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Shiner
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Posted: 05 April 2011 at 12:01am |
Thanks!
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Shiner
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Posted: 05 April 2011 at 5:30pm |
Yeay
Crank is Own... LOL!
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bazz
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Posted: 05 April 2011 at 8:00pm |
Good job Paul.
At the rate you are going you will ready to race in a week
Take care,
Barry ;-)
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Shiner
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Posted: 05 April 2011 at 8:02pm |
Well being a car valeter, this rain has give me a week free to get on with it.. So far ive spent a Tenner! Hopefully Ill be able to ring next week!
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Shiner
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Posted: 06 April 2011 at 8:44pm |
I mean, riding it next week.. Started on the seat today, with yet more scrap!! I wonder just how cheap you can make a Recumbent? £50? we shall see!
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SteveArmstrong
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Posted: 06 April 2011 at 10:16pm |
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Hi all,
I'm not too far from
you, Paul, in Manchester and am planning on building a machine to
race this year too. I don't think I'll be up and running for
Hillingdon, though I might take a run down just to have a watch. I
have been considering building a pop riveted aluminium frame as I'm
no welder, and its cheaper and a bit less messy than carbon by the
looks of things, at least at first go. I've also been toying with
using mountain board trucks with 8" pneumatic wheels in a
tadpole trike format. This might make for a really light weight
arrangement and smaller pedal box, though it remains to be seen if
the handling and turning circle are adequate. It may also suffer from
speed wobble and weaving when accelerating, but I will be building a
plywood mock up over the weekend to test the general geometry out. If
not, I have a bmx front wheel and forks ready in the wings.
I see your not wasting any time on your
build, Paul, . Are you using an arc welder?
Steve.
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Shiner
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Posted: 06 April 2011 at 10:49pm |
Just using a stick welder.. I am no welder either.. This is my first try, we have Mig and Tig welders in the workshop, But the stick welder looked the simplest to use..
Your build sounds good.. Ill be doing one from scratch soon, see how this steel one works out.. Im just proving that it can be done on the cheap thats all..
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Shiner
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Posted: 07 April 2011 at 4:10pm |
SEAT BASE DONE!!! NOW I NEED TO MAKE SOME HANDLE BARS!! (ones showen are for wheeling arround the yard)
Then I need to put on chain, brakes and gear switch, and Im away!!!!
Onece finished, Ill strip it all down and paint / polish it up... Then we can think about aerodynamics!
Paul
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AlanGoodman
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Posted: 07 April 2011 at 4:13pm |
Excellent! That's a pretty extreme seat angle! So you'll be wanting a race number for Hillingdon then??....
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Shiner
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Posted: 07 April 2011 at 5:18pm |
Not just yet.. I need to know if its safe! lol
Also, what requirments are needed to take part, lights? brakes? flag? etc etc....
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