Landlubbers hoist their sails and go yachting on bikes
Sail biking! Popular Mechanics 1938 – Link. More: Bicycles @ MAKE – Link.
Drones & Vehicles
Pedal powered tennis ball launcher
Andrea sent in this awesome pedal powered tennis ball launcher! This is a chimera tennis ball cannon made from a bike that you can pedal. It is both cleanly powered and built from recycled bicycles. It allows players varying in skill levels to practice to be better at both tennis and cycling. The launcher is […]
Bicycle-powered welder
Mike writes – An inertia friction welder powered by a bicycle. Built in 2 months and at a cost of รยฃ302. Finished and run for the first time at around 6pm GMT, Saturday 15th December. Thanks go to Andy for the welding, Steevo for the machining, Martin for grafting, Greg for filming and squeaking, Graeme […]
Dekochari art bikes
I seem to have missed this in Japan, the video is excellent! Pink Tentacle writes – For decades in Japan, dekochari (deko means รขโฌลdecorationรขโฌย and chari means รขโฌลbicycleรขโฌย) have been the ride of choice for hardcore dekotora fans that are too young to drive. Modeled after Japanรขโฌโขs celebrated art trucks, dekochari typically feature large front […]
HOW TO – Make a dial-gauge bicycle wheel building stand for $100
Chuck writes – This article describes how to assemble an inexpensive, but very accurate, wheel building stand for bicycles. The stand uses a dial gauge indicator that is accurate to 1/1000th of an inch, but the complete stand can be finished for about $100. The low price is achieved by using inexpensive options for the […]
Conductive paint LED helmet
Matt lit up his cool bike helmet with LEDs and conductive paint. Check out his neat graf tag, too! – Link. Related: LED bike helmet – Link. HOWTO – Make a LED bike light system – Link. Solar-powered bike helmet – Link.
Bicycles that carry powerful beats
Great NY Times article about bike stereos, photo Tyler Hicks/The New York Times – A new biker gang is roaming the streets of Richmond Hill, Queens. This crew of mostly teenagers can be seen riding along 103rd Avenue just west of the Van Wyck Expressway. The bikes roar, but the booming sound has nothing to […]
