Nespresso announces collaboration with Swedish bike company Velosophy

The single-use coffee capsule industry has been under the watchful eye of consumers worldwide but one company takes great strides in its recycling program. Nespresso is constantly looking for innovative companies to collaborate with and to encourage us to think about next level recycling. This time, it's with Swedish bike company, Velosophy. 

Earlier this week, Nespresso announced the collaboration with Velosophy in creating RE:CYCLE - stylish and meaningful bicycles made with recycled Nespresso capsules demonstrate the potential of recyclable aluminum. 

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Google Maps makes it easier to find bike-sharing stations

If you’re in Montreal or Toronto, it’s going to be easier to find bike-sharing services in Google Maps. With the help of Ito World, you can get information like where to find a bike-sharing station, how many bikes are available there, and whether there’s an empty space for you to dock your bike when you get to your destination. Google started testing this feature out in New York City last year. But now it comes to cities like Montreal and Toronto as well as 21 other cities. These include Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Chicago, Dublin, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kaohsiung, London, Los Angeles, Lyon, Madrid, Mexico City, New Taipei City, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco Bay Area, São Paulo, Vienna, Warsaw, and Zurich. This bike-sharing feature comes to both iOS and Android versions of Google Maps and if you’re in the 24 cities mentioned above. There are plans to support more cities in the future.

Source: The Verge

Volvo helps bikers been seen in the dark with reflective bike paint

If you’re a biker, you know that one of the most terrifying things to do is to ride a night. You can have reflectors on you and your bike but that doesn’t mean you’re completely safe. That’s why Volvo introduced a new LifePaint spray that is invisible during the day but reflects card headlights at night. You can coat it on your bike, clothing, helmet, and the like and it’ll last for around 10 days but you can also wash it off. It’s not something you can use in a rainstorm just yet.

It’s currently only available in six bike shops in London and Kent. There isn’t any word yet if it’ll be available elsewhere. It all depends on how they fare in these areas.

Source: Volvo | Via: Engadget

Kadalock puts the Bluetooth lock on your bottle cage

Kadalock differentiates itself from the other Bluetooth bike locks out on the market by making use of your existing water bottle cage. The designers behind the Kadalock take into consideration how you can easily take out the bottle cage by hiding the screws underneath a supplied metal strip that you can take out if you unlock the Kadalock. The aluminium contraption itself is weather-resistant and has an electrically retractable 120cm rubber-coated steel cable. Admittedly, it looks a bit filmsy but the company said you would need a hydraulic cutter to cut it.

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