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A Smart Electric Bike: Taking the Copenhagen Wheel Out For a Spin

Posted by timothy on from the would-like-one-of-these-immediately dept.

New submitter mlamonica writes Bikes are a great way to get around the city. But what if it's just too hilly or far to commute by bike? That's where Superpedestrian wants to come in. With a license from MIT's Senseable City Lab, they're commercializing the Copenhagen Wheel, a bike wheel replacement that gives riders electric assist, and through 12 embedded sensors, lots of information on a smart phone app. I took the bike for a ride at the Cambridge office and offer this review.

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  1. Re:The Real Problem by Tumbleweed · · Score: 1, Funny

    here in Boston, where I live

    Good thing these can be used outside of Boston, eh? How do you like DEM apples?