Blender Bike Research

Bike Blender: 11 Steps (with Pictures): https://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-Blender/

This bike seems to be mobile and the article is by a “ksutherland” and I’m not sure if that means
she’s the actress, Kristine Sutherland, who played Buffy’s mom in Buffy The Vampire Slayer,
but I think it’s probably not. She recommends to use a blender that’s old or broken, so it’ll be
easier to take apart.

How to Create a Smoothie Making Human Powered Bike Blender for Less Than $25:
https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-create-a-human-powered-bike-blender-for-les/
The title is very promising and the article seems to have many well-described steps. They say a
Hamilton Beach personal blender is “practically made for this project.”

How to Make a Pedal Powered Smoothie Maker: https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-pedal-

powered-smoothie-maker/#.XN2EWY7YrnE
This article seems to reference the other two articles on blender bikes.

Materials needed:
- Blender [one of the articles said it should be 1) The blender jar locks in place
2) There is a transmission disk, instead of the motor connecting directly to the blades. Another
article said “the idea is you want a blender who's bottom can be removed and mechanical
insides exposed to be modified.”]
- A base / platform for the blender
- “A M4-.70, 19cm long bolt,” If you can’t find one, the article says you can use a “3- 7 cm,
M4-.70 bolts and 2 coupling nuts of the same size.”
The other materials from the second link are:
- Old bicycle inner tube
- 1x8 board
- 3x4 metal plate
- 2- 1.5 in. diameter wooden wheels
- 4- 2 inch bolts of any size, and 4 matching nuts
- 2- 1 inch wood screws
- 2- M4-.70 Tee nuts
- Bicycle rear rack: any rack should do.

It has been amazing to work with you, Heather, and I’m so happy to have met you. I really hope
the blender bike turns out awesome! -Chloe