This bicycle makes me question the laws of gravity and balance in general. It also make we think that the guy riding this probably fell in a dismal crash right after this picture was taken. Still, it’s a pretty amazing feat of engineering to even get this bike up and running in the first place. […]
Lonny Grafman writes in about a tutorial on making your own bike trailer. The folks at the Appropedia wiki write: It’s a lot of fun hauling cargo around on a bike. A bike trailer can make a bicycle more practical for transporting groceries, laundry, friends, etc. This is one of the least-expensive bike trailer designs […]
This is no ordinary ski bike. Nope, this one has full suspension to help smooth out those bumpy rides. Don’t forget, winter is almost over so you better start this project real soon or you might miss out on riding the local hills yelling, “I want my 2 Dollars!” – Link Related: HOW TO – […]
Clever way to sharpen knives, Science And Mechanics 1936 – Link. Related: Knife sharpening tricks (video) – Link.
The Bamboo Bike Project is a collaboration between scientists and engineers at The Earth Institute at Columbia University and a bicycle builder at Calfee Design. The project aims to examine the feasibility of implementing cargo bikes made of bamboo as a sustainable form of transportation in Africa. The ultimate goals of the project are: 1.To […]
French artist Vincent Lamouroux built this cool pedal cycle to travel along abandoned French Aerotrain monorail tracks. I love it when the future is already in ruin. Vincent Lamouroux – [via] Link
Here’s an incredible video from IEEE Spectrum on the new robotic arm Dean Kamen’s DEKKA group is working on, it’s inspired by robotic arm in Star Wars that Luke Skywalker had – Link. Related: Dean Kamen’s “Luke Arm” prosthesis readies for clinical trials – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Dean Kamen: The Dean of […]
