Weekend Roundup 20090322: Bike Accessories
Posted by @teeheehee on March 22nd, 2009
As usual when I’m behind on posts I have a build-up of links to interesting things. Here are some bike accessories….
While not particularly cheap these wooden handlebars are very stylish.
Via Makezine.
No longer available for sale (but maybe it can come back due to popular demand?) is a video gamer’s delight: a 1-Up mushroom bike helmet cover on Etsy.
Via BoingBoing.
The Contrail puts a thin layer of chalk on the rear wheel, leaving chalk trails on the pavement as one travels.
Via Makezine.
Here is a series dealing with boomboxes on bikes.
Via Treehugger.
Someone has created a device that increases the chances that a traffic stop sensor will detect a bike and switch the lights from red to green.
Via Gizmodo.
Here’s an idea for a laser-projected bike lane which may have some application issues, like jittering, but brings about an interesting way of raising awareness.
Via BoingBoing, Engadget, Dustbowl.
Want to outfit a car horns on your bike? I have to figure this gets old really quickly, and can be as much of a hazard and nuisance as a safety feature.
Via Makezine.
Hopefully this is easy to recreate, I love the idea: a sharrow sweater.
Via Craftzine.
In the expensive components department we have an article about electronic shifters.
Via Gizmodo.
Lastly, in the Fail department: a dog tether. Seriously? This has “bad idea” written all over it.
Via Gizmodo.
