How to Paint a Bike Frame
A bike restoration master restores the paint job on a vintage CCM-brand bike.
Drones & Vehicles
Homemade wooden coaster bike
The CrumleyFamily posted some build photos of their homemade wooden coaster bike in the MAKE Flickr photo pool they made (picture here, start and finish) – “About a year ago, Alli’s Mom pointed out a wooden coaster bike that would be a cool toy for Fuller someday. I had seen pictures of them before and […]
Bicycle with steering wheel and seat
This bike from the 30’s is a bit like a DIY recumbent – Popular Mechanics 1936 – Link. Could this one be the first? Related: Bart Simpson recumbent bicycle – Link. Home-built recumbent tricycle – Link. Unusual Home Built Bicycles from wood and salvage – Link. Bicycle projects – Link.
Bike stereo round up
When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race ~H.G. Wells… What’s better than riding a bicycle around? Roll’in with a homemade bike stereo blasting out the tunes… there are some DIY ones and a few you can buy – here we go… Thump: Ultra-light/ultra-efficient […]
Homebuilt recumbents
Xddorox writes – “These are two homebuilt recumbent bikes that I built from old bicycles. The one with the red seat is mine and the other one is my son’s. Check out my photostream for close up detail shots of my son’s pocket rocket. “ – Link.
Chopper bike gallery
Nothing compares – *the* chopper gallery – [via]- Link.
Radically modified bicycles – SCUL
We’ve been posting a lot of bicycle mods, hacks and projects from the MAKE photo pool (we’re going to give away a few prizes, so keep them coming) – and last week we visited SCUL, a gang that likes to ride strange vessels called choppers, the most exotic bikes, here are a few photos from […]