

iPhone Amplifier Reuses a Vintage Bike Horn to Blast Some Tunes

Here at Inhabitat we have seen some very creative iPhone amplifiers that use bamboo canes, repurposed musical instruments and even an entire tree trunk to blast tunes. But here is one example you can

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Tokyo Zoo Project Maps Gigantic Animals in Tokyo Using Bike Lanes

Tokyo Zoo Project Maps Gigantic Animals in Tokyo Using Bike Lanes

Claiming to be “the world’s largest zoo”, the Tokyo Zoo Project offers a wild new way to cycle around the Japanese capital. The idea is that people request — through Twitter

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Glo-Bar Integrates Low-energy LEDs Into Bicycle Handlebars

Glo-Bar Integrates Low-energy LEDs Into Bicycle Handlebars

Designed to increase safety while cycling at night, designer Mitchell Silva created a clever light system that integrates LEDs into a bike’s handlebar. Dubbed Glo-Bar, this simple idea consists of

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The Horizontal Floaterhoist Lets You Hang Your Bike from the Ceiling!

The Horizontal Floaterhoist Lets You Hang Your Bike from the Ceiling!

Bicycle storage can be a hassle, especially for city dwellers living in tight quarters. But tech guy Andrew Mountain has come up with an awesome storage unit that will take your bike up and out of your

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(R)Evolutions Per Minute: Crowd-Sourced Cargo Biking Documentary Wants Your Footage!

(R)Evolutions Per Minute: Crowd-Sourced Cargo Biking Documentary Wants Your Footage!

Filmmaker Liz Canning is creating a crowd-sourced documentary on how cargo bikes are changing the way we live, and she wants your footage for her film! Canning always loved to bike, but when she had twins

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Zambikes: Bamboo Bikes That Help Fight Poverty & Save Lives in Africa

Zambikes: Bamboo Bikes That Help Fight Poverty & Save Lives in Africa

Customized fixies may be all the rage in urban America nowadays, but even the simplest, cheapest bike is a rare sight in rural Africa. Fortunately, the bamboo from which to craft bikes grows on trees –

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Juri Zaech’s Typography Bike Frames Are Bent to Actually Spell Out Your Name

Juri Zaech’s Typography Bike Frames Are Bent to Actually Spell Out Your Name

Juri Zaech’s typographic bikes personalize your ride like no other. The frame of each bike is bent and painted to spell out your name, resulting in what appears to be a floating cursive type set

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Washington DC’s Bikeshare is So Successful That Bikes are in Short Supply

Washington DC’s Bikeshare is So Successful That Bikes are in Short Supply

Launched as a pilot program in August 2008, Washington DC’s Capital Bikeshare has been so successful that riders are often left wondering where the bikes are. The program currently has 1,100 bikes

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The Sofa-Bike: The Perfect Green Transport For Couch Potatoes

The Sofa-Bike: The Perfect Green Transport For Couch Potatoes

There’s nothing harder than getting off the sofa to go do exercise, but designer Jacek Holubowicz has solved that problem with the sofa-bike. By combining a two person sofa with a tandem bicycle,

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Rebel Designers Ride Cross-Country on Hand-Made Bamboo Bikes

Rebel Designers Ride Cross-Country on Hand-Made Bamboo Bikes

Just last week a team of inspiring designers began to ride their hand-built bamboo bikes across America to share the story of the Alabamboo initiative. Alabamboo is a collaborative effort by non-profits

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Bike Roundup: The Ultimate Guide For the Bicycle Enthusiast

Bike Roundup: The Ultimate Guide For the Bicycle Enthusiast

We love bikes here at Inhabitat, and we’re always seated on the edge of our saddles for the next cool new product to trick out our green rides. So you can imagine our delight when our friends over

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Full Circle is a Cute Big-Wheeled Folding Bike Sans Chain

Full Circle is a Cute Big-Wheeled Folding Bike Sans Chain

For all you folding bike enthusiasts out there – the Full Circle, an entry in Seoul Cycle Design Competition, may make your city commute easier and more stylish. Unlike most folding bikes, this one

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Derringer Cycles: Hybrid Bikes Modeled After 1920′s Racers

Derringer Cycles: Hybrid Bikes Modeled After 1920′s Racers

On the hunt for a bicycle that doesn’t have a drab, traditional hybrid frame? Then check out Derringer Cycles, a line of hybrid bikes modeled after 1920′s racing motorcycles. These stunning

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Artists Build Incredible Obelisk Out of Hundreds of Bicycles

Artists Build Incredible Obelisk Out of Hundreds of Bicycles

California artists Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector recently constructed this incredible towering obelisk made entirely out of bikes on a street corner in Santa Rosa. Dubbed Cyclisk, the monument is an ode

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“Living” Dress Made of Recycled Tubes Changes With the Season

“Living” Dress Made of Recycled Tubes Changes With the Season

What do landscape architects and fashion designers have in common? Apparently, not that much. But leave it to a couple of creative minds to figure out how to combine their talents to produce some

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Get a “Bike-Safe” Sticker for Your Vehicle

Get a “Bike-Safe” Sticker for Your Vehicle

Show your solidarity for your brothers and sisters on two wheels with a sticker that encourages safe driving and safe cycling. More than 44,000 cyclists are injured in traffic accidents every year, with

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LED Tire Lights Turn any Bike Into a Lightcycle

LED Tire Lights Turn any Bike Into a Lightcycle

If you’re dying to rep TRON before its upcoming release but don’t have $35,000 to spend one of those stunning lightcycles, how about achieving a similar effect by getting these awesome

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