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Tag Archives: bicycle

The Dutch Reach

We asked our editors if they’d ever heard of the Dutch Reach (trust us, it’s not what you’re thinking). Watch to see how this simple technique may just save a cyclist’s life.

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Posted byBramus!October 19, 2016Posted inElsewhereTags: bicycle, safety, video1 Comment on The Dutch Reach

The Backwards Brain Bicycle

Like many six year olds with a MacGyver mullet I learned how to ride a bike when I was really young. I had learned a life skill and I was really proud of it. Everything changed though when my friend Barney called me 25 years later. He had a challenge for me. He had built …

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Posted byBramus!May 19, 2015Posted inElsewhereTags: bicycle, science, videoLeave a comment on The Backwards Brain Bicycle

Volvo LifePaint

The best way to survive a crash, is not to crash. LifePaint is a unique reflective safety spray. Invisible by daylight, it shines brightly in the glare of car headlights. Making the invisible, visible. Volvo LifePaint →

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Posted byBramus!April 4, 2015Posted inElsewhereTags: bicycle, safety, videoLeave a comment on Volvo LifePaint

The Denny

The Denny has integrated brake lights and turn signals, a no maintenance belt drive instead of a chain, and a removable handle bar that doubles as a bike lock. Sensors tied to a microprocessor can detect if the cyclist is struggling up a hill and automatically downshift or upshift to make an easier ride. The …

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Posted byBramus!August 18, 2014Posted inElsewhereTags: bicycle, videoLeave a comment on The Denny

About Bram.us

Bram.us is the technical/geeky weblog of Bramus Van Damme, a web developer based in Belgium.

Bramus is part of the Chrome Developer Relations team at Google, focusing on CSS, Web UI, and DevTools. From the moment he discovered view-source at the age of 14 (way back in 1997), he fell in love with the web and has been tinkering with it ever since.

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