The art bikes of Todd Kundla
Check out the groovy art bikes of Todd Kundla–many of which have appeared on Tour de Fat.
Drones & Vehicles
CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino Bike Patch
In this intermediate soft circuit tutorial, I show you how to make a light-up patch (mine is from http://fffff.at) that can be used on your backpack for fun and bike safety. Get the code and details at http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/04/craft_video_lilypad_arduino_bi.html
Build a $5 Heli-Rocket from MAKE Volume 25
The cover project from our newest issue of MAKE, Volume 25, is Doug Desrochers’ “$5 Heli-Rocket” (seen above being field tested by intrepid Make: Labs engineering intern Nick Raymond). With a mere $5 worth of materials, including toilet paper tubes, coat hangers, and rubber bands, you can build this high-flying model rocket. Instead of employing […]
Crochet Dress Guards
The rain has finally let up here in Northern California and the first hints of what could be spring are starting to emerge. What better way to celebrate the oncoming season of dresses and fair weather than with some fashionable crocheted bike love from Simeli — a bicycle ornamentation company based in the notoriously cycle-friendly […]
We make planes
America’s landlord is visiting this week – Here’s another interesting blurb from the NYTimes, people are always asking what “we make now”… planes, 200 of them – The White House announced shortly after the ceremony that the Chinese government had agreed to buy 200 airplanes from Boeing in a $19 billion deal, the centerpiece of […]
Dog Bus cargo bike
Portlander Drew Devereux scratch-built this swell cargo bike so his canine pal, Sadie, could come along on rides.
Make a Soda Bottle Bike Exhaust
My son has this totally awesome “exhaust” pipe on his bike that I covet. It’s really a resonator for the classic baseball-card-in-the-spokes trick. It makes a terrific racket, and gets people to move out of the way without necessitating a honk on your horn. I decided to build my own, using a recycled beverage bottle. Armed with a Dremel Rotary Tool, a bottle of energy drink, and a depleted gift card, I set out to make my own soda bottle bike exhaust.
