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This is one must-have cute home accessory - the solar powered bicycle rider lamp. The cuteness factor is propped up by the fact that whenever this lamp is exposed to sunlight, the bicycle rider within starts pedalling, turning the lamp into a delightful piece of art. The solar panel itself is on a rotatable base so that you can easily catch the source of sunlight. During a cloudy day or at night, you can use it as a conventional lamp (40W) by connecting to a power source. There you go - eco-friendly art that you can use as well.

The price is $49.

Source : www.gaiam.com

Bicycle: two-wheeled vehicle operated by pedals.
Rear caliper brake: piece that joins the different parts of the rear brake.
Seat post: metal tube that holds the seat.
Saddle: seat.
Cross bar: cylinder that connects the seat tube and the head tube.
Handlebar stem: metal tube used to steer the front wheel.
handle bars: metal tube used for steering.
Brake cable: braided steel cable used to control the brakes.
Brake lever: device used to operate the brake.


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Lamborghini Toro Mountain Bike - Full Suspension with Disc Brakes 24 Speeds

The Tonino Lamborghini Toro mountain bike is back in stock and better than ever! The new and improved Toro continues to feature a beautiful, hand crafted, four bar linkage dual suspension aluminum frame that soaks up bumps big and small. Enhancements come courtesy of SRAM, maker of some of the most respected high performance components available in bicycle racing today. Continue reading

The usual sizing measurement relates to the seat tube length, given in centimetres for road bikes and inches for mountain bikes. The best way to measure the seat tube is from the centre of the bottom bracket shell to the centre of the top tube.

Unfortunately, with the advent of compact sizing, sizing has become even more difficult. As you can probably tell, I’m not a big fan of compact geometry bikes. The main reason for their introduction by the Giant bicycle corporation was to reduce the number of frame moulds required for the construction of their new composite bikes. Increasing frame stiffness, reducing frame weight and improving fit certainly weren’t the first considerations when the idea of compact frame sizing was conceived. I’ve come to loathe them even more when people don’t know how to quote their effective top tube & seat tube lengths. Continue reading

A typical adult weights 60-80 kg (130-180 lb), so the frame of a bicycle has to be fairly tough if it’s not going to snap or buckle the moment the rider climbs on board. Ordinary bicycles have frames made from strong but lightweight tubular steel (literally, hollowed-out steel tubes containing nothing but air). Racing bicycles are more likely to be made from carbon composites, which are even stronger and lighter.

The frame doesn’t simply support you: its triangular shape is carefully designed to distribute your weight. Although the saddle is positioned much nearer to the back wheel, the rider leans forward to hold the handlebars. The angled bars in the frame are designed to share your weight more or less evenly between the front and back wheels. If you think about it, that’s really important. If all your weight acted over the back wheel, and you tried to pedal uphill, you’d tip backwards; similarly, if there were too much weight on the front wheel, you’d go head over heels every time you went downhill!