Bicycles get hacked into music-making machines in inventive short film "Bicycle Sounds." The spokes of a bicycle wheel, which turn while brushing against two clothespins, provide a kick-drum beat. The ...

We don’t think much of the ambient sound in TV shows or movies until they go wrong, like when Kevin Bacon’s track bike in the 1986 classic Quicksilver occasionally makes inexplicable freewheel sounds.

Cars, schmars... but there's one thing your bike just can't replace—that feeling of cruising down the road with your favorite music on full blast. Well, say hello to Brian Sysfail. He's built, by his ...

Baber lets his surroundings serve as his orchestra and his inspiration: "It all came from when I was a little kid hearing the spokes of my bike and imagining, 'Oh, I wish I could play that like I ...

When it comes to car-on bike-accidents, the difference between minor or major injury (or avoiding a collision at all) can come down to fractions of a second. That’s the speed of instinct. The problem, ...

Design takes many forms, and resonates in unexpected ways. John Blackstone has a case in point. This story was originally broadcast on May 18, 2014. Steven Baber is a designer with a difference. He ...