that's ace, taki! How far off completing it are you?
How about a 22W or 36W strip light to replace the halogen spot, they cost peanuts and spread light well.
And how would that heat the shed in winter then? 😉
Xtracycle from parts up:
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taki that is a class bodge!
What are you going to do for a rack & how have you mounted the rear bb to the front dropouts & top tube to seatpost?
An old 127mm bb would do it, you could then have suspension 😎
Shirley BTW no longer offers any real savings unless you stay with your emoployer for a looooong time? (am looking to jump ship)
cynic-al...it does indeed have a bb to mount on the dropouts. I picked one up from Ebay, 132mm IIRC. For the top-tube I took the dia down a bit, then chopped an old stem & added a groove. This then slid over the top-tube & was held with a 36mm seat-clamp from a Scott Ransom. Just shimmed the 27.2 post out to 31.8 & clamped it on the seat post. Thats as far as it got though. I was faffing trying to get a hydro brake to work with a long hose, that was a pain. Still have the bits. Was looking at some tubing with flattened ends to make the rack, but ran out of time & boys happy on own bikes now. Might get round to finishing one day. I'd even designed the seat unit in 3d at work...!!!
I installed a long (roll) hose on to an LX calliper for the Xtracycle so I can have hyrdro rear. definitely worth it and shimano stuff works fine at that length.
I have a coaster brake 7-speed Nexus hub. Easiest to use a BB5 or 7 and tandem cable.
Liking the thinking taka, this is on my list for realistic bodges - I can't weld though so a rack might be tricky (maybe I should learn).
I was initially thinking of a coaster brake for my xtracycle ...but it wont work Al.
vertical dropouts = tensioner = cant use coaster brake (tensioner winds up as opposed to brake actuating)
Top shed, I'm jealous. I've been promised when we move out of the apartment I can build a shed and BBQ area.
I'll be showing mr.b.h. these pictures later, as he's incredibley messy. Hopefully the hint will spur him on to tidy up.
Our garage is a true man cave, as it's dark in there, dirty and full of things I wouldn't like to touch.
mini stoner looks very cute in his trailer.
wow, this thread warms the cockles of my heart. That shed, the bodging, all ace.
I literally cannot wait to own a house where I can build a "man cave", as long as it doesn't take up too much room in the mrs' projected kitchen garden and chicken run.
Our garage is a true man cave, as it's dark in there, dirty and full of things I wouldn't like to touch.
On purpose I should think. I can lock my shed door from the inside for much the same reason 😉
Hehe, our garage is off the kitchen and I've often locked mr. bh in without realising, as the key is on the kitchen side.
@Stoner [hijack!] (maybe this should be a new thread, but what the hey!) I'm wanting to Xtracycle [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/flamejob/4036338735/ ]Flameboy[/url] and seeing that the frame is specifically designed for my Rohloff what do you think the problems would be? I read stuff about the calliper mount being a 205 for a 165 rotor and stuff like that.
Now I live in Zurich I am pretty confident that I can commute on it and lock it up outside my office (believe it or not!)
Here are the 'oily bits'
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I'll change the brake to a deore or something, but don't really want to change the rotor.
