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Teaching everything from how to make a ´chopper´ to soldering up electronic circuits, Make: Bicycle Projects presents 18 different projects to enhance your bicycle for the summer, including a handlebar-mounted synthesizer horn, a LED headlight, and a mini trailer hauling an armored suitcase. Along with the cool projects, critical how-tos are served up including treatises on stripping down and repainting a bike as well as chapters devoted to mechanics and tools.



Chapter 1Bike 101
Origins
Anatomy of a Bicycle
Variants
Just Hack It
Summary
Chapter 2Basic Bike Mods
Commercial Add-Ons
Project #1: Adding EL Wire
Project #2: Installing a SpokePOV Kit
Project #3: DIY Smartphone Rig
Summary
Chapter 3Gallery of Cool Bikes
Unicycle Conversion
Chopper Bike
Stretch Cruiser Bike
Restored Cruiser
High Rider
Drift Trike
Cargo Bike
Bouncer
Bug-Out Bike
Parade Bike
Bike Plus Tape
Kinetic Sculpture Racer
Summary
Chapter 4Bike Hacker's Workbench
The Essential Bike Mechanic's Toolkit
Assembling the Ultimate On-the-Go Bike Repair Kit
Summary
Chapter 5Advanced Bike Mechanics
Project #4: Stripping Down a Bike
Project #5: Painting a Bike
Project #6: Making a Fixie
Summary
Chapter 6All About Wheels
Anatomy of the Wheel
Wheel Dimensions
Wheel Maintenance
Summary
Chapter 7Hacking Frames
Parts of a Frame
How to Weld and Braze
Project #7: Braze Up a Frame
Make a Chopper
Summary
Chapter 8Adding Power
Project #8: How to Solder (the Quick Version)
Harnessing Solar Power
Add a Waterproof Microcontroller Pack
Summary
Chapter 9Lighting It Up
LED Poesies
Project #9: Accelerometer-Controlled LED Strand
Summary
Chapter 10Making Noise
Audio Synthesizers 101
Project #10: Synthesizer, Horn, and Alarm
Bicycle Alarm
Summary
Chapter 11Hauling Cargo
Typical Cargo-Hauling Options
Project #11: Bike Basket Project
Project #12: Mini Trailer
Summary
Chapter 12Party Trailer
Projet #13: Light Organ
Summary