Spring Bike Contest

First Prize

Pencil Bike by ellenhereandthere

Second Prize

(alphabetical order)

Make a Mini Recumbent from a Kid Bike by Woodenbikes	Regenerative Braking for Bicycle Safety by lovelikerobots	Three Wheel Bike Car by estructor

Runners-Up

(alphabetical order)

Build a Bamboo Bicycle (And Light it up!) by Technochicken	Carbon Fiber Bike by Pankake	Make a Muffler/Tailpipe for your bicycle. by rainger	Mountain Bicycle Chopper by husamwadi	Wood Bike 2 by HanzieO

59 comments	Add Comment

Jun 12, 2011. 6:48 AMknormuradov says:

nice work. similar contest is going on at Genius Crowds - http://www.geniuscrowds.com/topics/product/bike-repair/1999
Take part and win money!

Jun 3, 2011. 1:33 PM

jaxofalltrades says:

Congrats everyone! All the entries are amazing. I especially like the 3 wheel bike car!

Jun 3, 2011. 10:24 AM

Woodenbikes says:

Kudos to all the bike participants! I think we all advanced the state of the art of home built bikery in several fun directions! I was able to get hold of Ellenhereandthere (who is in the middle of a cross country bike tour!) and she said she will relish using the REI gift certificate. Happy Trails to all.

Jun 1, 2011. 9:17 PM

estructor says:

Thanks for the contest. Honored and grateful to have shared second place. Enjoyed seeing all of the bike projects!

May 31, 2011. 7:54 PM

husamwadi says:

good job to everyone in the competition!

Jun 1, 2011. 9:16 PM

estructor says:

Congrats on your chopper making runner up.

May 31, 2011. 11:39 PM

rainger says:

Great Job, Everybody!!

Congratulations, Ellen!!

Can't wait for next year... = )

May 31, 2011. 6:40 PM

Harlan Whitman says:

Good Job Y'all

May 26, 2011. 10:11 PM

poofrabbit says:

Well done finalists! These are all fantastic!

May 27, 2011. 1:48 PM

husamwadi says:

Thanks

May 26, 2011. 6:53 PMBIGHAIRYDUDE says:

darn i didn't make finalist

May 26, 2011. 4:54 PM

Technochicken says:

Good luck to all the other finalists!

May 23, 2011. 6:43 AM

Aeolus says:

I guess, since I added my instructable yesterday, before the deadline, it is still in the process of being accepted? I just wanted to say that I think it is a bit of an disadvantage that, everytime I submit an Ible just before the deadline (that's the way creative people work ;-) ) voting is already started.

May 23, 2011. 10:16 AM

rainger says:

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May 23, 2011. 4:17 PM

fungus amungus (author) says:

Publish it now and I'll push it in.

May 26, 2011. 5:38 AM

rainger says:

Thanks so much. That was a blast!

May 23, 2011. 6:34 PM

husamwadi says:

thank you :)

May 24, 2011. 7:58 PMbeltrankevin says:

these contest seems really cool

May 23, 2011. 3:52 PM

husamwadi says:

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May 23, 2011. 4:16 PM

fungus amungus (author) says:

Your bike is awesome and your plea for help seems genuine. Your bike is in the contest.

May 22, 2011. 9:54 PMWesley666 says:

W00T! Its 10:52pm here, just got my 'Ible submitted! :D I hope its accepted because I never got a good answer as to whether I could submit a motorcycle 'Ible. I don't see any problem with it, its still a bike, but we will see. Does it say anywhere that it has to be a PEDAL powered bike?

May 22, 2011. 4:24 PMLelamat says:

Did this concept Recumbent trike + detachable normal bike. Hope you like it.

http://www.instructables.com/id/3-bikes-bed-junk-recumben-tricycle-movil-ho/

May 21, 2011. 12:03 AMhotstuff666 says:

check out my instructable its a drift trike and first instructable too

May 20, 2011. 10:35 PM

hackmattr says:

Almost done with my instructable. Finishing touches tomorrow. =)

May 18, 2011. 9:14 AM

mary candy says:

pimping my bike today :D

Apr 27, 2011. 2:34 AM

iminthebathroom says:

ugh, I'll never get around to this in time, BUT.... Please please please, someone do an instructable on making a recumbant, but the coolest of them all the tadpole! 2 wheels infront do the steering, single tire in the rear is the drive. Yep, there is a picture of one here, but no actual directions, or rather "instruct"ions. I double triple double dog dare someone to do it!

May 13, 2011. 6:24 AM

estructor says:

Hi iminthebathroom,you posted this dare on April 27th-and now, as of the second week of May there's a tadpole type recumbant in this contest! As you've already seen over at my instructable, (thanks for the comments, too) someone (humbly yours) did fulfill your 'triple dog dare'!
Folks here can see it above, the orange-canopied Three Wheel Bike Car. The most fun I've had on a pedaled vehicle in years.

May 12, 2011. 3:23 PMdanderson-3 says:

I made a tadpole last year. Electric wheel chair wheels in front. 26" wheel in back.
Beach chair for seat. 21 speed. 15 degrees camber and 15 degrees caster in the steering. 1"x 2" tube steel. It weighs 52 lbs. If I could weld aluminum it would weigh less. I will try to show a picture. I do have a few pictures of the construction.

May 12, 2011. 3:30 PM

iminthebathroom says:

That would be amazing, thanks. Did you have purchased plans or... Was looking at building one, but incorporating a second chain to run a 24 volt wheel chair motor geared of a second chain hub, similar to what the setup they use on those little single piston motors to add to bikes

May 12, 2011. 5:18 PMdanderson-3 says:

No plans. I rented a factory tadpole for a hour ride. I ended up measuring the thing all over. Came home started to make one. By the way that is my 86 year old Dad in the picture.

May 5, 2011. 9:22 PM

katerlyn says:

check out www.rhoadescar.com then watch ebay and craigslist for one on sale. smile.
Instead of buying a corvette when I reached 50 I bought a rhoades car. 8-)

May 1, 2011. 7:29 AMtofu4tortoise says:

does a unicycle instructable count?!?!

May 3, 2011. 6:14 PMtomtortoise says:

tortoise...

May 3, 2011. 7:06 PMtofu4tortoise says:

so, we meet again...

May 11, 2011. 8:59 PM

iminthebathroom says:

interesting...

May 5, 2011. 9:22 PM

katerlyn says:

Are we restricted to one youtube video? I seem to have trouble adding a 2nd embed code for youtube.

May 9, 2011. 2:51 AM

iminthebathroom says:

Nope, I put multiple videos on the same step and spread through out my instructables. Sometimes depending on what browser your running can cause issues. Go back into edit mode, and where you put the link for the first video, make sure to hit return a couple times to space it out a bit, then insert your next vid. If the link function isn't working for you, try copying the link directly by selecting (source) and pasting it in that way. When i have video issues I go that route. In addition check the Bug section under forums, towards the bottom in the help section.

May 4, 2011. 10:55 AM

B4SEC4MP says:

AAAAHHH! If only I had known this contest was coming up! I totally would have saved my tandem build instructable for this contest. Oh well. I'm excited to see what people will come up with.

May 3, 2011. 9:48 AMTechgirl-52 says:

I am SOOOOO in!! :D Just wait for the BEST entry yet! I have to be strategic and I need to get the equipment. :)

We can do ANYTHING to deck out the bikes, or are we limited to 'accessories'?

Apr 25, 2011. 3:12 PMCivicalized says:

I haven't submitted an instructable yet let alone a contest. Are you limited to only one entry?

May 2, 2011. 6:03 AM

TSC says:

Multiple entries are accepted, but each entrant can only win one prize.

Apr 26, 2011. 6:39 AMLerolero Candelero says:

It´s open to International entries...?

May 2, 2011. 6:02 AM

TSC says:

Yes it is.

Apr 25, 2011. 4:06 PMJussyfOgs says:

Is this contest open to international entries?

May 2, 2011. 6:02 AM

TSC says:

Yes it is.

Apr 29, 2011. 4:13 PM

PaleoPunk says:

This is an exciting contest! I hope they except unicycle entries. Good Luck to everyone.

May 1, 2011. 7:30 AMtofu4tortoise says:

hey me too!

Apr 27, 2011. 4:15 PMWesley666 says:

Are only pedal bikes eligible or can I do a motorbike project? Also, since I am doing a very large project that won't be completely finished by the deadline, can I:

1) Make "Parts", so enter Part 1 of my build into the contest and finish the rest later?

2) Do as much as I can and submit it just before the deadline with the last step stating, "To be continued" or, "Updated regularly" or something about it needing to be in for this contest and that it will be finished later?

Something that allows me o still enter it, without having to finish it, because there is no way of finishing my project in that amount of time and the time I have available.

Apr 30, 2011. 10:21 PMcody777 says:

i dont work for instuctables so dont quote me on this, but im sure if you include some concept art or a scale modle, maybe a cad drawing for those who have the software to open it

Apr 30, 2011. 7:51 AMBlueray03 says:

Does exercise bikes count?

Apr 30, 2011. 6:12 PMeneergcam says:

go for it man, you'll get points for originality

Apr 28, 2011. 6:08 AMElian_gonzalez says:

This is a great contest idea, if I wasn't buried in work of al other kinds I would partake. Good luck creators!!

I know i'll see some cool stuff

Apr 26, 2011. 7:59 AMHackJob says:

I'm sorry, at the risk of being flamed; "...how to do you win..." It sounds as though that automatic fill-in function had a little hick-up. My point; don't be too reliant upon a computer - the one between your ears is capable of so much subtlety and beauty - feed it well and exercise it regularly, remember G.I.G.O.