Bicycle Tube Belt

In this instructable I'm going to show you how to make a belt out of an old bike tube. This is a very easy last minute gift idea.

My uncle loves fixing bikes. He gave my a whole box of old bike tubes to play around with. This is one of the things I came up with after seeing different versions of belts online.

Btw. you can find some amazing belt buckles around Instuctables, e.g. "Custom Belt Buckles", "Bioshock Belt Buckle in Bronze" or "I Heart Bacon Buckle".

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Step 1: What you need

Stuff you need:

old bike tube (one with a 4 cm width works best)
sewing machine
thick yarn (I used the type you use for leather)
belt buckle
Press fasteners
super glue
hole punch
stapler

inertia18 says: Jan 2, 2013. 11:43 PM

nice one

xero.inc says: Dec 25, 2012. 9:37 AM

Nice idea, but doesn't smell the Belt very bad?

BrittLiv (author) in reply to xero.incDec 25, 2012. 10:04 AM

Thanks, it doesn't smell at all. I put it in the washing machine before wearing it for the first time, but just to clean it once again.

yoyology says: Dec 13, 2012. 10:10 AM

Great idea, and extremely polished results. Well done!

Brillidea says: Dec 10, 2012. 5:23 AM

I been wondering what all those inner tubes could be used for, though of some ideas but this seems really doable. I kknow it's not recycling as such but I think I would prefer "O" rings as the belt loops so as to avoid the staples which could come undone.
Brill

BrittLiv (author) in reply to BrillideaDec 10, 2012. 8:32 AM

Ahh they are called belt loops? I was wondering how to call them. I like the idea of using O-rings, though the stapled ones are very durable.

Brillidea in reply to BrittLivDec 13, 2012. 9:15 AM

In truth I have no idea what most things are called I used to work on my todd a lot and tools existed as that thing over there which made life fun teaching, my fellow teachers were positively nuts when I said sand paper rather than to glass paper. So who knows, if you know what I mean thats about as good as it gets.