[BentHammer]

I'm going to be building a recumbent trike over the winter. I've just ordered steel (1.75" 4130 rounds, .035 wall) and the front wheels (20" plastic mags, the kind that were really cool in the early eighties ).

I'll be here a lot this winter, asking silly questions and ordering components. I'll post pics if anyone's interested.

 

[binary visions]

Err... Sounds good. If you're into that kind of thing...


...ya' freak

Hope you enjoy the recumbant, but better thee than me.

 

[Morryjg]

Those things are pretty fun until you go around a corner too fast and roll it. Not that I've *ever* done that before. Post pics as you get it going!

 

[Echo]

I rode a recumbent around in the parking lot at T-blazer's. It was wierd.

 

[BikeGeek]

I rode a recumbent around in the parking lot at T-blazer's. It was wierd.

Definitely. A friend's dad has a homebuilt tandem 'bent. The front wheel is under the driver which made steering pretty sketchy. Especially pedalling around the neighborhood at night, drunk.

 

[BentHammer]

Err... Sounds good. If you're into that kind of thing...
...ya' freak

I'm deeply honored

I like bikes, but my road bike is a killer. I've still got energy at the end of the ride but I feel like crying when I see gravel- this bike feels like I'm sitting on a log splitter even with the gel saddle. I figure that with the recumbent, once I get my legs back in shape from hibernation, I should be able to commute more than just once a week or so like I do with the 'normal' bike.

(commute is 22 miles each way, gentle hills... I average 16mph or so on a good day)

 

[hooples3]

a recumbent trike .. nice so you are manufacturing the frame yourself?

 

[stinkyboy]

Maybe you'd be more comfortable here: http://www.recumbents.com/forums/

 

[BentHammer]

Hooples, yes, I am building the frame. My hope is to build this one, ride it for a year then give it to my wife and build the mark two model with what I've learned from this one

Stinkyboy, that site looks like a good one but it receives a tiny fraction of the traffic that this one does- and most of my questions and purchases are going to be bike related, not trike-specific. Thank you for the link, though.

 

[splat]

Take lots of pics along the way. I want to see this Frankenbike come to life !!! sounds like a fun winter project.

 

[Konabumm]

can you "do it" on a recumbent trike?

 

[BentHammer]

can you "do it" on a recumbent trike?

Considering my dainty size, I'd have to order thicker-wall tubing if I planned to