Make : bicycle projects

Make bicycle projects

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 suitcas...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Baichtal, John, author (author), Di Justo, Patrick, editor (editor), Yarbrough, Melanie, editor (proofreader), Kwityn, Jasmine, editor (designer), Roumeliotis, Charles, proofreader (cover designer), Futato, David, designer (illustrator), Montgomery, Karen, cover designer, Demarest, Rebecca, illustrator
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Francisco, California : Maker Media 2015.
2015.
Edition:First edition
Series:Make
Subjects:
Bicycles.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629729606719
Table of Contents:
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Bike 101
  • Origins
  • Anatomy of a Bicycle
  • Brakes
  • Brake Lever
  • Cassette
  • Chain
  • Chainring
  • Derailleurs
  • Frame
  • Gear Shifts
  • Handlebars
  • Pedals
  • Saddle
  • Tires
  • Variants
  • BMX
  • Fixie
  • Folding
  • Penny Farthing
  • Recumbent
  • Tall
  • Tandem
  • Tricycle
  • Unicycle
  • Just Hack It
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2. Basic Bike Mods
  • Commercial Add-Ons
  • Bottle Holder
  • Brakes
  • Cargo
  • Child Seat
  • Fenders
  • Handlebars
  • Lights.
  • Mirrors
  • Noisemaker
  • Pedals
  • Pegs
  • Reflectors
  • Repair Kit
  • Saddle
  • Smartphone Mount
  • Stickers and Streamers
  • Wheels
  • Project #1: Adding EL Wire
  • Parts List
  • Procedure
  • Project #2: Installing a SpokePOV Kit
  • Parts List
  • Procedure
  • Project #3: DIY Smartphone Rig
  • Procedure
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3. Gallery 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 4. Bike Hacker's Workbench
  • The Essential Bike Mechanic's Toolkit
  • Bike Stand
  • Bottom Bracket Tool
  • Cable Cutter
  • Cable Puller
  • Chain Breaker
  • Chainring Nut Wrench
  • Chain Wear Indicator
  • Chain Whip
  • CO2 Inflator
  • Cone Wrenches
  • Crank Puller
  • Freewheel Remover
  • Grease
  • Hex Wrench
  • Key Wrench
  • Lockring Remover
  • Multitool
  • Pedal Wrench
  • Pressure Gauge
  • Rasp and Patches
  • Screwdrivers
  • Socket Set
  • Spoke Wrench
  • Tire Levers.
  • Assembling the Ultimate On-the-Go Bike Repair Kit
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5. Advanced Bike Mechanics
  • Project #4: Stripping Down a Bike
  • Parts List
  • Tips on Stripping Down Your Bike
  • Procedure
  • Project #5: Painting a Bike
  • Parts List
  • Procedure
  • Project #6: Making a Fixie
  • Summary
  • Chapter 6. All About Wheels
  • Anatomy of the Wheel
  • Wheel Dimensions
  • Road/Racing Wheel
  • Mountain Bike Wheel
  • BMX
  • Wheel Maintenance
  • Fixing a Flat
  • Inflating a Tire
  • Tightening or Replacing a Spoke
  • Truing a Wheel
  • Summary.
  • Chapter 7. Hacking Frames
  • Parts of a Frame
  • How to Weld and Braze
  • Procedure
  • Project #7: Braze Up a Frame
  • Parts List
  • Procedure
  • Make a Chopper
  • Summary
  • Chapter 8. Adding Power
  • Project #8: How to Solder (the Quick Version)
  • Parts List
  • Procedure
  • Cleanup and Lead Concerns
  • Harnessing Solar Power
  • Parts List
  • Procedure
  • Add a Waterproof Microcontroller Pack
  • Parts List
  • Procedure
  • Summary
  • Chapter 9. Lighting It Up
  • LED Poesies
  • Parts List
  • Procedure.
  • Project #9: Accelerometer-Controlled LED Strand.

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