BO15 Scrapyard Mule
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That is absolutely gorgeous! I love your designs and fabrication skills. You certainly have a great eye for making all that tubing "flow", for example the way your top tube lines up with the upper support of the forks. It's pure genius.
Do you do fabrication work for a living?
Do you do fabrication work for a living?
I second Psychographic's comments. I wish I had 1/2 your fabrication skills!
i legit find myself looking for tools I misplaced in my build thread instead of on the ground
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
I thought the bars were cool before you added those extensions! Now they're that much cooler! And I can't believe how fast you move.
Thank you very much. Worked as a graphic designer and web developer. Way back before computers I created concept illustrations for engineering proposals. Did a fair share of exploded views for machine assemblies too. Metal work is a hobby but, I've been doing it for a while. Just over twelve years. Got my start building various contraptions for a little thing called burning man.
Yup, thanks. The elephant and the one pictured at the bottom had flame effects too. Flame effect... think a controlled ball of exploding propane on top of a sixteen foot pipe above the center of the bottom bike or, coming out of the elephant's trunk. Thrilled kids, scared neighbors. Fun times.
Day 7 plus 1
So, I did it! Built a bike that is completely unrideable. This thing has more flop than a salmon stuck on a sandbar on his way up stream to spawn. Actually... it's a huge success because it prevented me from going too far down a design path or creating a more involved build that was not going to work. I have an idea for moving the front wheel back to test increasing the trail and hopefully making it more rideable. It is a test mule after all. Need a Day 7 plus 2.
So, I did it! Built a bike that is completely unrideable. This thing has more flop than a salmon stuck on a sandbar on his way up stream to spawn. Actually... it's a huge success because it prevented me from going too far down a design path or creating a more involved build that was not going to work. I have an idea for moving the front wheel back to test increasing the trail and hopefully making it more rideable. It is a test mule after all. Need a Day 7 plus 2.
Do you wear braces on your arms so your elbows don't bend when you ride that? 
I see it as kind of like water skiing, you lean, and use your hips for weight transfer, but you don't ever pull your elbows into your sides or you're toast!
That last photo though, is got so much cool factor going on~!
I see it as kind of like water skiing, you lean, and use your hips for weight transfer, but you don't ever pull your elbows into your sides or you're toast!
That last photo though, is got so much cool factor going on~!
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
Man, it flows so nicely though! Why doesn't physics care about aesthetics?
So many cool details on this in so quick a timeframe. You started with a pile of crap (no offense) and turned it into stylish gold!!!!
nice
Do you wear braces on your arms so your elbows don't bend when you ride that?
I see it as kind of like water skiing, you lean, and use your hips for weight transfer, but you don't ever pull your elbows into your sides or you're toast!
That last photo though, is got so much cool factor going on~!
As it sits there... braces, shoulder pads, knee pads, leather gloves and a full face helmet!
Thank you, Yeah, that was quite a pile. Using that suspended rear was a real time saver. I knew the rear triangle and down tube were completely aligned and straight. Just built up everything else off of that.
