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Hi all, yesterday I got my frame all welded up aside from a few more pieces like steering linkages, a seat mount, and idler mount.
This one is a late 90's Haro Zippo BMX with split toptube which made it easy to do a split tube main frame under the seat with 1" square tubing.
I flipped the front triangle to both slack the headangle and raise the BB to make room for my feet. Fortunately after getting some wheels on it it seems like my heels will clear by a couple inches at bottom stroke.
I'm going to build this as a pedal only at first until i get any geometry and posture bugs worked out, and once it's dialed i'll toss either one or two 20" hub motors on it and haul a small camping trailer setup with solar panels, battery bank, and possibly even a small efficient generator that can fill the gaps of cloudy days.
Anyways, if i can make some progress today i should be able to get the seat and steering built and rigged, then go bomb a few hills and see if i got the geometry close to where i want it. If not i'll cut , bend, and tweak it as needed. This one is pretty much a first prototype anyways and if it works i'll probably copy it with all new metal and lighten it up.
This one is a late 90's Haro Zippo BMX with split toptube which made it easy to do a split tube main frame under the seat with 1" square tubing.
I flipped the front triangle to both slack the headangle and raise the BB to make room for my feet. Fortunately after getting some wheels on it it seems like my heels will clear by a couple inches at bottom stroke.
I'm going to build this as a pedal only at first until i get any geometry and posture bugs worked out, and once it's dialed i'll toss either one or two 20" hub motors on it and haul a small camping trailer setup with solar panels, battery bank, and possibly even a small efficient generator that can fill the gaps of cloudy days.
Anyways, if i can make some progress today i should be able to get the seat and steering built and rigged, then go bomb a few hills and see if i got the geometry close to where i want it. If not i'll cut , bend, and tweak it as needed. This one is pretty much a first prototype anyways and if it works i'll probably copy it with all new metal and lighten it up.