How to Make a Balloon Bike

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How to Make a Balloon Bike

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Step 1 of 18
Inflate 5 "260" balloons almost fully- leaving a 1/4" uninflated and giving them a good burp

Inflate 5 "260" balloons almost fully- leaving a 1/4" uninflated and giving them a good burp

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Take the first balloon, fold in in half, and put a twist in the middle

Take the first balloon, fold in in half, and put a twist in the middle

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Twist a small bubble in the second balloon and attach it at the twist in the first balloon

Twist a small bubble in the second balloon and attach it at the twist in the first balloon

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Spiral the second balloon around the first balloon keeping a constant pressure on the balloon while spiraling

Spiral the second balloon around the first balloon keeping a constant pressure on the balloon while spiraling

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Make a small bubble in the end of the spiral and twist it into the first balloon (this will become the first tire and handle bars)

Make a small bubble in the end of the spiral and twist it into the first balloon (this will become the first tire and handle bars)

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Take the next two balloons and fold in half and twist together to make an x with equal size legs

Take the next two balloons and fold in half and twist together to make an x with equal size legs

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Take the remaining balloon and twist a small bubble at the end and attach it to the center of the x

Take the remaining balloon and twist a small bubble at the end and attach it to the center of the x

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Spiral fifth balloon around the "x" keeping a constant pressure on the balloon as you spiral it

Spiral fifth balloon around the "x" keeping a constant pressure on the balloon as you spiral it

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Twist a small bubble at the end of the spiral and attach around 2 of the spokes (trapping wheel between them)

Twist a small bubble at the end of the spiral and attach around 2 of the spokes (trapping wheel between them)

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Do the same with the second pair of legs

Do the same with the second pair of legs

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Take one of the legs that is not attached to the tire bubble... Bring it up and twist it into the two legs and the little bubble....  It should look like this.  (will be back tire, seat & bike frame)

Take one of the legs that is not attached to the tire bubble... Bring it up and twist it into the two legs and the little bubble.... It should look like this. (will be back tire, seat & bike frame)

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Make a small bubble at the end of the three remaining legs and twist them together

Make a small bubble at the end of the three remaining legs and twist them together

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In the leg sticking up from the tire, twist a small bubble at the top and then make a loop and twist together (making bike seat)

In the leg sticking up from the tire, twist a small bubble at the top and then make a loop and twist together (making bike seat)

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Twist both balloons on front tire together and connect to bubbles at end of bike frame

Twist both balloons on front tire together and connect to bubbles at end of bike frame

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Gently give the handle bars a little bend

Gently give the handle bars a little bend

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Both of them

Both of them

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And voila... A balloon bike :-)

And voila... A balloon bike :-)

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Copyright Balloon Utopia tm  2012.  Www.balloonutopia.com

Copyright Balloon Utopia tm 2012. Www.balloonutopia.com

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Head designer and master balloon artist at Balloon Utopia. (CBA & member of the IBA and QBN). Sandi has been a balloon industry educator for over 15 years.

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5 "260" modelling balloons

Balloon pump

Jhon Godwin

i like it so much ,

Jhon Godwin 11 months ago

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