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...
View ArticleRevisiting 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...
View ArticlePenny Farthing
A ridiculous, yet somehow attractive machine. Slightly less ridiculous for the average person than a unicycle.
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleCamper 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleBike 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....
View ArticleBicycle 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...
View ArticleAnother 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...
View ArticleGymnacyclidium
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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