Windsail, solar-powered, pedal-powered bikes, trikes, quads

phil · Post by **phil** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:50 am

Kevin Kelly's Streetuse has a collection of photos and links to person-powered, solar-powered, and wind-powered home-brewed bikes, trikes, and four-wheelers:
http://www.kk.org/streetuse/

Anybody know who owns the solar-powered trike in Palo Alto?

Oh! Keep scrolling down - there's a pulse jet powered go cart for your playa pleasure.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:15 am

Tanks phill

Tiahaar · Post by **Tiahaar** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:49 pm

Great thread start Phil! I'm building a trike, Unjonharley has several, who else out there is building something fun and pedal/eco-powered for the playa? Would be cool to see peeks of progress as you all go along. I got the fork built for my rig this weekend woohoo!

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unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:01 am

Haveing some design problems right now. The drive wheel is in the center. So I must figure out how to sink the front and back wheels to steer.

timburly · Post by **timburly** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:40 pm

I've got a few choppers i'm working on from old bikes. I'll have to pics and such up for all to see. Nothing to fancy, just stretching the frames and forks. Probally will have a trike and recumbant before the burn. I would also like to build a pedal powered BAR, somthing that seats like 6 people. A crank at every bar stool. Serve ice cold draft homebrew while pedaling across the playa.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:58 pm

Here's a design. Start building, Timburly!

(I snagged this photo on the internet a long time ago. Sorry, I forgot where.)

timburly · Post by **timburly** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:30 pm

hahaha of course its allready been done!

Oh well

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:58 pm

That one is in Europe. Go ahead and build it!

dragonfly Jafe · Post by **dragonfly Jafe** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:55 am

I can't find the link now, but there is an 8-person bicycle design out there where everyone sits in a circle facing inwards (person at rear facing forward is the "driver". It's called the "octa-bike" IIRC, I did find a youtube movie of one.... Put a bar top in the center and Voila!

phil · Post by **phil** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:33 pm

Is this it?

http://www.conferencebike.com/

dragonfly Jafe · Post by **dragonfly Jafe** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:03 am

looks like the one....would like a good look at the drive train!

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:26 am

U-joints. Seven shafts connected in a circle with seven U-joints. Let's hope they are Constant Velocity "double" U-joints!

Rob_ · Post by **Rob_** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:49 am

[quote="Tiahaar"]...I'm building a trike, Unjonharley has several, who else out there is building something fun and pedal/eco-powered for the playa? [/quote]

Who has tips on bike welding for a complete novice?

Tiahaar · Post by **Tiahaar** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:59 pm

Rob_ wrote:[Who has tips on bike welding for a complete novice?

Me! Me! Ha, well its easy really depending on your equipment. Steel frame tubes and a flux-core MIG welder on low and practice practice. Sand off any paint, have joints fit tight, and what are you building?

Excellent time for an update report on my trike project since I am lonely working here all alone and all that keeps me going is the thought that someday soon out on the playa people will get a kick out of what I'm making. The thing is mobile! Wheels really bolted on now and it pedals! (much much easier moving than a tank for those of you following last year's project heheh). There's a Nexus internal 7speed bike rear hub in the chain drive for gearing. Still needs brakes, steering, a seat and a body, more to come.

Rob_ · Post by **Rob_** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:41 pm

Tiahaar wrote:
Rob_ wrote:Who has tips on bike welding for a complete novice?
Me! Me! Ha, well its easy really depending on your equipment. Steel frame tubes and a flux-core MIG welder on low and practice practice. Sand off any paint, have joints fit tight, and what are you building?

Excellent time for an update report on my trike project...

Coming along nicely--I'll look for you on the playa. As for me, no definite plans, but I want to do "something". I've been checking into some welding classes as a starting point.

chopitweldit · Post by **chopitweldit** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:50 pm

Our camp has been building Tricycles for 3 years now. They are easy to do. Just buy 3 old garage sale bikes, (20, 24 or 26 inch), cut em up and weld them together with a MIG welder.

1. Front of tricycle. Cut your first bike in half behind the seat stay and bottom bracket.

2. Rear of tricycle. Cut your second bike in half in front of seat stay and bottom bracket.

3. Weld front and rear together. Use scrap tubing to extend the front from the rear about 24 inches.

4. Side of Tricycle. Cut third bike in half in front of seat stay and bottom bracket. Weld this rear side well "side car fashion" to the tricycle using EMT tubing or other steel stock.

4. Weld a bottom bracket to the top tube of the trike to make it a "recumbant"

5. Fashion a seat and LONG handel bar..... sit back and CRUZE!

Scrap steel tubing and stock is used to fuse them together. EMT works well because its light and bends well with the use of a bender.

THese Playa vehicles can handel two people easelly and are SUPER comfortable for cruzing. A shade canopy or "surry" is an awesome addition to supply shade during the heat of the day.

We dont have any plans..... we just cut, grind, weld and see what evolves.

Sorry, but I dont have any way to post pictures.

orianna · Post by **orianna** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:07 pm

What camp is that? I would love to see the trikes you have built.

chopitweldit · Post by **chopitweldit** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:11 pm

We usually camp between 9 and 9:30 out around kelp or landfill.
Like last year, we should be easy to spot, We build a scafold tower topped with a gauzy yellow "tent" we call the "Cazbah Lounge".
Our camp goes by the name "Simian Enterprizes".....AKA "monkey business"

We dig our trikes and like to spread more "3 wheel love"....swing by.

chopitweldit · Post by **chopitweldit** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:30 pm

Here is my 1st attempt at posting some pictures.
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phil · Post by **phil** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:43 pm

chop, I think you need to go here
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... ditprofile
and scroll to the bottom and click yes on allow BBCode.

chopitweldit · Post by **chopitweldit** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:01 pm

Thank for the help phil.

Obviously Im a newbee to posting.
I have allowed BBC mode on my edit profile.

Should I "disable HTML" or "disable BBCode on this post" as shown at the options portion of "Post a reply"?

Should I even be trying to post pics by using flicker?

This attempt at a pic is with HTML not disabled and BBCode not disabled and my editprofile set to allow BBCode

Thanks!!!!

chopitweldit · Post by **chopitweldit** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:50 pm

Well, hell...... I am giving now on trying to post some pics of our Playa Trikes.

If anyone would like to see our work, you can go to flickr.com and search for me, "chopitweldit" under members.

CHEERS

phil · Post by **phil** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:01 pm

You're being fooled by flickr.

isn't the image address, it's the URL of the photo's page. Go to the page the photo is on, click the size you want to post here (I've chosen small), and look in the box below the photo - box 1 gives you the real URL of the photo:

Your photostream is at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11188579@N06/

psychedelicsurvivor · Post by **psychedelicsurvivor** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:42 pm

Like the trike ideas. After getting torn up on my bike and the difficulty with DUI, I purchased a used Worksman trike with the tractor seat. I built a canopy for it and bought the solar panel to put on top, but ran out of money for the electric hub motor. The 12 volt battery is in, so my EL lighting and CC lighting will rock. Next year I hope to have the motor mounted and running on solar/battery. This year it's pedal power only.

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