The cycling madmen of Whiskeydrunk Cycles set up their WhiskeyDrome at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. Bicycle daredevils Joshua Thwaites and Joey Castorwere on hand doing death-defying tricks.
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Here’s a little (free) Inaguration Day fun for the kiddies — a downloadable paper model of Air Force One being offered by National Geographic — part of a package they have on their site about the First Plane. Build your own Air Force One More: Hybrid Air Force One
An article in the current issue of Make caught a new reader’s attention so he wrote me to share a picture of his own custom-modded cargo bike. I just picked up Make Magazine for the first time at a Barnes and Noble bookstore. I haven’t read the whole thing yet but Peter Smith’s article on […]
This “Electric Trike” is a pretty cool ride that maintains its low rider status. Powered from two 12 volt, 32 amp batteries and a 75amp, 24 volt speed controller made in England, it gets pretty good speed even with someone strapped in for a ride. Check out the video to see it in action and […]
Photography by Trevor Shannon and Katie Dektar Make an easy LED headlight from a garden hose adapter. By Trevor Shannon I wanted to build a small, bright, and durable LED light for my bike, and I read online that plumbing parts work well as housings. So I made a 3-LED headlamp that’s enclosed by a […]
Designing CO2 cars is a project for many middle school technology and science classes. The projects gives an opportunity for students to get hands on experience with the Design Process, working with tools and materials, and design and build for aerodynamics and manufacture a vehicle that can go very fast if even for a short […]
Selectism did an interview with American commuter bike makers Freeman Transport on the importance of feeling the hand of the maker in their product (bikes). It’s all around inspiring! …We wanted people to know how important it is for us to support US manufacturing and the lack thereof. If things continue to go the direction […]
