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Didn't think id make it into the build in time...wish I had time to paint and fancy it up before the end but want to make it into the buildoff before its too late so here it goes. I have been riding friends tallbikes here and there and been meaning to build one for myself to ride to work since its only 1/4 of a mile and would like to be more visable riding down busy Mckinney St. (and its fun to roll a tallbike into a CPS office).
Started on it this saturday night and worked through the night...was a pretty simple process...ill let the pictures explain the process, if you have any questions id love to try and answer them
This is how it looked around 2am Sunday morning...the pedals I picked up from my scrap bin wouldn't fit and I grabbed two different width chains so our test ride involved rolling down the driveway and coasting downhill....but....it was a sucess .
On Sunday night I found some pedals and a different crankset that I approved of a little more than the fugly one the murray frame had on it so swapped them out and slapped on the pedals and rigged up the chain. I had to pull the derailler off my road bike to get the job done since I couldn't get the tension right withought a halflink but I wanted to replace that on my road bike anyways so now I have to . These pictures are of my roomate and neighbor taking it for a spin on Monday morning
And here it is in my first day of commuting to work
Started on it this saturday night and worked through the night...was a pretty simple process...ill let the pictures explain the process, if you have any questions id love to try and answer them
This is how it looked around 2am Sunday morning...the pedals I picked up from my scrap bin wouldn't fit and I grabbed two different width chains so our test ride involved rolling down the driveway and coasting downhill....but....it was a sucess .
On Sunday night I found some pedals and a different crankset that I approved of a little more than the fugly one the murray frame had on it so swapped them out and slapped on the pedals and rigged up the chain. I had to pull the derailler off my road bike to get the job done since I couldn't get the tension right withought a halflink but I wanted to replace that on my road bike anyways so now I have to . These pictures are of my roomate and neighbor taking it for a spin on Monday morning
And here it is in my first day of commuting to work