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BikeSpoke Bats

BikeSpoke Bats
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Bike Inner Tube Re-Use Project Number 83...I was looking for a way to spook up my bike for the Halloween season, especially for the daily rides to and from the local elementary school. 

After making a stick broom for the rear rack (photos to come), it seemed a bat was in order.  Having experimented with one for my bike, I introduced two second-graders to the project and in short order both had BikeSpoke Bats of their own...
 
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Step 1Ingredients

Ingredients
Materials are as shown:
Bike inner tube
Red and black pipe cleaners

Tools:
Scissors (I used sharp paper scissors)
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6 comments
Nov 1, 2010. 6:26 PMTSC says:
Sweet!
Nov 2, 2010. 10:36 AMTSC says:
Your welcome!
Oct 21, 2010. 9:53 AMbahi says:
very nice!
Oct 19, 2010. 11:09 PMmikeasaurus says:
neat, and very timely!
Oct 19, 2010. 8:10 PMnickodemus says:
Cute!

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