I make stuff, play music, and sometimes make stuff that plays music. Fan of donuts, Arduino, BEAM robotics, skateboarding, Buckminster Fuller, and blinking lights.
View more articles by Donald BellPersonalize your ride with these clever pedal projects!
Give your USB gadgets some extra juice while you break a sweat.
Ever stick a baseball card in your spokes? Now they’ll really hear you coming with this stylish bike spoke resonator pipe.
3. Wireless e-Bike Battery Monitor
Keep an eye on how much juice is left in your e-bike with this wireless Bluetooth LE monitor.
4. Leather Belt Handlebar Grips
Easily turn an old belt into a comfortable and classy pair of handlebar grips.
5. Bike Seat Secret Compartment
Prep your bike for the zombie apocalypse (or an off road trek) by hiding an emergency survival kit in your bike seat.
Bring your refined taste in cocktails on the road by building this mini liquor cabinet that fits in your bike frame.
Pull the head off a Playmobil figurine and transform it into a kid-approved cap.
Expand the scale of your sidewalk chalk art pieces by attaching a giant homemade chalk brick to your back tire.
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I make stuff, play music, and sometimes make stuff that plays music. Fan of donuts, Arduino, BEAM robotics, skateboarding, Buckminster Fuller, and blinking lights.
View more articles by Donald Bell
Where is the hack number zero?
After touring the Big Island of Hawaii by mountain bike & camping gear, heavy & expensive camera equipment, etc. (total weight: 110 pounds) Whew! My neck has 8 screws & rebar holding it rigidly together, which turned really painful in that riding position for 30 to 60 miles per day.
I redesigned the handlebars for a more upright, comfortable ride. I ditched the straight horizontal handlebars for the 1970s style high rise handle bars. I bent the ends towards me, so I didn’t have to splay my elbows outwards. For handles, I used the hand grips from 2 broken BB pistols. Almost complete, I was going to attach the brake cables to the pistol triggers.
During my move to Connecticut, my bike, bike rack, skis & roof rack were stolen! Aargh!!!
I have a new bike now, and intend on doing the same. I’ll post some photos when I’m done.
Where is hack number 9?