Custom EBike Boasts 76 Kilometers Per Hour, 210 Per Charge
A commenter on last week’s electric bike round-up pointed me to this drool-inducing 2008 build from one “Doctorbass,” of Quebec. I am especially impressed by the custom-built battery pack.
Bicycles
Top 10: CRAFT-y Bike Projects
What’s this? Women are riding bikes now? When did that happen? What’s next, the demise of the hoop skirt? Becky is poking me in the ribs, now. Apparently, she claims, women have been riding bikes since the 1880s. Huh. I have been out of the loop. Now she’s poking me harder and pointing out that lots of men, these days, like to sew, crochet, and do other sissy craft stuff. (She didn’t say “sissy,” actually.) Apparently, CRAFT readership is up among male readers, too. Geez, is nothing sacred?
Skill Builder: Your Own SpinScooter
Our friends RadBrad and KoolKat, from Atomic Zombie, posted this cool SpinScooter build on Make: Projects. Besides the fact that it requires welding (if you can do this, maybe a friend can), it’s fairly simple project, and the result is a wacky mutant bike build that would is a challenge to ride and to master. […]
BikeCAD
Make subscriber Scott House wrote in to let us know about BikeCAD and associated cycle design software from BikeForrest. BikeCAD is a parametric CAD tool used to design hardtail mountain bike and road bike frames. Other variants of the software are available to help produce full suspensions, recumbents, tandems, and custom wheels.
Reflector Pockets for Cycling
Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube. Becky posted this great video on CRAFT about making a pair of reflector flaps that tuck into your back pockets when you’re not using them and can be deployed when you’re ready to ride. The project uses the […]
How to Fix a Bicycle Tire Flat
In this how-to, mountain biker Chris Nodder outlines how to deal with punctures on both tube and tubeless bicycle tires.
Top 10: Electric Bikes
From garage conversions to hot commercial products, electrified tall bikes to “stealth” electrification, we have covered a lot of electric bike stuff over the years. These are the ten posts that have generated the most traffic since we started collecting data back in 2008. If you’re thinking of undertaking your own homebrew bike electrification, this list should be a pretty good place to start reading. Enjoy!
