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Bike Doctor App Empowers Mobile Bike Repair

by Sami Grover, Carrboro, NC, USA, 10.11.10, TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)

From reading Treehugger on your iPhone to measuring air pollution with your android, there's no doubt that smart phones can enable greener, cleaner living. Now a new smart phone app is aiming to make one important green task a whole lot easier—bike repair. Gone are the days of getting stranded across town with a broken bike, and having to call one of your more practical buddies to walk you through adjusting the gears.

Image credit: Bike Doctor App

Image credit: Bike Doctor App

Spearheaded by Andreas Kambanis of London Cyclist (one of the worlds most popular cycling blogs), the Bike Doctor App is described as being like having a "pocket bike mechanic" at your disposal.