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Instead of wind driven toys like the man sawing a log, or turning a propeller, I would like to see a range of bicycle powered devices.
These would simply harvest a tiny amount of the drive used to power the bike, via a small internal shaft drive. The resulting loss of power by this diversion would
be negligible.
We could have a figure bounding along the top edge of a tyre; a bird with flapping wings or a struggling fish who appears to be towing the bike in an effort to escape capture, or even a figure riding a miniature bicycle who keeps wobbling from side to side, but never quite looses their balance.
(if only I was an engineer with lots of money to waste)
do you mean something like this?
http://toys-and-hob...rices--sc1287958432
[xandram, Jun 22 2011]
Bike-powered blender
http://altenergypsu...owered-blender.html
A practical "toy" for your bike. [Canuck, Jun 25 2011]
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Such a good idea that it must be baked already, surely! |
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My daughter would love a spinning ballerina... |
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It would make a lovely distraction from the busy traffic, oh, wait. |
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When I was wee I had an aeroplane mounted on my handlebars, the propellor spun in the wind. A real incentive to pedal faster! It was designed and manufactured specifically for handlebar mount. But I like the idea of a wheel running along the top of the front tyre so [+]. It could be designed to clip onto the leading edge of the front mudguard. |
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Very good. Make mine a galloping horse please. |
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[+] After re-reading this, I see it is not like my link!! |
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Having taken a peek at the link, I found a "Bicycle Wind Spinner - Poison Dart Frog " and was wondering however did they train the frog to ride the bike, or am I being naive and they just superglued its feet to the pedals/// |
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Is [8th] going to order a cat that can't run quite as fast as the wheel? |
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A tad Running man / following man pt. 2 [] All fun
ideas though. + |
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When I was a wee lad, we used clothes pins to hold one end of a playing card between the spokes of our bicycle wheels. Made a nice effect. |
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According to the builder's blog, the blender in my link was inspired by an "uncooking" class, so I guess I can't call this idea "Baked". |
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For my bike can I get a powered fan to cool me off while I ride? |
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