Sentences with phrase «powered pedal bike»

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When you bike uphill, you produce more power and work harder, and when you glide downhill in the app, you can try to maintain the same watts and pedal harder, watching as your speed increases.

Toe clips allow you to incorporate the lifting motion of your foot on the pedal into powering the bike forward (and work out more muscles as a result).

The balance bike's innovative design: like Fred Flintstone, your child will power this bike with their feet instead of using pedals.

When a bike gets too light, however, the rider loses power and control over the cycle as he or she pushes the pedals.

If you've ever pedaled through a long bike ride or powered through a half - marathon battling symptoms like headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, or muscle spasms, then you already know all about electrolyte imbalances.

But thanks to the power of the Wahls Protocol ™, which is based on functional medicine and the Wahls Paleo ™ diet, Dr. Wahls restored her health and now pedals her bike five miles to work each day.

Simply split your 30 - or 45 - minute workout into three segments — for example, pedal on a stationary bike, power - walk on a treadmill, and step onto an elliptical trainer for 10 - or 15 - minute bursts with no rest in between.

His clients in Seattle put their pedal power to use on elliptical machines or stationary bikes that generate power for radios and DVD players.

The pedaling power is an indication of the optimal power the bike can provide and is measured by the watts or power of the exercise bike.

So, this cyclist has a higher - MAF - HR while on the bike (cause powerful muscles), and a lower - MAF - HR while hand pedaling on the sailing yacht (cause much less powerful muscles)-- this because the fuel system adapts to the engine's power.

Scott Ertle was riding an exercise bike while reading a magazine when it struck him that combining pedal power with page turning may help students enjoy reading.

Former school counsellor Scott Ertl was riding an exercise bike while reading a magazine when it struck him that one simple solution could be to combine pedal power with page turning.

Unleash your adventurous spirit as you feel the breeze in your hair as you use pedal power to cycle your way around the island or combine both bike and snorkel for an unforgettable land and sea experience.

Unleash your adventurous spirit as you feel the breeze in your hair as you use pedal power to cycle your way around the island or combine both bike and snorkel for an unforgettable land a...

The bike weighs in at 28 kg (~ 62 pounds), so it doesn't seem like a good fit for those who have multiple flights of stairs to contend with daily, but it features dual disc brakes for stopping power, and the motor has 5 levels of pedal assist to choose from, which can help riders conserve battery life on longer outings.

Bikes in this premium class range up to $ 7,000 for pro-level components and while that may shock some people, it's actually not far off from pro-level pedal - powered bicycles.

Electric bikes remove many of the roadblocks and challenges that people face with traditional pedal - powered cycles but they aren't perfect.

One of the weak points in previous generations of bike - powered lights has been the lack of energy produced when stopped (at a traffic light, for example), which meant that the bike lights would go dark until you started pedaling again.

NÜWIEL, a Hamburg - based startup that is working on «clean transportation solutions for last mile delivery,» is teasing out information about its electric bike trailer, which could be a method of leveraging pedal power and zero (tailpipe) carbon emissions for deliveries and running errands without committing to an electric bicycle for all bike trips.

Given variation between throttle only electric bikes and pedal assist that 18 is really a floor that can go up as riders contribute pedal - power to the system or different drive systems are leveraged.

A non-punitive approach to the issue might involve encouraging the use of pedal - assist bikes for delivery work, which amplify human power but require the rider to expend some energy.

I've seen some electric bikes with that same «360 watt hour» battery capacity reach 50 + miles per charge on a low level of assistance (equivalent to half of the rider's pedal power output).

Along with a team, Klansek worked two years to develop an e-bike concept that would solve that problem, allowing cyclists to add pedal - assist electric power to their existing bikes easily via a wheel - based e-motor.

Instead of pedals, you power the bike by saddling up and walking (or running) along with it.

Four wheeled bikes, pedal powered quad bikes, quadracycles.

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Although I'm firmly in the pedal - powered camp when it comes to electric vehicles, mostly because of the lower price point (and the lack of the need for license, registration, and insurance), there are situations where an electric bike just isn't enough - fast enough, long enough range, or just plain not cool enough - and yet an electric car is perhaps too much.

BNB also recycles bikes to developing countries, working with, and at times helping to establish, partner organizations in those countries that fix and maintain the bikes for transportation, cargo hauling and even pedal - powered machines.

From bike tours promoting green living in Japan to the World Naked Bike Ride, there are plenty of opportunities to take a pedal - powered - trip, and promote your favorite cause at the same time.

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Look for electric bikes to really get rolling, and for smart technology to add to your pedal power.

The search engine giant says it's partnering with bike company Specialized and ad firm Goodby Silverstein & Partners on a contest called the «Innovate or Die Pedal - Powered Machine Challenge.»

While the notion of a bike wrapped in a sleek body may appeal to some — mostly people who already ride bikes regularly — it's likely that the future of the velomobile lies not in pedal power but in the addition of a small engine.

Best Event Pedalfest celebrates all things cycling with activities such as bicycle bingo, vintage and art bikes, a beer garden, stunt shows, a parade, and a pedal - powered stage.

Basically, the bike intelligently adjusts to your pedaling power, making for a very smooth ride (you can read about all the details in this PDF).

If you're really serious about pedal - powered transportation, it may be time to look into cargo bikes.

Other than his first illustration of a pedal - powered hydraulic log splitter (a silly idea more simply done by hand), the article shows numerous ways that bike tech can be used to replace fuel or electricity powered machinery, including everything blenders, washing machines, agricultural implements and multi-tool devices that can do just about anything.

The EcoXPower kit by EcoXGear uses pedal power to charge your smartphone and an LED lighting system for your bike, keeping you road safe at all hours.

On uphill stretches, an Eneloop rider can press a small switch on the left handlebar to shift the bike into Auto mode, which automatically determines when the motor should kick in, or «Power Up» mode which provides twice the force of regular pedaling.

I thought the rolling resistance from them would make it impossible to move this bike under pedal power.

That's why, perhaps, nowadays Octavio still prefers to pedal, making him quite possibly the oldest cyclist on the planet.Octavio's story of pedal - powered longevity has made him a celebrity of sorts in his hometown; The Los Angeles Times profiled him last week on the eve of his 103rd birthday on Monday, and the city says he's a great role - model of healthy living and biking, touting him as the «oldest cyclist in the world.»

Sanyo's new electric - hybrid Eneloop bike has two features going for it: the frame looks pretty good (if a bit girly), and the motor works on the front wheel to give the rider triple the pedal power compared to a non-motorized bike.

There are so many arts grads working in coffee shops these days; I wonder how many other bike - powered businesses might might be pedalled out into the streets.

We've seen tremendous interest in cycling recently, with London announcing a major plan to promote pedal and pedestrian power, Mexico building hundreds of miles of bike paths, and bike - share programs springing up faster than parking lots and strip malls (see University of Washington, Barcelona, New York, Paris, Seville and Tuscon, for example).

Sparta claim that at about 28 kg (62 lb) their bikes are more comfortable to ride when resorting to pure pedal power than other brands.

But the other day the New York Times helped strip away one of the other pretexts for avoiding pedal power: «but I've no where to store a bike.»

The bike has two modes: «power assist» mode where you assist with the pedals, and «power only» mode, where the bike runs solely on the electric motor.

Automatic head - and taillights (which, like the other electronics on the bike, are powered by pedaling) are also standard fare on the SmartBike, as is an enclosed drivetrain (no more greasy clothes) and front and rear disc brakes.

Check out the enthusiasm the good pedal - powered people of Portland have for their bike boxes!

The CycloClean brings clean water anywhere a bike can go, and it's a pedal - powered solution that's starting to catch on.