Copenhagen wheel has it all for biker boys!
The Copenhagen wheel impresses and how! Named after the city of unveiling this super cool innovation from MIT Senseable City Lab employs regenerative braking, an electric motor and even a Bluetooth connection to your iPhone for real-time data display. It is a tell all machine which gives you necessary information like on-board battery information, when your ride becomes strenuous etc. And this is not the end; the Bluetooth fitted comfortably in the wheel can speak to an iPhone that fits snugly into the mount on your handlebars. From there it provides for all kinds of information through an application counting map and traffic info, heightened pollution alerts, speed, distance, fitness data, etc. after cycling all day long you can truly boast of your triumph on social networking sites while keeping track of your friends progress.
Beat each other on ‘green miles’ as you travel about, a system not unlike a frequent-flyer program that rewards you for logging time on your bike rather than a car, bus or train. For now it’s gonna be a product of fancy for the richer lot and professionals as it retails between $500 and $1,000.
[Popsci]
