Collaborate Disseminate
Some municipalities implement bike counters on cycling routes in order to monitor traffic. [nullpxl] recently investigated how these counters work, and explored methods that can be used to trick the …read more Continue reading Tricking a Bike Counter
[Brogan M Pratt] and his students do a lot of 3D printing, and as such found themselves producing a lot of plastic waste. Seeing an opportunity, they built a bike-powered …read more Continue reading Bike-Powered Shredder Makes Short Work of 3D Printer Waste
There are a lot of traditional features of a bike that rarely change. The spokes, the chain, and the inability for it to take off like a rocket, to mention …read more Continue reading Fixing the Failure of the Reevo
Although LCD displays have been used in almost every type of consumer electronics display over the last two decades, many of these screens have a few downsides that limit their …read more Continue reading Ebike Display Uses Reflective LCD
Smoothie bikes are a great way to make a nutritious beverage while getting a workout at the same time. [Tony Goacher] was approached by a local college, though, which had …read more Continue reading Smoothie Bikes Turned Into Game Controllers
An old joke in physics is that of the “spherical cow”, poking fun at some of the assumptions physicists make when tackling a new problem. Making the problem simple like …read more Continue reading Bicycle Tows 15,000 Pounds
If you’ve put in all the necessary practice to learn bike tricks, you’d probably like an appropriately dramatic soundtrack to accompany your stunts. A team of students working on a …read more Continue reading An Adaptive Soundtrack for Bike Tricks
The drivetrain of most modern bicycles has remained relatively unchanged for nearly a century. There have been marginal upgrades here and there like electronic shifting but you’ll still mostly see …read more Continue reading Automatic Transmission For Manual Transportation
If you’ve spent any time on two wheels, you’ve certainly experienced the woes of poor bicycle shifting. You hit the button or twist the knob expecting a smooth transition into …read more Continue reading Bicycle Gearbox Does it by Folding
If you’ve worked on a high-end mountain or road bike for any length of time, you have likely cursed the Presta valve. This humble century-old invention is the bane of …read more Continue reading A New Kind of Bike Valve?