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MWB recumbent

April 12, 2019

Itching to have a test ride. Of all the recumbent bikes I’ve made, this was my favorite and most used. I later added a 3 speed wheel with drum brakes up front, then added pontoons for a kinetic race, which never happened. A minute after this image was taken everything went South. The pontoons flipped…

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MWB recumbent bike

April 12, 2019

This was my fourth recumbent build. I built it for my neighbor kid who thoroughly enjoyed it.  

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Aluminum SWB recumbent bike

April 12, 2019

This recumbent weighed in at 25 pounds. The main boom was made using 2″ aluminum tubing. To eliminate stress on the aluminum frame I placed the seat mounds directly over the steering tube and rear wheel stays. The crank length was adjustable, but often the hose clamps used to secure the crank tube would fail…

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Micro push bike

April 12, 2019

This prototype was my version of a modern micro Hobby Horse. It was intended for short trips to the bus stop, train station or subway. Unfortunately the seat put undue pressure on one’s prostate area. A later version would have included a poly suspension on the rear arm, also having the steering tube and rear…

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DIY recumbent bicycle

April 11, 2019

I injured my knee tendons many years back on a cold ride with my old recumbent. Since then the old injury would occasionally flare up. It had been a while since doing any riding, so I made this simple bike to see if my knees could handle the stress of riding again. I liked the…

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The Wheel

April 11, 2019

The Wheel was made for doing summersaults. I started by drawing a 4 foot diameter circle on a half sheet of 3/4″ plywood. The cut outs were aproximated. The chair was made from a 3/16″ thick section of poly plastic sheeting. 6 shelf brackets were used to secure the seat to the plywood. A seat belt…

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DIY Cargo bike

April 11, 2019

   While perusing the internet, I discovering the amazing cargo bikes used during the Vietnam conflict by the Vietcong to transfer supplies thru undetected jungle trails. These bike frames were purposely overbuilt to carry hundreds of pounds. Notice the long steering stick attached to the handle bar. Clever! I also found this cargo carrying bike…

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Motorized Delta trike

April 11, 2019

I noticed a front wheel drive trike on the market with a wheel similar to a Unicycle, but unlike a Unicycle you could keep your feet on the pedals when coasting. Although pedaling a large vehicle this way was almost worthless, like a moped it technically could be classified as a motorized trike allowing anyone…

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DIY long tail bike

April 11, 2019

I was wanting to see if I could make a medium duty long tail bike. All I had at the time was this lugged frame Diamond back bike. Because of the lugged fittings, I wasn’t comfortable just replacing the upper and lower rear forks. I instead opted to add 7″ of material in-between the existing…

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