The daylong fair in Coeur d’Alene celebrated the unconventional and the outlandish creations of inventors and artists, many of which were human-powered machines made from bicycle parts. Many of the moving sculptures came from the minds of people, young and old, working in the new maker space called Gizmo, in Coeur d’Alene. (SR photos: Jesse Tinsley)

The mighty wheel, ingenuity and whimsy came together Sunday in an eclectic celebration in Coeur d’Alene’s Riverstone development. Kinetic Fest challenged creative types to assemble human-powered vehicles for a parade and design competition. And they showed up – on skates and scooters, on tricycles and go-carts, in a rolling rowboat and on a quadricycle built for four. And then there was the shark. Ross Welburn, a retired engineer from Hayden, spent the past two months building his sharkcycle. Sunday was the first time he gave it a good spin. His helmet doubled as the dorsal fin, and Welburn played the ominous theme music from “Jaws” from inside the Spandex-topped shape/Scott Maben, SR. More here.

Question: Did anyone out there watch the Kinetic Fest parade or participate in any other activities?