Rick writes – “In May of 2003, Colin Bock & I completed building a custom bike project for a woman named Heather. Heather really enjoys cycling. She used to ride both for recreation and for commuting to work, but Multiple Sclerosis made it impossible for her to ride her mountain bike. Far too often, when […]
Csc934 writes – “This is an inspirational mod of a 93 Geo Tracker. The Tracker is an interesting platform for car hacking. They are cheap, sometimes 4 wheel drive and fuel efficient, and can be found on ebay for under $2000.” – Link. Related: Tons of car mods and hacks in our “Mod your Rod” […]
Ron writes – “This is a my street-legal jet car on full afterburner. The car has two engines: the production gasoline engine in the front driving the front wheels and the jet engine in the back. The idea is that you drive around legally on the gasoline engine and when you want to have some […]
Awesome, we posted up an old photo from 1895 of a “Railway velocipede” and of course, turns out, there are makers out there building and using these. Here are a few that were sent in. Railbike along the scenic Willamette River between Lake Oswego and Portland – Link. Krazmo writes – “This guy has well […]
From Engineering News of February, 1895 “The wheels have rubber bands 3 ins. wide and 3-16 in. thick on the tread, which make the machine run easily without jar, and also without noise, so that the rider can catch the sound of approaching trains.” – [via] Link. I really want to build one of these […]
Emeka from the Timbuktu Chronicles writes – “In the tradition of the developing worlds version of Make, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology students and car tinkerers from Suame Magazine and elsewhere have entered a vehicle for the Mini Baja competition.” – Link. Related: Mod Your Rod. James Bond depended on Q to trick […]
Jake writes in regarding our post on “House Trucks” – “Any discussion of house trucks has to include the mention of Rolling Homes – Handmade House on Wheels by Jane Lidz. That book was the inspiration for my own school bus to camper conversion project.” – Link.
