Bikes have been a popular way of transportation and recreation for many years, but they’re also an increasingly interesting DIY project! Whether you’re new to bike building or a seasoned veteran, there’s no shortage of news, parts and projects that can inspire your imagination. In these blog posts, we’ll dive deep into trends in the world of biking; from custom designs to engine-powered inventions and much more — get ready for some truly awesome things! Plus, learn about tips for getting started with small bike-building projects around your home. So strap on those gear helmets and join us as we explore what makes biking great today!
The mammoth two wheels of Unwheeldy will be rolling into Bay Area Maker Faire – In January of 2005, I began construction of a vehicle to enter into the World Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race from Arcata California to the nearby town of Ferndale. The race is held every Memorial Day, near the end of May. […]
On Dinosuars+ Robots, Mister Jalopy points us to this crazy-cool atomic age fiberglass bike featured on Nostalgia.net. The bike was designed and prototyped in 1948 and sold for one yea, by Bowden, in 1960. 1960 Bowden, Spacelander
Paul Freedman (aka Fossil Fool) will be providing musical entertainment at Maker Faire via human-powered bike-stage! In case you’re not up, Fossil Fool is a bike rapper – A bike rapper is like a regular rapper, but instead of showing up in a car and rapping about cars, I show up on bike, and rap […]
This 2.5 metric ton bicycle bus built by students at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands has 32 seats where each rider must pedal to power it. A good way to describe it would be the Flintstones car meets a Viking oar-driven ship meets your local fitness center. Multi-Rider Bicycle Bus [via]
This “Walking Bike” by maker Max Knight exchanges its tires for 8 pairs of sneakers and some crazy wheel modifications. Each sneaker even has a black ankle sock to give it that “leg” look. Pretty cool idea, check out the video link below. SuperTed Walking Bike video, [via]
Keep an eye out for good salvagable parts, especially around spring cleaning time – Several months ago I was walking home from the post office, nearing my place I saw it was “clean-up week”, the curb dotted with various piles of junk people had put out to be disposed off by the council pickup. The […]
Quick, simple and handy Instructable on using bike tubes to store batteries – also good to check out, 1,000+ uses of bike tubes. Related: Bike tube rubber bands, a one minute project, bike tube rubber bands. HOW TO – Bicycle Frame Protection. Clever instructable for protecting and camouflaging your bike using an old innertube…
