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Old 01-17-2022, 01:14 PM
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What's the coolest piece of repurposed bicycle parts you have seen?
I have a spot in my library that needs a lamp. Saw this, and got thinking about other recycled bike bits. I've seen tires turned into chairs and belts, cogs turned into ornaments and wind chimes...

Anything that you thought was particularly cool?

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Old 01-17-2022, 01:22 PM
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Sections of rims to coat hangers.
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Old 01-17-2022, 01:32 PM
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That's easy ...

The coolest repurposes of bicycle parts is the Gossamer Albatross:


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Old 01-17-2022, 02:31 PM
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Sections of rims to coat hangers.
That's GREAT!
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Old 01-17-2022, 02:35 PM
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Mailbox stand is my favorite.

I have often thought of taking a massive walnut slab and attaching to some old friends (frames no longer used) with rims as the support legs.
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Old 01-17-2022, 03:21 PM
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I put a few of these together for sons and friends.

IMG_0070r by Robert Copple, on Flickr
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IMG_0073r by Robert Copple, on Flickr
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Cant remember if this was someone here or just a link that was posted here.

Not sure if it would increase or decrease my win ratio. But id love to have a set:

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Old 01-17-2022, 05:57 PM
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I'm building garage cabinets and am thinking about bike parts for door pulls. Left side crank arm is most obvious, others?
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Cant remember if this was someone here or just a link that was posted here.

Not sure if it would increase or decrease my win ratio. But id love to have a set:

It was a member. Don't remember the thread title.
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I put a few of these together for sons and friends.

IMG_0070r by Robert Copple, on Flickr
IMG_0058r by Robert Copple, on Flickr
IMG_0073r by Robert Copple, on Flickr
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Pardon my ignorance But what is it?
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I took it to be the USS Enterprise from Star Trek (?)


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Not a sci-fi fan, are you?

It took me a second to figure it out, and just last night I was watching a TNG episode on DVD...
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Built this with my nephew a few years ago

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Old 01-17-2022, 07:08 PM
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Until this thread the best I had seen were stained glass disc rotors https://www.etsy.com/listing/7820680...ld_out-4&cns=1

But that lamp shot to the top of my personal leaderboard!
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