A Maker Day in Far Rockaway This Weekend
A parade of pedal-powered maker contraptions and a reception for artists junk boats takes place this Saturday in Far Rockaway, Queens.
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Meet the Makers: Death Defying Pedal Car Figure 8 Races
The members of the Fun Bike Unicorn Club are bringing Death Defying Figure 8 Pedal Car Races to Maker Faire Bay Area 2012. Inspired by old-school pedal carts, the club started building and of course the desire to race followed. In the spirit of healthy, and perhaps reckless, competetion, The Unicorns will be shredding around the track racing not only eachother, but anyone else who has brought a car to race. The rules are simple, don’t spend too much money, build it yourself, and brakes are mandatory! To learn more about the races, visit http://blog.makezine.com/maker/fun-bike-unicorn-club/
How-To: Ruffled Bicycle Basket
My little folding bike is hanging out on the landing, just waiting for me to get around to her regular springtime cleaning and maintenance. While I’m getting her tuned up for the season, maybe I’ll also make her a cute new ruffled bicycle basket with this tutorial that Christie from A Lemon Squeezy Home shared […]
Wood Bikes: Art You Can Ride
Bill Patchett and Bill Holloway create complete bike frames out of wood, following the entire process from felling a tree in the urban forest, to shaping and finishing it. This creative example of reuse becomes a piece of rolling art at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. Subscribe to the Maker Faire Podcast in iTunes, download […]
Meet the Makers: Satya Kraus
Learn how Satya Kraus felt when he saw a motorcycle for the first time in his life. Since that moment, he has been obsessed, and turned that obsession into Kraus Motor Co. He hand-builds the most incredible machines from scratch in his workshop under the redwoods.
Experience Satya’s remarkable bikes at Maker Faire Bay Area, May 21 & 22, 2011.
GPS Messenger Bag Bestows Bikers with a Better Sense of Direction
Josh wanted to wander the streets of Chicago on his bike while ensuring he was heading in the general direction of his destination. He therefore created the MapBag, a LilyPad Arduino-based “proprioceptive augmentation device.” Here’s how it works: The MapBag contains a small microcontroller, a GPS chipset, and a series of 8 vibration motors sewn […]
CRAFT Video: Bike Tube Headband
Learn to recycle a broken bike inner tube into a chain-link headband, necklace, or belt! Becky Stern shows you how. Britt McMaster designed this project for her blog, cucumbersome.com. Head on to craftzine for more details: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/03/bike_tube_headband.html
