Day Thirty-Five

      I cut through the other post on the drive side, and it was made incredibly easier by using some 3-in-1 oil. At the time I thought that three in one did an absurd amount of work, reducing the cutting time by 30-odd minutes, but I also found out just this night that the post was actually skinnier than the first one I cut through, and had thinner walls. Oh well. Two more to go.

 Copious amounts of Oil.

Drive side done!










     I apologize for not posting in two weeks, I meant to post this the day that it occurred, but I've been having technical issues/am just getting my act together now.

Pictures from The Great Cartbike Adventure

     I found where Treat put up some pictures from our cartbike adventure, and they are pretty damn rad. That said, it's terrifying to think that I had him in the cart while he had his DSLR. There's a reason that half of the pictures show the cartbike crashed or on it's side.

     They're also pretty good quality (and artistic) so it's worth your time to check them out.

     http://treat-s.blogspot.com/2011/09/summer-2011-part-2-great-cartbike.html

Day Twenty-Eight

       I got to work sawing off the supports of the wheels on the cart. It took a very long time. The better part of an hour to cut trough one of the four points. This is going to b a long week.







Before sawing.

Admittedly, 70% of that was accomplished during "rage mode" in the last five minutes.

Edit

     It occurred to me that the Day numbers were profoundly inaccurate, so I'll be fixing that right now.

Day Twenty

     Today I went back to the bike shop for the first time in far too long of a time, and I picked up two 26" forks! They look like they're different widths, but the axle space is equally wide, and they will hold the same size wheel. Also, they're both suspension forks, so this is going to be a front-suspension cartbike (If only I had a soft-tail mountain bike for a frame!). Now, I'll have to start sawing the wheels off the cart, I used a muffler cutter today, and despite the amount of sparks, it is nice! Then I'll mount the forks, and eventually get some wheels. But not tonight, because I'm tired.

Day Thirteen

     After another day of riding, the weakest points on the cartbike failed. A crash knocked off the front handlebars, they were luckily going unused, but it just shows that zip ties aren't that strong. Also, the plastic that held the crank set away from the bottom bracket collapsed, leaving that back at square one. After two rides to and from the hardware store, Clydefrog and I got the right brass washers (cheaper than stainless steel, and thicker), and finally resolved this problem, though another spritz of lube was necessary. 

Back to square one.

Very Bad

Only one of these was the right size (it was the big one.) Measuring is important!

Fixed!

Maiden Voyage of Cartbike Mk. 1

If you wear safety goggles, you can say it's for science. 

Modelling the latest in Crash-Test Flannel