10 speed to recumbent project

[srdavo]

hey taterJ,
here's one of my ghetto recumbents, from 5 years ago. I rode it quite a few times. It was NOT comfortable. no suspension in the rear made it a real pain in the tailbone!!
note where I mounted the seat on the girls' bike frame. the backrest is made from 2 sets of handlebars & tubing from an old crutch.

this was before I got a welder, so it's totally bolted together. was way more fun to build, than to ride!!
I still have this bike!!
I built another one that was frontwheel drive....I'll try to find some pics.
you have me thinking I should try to build another......hmmmm

 

[eltatertoto]

das pretty cool davo!, i really didnt get anywhere today, other than mounting a deraillur. cause all today, was tweaks, and thinking for the most part. it took 45 minutes to unbolt measure a million times, then cut the tube then drill new holes, for the crank tube... and now i need an idler pully, or somthing of the sort. so i am gonna go to menards in an hr, and see if they have anything.... oh, and davo with this setup, i could moundt a desk chair if i wanted, and believe it or not, im thinking about it. just the thought of uphlorsting somthing makes me sick!!! lol

 

[eltatertoto]

oh, and i might add, this project killed my drill. chuck wont hold good anymore, and it overheats in like 5 minutes, not to mention it bottoms out, at really low torque...

 

[Alaskavan]

I can't wait to see this vid. What's the problem with the chain?:-|

 

[eltatertoto]

well, van the chain is fine. i just need a good idler wheel, and i dunno how to do large's? mod for the idler without tightining the screw too hard, making the little bitty wheel not move. ( searched for an hr, but couldnt find the idler mod.)

 

[Large Filipino]

Here it is:
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showpost.php?p=96907&postcount=26

It failed on me though,but on your bike it should be good to go!

 

[eltatertoto]

thanks for that link, large. now i just gota find a bolt to fitt through the frame. i guess the unthreaded space wont matter, cause it goews THROUGH the frame... tommro, ill be going to ace, the helpful place (biking distance lol but wayyy pricy)

 

[eltatertoto]

ok, thanks again large for the link- yesterday i went and worked on the bike, and did large's mod. (worked great by the way) and now all i goota do is take one link outta the chain, and hope i got mucles, cause it was either too slack or too taunt by one link, if i wanted to have the bearing. cant work today, cause its my bro's b day.

 

[eltatertoto]

ok people. i have a problem. how do i mount this to my bike? i used a coke can, cause thats what was in my house, and i didnt wanna go outside, in bare feet.the gap in the pipes, on the bike is an inch, and they are one inch pipes. i was thinking my trusty hose clamps? but i dunno. i was hoping some new brains might help spark some ideas. incase you cant tell, tommrow is garbage day lol

 

[eltatertoto]

noone responded, so i am just gonna use the stock design i think...