These days it seems that we are trying to make everything smart. Even products that have been around for a long time. Something as simple as a bicycle, which has been around for years, suddenly has all sorts of possibilities once a smartphone is connected to it.
A group of inventors is not attempting to reinvent the wheel, but rather the pedal. They are simply trying to prevent bike theft and make your two wheeled vehicle just a little bit smarter.
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Connected Cycle first teased its Smart bike pedals back at CES in Las Vegas earlier this year, and now they are ready to kick off an Indiegogo campaign. It is a pretty clever design, these pedals will attach to your bike and provide its own power via kinetic energy as well as a cellular connection enabling GPS tracking and route recording. It does not pull any power from your device via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
Of course, it is iPhone and Android connected which enables users to keep all of the recorded data in one place as well as provide location information if a bike were to be stolen. Connected Cycle has had a massive amount of success during its first few days on Indiegogo, already raising 191% of its original goal. While all of the early bird options are sold out, the “classic pack” is still available for $149 with delivery in December.
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