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New Down Low Glow video set to "Boda Boda Rap" by Fossil Fool and Lawi One



Here's a cool video compilation of the Down Low Glow shots we've posted to Flickr over the last two years.

The music in the video is a track called "Boda Boda Rap" I worked on when I was working in Kisumu, Kenya for Worldbike.org . Read More »

Specialized President Mike Sinyard pedals water-purifying Aquaduct trike in Tour of California prologue.

NG4S2077.JPG Originally uploaded by macpaulster From our Flickr friend MacPaulster's account: "Hats off to Mike Sinyard, CEO at Specialized Bicycles, for riding the winning "Innovate or Die" contest entry, Aqueduct, in the charity Prologue of the Tour of California 2008. The pedaling of this rig powers both the drivetrain of the tricycle and the pumps that purify water. Read More »

New Worldbike prototype being born in Kisumu workshop

New prototype being born Originally uploaded by soulboating. Worldbike employee Jacob is a great welder and metal worker. Here he prepares the seatstays for welding. Local materials, including 'furniture pipe' were used to Chop 'N Drop this stock mountain bike into a load carrying utility bike. Keeping the original rear triangle intact allowed Ed and Jacob to keep the design simple, with less chance of rear wheel misalignment.