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Okay first thing
I posted a message here awhile back that said something about recumbent
owners being crazy. Now I take that back, I have been riding my regular road bike for a couple of months now, and my back is starting to act up again (now I know why I stopped riding) and can now appreciate the support of a recumbent seat. You are not mentally ill. I am! Anyway - now that I have realized the huge advantage of a bent, I am going to start on my first project bent. I have several donor bicycles in my garage, and have started to remove all the bolt on parts, I haven't cut anything into pieces yet. I know that most of the department store type bikes are pretty cheaply made, but surely there are some parts / components that can be used in the construction of a bent. Being that this will be my first attempt I am not expecting it to be the best home built recumbent in the world! Actually if it even can be ridden at all I will be amazed. I am not really going to follow any "plans" more just follow plans in my head. Question 1: Are there any components that should be absolutely avoided from dept store bikes? I have a Ross comfort bike, a Murray legacy 10 speed, and a huffy Santa Fe 12 speed so far for parts. Oh yeah I should mention that the area where I live has no real LBS nearest on is about an hour and half away by car. Ken -- It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. Arthur C. Clarke English physicist & science fiction author (1917 - ) |
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Ken Marcet wrote:
...Being that this will be my first attempt I am not expecting it to be the best home built recumbent in the world! Actually if it even can be ridden at all I will be amazed.... See http://www.mile43.com/peterson/wb.html. I saw a "Huffy Easy" once - a Tour Easy clone built from old Huffy parts. It easily weighed more than 1/40 of a ton. -- Tom Sherman - Rock Island County Illinois Tetrahedral carbon lattices are not forever. |
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"Ken Marcet" wrote in message ... I posted a message here awhile back that said something about recumbent owners being crazy. Now I take that back, I have been riding my regular road bike for a couple of months now, and my back is starting to act up again (now I know why I stopped riding) and can now appreciate the support of a recumbent seat. You are not mentally ill. I am! Anyway - now that I have realized the huge advantage of a bent, I am going to start on my first project bent. I have several donor bicycles in my garage, and have started to remove all the bolt on parts, I haven't cut anything into pieces yet. I know that most of the department store type bikes are pretty cheaply made, but surely there are some parts / components that can be used in the construction of a bent. Being that this will be my first attempt I am not expecting it to be the best home built recumbent in the world! Actually if it even can be ridden at all I will be amazed. I am not really going to follow any "plans" more just follow plans in my head. Question 1: Are there any components that should be absolutely avoided from dept store bikes? I have a Ross comfort bike, a Murray legacy 10 speed, and a huffy Santa Fe 12 speed so far for parts. Oh yeah I should mention that the area where I live has no real LBS nearest on is about an hour and half away by car. Ken: Please destroy those Murray frames before the punk Columbine type high school kid killers steal them to make their pipe bombs. If you want to practice welding on those frames do so, just be sure to destroy them when you are done. I'll bet you can make nicer welds on your first try than you find on the Murrays. But don't be too quick to chop up Ross frames - there are some good ones that deserve to stay intact. Now then, if you look around you can find older road bikes with proper chromemoly frames and good components for as little as $35.00 or so. As you pass a yard sale always scan for bikes. If you are a dump picker kind of guy you can find what you need and get them for free. The price of the used parts will always be small compared to the effort you will make. eBay is mega source for used parts. I suggest you use friction shifting so you can mix components as needed. You could also buy Easy Racer clone plans. Why not work toward something that will be a pleasure to ride when you are finished. Home builders are not hard to find on the internet and they are usually more than happy to provide detailed information and photos. Look for them. Good luck. skip |
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skip wrote:
... Please destroy those Murray frames before the punk Columbine type high school kid killers steal them to make their pipe bombs.... While the punishment of death was too severe for their sins, several of the "victims" at Columbine had done plenty to provoke the retribution. The school authorities share some of the blame for allowing the privileged (i.e. athletes, popular students from more affluent families) to constantly engage in physical and verbal abuse of lower social status students. If the double standard had not existed, the situation would almost certainly never have escalated out of control. Ye who sow the wind shall reap the storm. -- Tom Sherman |
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... skip wrote: ... Please destroy those Murray frames before the punk Columbine type high school kid killers steal them to make their pipe bombs.... While the punishment of death was too severe for their sins, several of the "victims" at Columbine had done plenty to provoke the retribution. The school authorities share some of the blame for allowing the privileged (i.e. athletes, popular students from more affluent families) to constantly engage in physical and verbal abuse of lower social status students. If the double standard had not existed, the situation would almost certainly never have escalated out of control. Ye who sow the wind shall reap the storm. -- Tom Sherman GAG! |
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skip wrote:
GAG! Happy to oblige. -- Tom Sherman |
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... skip wrote: GAG! Happy to oblige. -- Tom Sherman Oh what a wonderful world it would be if we could all be losers. Isn't that right Tom? skip |
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... skip wrote: ... Please destroy those Murray frames before the punk Columbine type high school kid killers steal them to make their pipe bombs.... While the punishment of death was too severe for their sins, several of the "victims" at Columbine had done plenty to provoke the retribution. The school authorities share some of the blame for allowing the privileged (i.e. athletes, popular students from more affluent families) to constantly engage in physical and verbal abuse of lower social status students. If the double standard had not existed, the situation would almost certainly never have escalated out of control. Ye who sow the wind shall reap the storm. -- Tom Sherman That is about the most absurd and pathetic explanation of a massacre I have ever read |
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skip wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... skip wrote: GAG! Happy to oblige. -- Tom Sherman Oh what a wonderful world it would be if we could all be losers. Isn't that right Tom? You tell me Skip. -- Tom Sherman - [ ] |
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Mark Leuck wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... skip wrote: ... Please destroy those Murray frames before the punk Columbine type high school kid killers steal them to make their pipe bombs.... While the punishment of death was too severe for their sins, several of the "victims" at Columbine had done plenty to provoke the retribution. The school authorities share some of the blame for allowing the privileged (i.e. athletes, popular students from more affluent families) to constantly engage in physical and verbal abuse of lower social status students. If the double standard had not existed, the situation would almost certainly never have escalated out of control. Ye who sow the wind shall reap the storm. -- Tom Sherman That is about the most absurd and pathetic explanation of a massacre I have ever read You have not understood what you have seen, and have obviously learned nothing. I find it tragically comical the way people are shocked when violence leads to retaliation, as they have self-deluded themselves into believing they are morally superior when they are not. Enjoy the repercussions of violence by those in power! -- Tom Sherman - [ ] |
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