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DIY no weld tandem bicycle Could be the angle but that photo looks Photoshop'd: th lighting on the bike white wall tire is the most glarring sign, also the lighting of the blue (bright and clear) on the front bike and the yellow (dull) on the rear bike don't match. Oh well, perhaps I've been hanging out in the grassy knoll too much but thats what years of working at Adobe will get you. Did you read the link? Its not faked.

One problem I see with this, what happens on a big speed bump? Or a huge dip? Or even normal uneven pavement to a lesser extent. The two frames will rotate against each other pivoting at the middle axle. Maybe some type of bushing or bearing setup would make this better. DIY bite valve hydration system for cyclists *How* easy to puncture? Not much easier than the bottle, and even I don't stick sharp things down my camelbak... and who needs to clean it if you a: just use water (which comes wtih chlorine) and b: ride enough to fill it daily? Annoying, aschmoying ;) That sideways bottle... I know I'd find a way to get the top on wrong and be dribbling a trail behind me... (but she's got great taste in blogs!) i find that putting water in a bottle that i put in a water bottle cage works pretty well too. i love it when people create problems to solve. does look like fun though. neat idea, but seems like too much effort -- you could simply stick a sports bottle like this in a handlebar bottle cage. done! ...plastic bottles are so 2007...i'm going w/ sigg aluminum which is coated inside for no leaching...can't squeeze 'em but w/ the right top, hey, water tastes like water...how unique... Some of us are challenged by reaching while riding, even after just a few miles under our butts. I really like my camelbak. Besides, it has these white outlines of sweat that water bottles don't get and it holds more. Oh, and my biking buddies can walk into convenience stores and announce "I need to fill my bladder!" This post has been removed by the author. She has an interesting web page, of course I can't understand half of it... Actually I typically use my bite-valve system with two 24-ounce water bottles that I put into regular frame-mounted bottle cages. I just haven't quite gotten around to photographing that setup yet. Too busy riding!

I agree that if you only use water in your hydration system that cleanliness is less of an issue. However if you put sports drinks in your bottles, being able to simply recycle dirty bottles is convenient.

I like Jim G's idea of using a sports bottle. You could attach a bite valve and tygon hose to the tube with a hose clamp and end up with a similar interface to the one I have. The advantage of my setup is two-fold: a) my bottle doesn't leak, even when inverted, which is key for transporting containers of sports drink in the car to ride meetups; b) the anti-siphon valve I use means that the rider only has to fill the tygon hose once for each bottle, which is a big advantage when you're out of breath!

I'll have a display at Maker Faire in San Mateo, so if you're around, come by and say hi. O'Reilly promises that all of us bicycle hackers will be together. DIY bicycle cap DIY Rainlegs What's the matter with Hefty bags and duct tape? This photoset seems to be gone. Does anyone know where I could find it? DIY frame building jig DIY Xtracycle I spotted a homebrew Xtracycle-style bike in Minneapolis a few days ago. It appears to have started with a donor frame and the entire rear structure is carefully welded from tubular steel. It uses a gear hub and disc brakes, and there is even a bottle opener mounted to the back.

click to see the photos on flickr DIY superbright bicycle headlight Broken bicycle helmet visor repair I've done this in the past. The only problem is in really cold weather (-20c or so) the glue freezes and it all comes apart. Shouldn't be a problem down your way. DIY shoe covers sweet!

those and an empty coffee cup could earn me some spare change on the corner

no
really

my brother has designed and made some similar covers

this winter
maybe I will make some shoe covers our of rubber shoe covers
just cut out the bottom for the cleats

been meaning to do this for years HOW TO: Campaign signs to bike fenders Why wait until election is over to rip off the signs? In Tulsa, posting signs of any sort on the public right-of-way is serious criminal activity, punishable by $500 fine and 90 days in the clink. If you need new fenders, just go rip them off. It's called community service picking up the litter. That was the main impetus for the original BATMobile, a political campaign sign towed by a bicycle in 2002. Yup, coroplast is the way to go and Kent's instructions are the perfect. I used them when I made my first set and every set since. Link to my flickr set. Also, why stop with just a couple of skinny struts holding up the main fender? Pimp it! Do a whole wheel wrap-a-round. Now I know what to do with all those signs stacking up in my yard doing community service picking up litter. I am thinking of using coroplast to make a canopy for Redneck Rickshaw. Imagine enjoying a bird's eye view of the X-mas lights from the comforts of a couch, actually a futon, on wheels, towed by a bicycle. Thanks dude. How to build a ski bike Maybe if you add a pair of wheels, this might actually amount to sumthing', ya think? Handy on snow-covered hillsides in Colorado. Probably not much use in Tulsa. Well, just try skiin' A-Basin on Memorial Day. Can you say roadrash hamburger meat? Bicycle iPod charger