17+ hour ago  (31+ words) Some municipalities implement bike counters on cycling routes in order to monitor traffic. [nullpxl] recently investigated how these counters work, and explored methods that can be used to trick the c. .....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (216+ words) Hackaday There are a lot of traditional features of a bike that rarely change The spokes, the chain, and the inability for it to take off like a rocket, to mention a few None of these are features of the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (575+ words) There is a drawing of a bicycle in one of Leonarda Da Vinci's sketchbooks-- except it wasn't drawn by Da Vinci, and dates long after his death, so we can't say the old master invented the bicycle. We ca. .....

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (196+ words) An E-Bike Motor From First Principles Hackaday Many of us have made electric transport of some form, whether a Hacky Racer, and e-bike, a go-kart, or whatever. We have invariably bought a motor, or if we are really adventurous, repurposed…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (38+ words) Many of us have made electric transport of some form, whether a Hacky Racer, and e-bike, a go-kart, or whatever. We have invariably bought a motor, or if we are really adventurous, repurposed a car al. .....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (39+ words) If you ride a motorcycle, you know it is a bit of an art to manage the transmission on a typical bike. Electric motorcycles lose some of that. You usually just have a throttle and a brake. No transmis. .....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (571+ words) So-called bug out cars are a rather silly venture that serve little purpose more than snagging your jumper. The odds of a car working well through a nuclear winter are rather minimal. But what about a. .. So-called bug out cars are…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (659+ words) Once upon a time, they told us we wouldn't download a car, and they were wrong. Later, Zero Motorcycles stated in their FAQ that you cannot hack an electric motorcycle, a statement which [Persephone K. .. Once upon a time, they told…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (252+ words) Kick Scooter'Hackaday A long winter has a way of making a lot of us northerners a little bit squirrly. In [Build N Pulsejets]s case, squirly enough to mount a home-made propane-powered pulse-jet to a kids kick scooter and take…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (215+ words) Hackaday One of the ongoing rumors and scandals in professional cycle sport concerns "motor doping" " the practice of concealing an electric motor in a bicycle to provide the rider with an unfair advantage It's investigated in a video from [Global…...