Cuban motor bike
Couple nice shots of a handmade Cuban motor bike, I like the direct contact engine and soda bottle gas tank – Link.
Drones & Vehicles
Sweet swing bike
From the MAKE Flickr Pool – Member Delcruiser submitted this shot of a gorgeous matte black swing bike – looks military grade! On a swing bike both back and front wheels rotate out of the plane of the frame making for a unique cycling experience. Delcruiser’s Swing Bike – Link Related: Make Volume 11 Swing […]
Wooden bike
Ross Millar writes in about Marco Facciola’s completely functional and completely wooden bicycle. Marco writes: I was mostly concerned that the wooden chain would break. I researched the strength of different types of wood and built jigs to test the stresses that each of the chain’s components would undergo during use. First, I used my […]
Landlubbers hoist their sails and go yachting on bikes
Sail biking! Popular Mechanics 1938 – Link. More: Bicycles @ MAKE – Link.
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 £302. 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 “decoration†and chari means “bicycleâ€) have been the ride of choice for hardcore dekotora fans that are too young to drive. Modeled after Japan’s celebrated art trucks, dekochari typically feature large front […]