Aarian Marshall (@AarianMarshall) just wrote a great story about the weather bicycle at CityLab (http://www.citylab.com). In her article, she talks about how bicycles are beginning to be used by scientists as mobile urban research platforms.
Check out the article on CityLab’s website for more information: http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2016/02/a-weather-station-with-wheels/433986/.