Cheap Phones, Folding Bikes, and Everything Else We Loved This Month

The new Cannondale Treadwell is a lightweight “fitness bike.” Not a commuter, not a cruiser, but something that sits between the two categories—the sort of no-fuss bike you can take to the beach, to the farmer’s market, or on a 20-mile Saturday morning ride along the river path. It’s a fine enough bike, but the real innovation is its integrated sensor. The small black fob sits on the hub of the front wheel, where it inconspicuously logs all of your on-bike activity. If you want to study your ride data, you just download Cannondale’s app, pair your phone to your bike, then spin the wheel to activate the sensor. Read the story.