DIY SpokePOV System Lights Up Your Bike in Support for Obama

Past generations decked out their bike spokes with playing cards, this generation is doing it with LEDs. One of the best examples so far comes from a Flickr user that utilized six SpokePOV kits to turn his bicycle wheel into a stunning, illuminated Obama logo.

If you would like to do a little campaigning of your own, all of the .dat files necessary to reproduce the effect are available on Aneel's Flickr site.

Naturally, you can customize it to endorse whichever candidate you choose. Either way, it definitely makes a statement.

[Aneel's Flickr Page via Make via Likecool]

President-o-lanterns? Are you kidding?

Campaign-o-lanterns: Presidential election pumpkin patterns

Now you can print these presidential candidates .PDF patterns(includes their parties and spouses), and cut the President lanterns to show your political choices...

Somehow the kids just didn't understand these choices, come to think of it, I'm not sure if I understand them...

Download them here

The Bicycle Tutor Explains Just About Every Kind of Bike Fix...

Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done: If your two-wheeled transport is in need of a seasonal tuneup or any kind of fix, The Bicycle Tutor can clearly explain what you'll need to get it done. Run by a photography enthusiast and serious bike geek, the site offers plain-English tutorials in both hi-res video and full text. The streaming videos are free to watch on the site, but you can buy QuickTime videos for a buck or two to load on your iPod and bring out to where the work is. It's a good bookmark for everything from changing a flat to replacing your chain rings.

The Bicycle Tutor [via Get Rich Slowly]