The Slung Low Fold'n'Go Trike

[wisespoke]

Boy I wish I had an old frame or two to hack up and weld up... it would keep me from messin' with my kids stuff but then I wouldn't have heard my baby girl say, "cool Daddy-o, I have a hot rod now"... I've officially thumbed my nose at the "Fisher Price Seal of Approval" and taken the torch to my princess' old "Fold-n-Go" tricycle. Lets see how cool I can make something that was never meant to be anything more than a functional stepping stone.

Step One, I let my 3 year old loose on disassembling with her mad skills, after watching her poke the seat and frame with a phillips head for 5 minutes I showed her the ever helpful..."Righty Tightee, Lefty Loosey)

Inverted the front of the frame to drop it three inches.

Welded it all up

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very cool!
Looking forward to seeing more!

Luke.

 

[wisespoke]

Thanks Luke... Finishing up the massacre, needs some stripping and some finishing touches but I'm liking the outcome.

Covered the seat in red crushed velvet and sewed in a ribbon up the middle for a rally stripe. Next I plan to pinstripe, add a push handle in the back and put some chrome touches on her.

Wish I had a shrink ray and a good sloped hill, I could have a blast!

Thanks for looking!