While this no-weld rail bike conversion looks like it would be unsafe at any speed, it does look like a ton of fun (isn't that always the case?). Something like...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Monday April 30th, 2012 3:00 AM
Categories: Energy, Fun & Games | 16 Comments
Release your creativity and get a good workout at the same time with Drawing Machine #1 by Joseph Griffiths. Part performance art, part kinetic sculpture, this peddle powered apparatus consists...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Monday April 23rd, 2012 3:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Energy, Fun & Games | 1 Comment
If you've ever thought that your BMX bike was lacking the requisite dj gear, you're in luck. Designed for an ad by Japanese bicycle sharing service Cogoo, the Turntable Rider...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Thursday April 19th, 2012 4:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Music | 1 Comment
I love this inventive and environmental way to rack your bikes by using a pair of wood pallets.
Posted by Matt Richardson | Saturday March 31st, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: Energy, Fun & Games | 9 Comments
Make: Projects is a wiki where the MAKE community posts their projects. Did you know that includes recipes? Check out what's new, and add your own projects.
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Friday March 30th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Food & Beverage, Fun & Games, Home | No Comments
Dave Heisserer and Dillon Hodapp of Minneapolis, MN, are building the Jiggernaut, a crowdfunded bike-welding jig: Dave and I have wanted to build our own bicycle frames for years. Being...
Posted by John Baichtal | Wednesday March 21st, 2012 11:45 AM
Categories: Electronics, Energy, Fun & Games | 8 Comments
Todd Barricklow builds his pedal-powered racer and talks about the Death Defying Figure 8 racetrack at Bay Area Maker Faire.
Posted by Nick Normal | Saturday March 17th, 2012 12:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 4 Comments
I'm loving these photos from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. In the last few years, while a lot of people have donned lycra and carbon fiber frames, they have...
Posted by Jake Spurlock | Friday March 16th, 2012 2:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 1 Comment
If you've ever been to Maker Faire, you're probably familiar with all the wonderful pedal-powered carnival rides that appear throughout the event. Here's a video demonstration of a small Ferris...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday March 13th, 2012 2:00 AM
Categories: Energy, Fun & Games | No Comments
Pedal metal thunder! It's Pedal Car Figure 8 Racing, coming to this year's Maker Faire Bay Area in May.
Posted by Nick Normal | Wednesday March 7th, 2012 10:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 1 Comment
Want to get around on two wheels with a little more then pedal power? This Russian innovator has a method of using a chainsaw for some extra horsepower. Safety aside,...
Posted by Jake Spurlock | Wednesday March 7th, 2012 9:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 19 Comments
German maker Thorsten Wilms wanted to add a nice headlight to his new bike, but a couple of cables got in the way of a clean installation. He ordered a...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday March 6th, 2012 10:30 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Electronics, Fun & Games, Hacks | 5 Comments
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