Month: July 2008

Hyperbike: Like swimming on land

The Hyperbike, by Curtis DeForest, tries to create a human-powered vehicle that will be faster than traditional bicycles. I can see how the rider can input more energy, but that thing has to weigh a lot more than a 10 speed! In creating the HyperBike, DeForest tried to remedy the flaws of the standard bicycle. […]

Soft Guitars

The Grateful Thread makes these adorable soft guitars in many styles. Great for rock star pillow fights. Via the CRAFT Flickr Pool. More: HOW TO – Make a Guitar Bag Felted Guitar Necklace Guitar-Shaped PSP Case Knitted Guitar Pattern

Dynohub multi-pole alternator

Dynohub multi-pole alternator

Gotwind is a Ben Jandrell’s (Shropshire, England) DIY site for renewable energy projects. The site has a number of cool projects and technical info and tutorials. Here’s an excerpt from his page on the Sturmey Archer GH6 Dynohub: The Sturmey Archer GH6 Dynohub was designed as a means of generating electrical lighting power for bicycles […]