The Printed Website: Volume III & The Comments
The printed archives of Low-tech Magazine now amount to four volumes with a total of 2,398 pages and 709 images.
Bicycles
Interesting possibilities arise when you combine old technology with new knowledge and new materials, or when you apply old concepts and traditional knowledge to modern technology.
Technology has become the idol of our society, but technological progress is—more often than not—aimed at solving problems caused by earlier technical inventions.
There is a lot of potential in past and often forgotten knowledge and technologies when it comes to designing a sustainable society.
The Printed Website: Second Volume Out Now
The second volume features a third of the web articles published in the earlier years, carefully selected for their continued relevance and interest today.
Modular Cargo Cycles
Modular cargo cycles are cheap to build and easy to customize.
Electric Velomobiles: as Fast and Comfortable as Automobiles, but 80 times more Efficient
About a quarter of the existent wind turbines would suffice to power as many electric velomobiles as there are people.
Cargo Cyclists Replace Truck Drivers on European City Streets
A cargo cycle is at least as fast as a delivery van in the city - and much cheaper to use.
How to Downsize a Transport Network: The Chinese Wheelbarrow
For being such a seemingly ordinary vehicle, the wheelbarrow has a surprisingly exciting history.
The Velomobile: High-tech Bike or Low-tech Car?
The human power required to achieve a speed of 30 km/h in a velomobile is only 79 watts, compared to 271 watts on a normal bicycle.