Bike phone charger by nokia

Designed by nokia, this bicycle phone charger may be useful for you who like bike to work. With this tool you not worry again when you must go in the morning and forget to charging your cell phone because with ride your bike you still can charging your cell phone.

Bicycle phone charger concept is how to convert kinetic energy from bike wheels into electric energi. you may have seen a lamp bike with this concept. where there is generator that contact directly with bike wheel. This generator will produced electric energy that will turn on the lights. but in this case it will charging your cell phone.

At first, This charger will be available in Kenya for around 15 euro ($18) and will go on sale worldwide by the end of this year. How much power can produce? Pedal at 6 mph for just 10 minutes, and you’ll get almost half an hour of talk time or a stunning 37 hours of standby. The minimum speed required to charge a phone is 4 mph, or walking speed, so even a modestly jaunty commute should be enough to keep your cell going for a whole day. Quite a lot, right?

Today, as we know that energy is the most important issue in the world. Energy crisis problems need to slove with find renewable energy. The simple like this maybe a useful tool to reduce energy dependence. Not worry about the energy crisis when we still have creativity, right? But not only that variety of environmental problems now affect our entire world.  As globalization continues and the earth's natural processes transform local problems into international issues, few societies are being left untouched by major environmental problems. it's need solution from us to reduce the effect. bike to work activities can be a way of think to save our earth

Bike to work, few tips to start

Bike Helmets

Our head is the most important thing, right? so use the standard bike helmet. You can ask in the milist, what is the good standart bike helmets and the price of course.

Cycling clothing

Try to using a light-colored clothing, so you can be easly seen by another road users. Clothes made from cotton is good to absorb sweat and the wind but it's not good if you ride your bike in the night. Because cold wind cause the body was cold and wet lung. So use clothes mades from syntetis like Lyrca cause it easy to absorb and easy to dry

Glasses

Wear glasses to protect your eyes from dust, pebbles, rain and sunshine.

Bike lock 

If the building management does not provide special parking for bikes, make sure you bring a bike lock, it is suggested that a U-shaped lock, or lock kevlar, along with steel fibers. Make sure you lock your bike from the bicycle frame and the tie to a pole.

Front and rear lights
Bicycles must be equipped with rear lights, and better use the lights too bright depan.gunakan bike lights, and put in place and can be viewed benar2 other motorists. Turn on your bike lights when the state was still dark (morning) and dark (evening and night) light is useful to give attention to other motorists will be your existence, then look for the bright and flashing, because the lights are blinking more attention than static.

Bell
Having a bicycle bell is very useful to let your presence.

Check the condition of your bike
Make sure the size of the bicycle according to the size of your agency, ask for directions colleagues - fellow bike to workers. Check your bike before the ride, make sure the brakes and tire pressure are in good condition. Check your bicycle handlebars in the state is also solid and not loose.

Emergency Equipment
Tires in reserve, hand pumps, folding tool (key practical folding) will helps if you have trouble with your bike.

Bring drinking water.
You need to drink every 15 minutes or so when driving if you do not want to get dehydrated.

Body condition
Do not cycle to the office if you are in an unhealthy condition.