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Ultralight Carbon Fiber Blackbraid Bicycle Weighs Less Than 11 Pounds!

Ultralight Carbon Fiber Blackbraid Bicycle Weighs Less Than 11 Pounds!

The race to create the world's lightest bike is hot and heavy in the cycling world - and PG Bikes and Munich Composites just shot towards the front of the pack with their ultralight Blackbraid Bicycle.

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Thonet Bike: Andy Martin’s Elegant Cycle is Crafted Completely from Bent Beech Wood

Thonet Bike: Andy Martin’s Elegant Cycle is Crafted Completely from Bent Beech Wood

What do you get when you cross an architect, a furniture company, and a love of cycling? The result is a sleek, refined fixed-gear road bicycle that blends Thonet's classic bentwood curves with

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The Aston Martin One-77 Bicycle – If James Bond Was A Cyclist, He’d Ride This!

The Aston Martin One-77 Bicycle – If James Bond Was A Cyclist, He’d Ride This!

Aston Martin is famously known for being the sports car of choice for James Bond, but now the carmaker has teamed up with Factor Bikes to create a two-wheeled version of their iconic (and expensive)

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The New FlyNano Electric Seaplane Would Make James Bond Jealous

The New FlyNano Electric Seaplane Would Make James Bond Jealous

A group of Finnish engineers have developed the FlyNano - a single-seater electric seaplane that can soar through the skies and land on any body of water. The tiny seaplane was originally designed to be

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GM and Teijin Team Up to Develop Mass Production Techniques for Carbon Fiber Car Parts

GM and Teijin Team Up to Develop Mass Production Techniques for Carbon Fiber Car Parts

General Motors just announced a partnership with Japanese company Teijin that they hope will lead to lighter weight and more efficient vehicles. Teijin is an advanced materials company that specializes

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Exoconcept EXO: A Carbon Fiber Electric Jet Ski James Bond Would Love

Exoconcept EXO: A Carbon Fiber Electric Jet Ski James Bond Would Love

We have been hot on the trail of some James Bond-worthy sustainable rides lately, and this goes right along. The Exoconcept EXO is a carbon fiber electric jet ski you ride in the prone position to escape

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Parasitic Vertical Upside-Down Casino Latches onto the Hoover Dam

Parasitic Vertical Upside-Down Casino Latches onto the Hoover Dam

The conceptual tower would provide a casino, a hotel, a boxing ring and a concert hall with all the same amenities and luxuries as a casino on the Las Vegas strip. Located between the dam and the bypass

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Holy Environmentalism Batman! The Dark Knight’s Greener Batmobile

Holy Environmentalism Batman! The Dark Knight’s Greener Batmobile

Holy environmentalism Batman! Considering the Dark Knight has a personal fortune of $7 billion, you would think that Bruce Wayne would have made a greener version of the Batmobile a long time ago.

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Piranha Nano Boat is 75% Lighter, 40% Stronger, 400% More Fuel Efficient

Piranha Nano Boat is 75% Lighter, 40% Stronger, 400% More Fuel Efficient

Ohio-based Zyvex Technologies just unveiled the Piranha - a next-gen unmanned boat that is 75% lighter, 40% stronger, and 400% more fuel efficient than similarly-sized aluminum boats. The 54-foot vessel

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M55 Unveils “Beast” Hybrid Electric Bike

M55 Unveils “Beast” Hybrid Electric Bike

E-Bicycle manufacturer M55 Bikes have just unveiled their latest hybrid electric bicycle, dubbed The Beast. While most electric bicycles made are designed to help their riders get up steep hills, The

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