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Showing posts with label cycling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cycling. Show all posts

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Creative Reuse - Inner Tubes Contest!

Maybe you've already heard about this one, maybe you've been busy fixing punctures along the roadway...as a reminder, put those inner tubes to use in new and creative ways. Then enter the Alchemy Goods Inner Tube Reuse Contest.

Boasting everything from Bike-spoke Bats to Stomprockets, with a Giant Slingshot along the way, you'll want to check this site for inspiration on your next creative reuse project!
Got a flat? Don't toss that tube! Reuse it, and share your project in the Alchemy Goods Inner Tube Reuse Contest!

To enter the contest, just make a new Instructable that shows how you've reused a bicycle inner tube. You can use it whole or slice it up for parts, and make something practical or artistic; so long as you reuse an inner tube, the rest is up to you!

Need inspiration? Alchemy Goods has found lots of great uses for inner tubes and other reused materials. They upcycle useless stuff to make some great bags, wallets, belts, and more. Share your inner tube reuse project, and you could win a Pike bag or an Urban bag, or other cool stuff from Alchemy Goods!

So go make something awesome with an inner tube. We can't wait to see what it is!  Multiple entries are accepted, but each entrant can only win one prize. International entries are accepted.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Kinetic Sculpture - Budapest, Hungary

On my Flixx page, I recommend some good movies, one of which is entitled, "Walking on Water". Today, you can get an idea of what it might be like cycling on water--this video was shot on the Blue Danube in Budapest, Hungary.


Friday, July 23, 2010

SF - Bike Friendlier

It's been a while since I cycled the streets of San Francisco, so imagine my surprise when I saw this Bike Lane on Market Street! Yes, MARKET STREET!




 It looks so GREEEN!


Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Cycling: Norway's Answer to Steep Hills

Norway's Answer to Steep Hills
(No, it's not a polka dot jersey)

It's the Trampe, in Trondheim, Norway--a bicycle "lift" that helps cyclists conquer Brubakken Hill. Before you laugh, keep in mind that in Norway, the definition of "steep hill" can be as much as 20% grade. Using the electric-powered Trampe, cyclists hitch a 130m ride up the hill at a whopping pace of 2m/second--not bad at all.

You can read about it on the official web site, read the Wikipedia article, or view this YouTube video:




Enjoy!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

The Beach Chalet #1


The Beach Chalet, San Francisco, CA.



Detail from east wall fresco, c. 1930s WPA Project.

Lucien Labaudt supervised and designed these works of art in 1936 which were restored in 1988.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Santa Paula Murals #3

Main Street Santa Paula, CA c.1910

Corners of Main & Mill Streets
Oscar Morales Family Bldg.

Art Mortimer, muralist,
c. 1998


This "official" description from Santa Paula Murals' site:


"This mural reflects Main Street as the vital center of the growing town which was founded in 1875. Main Street served as the social, educational and religious center of town. Vignettes on the right show the original Blanchard Library, built in 1910; children from the first elementary school located nearby and El Brilliante Market, center of the vibrant Mexican commerce in Santa Paula at that time. The perspective in this mural is so real, residents find themselves tempted to drive right into the mural!"