Contactless dynamo bike light
Instrucrables user vbnicolau made this how-to for making a dynamo-powered bike safety light from an old relay coil and a few hard drive magnets.
Bicycles
How-To video: bike maintenance
Bicycle Maintenance: How To Maintain Your Mountain Bike For Peak Performance Here’s is a very thorough way of tuning up your bike after a hard ride. The rest of the site has some other good information, but you have to dig through a lot of ‘lifestyle’ type entries before you find the making goodies. The […]
Pedal-powered hacksaw
…It was at this point that Chester realized maybe not ALL pedal-powered tools were “appropriate” technology. Happy Earth Day! PPPM: Pedal Powered Hacksaw
Introducing: the Legway
So as not to use the dreaded “S” word two times in a day, we’ll call this by its alternate name: the Legway, a step-powered vehicle. It’s actually a variation of the Universe Cycle, with handlebars. I’d love to see a video to see how wonky it is to drive. The builder says it’s not […]
Welcome to the (laser-cut) dollhouse
Fascinating little piece (no dollhouse puns intended) on the Ponoko blog: Mass customization and rapid manufacturing are still considered to be in the early stages of popular usage, but there’s at least one hobby that has embraced both from the beginning. Think Victorian architecture, painted lady grilles, miniature side chairs, and tiny four poster beds. […]
Cob flywheel
From the comments: Our friend Rachel just took these pictures last week near Oaxaca (Mexico), and she shared them with us while staying at the Eco Village on her way to Portland. this “bici-maquina” (bike-machine), as they are called in Mexico, is used to power a water pump. i love the technological contrast, claypunkish.
Grow your own bike!
Photo from Third World Tech Third World Tech is a neat site with loads of technologies that are used and created in the developing world. One feature on their site is this great idea of making bamboo bikes. The bicycle is such an incredibly important tool for people living on very little in low tech […]