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after day 1 did not go so well – we had troubles with hardware, a dead router – the terrific group work on day 2 made it possible to finish the re:boot:cycle or re:bike.

the re:bike - solar panel, bullet & basket, cams, ..

it now provides

• an internet uplink via 3G
• a local wifi cloud via a Ubiquiti Bullet

all run fully autonomous from solar power (55 W panel, 35 Ah battery, for now)

next steps:

• all kinds of apps over usb – video, gps to openstreetmap, power stats
• a version with flexible solar panels … wrap it in light

we will make all technical info and a gallery available here, soon – for now we will ride the bike to the reboot afterparty.

thanks to everybody who was part of this (and to those we have forgotten, pls add your comments or write to us at wire_at_less_dk):

• catherine miller (reinvented – the wonderful basket)
• luisa carbonelli (the wonderful basket)
• morgan roderick
• olle jonsson
• peter madsen mygdal
• reboot at large
• siert wijnia (reprap)
• thomas madsen mygdal
• tilmannn singer
• torben oleander

we are tomas antvorskov krag and sebastian buettrich, wire.less.dk .

next plans and how to get involved:

check out the project wiki and/or send us a mail: wire atandsoforthyouknow  less dot dk

here is Vilhelm’s first ride on the bike:

re:boot:cycle: a solar/human powered wifi gps bike

the powering is finished and working nicely.

batteries filled with daylight power.

work on bike

a waterproof basket is being made out of scrap metal.

we have issues with the 3G router though – it ceased to function and needs to be replaced.

we d be grateful for helping hands and brains.

for the june 25/25 reboot in copenhagen, we are building a solar/human powered wifi network bicycle.

where to find it/us:

• outside the Kedelhallen reboot venue, all day, 25/26 June.
• you are very welcome to drop by and help / get involved. we will build solely on location. so there will be work

what does it do?

• provide uplink via a  3G (mobile data) connection
• redistribute access to a local wifi cloud / mesh network
• record  GPS and send real time data to the openstreetmap project

applications:

• ad-hoc networks for (urban) interventions
• GPS mapping
• video mapping

nihola transport bike / c nihola.info

solarland slp 50, c solarland

material / gear:

• a nihola transport bike
  
• power: 55 watts solar panel
• power: 35-80 Ah battery
• power: 12 volts bike dynamo, optional
• networking gear / uplink:
  Huawei 3G router running factory firmwar e/ Linksys NSLU2 running OpenWRT or debian, with a Huawei E220 3G modem hanging off i
• networking gear / wifi cloud:
  various Ubiqiti (e.g. Bullet), open-mesh, Linksys routers
• data collection: GPS
• data colection: video cam, optional

related projects:

• our  2003 copenhagen connected cycle
• Frida V. mapping bicycle