This is part 1 of an ~8-part series I’m doing on bike-powered devices. If you’ve got a link to another device that should be included or a better-documented version of any of these, comment below or email me and I’ll add it to my last post in the series, summarizing all the interesting pedal-powered projects […]
Chuck From “Chuck’s No-Weld Recumbent Bike.” Because riding a recumbent means you have to smile like that:) As with tall bikes a few weeks ago, I’ve just hit my tipping point with recumbents: there are now too many high-quality how-to’s on this most aerodynamic style of bike to avoid adding it to my project list. […]
Wow, this is really cool – Gina from Lifehacker has a Flickr bike that geotags photos and uploads them to a map on Flickr… Solar panels too!
Popular Mechanics, 1935… Functioning on the principle of an eccentric rear wheel, the latest bicycle has neither gears nor a chain. Invented by Phil Huyseng of Chicago, the bike is propelled by a bouncing motion of the body. But wait, there’s more! Here’s one from “New Ideas for Living” (above) – the site says it […]
Fall is a great time to ride your bike, and this LED modification will add an enormous amount of safety to your next trip. I often ride bikes that end up not having working LED flashers, either because it’s a friends bike who doesn’t believe in safety, mountain bike, or the batteries are dead again. […]
Nice collection of odd bikes… via Land-o-Links.
Before you go out on a long bike ride you may want to true up your wheels. This truing stand is super cheap to make, and truing your wheels can really make a difference on your next bicycle trip. Read more about Making your own low-budget wheel truing stand More: HOW TO – Make a […]
