Chandeliers From Bicycle Chains
Carolina Fontoura Alzaga makes chandeliers from bicycle chains... a chaindelier if you will. There's a gallery and an artist's statement on her web site. I just think they look cool.
Bike Tool Business Card
The business cards for Broke Bike Alley in Fernie, Canada are bike tools. One is a multi-spanner and one is a tire patch. Both were designed by Rethink who also designed the model airplane business card we blogged last…
Wooden Bikes
Woody Bicycles hand make bikes from eco-friendly woods such as oak, mahogany, ash, birch and walnut. Any hardwood used comes from "maintained" forests. They've got a kind 1970s feel to the design - Chopper. Yours for USD 2,500.
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More Bamboo Bikes
Panda Bicycles from Fort Collins, Colorado, make lovely bikes from bamboo. The Natural (pictured above) will set you back USD 3,000 from their online store.
See also: Bamboo Bikes
Beautiful Bike Tools
crankbrothers make beautiful parts and accessories for bikes like the multi 19 tool above. Available in their store for a mere Euro 30. Makes you want to take up cycling just to be able to use the tool.
Bike Frame Bag
This bag is called the Frame Bag. It's from the German company Retrovelo. The frame bag started out on Swiss military bikes. Retrovelo have picked up the concept and given it their modern but retro stylings. Two compartments, on…
Bike With A Central Storage System
This bike from Tato has a storage system built into the crossbar. They call is the central storage system for bicycles (CSSB). The storage compartment is big enough to fit your briefcase/laptop-case. Transporting the luggage this way rather than on…
Hardwood And Bamboo Bicycles
Renovo, based in Portland, makes bicycles with hollow wood and laminated bamboo frames. The R4 Pursuit is made from black walnut and Port Orford cedar. The laminated bamboo frame is called The Panda. Why wood and bamboo? It's…
Wooden Bike
This wooden bike by Arndt Menke-Zumbrägel is called Holzweg (woodenway). According to the Google translation of the German Wikipedia page for Holzweg, it means a path in a forest used for logging. It's a fixed wheel/gear bike weighing only…
