This week’s CRAFT Pattern Podcast features knit and crochet designer, Amy O’Neill Houck’s knit bike helmet ear warmers that are fast and easy to make. Amy says, “Year-round bicycle commuters know that rain and wind can chill our ears and lower your body temperature making your ride umpleasant. These easy-to-knit wool ear covers are designed to slide onto bike helmet straps. They’re warm and they’ll stay put.” You can see more of Amy O’Neill Houck’s needlework on her blog, The Hook and I.
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Here’s a vintage bicycle headlight that has been given a touch of current LED technology… How to and more @ howtofixbikes - Link.
Let there be (bike) light:
Make a LED Bike light system - Link.
HOW TO - Make the ultimate 18v Bike Light! - Link.
Tape case bike light - Link.
HOW TO - Make a 40-LED bicycle light - Link.
Antique bike light LED mod - Link.
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Joe writes -
“This can be made to be just a headlight or both a headlight/taillight bike light system.
My NiteRider light was off getting fixed at the factory and I needed something for my daily commute. I have used it in a 45 minute pouring rain commute on the way in to work and it worked like a champ.” - Link.
Related bike illuminating projects for your bicycle:
HOW TO - Make the ultimate 18v Bike Light! - Link.
Tape case bike light - Link.
HOW TO - Make a 40-LED bicycle light - Link.
Antique bike light LED mod - Link.
Make a Bike light holder/connector for … - Link.
HOW TO - Blinking cruiser bike light - Link.
DIY solar bike light - Link.
HOW TO - Make a solar bike light - Link.
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Xddorox writes -
“Chopper bike built from a mountain bike and racer forks. Very comfortable and fast. Makes up for its bad looks. V-Brake makes for easy stopping too.” - Link.
Related choppin’:
Granny’s Nightmare - HOW TO - Make a bicycle chopper - Link.
HOW TO - Mountain Lion chopper bicycle - Link.
Old school - DIY chopper bike - Link.
HOW TO - AfterBurner chopper bicycle - Link.
Chopper bike gallery - Link.
HOW TO - Orange chopper bicycle - Link.
Chopper bike… - Link.
HOW TO - Make a kids’ chopper bicycle - Link.
Make your own Carnage chopper! - Link.
Chopper bike from 1967 - Link.
Huge chopper bike photo gallery - Link.
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Peter writes -
“Here’s a cool kit that will allow you to transform your mountain bike into a bike that you can ride on the snow! You just add the front ski and the back rear-drive and you’re set. No tools required.” [via] - Link.
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Peter writes -
“Your readers might want to check out this bizarre home-made bicycle that looks like it was made to cruise on the sand. The frame looked like it was made from several frames and the wheels had a full car-sized inner tube and two rims & hubs per wheel.” - Link.
Related:
Bikes @ MAKE - Link.
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I’m not sure where most of these photos are from (post if you know in the comments) but it’s a pretty good collection of chopper bikes - Link.
Related:
Bicycles @ MAKE - Link.
Chopper Bikes - Link.
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Tim sent in this how-to on using a tote bag to make shoe covers for riding your bike in inclement weather… - Link.
Excellent re-use of those freebie totes you get at conferences!
Related:
Shoes made from recycled stuff… - Link.
Shoes made from grocery bags - Link.
Make Your Own Shoes - Link.
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Bill writes in with this excellent homemade weed wacker powered bicycle -
“Whilst travelling south on the Pacific Coast Highway (CA 1) in November of 2006, I happened to stop at the restaurant/deli/convenience store in fabulous Gorda, CA. Up rode this chap on his home-built “moped” and I snapped these photos. Sadly, I neglected to get a photo of Terry, the maker.” - Link.
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Oblongata writes -
“This will show you one way to build yourself a Ski Bike (aka Snow Bike, Skibob, Skike, or Skicycle). It is a downhill only machine and if you like bikes a lot, then it will probably keep a stupid grin plastered on your face all the way down whatever crazy hills you choose to take it on. It is easier to ride than it looks and is quite stable at high speeds (not sure about the speeds you could achieve at a ski hill, but its worked great for average hills in Wisconsin). There are many ways you could build one of these, this is just one way to get you started.” - Link.
Related:
Skateboard to ski board - Link.
Homemade Tri-Ski baby carriage - Link.
HOW TO - build your own Skis - Link.
Ice bikes - Link.
More ice bikes - Link.
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Tim shows you how to make your own bike lock from an old stainless steel stove - Link.
Related:
HOW TO - Bicycle Frame Protection - Link.
Bicycle projects @ MAKE - Link.
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Julian writes - “Flickr Photos of a completed “No Weld” recumbent. I always wanted a recumbent but didn’t want to pay the money. I built this “No Weld Recumbent” from bits found via the local FreeCycle mailing list and the local dumps and recycling centres. It’s taken about 4 weeks of weekends.” - Link.
Related:
The Freecycle Network - Link.
Home-built recumbent tricycle - Link.
Bart Simpson recumbent bicycle - Link.
Bicycle with steering wheel and seat - Link.
Ice trikes… - Link.
HOW TO - build a rear wheel steering front wheel drive … - Link.
Homebuilt recumbents - Link.
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MAKE Flickr photo pool member Xddorox writes - “Here’s the latest picture of the Great Canadian Bike Overhaul. We started with a heap of junk and here we are. To see the complete restoration step by step, go check out the blog” - Link.
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Bicycle projects @ MAKE - Link.
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MAKE Flickr photo pool member Aminorjourney posted up this pretty intense e-bike, it’s Pete Green’s “Franken -bike”, a Dawes Galaxy with a 350W motor - Link.
Related:
Eric Peltzer’s Electric Bicycle - Link.
Schwinn 2007 electric bikes - Link.
Electric Bicycle - Battery upgrade - Link.
DIY Electric bicycle - Link.
Bicycles Archives - Link.
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