http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "making things out of punctured bicycle inner tubes" en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:55:04 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-272261 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:32:32 +0000 fimm 272261@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My sister gave Mr fimm a nice little "purse for cyclists" - designed to hold a card, a note or two and some change and fit into a jersey pocket - made from a repurposed inner tube, for his Christmas. I'll have to look and see where it came from. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-272257 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:12:41 +0000 Arellcat 272257@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cycle of Good is an offshoot of the Krizevac Project, which is notable for bringing us the Elephant Bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-272251 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:08:49 +0000 sallyhinch 272251@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If Madame IWRATS has sufficient inner tubes there might be another place to send them to:</p> <p>"We're appealing for old inner tubes to help end poverty in Malawi. If you can post them to us, we will ship them to Malawi along with lots of bikes. Tailors will earn a fair living turning the tubes into wallets etc. That's got to be better than putting them in the bin!"</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/Cycle_of_Good/status/951505831090106370" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Cycle_of_Good/status/951505831090106370</a></p> <p>No idea of the background or anything more about the scheme but might be worth investigating </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-263877 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:57:54 +0000 threefromleith 263877@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There are lots of pouches, wallets, shoulder bags, bats (the flying kind), necklaces, bracelets and sporrans made from inner tubes for sale in the Design Exchange in Ocean Terminal. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-263827 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:19:35 +0000 I were right about that saddle 263827@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wingpig</p> <p>Madame will be most grateful. If you leave them in your garden and PM me your address I'll scoop them up? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-263826 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:16:28 +0000 wingpig 263826@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@iwrats Would you be in need of any dead inner tubes? Cleaning out my loft and found a fair few... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-242168 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 13:02:35 +0000 dougal 242168@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a friend here in Edinburgh that's in the process of setting up a business making, amongst other things, earrings with inner tubes. She doesn't appear to have an online presence that I can find though. Last time we spoke she was maybe going to get some stock into the Bike Smith at Haymarket. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-242154 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 17:31:11 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 242154@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've got one of these - works well</p> <p><a href="https://felvarrom.com/collections/inner-tube-belt-collection" rel="nofollow">https://felvarrom.com/collections/inner-tube-belt-collection</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-242153 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 17:26:15 +0000 I were right about that saddle 242153@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Madame IWRATS has been known to knit shredded inner tubes. Technique not perfected yet, only a matter of time though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-242152 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 17:06:38 +0000 Greenroofer 242152@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I got one of these for Christmas, and it is nicely-made and remarkably pleasing:<br /> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/230551751/the-rubber-dub-dub-unlined-wash-dopp" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/230551751/the-rubber-dub-dub-unlined-wash-dopp</a>.</p> <p>It even came with a handwritten-note personally addressed to me! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17411#post-242151 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 17:00:05 +0000 chdot 242151@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Lucie has been making things out of punctured bicycle inner tubes for 5 years</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://roundthehorn.org/tubular.php" rel="nofollow">http://roundthehorn.org/tubular.php</a> </p>