The Brooklyn-based Bamboo Bike Studio (BBS), where DIY'ers make their own bike frame out of bamboo in a two-day workshop, is opening satellite studios and branching out into the assembly...
Posted by Jon Kalish | Wednesday July 27th, 2011 2:30 PM
Categories: Energy, Fun & Games, Maker Pro, Tools | 5 Comments
This weekend at the New Amsterdam Bike Show I saw Danielle Baskin’s hand-painted bike/skate helmets. She even has a line based on a deck of tarot cards.
Posted by Becky Stern | Monday May 2nd, 2011 10:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Fun & Games | 1 Comment
In this Skill Builder piece, guest contributor and mountain biker Chris Nodder (author of Bike Boo Boos) explains common problems with bike shifters and how to deal with them. –...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Thursday April 28th, 2011 9:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 7 Comments
Make: Live ep07 is all about projects from the new MAKE v26, Karts & Wheels! Thanks to our guests Mark Frauenfelder, Jared Ficklin, Nick Raymond and Eric Chu. Catch up...
Posted by Becky Stern | Thursday April 28th, 2011 7:00 AM
Categories: Energy, General, Makers | No Comments
Our friends RadBrad and KoolKat, from Atomic Zombie, posted this cool SpinScooter build on Make: Projects. Besides the fact that it requires welding (if you can do this, maybe a...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Monday April 25th, 2011 2:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Image from Road Cycling Tips In this Skill Builder piece, guest contributor and mountain biker Chris Nodder (author of Bike Boo Boos) outlines how to deal with punctures on both...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Friday April 22nd, 2011 8:30 AM
Categories: Fun & Games | 4 Comments
RadBrad and KoolKat, of Atomic Zombie, wrote this wonderful guide to the fine art of bicycle deconstruction. You can learn a lot about a machine by stripping it down to...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Tuesday April 19th, 2011 2:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Make: Live ep06 is all about bikes! Thanks to our guests Nick Normal and William Thomas Porter. Catch up on video and notes from the show here. Want to show...
Posted by Becky Stern | Thursday April 14th, 2011 8:30 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, General, Makers | 3 Comments
When I posted the “Bre Builds a Bike” piece here last night, I neglected to include a link to the PDF that originally accompanied the Weekend Project. It’s a sweet...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Tuesday April 12th, 2011 8:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 3 Comments
On this video from the vault (Weekend Projects, 2007), Bre Pettis and his friend Dave Neff bodge together a bike for Bre from several trashed bikes. Build a Single Speed...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Monday April 11th, 2011 9:00 PM
Categories: Energy, Fun & Games | 5 Comments
For our bike theme and Skill Builder series this month, we’ve asked mountain bike racer Chris Nodder to help us out. Chris is the author of Bike Boo Boos, a...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Monday April 11th, 2011 2:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 3 Comments
Make: Live 06 – Bikes, Basics to Extremes Wednesday April 13th, 9pm ET/6pm PT Watch at makezine.com/live or on UStream Please join us in the UStream chat or mark tweets...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Monday April 11th, 2011 4:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, General | No Comments
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