Weekend Roundup 20081123
Posted by @teeheehee on November 23rd, 2008
Yes, yes, it has been a while! Well, here is a massive roundup from the last couple of months to make up for it.
We’ll start off with a video of a robot that can ride a bike.
Via BoingBoing.
A Wired article on growing a bamboo bike frame.
Via Digg.
A shopping cart bike. Hey, why not?
Via Gizmodo.
Here’s a really handy bike part identification guide, courtesy of my local shop: Bicycle Bill’s. (More images after the link.)
A clever bicycle bell camera mount modification.
Via BoingBoing.
An idea for a bike generator that harnesses power from bumps on the road.
Via Digg, via TreeHugger.
The election is over, but this was a really cool Obama persistence-of-vision spoke mod.
Via Make Zine.
I guess you’d have to pedal backwards to go forward on this double-bike.
Via Gizmodo.
An Instructible on converting army surplus bags into panniers.
Via Make Zine.
Future trend: bikes without chains.
Via Make Zine.
And finally, a San Diego Tribune report on California colleges that pay students to bike.
Via TreeHugger.
