Treehugger has put together a fun roundup of bikes with reel mowers bolted onto the fronts of them. Not sure how effective this is as a mower, or rideable as a bike — this might be more Chindogu than workable hack. Has anyone made and/or ridden one of these? The Cutting Edge: Bicycle Lawnmowing – […]
Park tool has a pretty some good how-tos on fixing your bike: Getting the length of your chain or brake line right, installing a new set of tires, etc… Link. More: Bicycle projects & more @ MAKE – Link. MAKE 11: Our special “DIY Wheels” section brings you plans for making a mobile drive-in movie […]
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories offers this tutorial on how to re-cover a bicycle seat. I don’t know about you, but I can feel that star being pressure-branded onto my butt just thinking about going for a cruise on this thing. Bicycle Seat Cover Project – Link
Boris writes – A couple of days ago I decided that the light of my push-bike was not bright enough. After looking at the prices for better lights (i.e. at least 20 Watts halogen) in a catalog, I was convinced that building my own would be the way to go. Butt-ugly DIY bikelight – Link.
Popular Science 1937 – Link.
This is an awesome drill powered kid’s bike! Thanks John! Link.
Steve Paine, a.k.a. Chippy, is a Brit living in Germany. He’s currently on a bike trip, along the Rhein River, which he’s blogging about using a UMPC (Ultra-Mobile PC) and portable solar tech. Those geeks in the house who are as ancient as I am will remember Steve Roberts, the “high-tech nomad,” who took net-connected, […]
