Bike Rodeo bicycle blender
A Bicycle Rodeo, or Bike Rodeo, is a bicycle safety event for children, generally ages 6-14. Events can include lectures, workshops, inspections, demonstrations, and generally a practice course. Several rodeos are held each year by Humboldt County, California health organizations.
Opportunity Definition
As an attraction for these events, workshop coordinator Brian Olson, of Rio Dell Community Resource Center for the St. Joseph Health System, has teamed up with Robert Camacho and Eric Recchia of Cal Poly Humboldt's Engineering 305 class on Appropriate Technology to create a bicycle blender. A bicycle blender uses human pedal power to operate a blender. The blender will be used by kids attending the event to demonstrate the uses of pedal power and allow them to make their own smoothies.
Literature Review
Literature review content from this project has been moved to Bike blender
Costs
The following table displays the projected costs for the Bicycle Blender project. Funding has been generously donated by the Rio Dell Parent Teacher Organization. The exercise bicycle has been donated by a friend of the build team. Other parts will be salvaged when possible from the Cal Poly Humboldt Bicycle Learning Center. Remaining assembly hardware and supplies will be purchased locally. The projected total project cost is $65.00.
| Quantity | Material | Source | Cost ($) | Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stationary Exercise Bicycle | Donated | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1 | Blender | Arcata Recycling Center - The Reusables Depot Thrift Store | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Bicycle Hub | Donated from Revolution | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1 | Blender Support Board | Salvaged | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1 | Blender Coupling | Angels of Hope Thrift Store | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| 1 | Misc Assembly Hardware (e.g.: screws, etc) | ACE Hardware | 1.47 | 1.47 |
| Total Cost | $5.02 | |||
Image Gallery
Here are some of the components of the blender along with the (almost) finished product.
The drive train for the Bike Rodeo Bicycle Blender. It's main components are a bicycle hub, a skateboard wheel, and a blender coupling.
A different view of the drive train.
Figuring out how to line up the counter and the drive train with the flywheel.
Positioning the blender counter over the drive train.
Testing the position of the counter and the alignment of the drive train. It works!
Video
Here is a video demonstrating basic safety, maintenance, and repair procedures, and how to operate the Bike Rodeo Bicycle Blender