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Maya Pedal, upcycling bicycles in Guatemala

An excellent project and a good cause. From the Makers: In 1997, in San Andrés Itzapa in Guatemala, Maya Pedal Association began recycling scraps of bicycles into Bicimáquinas. Bicimáquinas are...

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Revisiting the Enchanted Bike Wagon

I have mentioned this unique little wagon before but it is worth revisiting as a near perfect mini traveller’s wagon.  Günther Lorenz, a maker from Bayern designed and built this bike-towed caravan...

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Late 19th century style.

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Penny Farthing

A ridiculous, yet somehow attractive machine.  Slightly less ridiculous for the average person than a unicycle.

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The Safety Bicycle

Some advice from 1890… How things change.

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Introducing the Diamond Frame Safety Bicycle

1891 Style

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The Micro Airstream Bike Camper

Paul Elkins seems to be quite an inventor and a talented Maker.  Here is an ingenious and practical shelter he created that weighs only 45 pounds (20 kg). Tiny indeed but I love the low profile.  Wind...

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Camper Bicycle

I would love a human-powered world with creatures like this filling our highways, quietly and without belching exhaust into the air.  Maybe we wouldn’t need to expend all our resources and youth...

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The Bicycle Machines of Guatamala

I wrote a little something about this a while back; see the post about the Bicimáquinas.  Matt, from Makeshift sent me this link and asked me to share it.  Have a look.  It is pretty inspiring to see...

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Bike Storage

Saw this posted on Facebook: The ultimate picnic bike.  I like the fact that it is a bar on wheels but you could also pack i full of less fun stuff like food, tools, spare parts, or other flat goodies....

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Cycles and Accessories, 1907

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Bicycle Powered Micro Vardo

A very interesting vardo build by artist Barry Howard.  He created a guest post on Tiny House Talk earlier this summer to discuss his ultra-light, fold-down, micro vardo to tow behind his bike.  It...

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Another Early Bicycle

"Any Boy can learn himself to ride in a few hours..." I am a fan of cycling and have a special place in my heart for the old contraptions from the early days.  Based on the enormous price, the one...

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Gymnacyclidium

That's quite a velocipede indeed! Gymnacyclidium - This sounds like something for which you could be administered a shot to clear it up.  I thought these monstrosities worth looking at for the danger...

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