Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Edith has a date with Maaco!
Edith has a date with Maaco this week to get a professional paint & bake job! I have to strip, grind and prime the frame this weekend to be sure it's ready. They do 1/2 cars every day and Walt from Maaco said for a small fee, he'll paint and bake the frame for me! YAY!
We're unsure of the color. My prefrerence is pretty lax, but White, Silver, Black or Red will work just fine for me since he's charging me so little.
NEED SKATEBOARD WHEELS
Does anyone have an old skateboard laying around that they don't care about? I need the wheels from them. I can't seem to find the old solid (not coated) wheels that they used to make. Actually, I need two sets :) The wheels are used as chain idlers on my recumbent bike. I bought a few, and they are just not working out.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
FROM ROSS: Recumbent R&R Recumbents
easy but fun as hell.
Midnight Recumbent Ride
I left Ross's house about 8:30 or so with the recumbent in the back of my truck "betsy". When I got home I realized two things: I was NOT tired at all, and I wasnt going to stop working on the bike. I took the doner bikes off the rack and took the recumbent into the garage.
I cut and ran the chain through the network of skateboard wheels and taped up the wheels so they wouldn't fall off (already lost one)
The ride was absolutely amazing. I had to make a few minor adjustments, but I am extremely happy with the design of the bike. I rode well into the wee hours of the morning.
Thank you, Ross for your help with the bike !!
The next step is to get the bike dry fitted for all the parts that we have. After a few maiden rides, we'll get her primed, painted and weighed.
Tight Chains!
I cut and ran the chain through the network of skateboard wheels and taped up the wheels so they wouldn't fall off (already lost one)
The ride was absolutely amazing. I had to make a few minor adjustments, but I am extremely happy with the design of the bike. I rode well into the wee hours of the morning.
Thank you, Ross for your help with the bike !!
The next step is to get the bike dry fitted for all the parts that we have. After a few maiden rides, we'll get her primed, painted and weighed.
Tight Chains!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Edith to Arrive in Atco Today
With the last few welds left, I brought my truck to work today so I can go straight to Ross's house and finish up. With any luck, we'll have it prepped for the Atco shop. I'll spend time sanding and prepping the metalwork then for a coat of primer.
Then comes paint and parts. Here we go. Lets see how long it takes me to get there. :)
Then comes paint and parts. Here we go. Lets see how long it takes me to get there. :)
Design for Recumbent #2
Here is the design for the chrome moly recumbent to be started in mid february. Im going to use dual 700c / 27" (whatever is available at the time). Light and fast is what im going for...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Skateboard idlers... ready to go.
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