So, have you ever wanted to make a pedal powered trike that shoots flames? Me too! Luckily for us, the Members of the Department of Spontaneous Combustion documented their entire build. What really caught my eye were the wheels. They are amazing works of art by themselves. Read more about making the Berzerker (a.k.a. Trike […]
Kiki posted an Instructable on making a waterproof bike basket using pieces of tarp and strong magnets. She’s a member of Theo Watson‘s “themakeclass” Instructables account where his students post up their innovative projects. Related: Bikes @ MAKE
Play pong with bicycles – Cyclepong 2.0– Cyclepong is an update of the classic arcade game Pong to use bikes as the controllers. To read about the first version of Cyclepong go to the Cyclepong page. I always wanted Cyclepong to be something that lots of people would get to play with. My original idea […]
More crazy jet-powered action, this one a pulse-jet strapped to the side of a 1950s cruiser bike. Jet bike,75 MPH
Buzzfeed has an interesting round up of “Scraper Bikes” – bikes with matching body and wheel colors, many of the materials are from discarded packaging, trash wrapped in foil.
BurnSim ($39) is a solid rocket motor ballistic simulation program (Windows only) now in its third version. In a nutshell, input your motor, nozzle and propellant characteristics and BurnSim calculates the Kn (kilonewton) through the burn and predicts estimated chamber pressure and motor performance. Once your motor design is in BurnSim, you can tweak the […]
New LED bike wheel lights (as seen @ Maker Faire!)… The Monkeylectric m132s is a revolutionary bike light that keeps you visible – and in style. Its ruggedized design is perfect for daily commuters, urban cyclists, casual evening riders, BMX, festivals – anyone that wants to be visible after dark and not feel like a […]
