Collaborate Disseminate
Really, how did we get the point in this world where an exercise bike can be bricked? Such was the pickle that [ptx2] was in when their $2,000 bike by Flywheel Home Sports was left without the essential feature of participating in virtual rides after Peloton bought the company. The …read more
Continue reading Unbricking a $2,000 Exercise Bike with a Raspberry Pi Zero and Bluetooth Hacks
For many of us, this whole pandemic thing has produced some unexpected upsides. One of [George Turvey]’s was finding a nice new scenic route to work that goes by a lake with bike trails. [George] thought it might be nice to go fishing after work, and use a folding bike …read more
Continue reading Hack a Folding Bike to Help You Catch Some Pike
The “Spin Cycle” is an amazing electric bicycle built using a motor salvaged from a washing machine; when the puns are this perfect you have to roll with them. [jimminecraftguy’s] creation is one of the most hacked-together yet functional electric vehicle we’ve seen in a long time.
The drive train …read more
Continue reading The Spin Cycle: Washing Machine Motor Converts 10-Speed to E-Bike
Part of the detritus of many cities over the last few years has been the ubiquitous bicycles and scooters of the various companies that offer them for hourly hire via a smartphone app. They’re annoying when left randomly on pavements by their users, and they sometimes appear to outnumber riders …read more
Continue reading When A Bike Sharing Startup Goes Away, What Do You Do With The Bikes?
The Polaris Slingshot is half car, half motorcycle with a sort of Batmobile-esque design. The 2020 Slingshot model packs a whole lot of muscle, a considerable fear factor, and is likely the most fun one can have without resorting to a straight up two-w… Continue reading 2020 Polaris Slingshot review: Big changes, monstrous fun
The Polaris Slingshot is half car, half motorcycle with a sort of Batmobile-esque design. The 2020 Slingshot model packs a whole lot of muscle, a considerable fear factor, and is likely the most fun one can have without resorting to a straight up two-w… Continue reading 2020 Polaris Slingshot review: Big changes, monstrous fun
While it’s nice to be able to fully restore something vintage to its original glory, this is not always possible. There might not be replacement parts available, the economics of restoring it may not make sense, or the damage to parts of it might be too severe. [onyxmember] aka [Minimember …read more
Continue reading ’54 Motorcycle Saved By Electric Conversion
[Buttim] loses his car a lot, which might sound a little bit like the plot from an early-00s movie, but he assures us that it’s a common enough thing. In a big city, and after several days of not driving one’s car, it can be possible to at least forget …read more
For those of us who were children in the late 80s and early 90s, we may have dreamed of one day owning a gigantic tractor trailer that could transform into a colossal fighting robot. Or of simply having a toy that could approximate this change from one form into another. …read more
Petrol engines dominate the world of the automobile, while electric propulsion races to take an ever larger market share. Despite this, some still hold a flame for steam power. Such aficionados would hold this build in high regard, from the recent past of 2014.
The bike is of a recumbent …read more