How awesome is this? While barhopping in Portland, Oregon, I spotted this awesome shelving unit made out of old bicycle frames! What a perfect way to stash heavy items like their receiver and wine bottles. I especially dig that they added slots to the bottom for stowing their wine glasses. Pretty ingenious, right?
Whether it's a clock made of bicycle parts or a notebook from an old inner tube, we love us some good bike-related crafts around here! Have you guys spotted any awesome projects using revamped bicycle parts lately?
Incidentally, if anyone can tell me the name of this bar, I'd love to know! They had a delicious looking vegan food menu, and I want to make sure to hit them up next time I find myself in Portland!
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It is interesting. I love when people take something and make it into something else. I think I’m drawn to projects that are meant to restore or turn waste into something useful. At least, that’s what bringing new life to old bicycle frames is all about.
Great idea for a shelving unit! Very cool.
My husband made a coffee cup sleeve out of a used bike tube. It works great!
Meg, I’d love to hear more about how he did that! I bet it’s awesome!!
It came out really cool. He took a cardboard sleeve from Starbucks for a template and traced it on to the bike tube. Then he cut it out and hand stitched up the sides using the blanket stitch.
Here are some links to view it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshandmeg/4379422744/in/set-72157623330279708/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshandmeg/4378669073/in/set-72157623330279708/
It works really well. We ended up getting the insulated klean kanteens for our coffee drinking a little while after he made the bike tube coffee sleeve, so it doesn’t get as much wear anymore.
There are so many cool projects you can make with bike tubes (bags, wallets, coffee sleeves, jewelry, collars for dogs, ect..)and its crazy how bike shops just toss them out everyday!
That’s awesome! Thanks so much for sharing the pictures!
such a nice idea..
way to go..
thumbs up..
That’s the Vita Cafe on NE Alberta and 31st.
Aha! Thank you!!