What if you would be able to generate music by the simple act of riding your bike? This project started with that question. We have build the first prototype and thanks to Jeffry Sol and Vincent Beijersbergen we were able to do so in a month. And yes it was pretty difficult, but loads of fun…. the idea is pretty simple; basically, a wheel and dynamo work the same way as a record player. But it was not as easy as it looks. First, we had to come up with a solution for the wheels; how can we change the records? The fork was blocking the wheel. That’s why we changed a 30 year old bike into a lefty bike; and build a construction that would still support the weight and would be strong enough for people to ride on it. The biggest challenge of all was to make sure that the needles would stick to the record and follow the grooves, without skipping too much. Therefor we bought two vertical record players and took them apart, to see how they worked. Also; we wanted our bike to be as low tech as possible; that’s why the only “extra” energy we used was a 9 volt battery to support the amplifier. In order for the records to run smoothly, we also had to change the crank of the bike and the chain. After that, we build our own horn, to have some extra volume, and we sprayed the whole bike black. We had some sponsors like bike stores, handy people and DJ’s and that’s how our dream in progress turned out to be real… Here’s to the crazy ones; thank you guys, you rock. - Merel, Pieter and Liatvideo via Adverblog / image source of record player
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Having always been fond of the brilliant marketing tactic of incorporating animals on wine labels - just love this repurposed wine crate with an owl as it's mascot I spotted in Brooklyn . One sweet wooden crate.
This photo made my day - a 1950's bed frame-turned-bike frame!
Crafted out of vintage upholstery & vinyl material, Denver-based Beatrice Holiday - Wheel Cute Couture makes these handlebar bags, basket liners and seat covers! Available through their Esty Shop. via Design*Sponge
Just as the sidewalks are being littered with dried up Christmas trees... here's one (from last month) in front of the precious Cafe Souvenir.
Made from actual recycled bike wheels. Condition and model may vary slightly, since they did live another life before they were discarded. Handmade in Charlottesville, VA and for sale here on Etsy
Love the combination of a bike tire inner tubes and handmade ceramics jars. Took the photo on a visit to Cassius Clay while on the Danish Island of Bornholm.
these bikestands reminded me of how Project H re-purposed car tires - using them as an educational tool by turning playgrounds into Learning Landscapes, a grid-based system for elementary math education...
The spatial grid is intended to combine active movement and competition with mathematic curricula, providing an outdoor classroom framework for fun and engaged learning. Because math is universal, Learning Landscape can be adapted for use in any country and can be tailored to a range of skill levels.
For the pilot installation at the Kutamba School for AIDS Orphans in Uganda, a 16-point grid was constructed using reclaimed tires arranged inside a large sand box. The tires mark points on the grid, and during game play, numbers can be written directly on them with chalk. (The tires can also be used as outdoor classroom space when coupled with an integrated bench system.)
from the top... Drops Chair crafted from a car wheel's inner tube and wrapped with recycled textiles by Camilla Hounsell Halvoren of Norway / Modern Bike Tube Chair by Wesley Nugteren / Retyred Swingchair by Wheels-on-Fire from the Netherlands
10 Speed Vinyl Graphic by HeckFire
Welded gate at River City... painted matte black and reminiscent of a Louise Nevelson assembly
Rims and spokes out front of Little Edie's Five & Dime
Mobile and fork tree at the Community Cycling Center
