The idea to build a transportable dacha came to me back in the days when road service was just a dream for car travelers. So I decided to provide it for myself. I must say, the dacha I built many years ago is still serving me well. After all, most campsites and motels are located Read more…
If someone had told the author some time ago that he would have to literally “reinvent the bicycle,” he would have taken it as a joke. However, that skepticism vanished after coming across a magazine article describing a “wind vehicle” built by Alexander Dvoynikov. The model had both air and propeller screws mounted on an Read more…
Boys seem to have a natural pull toward technology — probably something embedded in their genes. Yet, there’s a fairly long period in their lives (that so-called “transition age”) when they consider playing with toy cars too childish, but driving a real car is still not an option — and often, not even available to Read more…
Many outdoor enthusiasts prefer cycling trips to other forms of short travel, such as hiking or driving. Walking allows you to fully enjoy the beauty of nature and take in the surroundings at your own pace, but unfortunately, only in the immediate area. Driving, on the other hand, means you interact more with the road Read more…
There’s no point in comparing a scooter and a passenger car — they are completely different machines. Nevertheless, motorcycle designers constantly strive to bring the comfort of four-wheeled vehicles to their two-wheeled counterparts. In recent years, lightweight scooters equipped with fairings resembling a small car body without doors have become more common in urban environments. Read more…
Over time, interest in velomobiles — this environmentally friendly and health-beneficial mode of transport — has waned and flared up anew, but it never completely fades away. Its fans believe that since the invention of the self-propelled cart by I.P. Kulibin, this pedal-powered vehicle has received its greatest development in the last 30 years: many Read more…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to build a real Formula 1 racing car with your own hands? No, not just put a spoiler on a Zhiguli, but make a car that feels and behaves like an F1 on the track. One stubborn enthusiast took on exactly this kind of adventure, and Read more…
The idea of creating a small four-wheeled carriage with an electric drive for pleasure trips around the picturesque surroundings of Peterhof came to us last year. Before that, we built a two-wheeled vehicle that was driven by an electric drill, powered by a car battery through a transistor voltage converter. But the vehicle was difficult Read more…
Instead of the usual steering wheel, I installed a column of the front manual drive of a two-stage chain transmission on the bicycle machine (Fig. 1). When moving, depending on the height of the cyclist, the angle of the column can be easily changed. The saddle is moved back. Both wheels are leading, have five-speed Read more…
Maximum simplicity of design and minimal complexity of manufacturing – these are the principles that were used as the basis for the creation of the Gnome micromotorcycle (see photo). The frame is made from parts of a scooter and a frame from a road bike (see Fig. 1, 2 and general view). The connected horizontal Read more…
