Make: Bicycle Projects: Upgrade, Accessorize, and Customize with Electronics, Mechanics, and Metalwork Contributor(s): Baichtal, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1457186438 ISBN-13: 9781457186431 Publisher: Make Community, LLC OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Equipment & Supplies - Sports & Recreation | Cycling - Technology & Engineering | Sensors |
Dewey: 629.227 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.9" W x 9.6" (0.75 lbs) 133 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What is a bicycle? The answer is a little trickier than you might think. More than just a form of transportation, your bike is a framework on which you can explore and display your own inventiveness.With a full history of the bicycle and information about commercial mods such as adding baby seats and fenders--as well as instruction on wheels, tires, and regular maintenance--this book gives you the tools and ideas to hack your ride your own way. You'll not only find out how to strip down your bike so that you can actually put it back together again, but you'll create a complete bike hacker's workbench, ready for any idea you might have In Make: Bicycle Projects, you'll learn to:
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Contributor Bio(s): Baichtal, John: - John Baichtal has written or edited over a dozen books, including the award-winning Cult of Lego (2011 No Starch Press), LEGO hacker bible Make: LEGO and Arduino Projects (2012 Maker Media) with Adam Wolf and Matthew Beckler, Robot Builder (Que 2014) and Basic Robot Building with LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 (Que 2012), as well as Building Your Own Drones (forthcoming from Que). His most recent book is Maker Pro (Maker Media 2014), a collection of essays and interviews describing life as a professional maker. John lives in Minneapolis with his wife and three children. |