Forkless bike from Finland
Olli Erkkilä created this custom concept bike as his graduation project from the Institute of Design in Lahti. [via Core77]
Bicycles
DIY bamboo bike frame
We have covered making a bamboo bike once or twice before. OK, maybe more like 3 or 4 times! What can I say, we <3 bicycles! Here is yet another bamboo bike frame, however the construction of this one is a bit different. What really caught my attention on this build was the use of paper templates for cutting all the miters. It's a really cool technique, and it allows the bamboo to hide almost all the structural metal parts, making this the ultimate Gilligan's Island ride. Very cool.
Maker Faire Africa Flickr pool
Maker Faire Africa flickr pool
Amazing chopper bikes
Dan says: These folks dragged their bikes from all over Europe and many overseas even. The detailing is pro level and goes well beyond just the frames – there were a lot of hand made pedals, shifters, rims, brakes. There was a week of chopper bike events with up to 30 mile (!) rides but […]
EXTREME FAT TIRE BICYCLE
Marple200 writes– I’ve wanted to build a custom bicycle for many years. I started wondering how fat of a tire I could accommodate on a bicycle. I had seen pictures of the Hanebrink Technologies extreme terrain bicycle, but wanted something still more extreme. The problem I considered was one of drive train alignment. With the […]
Make ice cream with your bike
A bicycle-mounted ice cream maker: This would be a fun way to make a snack for your next picnic or party. I’m always forgetting to make something to bring to a friends house, and would love to be able to just load this up and head out!
Human powered hovercraft
Steam Boat Willy has an amazingly detailed account of the technical details on this human powered hovercraft. Via MITers