The attraction of cycling as a green, healthy, and cost-saving form of transport is huge for consumers, especially so at a time when the environment and world financial woes dominate the zeitgeist. Businesses doing something a little different for cyclists are a strong bet for success. Here’s five we recently spotted: De ganzen Artikel Five businesses that build on the growing popularity of bicycles
 26-Jan-2010We’ve written about a few different efforts to help disadvantaged people in Africa by providing refurbished second-hand bikes from the developed world. Unlike such initiatives from Baisikeli and Bikes for Africa, however, Worldbike designs and distributes brand-new bicycles that are inexpensive and built specifically to withstand harsh rural conditions. De ganzen Artikel Low-cost bicycles for (not only) the rural poor 15-Oct-2009 30-Sep-2009Source : http://www.springwise.com/telecom_mobile/layar/ Innovative startups managed to scoop up some hefty cash prizes in Amsterdam on Friday. In addition to RidgeBlade winning EUR 500,000 in the Green Challenge, augmented reality browser Layar bagged EUR 75,000 in Vodafone’s Mobile Clicks contest. De ganzen Artikel Augmented reality browser Layar wins 75K euro prize 16-Sep-2009Source : http://itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/77984/best-idea-ever-three-day-workweek Closing the office saves money and boosts morale. The time is now. 17-Aug-2009Regular Springwise readers may remember Vélib‘, the citywide bike-sharing scheme in Paris that we covered back in 2007. Buoyed by the success of that effort, the city is now apparently planning another ambitious initiative—this time involving electric cars. Paris actually already has a car-sharing scheme in place with some 5,000 members, but it’s privately run and uses [...] 29-Jul-2009With cycling gaining ground as a regular mode of transportation, flat tires and broken chains are on the up, too. Which creates an opportunity for bike-loving entrepreneurs: mobile bike repair shops. In the Netherlands, for example, we’ve spotted companies like Fix Fiets and Bikemobiel, both of which do house calls in vans or trucks outfitted as mobile [...] 19-Jul-2009and had a great Week-End. “Alles op de Velo” war cool. Mer haaten Chance mam Wieder, just en klenge Schlued. “Braanebuerger Maart”. Och do sinn d’Leit rischt komm, wie d’Wieder besser war an et war wuel e schéine succès. “Mam Velo op d’Schaff” de Moien haat ech immens Chance well ech sinn dröchen ukomm an wie ech aus dem [...] 13-Jul-200913. Juli 2009 : Nodeem döse Sonnden den Triathlon zu Eechternoach um Séi statt fonnt huet, hun ech lo en Triathlon op 2 Deeg verdeelt gemaach. Möinden Moien mam Velo op d’Schaff, an der Möttesstonn laafen. Obschons et zimlech naass war de Moien, war et awer ganz agreabel duerch d’Böscher ze fueren. Dönsden Mötten Schwammen, den Owend mam Velo [...] 10-Jul-2009Source : http://news.rtl.lu/commentaire/carteblanche/29815.html Wéi vill Anerer bedeelegt sech den Denis Scuto, an dësen Tour de France-Zäiten, un der Aktioun „Mam Vëlo op d’Schaff”, déi den Transportministère dëst Joer nees an Zesummenaarbecht mat Partner wéi der CFL, dem Verkéiersverbond an der Lëtzebuerger Velosinitiativ organiséiert. Seng Erfahrungen hunn en zu dëser Carte blanche inspiréiert. De ganzen Artikel Carte blanche : Mam Vëlo op d’Schaff vum Denis Scuto 6-Jul-2009Numerous bicycle stations have appeared on our pages before, including Cycle Center in Chicago, Bikestation in California, Bike Central in New Zealand and Cycle2City in Australia. Adding to Australia’s bike station innovation comes the Green Pod, a modular facility from Brisbane’s Penny Farthings Pushbikes. About the size of a parking space for one car, the Green Pod [...] 30-Mar-2009We’ve written about urban bikes stations before, and are happy to see the concept popping up in other parts of the world. Spotted in Brisbane: Cycle2City, which claims to be the first full-service facility for bicycle commuters in Australia. Brisbane City Council and Queensland Transport teamed up to fund construction of the facility, which gives cyclists [...] 13-Mar-2008Gas prices, urban congestion and environmental concerns have brought about a veritable renaissance in bicycle riding, as we’ve noted before, spawning initiatives like citywide bike-rental schemes and bank-sponsored bike-sharing programs, among others. A trend we haven’t yet highlighted, however, is the growing number of urban bike stations. The most recent example we’ve spotted just opened in New [...] 16-Jul-2007This weekend, Paris placed over 10,000 bikes in just 36 hours, launching an ambitious bike sharing system that is meant to ‘lead a revolution in the way Parisians move around the city’. Dubbed Vélib’ (from velo + liberté), the program aims to help reduce pollution and keep the people of Paris physically fit. Customers can pick up [...] |
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