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The Recumbent & HPV Information Center BEST OF MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2012 by Yatzer The 51st edition of Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2012 (17-22 April) is now officially over. Thousands of pairs of hungry eyes from the creative world descended on the city and fulfilled their hunger for design with hundreds of new projects and installations. The creations from approximately 3000 Italian and foreign exhibitors not only in the famous RHO FIERA but also at the very heart of Milan's city-wide events definitely made the city’s pulse quicken. Frankly, my heartfelt wish would be that the PAL-V-One flying car was ready to drive & fly around the city so that I would have been able to discover as many things as possible and thereby share them with you! This year the famous SaloneSatellite which has been curated by Marva Griffin Wilshire since 1998, celebrated 15 years of commitment and faith in young creativity. Zoo by Ionna Vautrin, curated by Constance Rubini for Hallingdal 65 by Kvadrat MELT chair by Nendo's debut K% 'Black & Black' collection OROLOG by Jaime Hayon

Cycling News and Bike Reviews for Road Bikes, Mountain Bikes, BMX and More - Bike Rumor Femme Chair by Rik ten Velden From Rik ten Velden, a chair made of a single knotted rope. (Click the image below for full sized images) "Rik started his 'Single Knotted Wire' project with a visit to the harbour museum in Rotterdam. He met two employees of the museum specialised in knotting techniques which are used on a ship. He was fascinated by all those different kinds of objects they knotted." "So he asked them if they could teach him some techniques. WILD MOTION Design You Trust – Design Blog and Community Aaron Campbell is a talented digital illustrator and designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Continue reading “Illustrations by Aaron Campbell” » Situated in the center of Milan, this warm and cozy loft is dedicated for both, leisure and business. Continue reading “Amazing Loft Apartment in Milano” » After watching Cosmos I’ve been more fascinated then ever about the earth, stars and planets. Continue reading “Earth in Orbit” » The objective when using SEO on a website is to get the traffic increased and to become visible on the first few pages of the search engine, also ensuring that the website remains in this position and comes in front of the competition in the search engine results. Continue reading “Website Design Improvements | Ultimate Guide to Search Engine Optimization” » Several interesting illustrations by Ukrainian artist Irina aka In2Eternity. Continue reading “Concept Illustrations by In2Eternity” » Continue reading “Creative Art by Dorotea Gizzi” »

Hydraulic brake device patent - Ashima Ltd. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hydraulic brake, and more particularly to a hydraulic brake assembly used to apply opposing brake loads on the wheel rim of a vehicle such as a bicycle, a motorcycle, and the like. 2. Description of Related Art A conventional rim brake in accordance with the prior art comprises a pair of left and right arms pivotally attached to a frame of a bicycle, each having on its distal end portion a brake shoe, and a spring for energizing the arms to move toward brake releasing direction. A conventional hydraulic brake in accordance with the prior art comprises a hydraulic cylinder, a piston movably received in the axial direction of the cylinder, and a brake pad connected to the piston. The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantages of the conventional rim brake and disk brake. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carrier body of a hydraulic brake device in accordance with the present invention;

Chair Blog — Chairs, Chair Designers and Chair Manufacturers Improving Chain Lubrication The majority of chains used in industry suffer unnecessarily short lives. This leads many companies to forego chains all together and replace them with belts. In most cases, however, the problem is not the fault of the chains but rather the method in which they are lubricated. The current chain lubrication practice consists of applying a heavy oil or grease to the outside of the chain. While this does a nice job of lubricating the sprockets and the outside of the chain, it does little to protect the most vulnerable area of the chain: the contacting surfaces inside the pin and bushing/ plate/ roller/ hook. The majority of chains fail from the inside. Figure 1. A penetrating-type chain lubricant not only displaces water, but also cleans dirt and wear metals out of the pins of the chain and off of the sprockets. The operating conditions (including load, environment, temperature and speed) must also be considered. The method of lubrication is equally important.

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