Maker Faire Austin 2007

Star Wheel

Topic(s): Engineering

Tags: cyclecide carnival ferris wheel "man-powered" DIY

Star Wheel is a 22-foot-diameter rolling, participant-powered ferris wheel. The inner wheel is a bicycle ferris wheel powered by three riders, within a larger wheel, which looks like two giant bicycle wheels side by side with the rims connected by stancheons.

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About the Maker(s)

Paul Cesewski

- Cyclecide

Fun is the universal language. Paul builds large scale interactive sculptures and pedal powered rides for art shows and carnivals. Paul has created many poetic machines for the Burning Man festival and elsewhere. Many of Paul's rides travel with San Francisco's Cyclecide Bike Rodeo.

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