Building a bike

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 9:17 am

I've been thinking of building an Art/get around the playa bike, I'm considering a recumbent trike. Frankly my recent experience with bicycles is very limited, part of why I want to build one is to lure myself back into riding. I can tig, mig , braze, but haven't worked with bicycle tubing before. so I'm looking for information ,tips and tricks on what's a good idea, what's a really bad idea, materials, what's a good bike to cannibalize and what's good to stay away from. Just about any thing anyone has to offer. Keep in mind I don't have a lot of money to put towards this project and I'm a 220 pound out of shape man so this sucker has to be sturdy and not to heavy.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 4:58 am

Ask around Minne for the Hard Times Bike Club.

Chai Guy · Post by **Chai Guy** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 8:38 am

Recumbent Bike Construction:

http://www.ihpva.org/people/tstrike/bui ... elinks.htm
http://www.wsws.ca/organize/richrecumbant/

Chopper Bike Construction
http://www.chopperbikes.org/
http://www.lowbikes.ch/lowbike_6739.html

Wooden Bike Construction:
http://www.homestead.com/bikerodnkustom/woodeye.html

Tall Bike Construction:
http://www.63xc.com/stepp/tallbike.htm

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 9:13 pm

Thanks Chai!

I've been wading threw the links and the links from the links and there is a lot of good stuff there.

diggum · Post by **diggum** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:43 pm

Anyone in the Seattle area who wants a great recumbent trike project, I've got one in need of some major TLC that I'm giving away in hopes of saving it from a dumpster death.

About 5 feet long, 2 wheels in the rear and one long chopper front end, it needs work, works which I cannot give to it. I rescued it from a trip to the dump only to realize I have no current skills with restoring bicycles of any kind.

I'll send some pictures if ya like. Lemme know!

Chai Guy · Post by **Chai Guy** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 3:22 pm

found another good link for recumbent bike building

http://jkcc.com/speednviolence/bikes/trike2.htm

As well as plans for sale to build one (pretty cool actually)
http://www.angelfire.com/id/BEEP/index.html

I was wondering if anyone could help me, I'm looking for plans on how to build a three-wheeled trike, with 2 wheels up front, something similar to this:

for my mobile chai cart next year. Thanks!

terdbird · Post by **terdbird** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 1:35 am

Chai: I found a site of some guy who builds bikes from parts, and he has built a few with the 2 front wheels.. no carts, but you could probably adjust to your tastes... he sells a book he wrote with plans to build every bike on his site(hes made LOTS of them) check it out..

http://www.atomiczombie.com/bicycles.htm

Chai Guy · Post by **Chai Guy** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 4:45 pm

Much Thanks! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! : )

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 9:02 pm

Hey diggum, didya find a home for that bike yet?

diggum · Post by **diggum** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:02 pm

Yeah, it finally got picked up.