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  1. LowRacerRider

    I am nearing the end of my build of a lowracer recumbent bike. Just need to add mounts for idler...

    I am nearing the end of my build of a lowracer recumbent bike. Just need to add mounts for idler pulleys, paint it and upholster the seat.
  2. LowRacerRider

    Am I going to fit in here?

    Not yet, but then again I've never been to Turkey.
  3. LowRacerRider

    Am I going to fit in here?

    Allrighty then!
  4. LowRacerRider

    Am I going to fit in here?

    Ahhh. I dunno! :yu:
  5. LowRacerRider

    Am I going to fit in here?

    Ahhh. Gee, I don't know. I'm sure my current project, a "lowracer:," is probably too low for good ground clearance. I do have a "short wheel base" recumbent that has plenty of ground clearance. Maybe that could make it as a mountain bike. :wait:
  6. LowRacerRider

    Am I going to fit in here?

    That probably would depend on the definition of great.
  7. LowRacerRider

    Am I going to fit in here?

    Could be interesting.
  8. LowRacerRider

    Am I going to fit in here?

    DOn't let the facade fool you. I'm as crazy as they come.
  9. LowRacerRider

    Am I going to fit in here?

    Thanks, I feel totally welcomed.
  10. LowRacerRider

    Wheel Lacing Problems

    It must work as I now have a fairly nicely laced wheel. I also learned to start lacing from the drive side (right) where I had been lacing starting on the left side. My rims do have spoke holes with an offset but I must believe that by following Sheldon's methodology which probably included...
  11. LowRacerRider

    Am I going to fit in here?

    I know that recumbent bicycles are considered strange and weird to most conventional bike riders. My interest has become building recumbent bikes, and I'm just wondering if I can actually fit in here? I still use many conventional components, I just create a very different frame type. My current...
  12. LowRacerRider

    I'm new to building bikes. I'm really onlybuild recumbent style bikes but need to learn so much...

    I'm new to building bikes. I'm really onlybuild recumbent style bikes but need to learn so much because I still us common parts.
  13. LowRacerRider

    Wheel Lacing Problems

    I now see that Sheldon works from the right side of the wheel (drive side). I had built mine using the instructions found on AtomicZombie with started on the left side of the wheel. I'l give Sheldon's way and let everyone know how it goes. Thanks everyone for your great suggestions.
  14. LowRacerRider

    Wheel Lacing Problems

    I don't understand what you mean to replace or move the key spoke. Isn't the key spoke supposed to go in the the key spoke hole? How does doing this impact the excess length of all the outbound spokes?
  15. LowRacerRider

    Wheel Lacing Problems

    Based on my understanding of the key hole, my rims are both left handed.
  16. LowRacerRider

    Wheel Lacing Problems

    As I understand it, a hub has two flanges. Any spoke pushed through the outside of a flange to the inside is called an inbound spoke. Any spoke pushed from the inside to the outside of a flange is called an outbound spoke. I'm too new at this to know other than what I read on the internet.
  17. LowRacerRider

    Wheel Lacing Problems

    I also discarded the original spokes. I could see they would not fit. I used a spoke length calculator to determine the spoke lengths to use and all the inbound spokes on both sides appear to fit very well, but none of the outbound spkes appear to fit and it looks like they are maybe 5-6mm too long.
  18. LowRacerRider

    Wheel Lacing Problems

    The spokes that were in the wheels clearly would not fit the new hubs. I used a bicycle spoke calculator to determine what spoke lengths I should use. All the inbound spokes appear to fit very well. It's the outbound spokes that appear to be as much as 5mm too long.
  19. LowRacerRider

    Wheel Lacing Problems

    No. I discarded the old ones as they were not equipped for disc brakes.
  20. LowRacerRider

    Wheel Lacing Problems

    They came as a set and appear to be identical except, of course that one is for the front and one is for the rear. both have the same disc brake mount and both have a width between the flanges of 53mm.
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