hacking a bike ...

[electron]

This is a pretty cool article about some people 'hacking' rental-bikes in Germany:

http://www.ccc.de/hackabike/index_en.html

 

[jlehnert]

Sounds like someone had W-A-A-Y too much time on their hands.
Of course coming from anyone who has HA as a hobby, that's probably a case of the pot calling the kettle "black".

 

[electron]

or you can look at it this way, as people who have 'w-a-a-y too much time on their hands', we are experts in recognizing other people having this same luxuary

 

[Guy Lavoie]

Yup, clearly looks like a case of "lets do it just because we can" but it sure is a fun read.