Why is this being built? A few people thought it would be nice to bike across Canada, surviving on their bardish talents alone. Needless to say, a suitibly mad vehicle would be needed and so the idea of a portable theater / musician transporter was born. Your humble blogger has about as much musical talent as a whistling goat and would like to find real work once out of school so he will not be partaking upon this voyage.
Preparation is well underway for the fabrication stage; a build space, homebrew welder, and some power tools have been secured. Plans are being drafted up as I write this and our design concept is solidifying. Concept sketches are great but our collaboration should benifit from finalizing things in Sketchup, stay tuned for a post when it looks decent. As the cash situation is somewhat limited, we'll be using as much recycled steel as possible (old bikes). This has the added benifit of cutting down on the number of welds required and eliminating the need to thread the inside tubing (nessesary for bearings etc). A frankenstein to be sure...
I just saw this last night and I like it! But! The rear rider is way too high. You've put a ton of work into this but I think you can re-work the design to get the rear rider at the same height as the front driver. I am at work on a similar project using lumber. I thought about bamboo which is why I started Googling and found your project. IMO you only need to wrap the joints not the entire tube. Prolly carbon fiber or kevlar would make a better wrap than fiberglass. You wouldn't need much so price shouldn't be a big deal. I've got more ideas. Email me at leisesturm@hotmail.com if you are interested. Good luck.
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