Archive for August, 2008

Q: What’s more expensive and less functional than a bike?

Posted on 04. Aug, 2008 by in Trends | No Comments

Q: What’s more expensive and less functional than a bike?

A: Toyota’s Winglet, “a personal transport assistance robot ridden in a standing position.”

Basically, you stand on it and drive around. Toyota claims a range of 5-10km at a top speed of 6km/h, like a smaller, lighter, slower Segway. No word on the Winglet’s price, but it will likely be less than a Segway and more [...]

Credit Agricole is the first to go

Posted on 02. Aug, 2008 by in Marketing, Personal | No Comments

Credit Agricole is the first to go

There were a lot of teams on the market for title sponsors this year. Despite the new sponsorships announced before the Tour, it looks like the first team to fold will be Roger Legeay’s Credit Agricole, according to VeloNews.
To my knowledge, they’re the only current “ASOtour” program with roots in an actual cycling club: Velo [...]