This year, my plan for holiday gift buying is to ' go green.' For some folks, I plan to buy gifts made from old bike parts, but not just for the bicycle enthusiasts in the family. There are countless items forged from bike parts. It’s inspiring.
- Bike chain segments and spoke nipples can be used to make some great earrings, necklaces, and bracelets.
- You can also wear someone’s old bike tubes that needed patching in a great belt, or accent one of your belts with a belt buckle made of an old cassette, such as the creation pictured below by Brian Elling.
- Decorative bowls, picture frames, and other lovely items for the home have been fashioned from bike chains.
- Your boring old lamp can be replaced with one that shows off your love of cycling. Lamps can be created from forks, cassettes, chain rings, you name it. These lamps were made by a former Adventure Cycling employee.
- How about a chair, stool, or bench?
- Bikes can also make great works of art. Adventure Cycling member Kate Wanner created this beautiful stained glass piece.
Researching these items has motivated me to come up with my own bike part creations. I plan to make jewelry made from chain pieces and spoke nipples. Have you been similarly inspired? Let us know about your creations made from recycled bike parts!
top photo by Brian Elling
second photo by Kate Wanner
second photo by Kate Wanner
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GREENCYCLE is posted each Saturday by Kylie Paul, Adventure Cycling’s sales and shipping specialist. With a lifetime commitment to conservation, Kylie hopes to share the many ways that bicycling and Adventure Cycling are helping to improve our planet!
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