Boeing retiree finds meaning inventing tiny sheds & devices by Kirsten Dirksen on December 9, 2018 Inspired by a father and uncle who relied on “imagination, calculation, patience, determination and a few handy tools”, Paul Elkins …
MN friends seek joy of commuting by adding pedals to fast EV by Kirsten Dirksen on May 6, 2018 Wanting to take more advantage of his long commutes, Ryan Anderson dreamed of a vehicle that he could pedal, but …
Elf $7K solar car-bike for driver + 2 kids, equals 1800mpg by Kirsten Dirksen on February 26, 2017 It looks like a micro-car. It rides like an electric-assist bike. The ELF (“electric, light, fun”) is a solar car-bike …
$150 bike camper: DIY micro mobile home (plans to download) by Kirsten Dirksen on December 6, 2015 Paul Elkins makes things: driveable plastic cars, tipis, treehouses, fluted-plastic boats and many micro-shelters. He made his first micro-RV a …
Commuter builds water bike to pedal across San Francisco Bay by Kirsten Dirksen on September 22, 2014 When Judah Schiller heard that the bike lane on the Bay Bridge (connecting San Francisco and Oakland) was going to …
An original maker: Paul Elkins, Pacific Northwest polymath by Kirsten Dirksen on February 18, 2013 Paul Elkins has always loved to doodle; when he turned 8 years old his mother bought him his first serious …
Auge de la bicicleta de reparto (cargobike): ágil, autónoma by Nicolás Boullosa on January 9, 2013 Las bicicletas de reparto o carga (bicicarros o “cargobikes”), se extienden desde su nicho tradicional en Países Bajos, Escandinavia y …
