I made these lightweight panniers from salvaged materials for my Dahon folding bike
After our cross-country trek and a long overdue visit with family on the East Coast, Ene and I arrived in Sheboygan late last week for the final three weeks of our residency at Kohler Arts. We’ve settled into the guest cottage at the James Tellen Sculpture Garden, about 6 miles south of the town center, and a short walk to the sandy shores of Lake Michigan.
As we curate our NOMO exhibition and lay the groundwork for the NOMO EXPO, I’ve been commuting to town on my trusty Dahon folding bike. Over the weekend, I made a set of panniers when we hosted a public ‘Bike Bling’ workshop at the Kohler Art Center’s ARTery. ????? ??? ???? The panniers consist of a lashed wooden frame, zip-tied to my rack, and saddle bags made from a recycled exterior banner, with duct-taped seams. ???????? ???? While my panniers are intended to be temporary, they are surprisingly strong and lightweight, and I’m hoping the prototype will be improved upon by others during the EXPO. ????? ??? ????
To read more about our residency at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, please click here and scroll down.
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The panniers look quite efficient and strong – I’m sure they are very useful – nice work! Hope all is going well !
We’ll see more of this creativity in the coming 5-7 years: American ingenuity doing more with less. Let’s hope so…