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Efficient Urban Bikes: Felt X-City 1 & Dahon Jack
Versatile urban travel: the Felt X-City 1 bike, and the folding Dahon Jack bike for under $600.
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Efficient: Inexpensive, Folding, Full-Size Bikes The Dahon Jack folding bike. It weighs 28.4 pounds…
The Best Folding Bikes Of 2008: A Review [...]
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An Efficient Spring 2010 Icebreaker Polo
How soon the warm weather is here. Icebreaker has released a new line merino clothing for spring. Available from Moosejaw.
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Ultrafine Yak Wool Clothing: Efficient Khunu is a start-up company that aims to be…
From The Meta-Efficient Labs: Most [...]
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Ultrafine Yak Wool Clothing: Efficient
Khunu is a start-up company that aims to be the first to bring yak wool clothing to the global market. They offer a range of athletic clothing that is made with 100% Himalayan yak wool. What are the advantages of yak wool? Khunu says that independent lab tests have shown yak wool to be 10-15% [...]
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Three New Electric Bikes For 2010
Now that the e-bike market is maturing in the U.S., I think we’ll be seeing some sophisticated electric bikes released this year. Here are three intriguing e-bikes that have become available so far:
The Eneloop E-Bike by Sanyo
Sanyo has introduced an electric bike called the Eneloop. This pedal-assist bike has a barely noticeable 250 watt motor [...]
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Looptworks: Products Made Of 100% “Excess” Material
I’ve been testing some Looptwork products, and they are amazing. Here’s why: the company makes all their products from 100% industrial “excess” materials. That means every zipper, button and thread used in their designs was about to be thrown out. For example, the Hoptu Laptop Sleeve shown above is made with 100% upcycled nylon neoprene [...]
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Ovopur: The Art Of The Water Filter
I’ve been testing an Ovopur water filter from Aquaovo, a company based in Montreal. This filter is certainly the most attractive I’ve come across. My eye is often drawn to its porcelain ovoid shape sitting in my ktichen. I’ve come to think of it as a piece of art that also happens to filter water.The [...]
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The Best Water Filters Of 2010
There are a lot of misleading claims about water filters. Many filters are marketed with general statements like “improves taste and odor”. But filter manufacturers don’t mention the specific amount of pesticides or chloramines removed, for example. Government websites also tend to leave out important data on water contaminants — it’s not in their interest [...]
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The Most Efficient Snack: Pure Organic Bar
A MetaEfficient snack bar. Unlike other nutrient bars I’ve tasted, this one’s delicious. My topic pick is the Orange Cranberry Bar. It’s made by a company called PURE, based in Holland, Michigan. The supplier of the dates uses a natural enzyme to separate the protein from the carbohydrate (no heat is [...]
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MetaEfficient Keyring Tools For 2010
Here’s a MetaEfficient Keyring. It’s a collection of lightweight, mini-tools suitable for carrying on a keyring.
The keyring contains the following elements:
The LD01 Flashlight by Fenix (powered by a hybrid rechargeable AAA battery)
The folding waterproof Inka Pen
The 6-in-1 Key Ring Tool by Swiss+Tech
An Emergency Cash Holder by Cash Can
Here are the [...]
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A MetaEfficient Men’s Winter Outfit For 2010: Continued
I neglected to mention a few more items for the MetaEfficient Winter 2010 Outfit: a belt, a pair of shoes, and some snow pants.
Leather Belt by Timberland
Choosing a MetaEfficient belt is a compromise. Leather is made from the hide of animals that have been slaughter for food (typically in factory farms). However, if not made [...]
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- Looptworks: Products Made Of 100% “Excess” Material I’ve been testing some Looptwork products, and they are amazing….