This is the second recumbent I built. It uses a part off my first bike I had as a child.
Frame:
A mix of road bike and BMX bike frames. The backseat support is the old banana seat support bar from my first bike when I was 8 years old.
Fork/Headset:
A 16" wheel BMX fork. Head set is just a kids BMX set used with the fork.
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
This is off of an road bike.
Pedals:
Plastic cheap pedals.
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
48/38/28 mountain bike set 170 mm lenghth arms. A 52/ 42 chain ring is shown in this early picture showing the bike in 1996.
Saddle/Seatpost:
The seat is combined with the bike frame and plywood is used as a base to place seat foam padding.
Brakes:
Old steel side pull brakes.
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
A 16'' alloy custom built wheel replaces the steel wheel seen in this picture.
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
A 700c rear tire assembly.
Accessories:
A rear mounted red light and two front lights, one a LED style type, the other a older style bulb light.
More Info:
I built this bike in the spring of 1996. I liked the SWB (short wheel base) design of recumbent but could not afford to buy one. This bike is one of many different recumbent bike styles I have made to see how they work.
I added a rear bag rack on the bike this last week of 05/27/10. I now can carry stuff on it with worrying about hand-holding items.
Added by stevbike. Last updated over 12 years ago.
7 Comments
A early picture of the bike after changing the drive train set-up.
Posted about 15 years ago
Early design layout of cut-up bike parts. The original set-up used.
Posted about 15 years ago
Photos
strange says:
i am a fan already.
Posted over 12 years ago