Book description
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.
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Table of contents
- Preface
- 1. Bike 101
- 2. Basic Bike Mods
- 3. Gallery of Cool Bikes
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4. Bike Hacker’s Workbench
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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
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The Essential Bike Mechanic’s Toolkit
- 5. Advanced Bike Mechanics
- 6. All About Wheels
- 7. Hacking Frames
- 8. Adding Power
- 9. Lighting It Up
- 10. Making Noise
- 11. Hauling Cargo
- 12. Party Trailer
- Index
Product information
- Title: Make: Bicycle Projects
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2015
- Publisher(s): Make: Community
- ISBN: 9781457186431
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