HOW TO – Fool a stoplight into thinking your bike is a car – The Loop Sensor Activator via Core77. A common problem for bicyclists, and in particular for bicycle commuters, is the traffic loop sensor. These are the devices which detect the presence of vehicles to control the sequencing of traffic lights at many […]
Check out this Instructable on converting an army surplus bag into a bike pannier. $5 at a flea market is a bit cheaper (and cooler) than the commercial panniers I’ve seen. Here are some other DIY panniers we’ve covered: Bike pannier from messenger bag DIY panniers from ammo containers
This sculpture was made from several dozen bicycles that were connected to each other at the wheel hinge by a simple seperation of the quick release lever that typically allows one to exchange or remove tires. Pretty interesting structure that somehow manages to balance using the seats as feet. Aiweiwei.com via FFFFOUND!
It’s not really for hamsters, but it’s about the right size. Mydogellen made this awesome knitted bike – she made an Instructable that explains her approach and the techniques she used.
Here’s a detailed Instructable on building a single-wheeled bike trailer, very similar to the $300+, critically-acclaimed B.O.B. trailer systems, for something like $20. Aside from the coolness factor, one vs. two wheels obviously gives you a nice lowered rolling resistance. My favorite quote from the build is the description of his hitch system (step 8). […]
Wow, Aneel used 6 “SpokePOVs” to turn his bicycle wheels in to Obama logos (photo set here)… He included the files for download if you want to do this on your own, or you can of course make whatever you want. Oh, just to be clear and to avoid a comment-fight, MAKE does not endorse […]
Spotted at Maker Faire, Peter Stanley’s electric tall bike may be my favorite vehicle of any kind: You can’t tell from the video that there’s no throttle: just an on-off switch. Because adding a motor to a tallbike wasn’t dangerous enough;)
