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Gage’s Bingo Bike

DK - 05/21/2013

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Inspired by some like-minded do-gooders at the Actual Cafe, our man Gage fab'ed up a bike-powered bingo machine for a fundraiser at our Big Momma QBP's western distribution center. 

From Gage: "The bicycle is a cheap cruiser that was acquired by trading a 30-pack of coors to a co-worker—it even came with the ape-hangers. The dual drive chains are provided via a fixed/free hub from a fixie (it was originally built with a coaster brake hub that blew up in "testing"). The a-frame is made up of locally harvested dumpster steel. I had originally intended to use floating chainrings as tensioners in the chain but they proved to be dangerous and un-reliable [first pic below]. So I installed a few derailleurs to straighten things out [last pic]. All in all the event was a success and the machine didn’t blow up."

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Bike Rack Pack? Back Pack Rack? Neither. Or both.

DK - 04/22/2013

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Transporting your bike can be a real pain in the arse (when you're not riding it). Dustin wanted to be able to portage his roadbike while riding his scooter. “The Idea came to me when I had a dream that I was transporting moon-shine on my scooter.” Well, okay then.

He took the frame out of his old-school hiking pack, added some bars and cradles from a rear hitch bike rack and strapped that damn bike to his back: 

Clever? Yes. Silly? Yes. Awesome? Yes. Dangerous? Absolutely.

 

 

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