Just awesome. Nathaniel Akin found this train of wheels parked by the side of a road. The drive is powered by an electric drill, which is fed electricity by two car batteries held in place with duct tape. The human d...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/02/mad-max-electric-bicycle/Four years ago, we featured Josh Hardar's curvaceous bike designs. He's greatly developed and refined that theme since that time. This particular one, named "Teardrop", comes with a 80cc engine and hand-spun alumin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/02/josh-hadars-curvy-bikes/The Spalding Building in Portland, Oregon, has perhaps the most formidable-looking bicycle storage facility in the world. It consists of repurposed bank vaults: Tenants of the 12-story structure can lock their rides...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/04/30/for-the-ultimate-solution-to-bicycle-security-use-an-old-bank-vault/A fertility clinic in Copenhagen wanted an easy way to transport biological materials in insulated storage through the city, and so commissioned the construction of the Sperm Bullitt: The Sperm Bike is, like the compa...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/04/20/this-is-a-courier-bike-used-by-a-fertility-clinic-in-copenhagen/The StreetFlyer vehicle, developed by Dr. Carsten Mehring, is supposed to represent a land version of hang gliding. The rider is suspended in a harness from the top. She steers with her hands and pedals the rear wh...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/02/03/it-looks-very-comfortable-streetflyer/Craig Smith of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, made a snowplow that he can drive with a modified bicycle: A lever pulls up or lets down the plow with a rope and pulley. Pulling the lever all the way back cantilevers the rope an...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/20/pedal-powered-snowplow/Over a period of 27 years, I have invented odd-loo... ...a period of 27 years, I have invented odd-looking bicycles . I began designing them in 1983, but added to the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/14/missed-opportunities-in-bicycle-design/(Video Link) This German-language video appears to show an ingenious solution to bicycle theft. The lock wraps around a lamp post. Attach the bicycle to it, and then the user activates a remote-controlled motor....
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/27/bicycle-lock-climbs-lamp-posts-to-escape-thieves/The Stemie is a a rubber device that slips over a bicycle's handlebar stem. If a rider crashes and flies over the handlebars, the Stemie is designed to prevent painful impacts to the groin. Link via CrunchGear |...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/14/a-device-to-prevent-genital-injuries-when-crashing-a-bicycle/(Video Link) The B.O.N.D. (Build of Notorious Deterrents) Bike is a bicycle that comes equipped for many commuting situations. Should you encounter heavy snow, the rear tracks and forward skis will propel you forward...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/09/29/bond-bike-has-flamethrower-ejection-seat/
