Setting themselves a challenge to get into the Guinness World Records book, members of the Mijl Van Mares Werkploeg (Netherlands) built an incredibly long bicycle that measured 35.79 m (117 ft 5 in) in length.
With several aluminium trusses used to link both ends, the bicycle has to be operated by two people: one steers at the front and the other pedals at the back.
However, in all other ways it is a true bicycle that actually works, with only two wheels and no stabilizers (though corners do have to be avoided).
Who needs pills when you’ve got surfing? A group of French doctors and health care providers is prescribing surfing to their patients. And the overall results are quite impressing.
We knew surfing is good for your health. Late Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz had already taught how riding waves could increase our quality of life. As a doctor himself, he recommended surfing to everyone who he met through life … More
Residents in Portland are having major problems with bicycle thieves. Bike Gallery, a local store loaned us a mountain bike worth $2,000, and security expert Jason Cecchettini then planted a radio tracking device in the bike. We then locked up the…