Contactless dynamo bike light
Instrucrables user vbnicolau made this how-to for making a dynamo-powered bike safety light from an old relay coil and a few hard drive magnets.
Drones & Vehicles
How-To video: bike maintenance
Bicycle Maintenance: How To Maintain Your Mountain Bike For Peak Performance Here’s is a very thorough way of tuning up your bike after a hard ride. The rest of the site has some other good information, but you have to dig through a lot of ‘lifestyle’ type entries before you find the making goodies. The […]
Pedal-powered hacksaw
…It was at this point that Chester realized maybe not ALL pedal-powered tools were “appropriate” technology. Happy Earth Day! PPPM: Pedal Powered Hacksaw
Introducing: the Legway
So as not to use the dreaded “S” word two times in a day, we’ll call this by its alternate name: the Legway, a step-powered vehicle. It’s actually a variation of the Universe Cycle, with handlebars. I’d love to see a video to see how wonky it is to drive. The builder says it’s not […]
Airplane reuse
Image from Inhabitat Looking to cash in your frequent flyer miles? Maybe you can crash here…. The airplane was transported piece by piece from the San Jose airport to its current resting place on a pedestal 50 feet above the beach. It looks a bit like a model airplane on a stand, and we can […]
Omni rehab
When I was in 10th grade and heading off for a fun time visiting my sister at college, my friend rolled the Dodge Omni 3 1/2 times while driving me to the bus station. My February vacation turned out to be an adventure of a different, more medical sort. That Omni will never get the […]
Cob flywheel
From the comments: Our friend Rachel just took these pictures last week near Oaxaca (Mexico), and she shared them with us while staying at the Eco Village on her way to Portland. this “bici-maquina” (bike-machine), as they are called in Mexico, is used to power a water pump. i love the technological contrast, claypunkish.