FRANKENBIKES
弗兰肯自行车
Maker John Rubins has been taking old scrap bikes and making them into new bike creations: long john cargo bikes, tall bikes, and high racer recumbents.
Cargo bikes first came in existence in the 1920s in Holland, and Rubins continues the tradition today with FRANKENBIKES. He's worked on special projects, such as the harvest cart for a local farm and a mobile coffee cart.
John Rubins is also a creative writing professor at the University of Illinois.
约翰·罗宾是一名自行车DIY的爱好者，也是伊利诺伊大学的一名创意写作教授。很有想法，喜欢动手。他常常很有创意地将一些废弃自行车的零部件组装成一些具有特殊功能的新车。今天在展场他带来了三辆他自己组装的车，很多部件都是从废旧自行车上再利用的。有一辆可以像中国的三轮车一样可以载货或载人，在前轮和车头之间加了一块木板，他说他偶尔骑着这个车出行，很拉风哦~他还把一辆废弃的自行车的三脚架组装到了另外一辆车上，变成了一辆双层自行车，个子高的人骑上去再也不会觉得腿伸不开啦~我们问他这样的车是否安全，他说实际上车子越高，越容易控制平衡，他自己已经亲自体验过~\(≧▽≦)/~另外一辆的座椅是他自己设计的，链条也放在了前轮上方，可以躺着骑，是不是很有创意啊？
FRANKENBIKES displayed their work at the 2014 Heartland Maker Fest.
Visit FRANKENBIKES page from the Heartland Maker Fest
FRANKENBIKES at Heartland Maker Fest 10/18/14
A long john cargo bike on display at the Heartland Maker Fest 10/18/14
