A "new" bike design & iPhone ~ What does the future hold? 1

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…or is the future now? Check the sidebar video today [08/24] or here anytime. Have you heard of The Copenhagen Wheel. Yes, there is a Smartphone connection.  Some distain the integration of electronics and cycling [see this BROL Thread]. I am open to ideas and like to share my finding with my readers. That does not mean I am off to buy a cycle with the next new idea. Hey, maybe Cecil “Zeke” Yount will give this a go at the 2011 Blue Bridge Breakaway—Stamey Cove—no problem.

Copenhagen Bike Capture You see, I try for full use of my smart phone. It makes sense to me to spend under $5.00 for an app that replaces an electronic device that may cost $300-$500, or more. This bike uses a smart phone to control the Copenhagen Wheel. Then, there is the patent Apple has applied for “The Smart Bike.” I think in the next 5 years we will see new cycling concepts on the road that uses computers for more than metrics. I suspect either of these ideas will work for some and definitely not for others.

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  1. Well, you have read Smartphone and I’d bet you guessed the Smartphone is an iPhone and you’d be correct. This is the their thinking:

    DISENSING THE CITY
    As you ride, the sensing unit in the Copenhagen Wheel is capturing information about your personal riding habits how much effort you are putting in, calories you are burning etc as well as information about your surroundings, including carbon monoxide, NOx, noise, ambient temperature and relative humidity. You can access this data through your phone, or on the web and use it to plan healthier bike routes, to achieve your exercise goals, or to meet up with friends on the go. You own all the data that your Copenhagen Wheel collects. However, you might also like to share it with friends -through online social networks gaining access to an even larger pool of information.

    Read more here

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