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Spotted: Bike Frame Shelving

10 by Becky Striepe on July 8, 2010

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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Becky Striepe is a green blogger and independent crafter with a passion for vintage fabrics. She runs a crafty business, Glue and Glitter, where her mission is to make green crafting and vegan food accessible to everyone! You can find .

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  • http://ventless-gel-fireplace.com Jessica Brylan

    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.

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshandmeg/4379422744/in/set-72157623330279708/ Meg

    Great idea for a shelving unit! Very cool.
    My husband made a coffee cup sleeve out of a used bike tube. It works great!

    • http://glueandglitter.com Becky

      Meg, I’d love to hear more about how he did that! I bet it’s awesome!!

      • Meg

        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!

        • Becky Striepe

          That’s awesome! Thanks so much for sharing the pictures!

  • http://hendrop06.student.ipb.ac.id ndrew

    such a nice idea..
    way to go..
    thumbs up..

  • jennifer shasserre

    That’s the Vita Cafe on NE Alberta and 31st.

    • Becky

      Aha! Thank you!!

  • Stacey

    This is Vita Cafe on NE Alberta and 30th.

    • http://glueandglitter.com Becky Striepe

      Thank you!!! They had such a good beer selection, and next time I make it out I want to be sure to eat there, because their menu looked crazy good.