Bicycles you’ve never seen before
Editor’s Note: Who doesn’t love weird bicycles? Weird bicycles are a testament to human ingenuity like our desire to always improve the mousetrap. Below is a work-in-progress collection of some strange but true bicycles, and some bicycles that may change the world. Also, if you haven’t seen the bike that went around the world, read all about it — it’s famous. I considered my bike like an open invitation to meet people since so many wanted to see my bike and learn what I was doing.
The red dragon bicycle
In my neighborhood, for $25 dollars anyone can be part of the parade. This guy created a papier mâché dragon that appears to fly down the road.
The couch bicycle
These two guys passed me yesterday. All those years of trying to decide whether I should sit on the couch or travel by bicycle, and to find I could have done both — the irony! What you might not notice — besides the beer in his hand and the stereo playing music — is that the light bulb is working in the lamp!
The snow cone maker bicycle
One step closer to a bicycle-powered world.
The bicycle snow cone maker is a great way to work up a thirst and earn your snow cone. Pictured here from Bend, Oregon is a friend of mine on a bicycle-powered ice shaver. I think he wanted to ride the bike more than he wanted a snow cone. If you ride long enough, you could break even on this bicycle machine.
Cardboard bicycle
Here is another landmark in bicycle ingenuity — a $20 cardboard bicycle. And if you damage it, it is recyclable.
This really could change the world. Imagine an end to bike theft in big cities and a great form of transportation for people in developing countries.
Cardboard bicycle can change the world, says Israeli inventor. More from Reuters.
Download a 3D-printed Bicycle from the internet!
Here is a bizarre evolution of the bicycle industry. We can now print a 3D bicycle much like we print a photograph. See this video at minute 01:45 for the bicycle printout. And someday we may be able to just download the bike from the manufacturer’s website and print it out at home, though I wouldn’t try riding that bicycle around the world.
How to Print a Bicycle | Technology and Science | Slate.
