Tristan Roddis of blog.cogapp.com writes: Following the great instructions from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, I built one, and then reprogrammed the chip to create a crude persistence of vision device, which could then be velcroed onto my spokes for use as a propaganda tool during the Critical Mass bike ride. Hardware hacking – the next […]
A solar powered, trickle-charged, weatherproof, safety bike helmet with changeable parts. The Green Helmet (Solar powered, safety lit, weatherproof bike helmet.) – Link
Avi Abrams has just finished up a fun three-part piece on Dark Roasted Blend showcasing some of the strangest, coolest, and most whack-a-delic cars, bicycles, and other vehicles that look like they just tooled in from some alternate dimension. World’s Strangest Vehicles, Part 3 – Link
Check out MAKE Flickr photo pool member Chauss513’s lawmower bike! Link & see more of the collection!
Dave writes – I saw your posting about bikes that make noise, and thought I’d draw your attention to the Soundcycles exhibition at InterAccess in Toronto right now. Two bike projects that make noise! The Warbike makes music from WiFi networks, details here and a radio interview about it here. The Soundbike laughs as you […]
From AfriGadget comes this item about a solar-powered donkey-drawn farm utility vehicle with 21st century extras: The HAPV (Advertised as HAPPY) is a twist on the ‘horse and buggy’ mode of transportation, making this a donkey, cart, solar panel on a canopy FUV (Farm Utility Vehicle) that is quite ingenious and absolutely AfriGadget. A donkey […]
Stylish and functional, a 1957 Huffy radio bike. I suppose a modern version would have an iPod… [via] Link. Related: Ultra-light/ultra-efficient pimped-out bike stereo system – Link. DIY Bike stereo – Link. i-Ride Bicycle stereo system – Link. From the pages of MAKE 11: Long Live the Bicycle by Saul Griffith in Making Trouble. Everything […]
