Elektrosherpa
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nicobie said:Now that's something we've yet to see on ES.
Cool bike. Well done. Just watch out for those sharp corners!
Greendog said:Rad bike, don't think wheel base is long enough though :wink: good luck trying to pull wheelies on that :lol: jokeing aside, bet is very quick of the line, just imagine how much beer you could carry if it had side storage and with that much torque trailer full to ,
Elektrosherpa said:senlin said:Tandem Titanate 2WD.
Crazy build.
In my eyes, all the free space behind the rider just waits to be used:
2nd seat, storage space, dog place... whatever... :wink:
Audisport09 said:Finished Bikke.jpg
thundercamel said:Were the brake pads on yours also to far away from the axle to have all of their area swept by the rotor? I find that to be the case on several bikes I work on, and usually remove washers to move the calipers closer to the axle.
Chalo said:The build seems reasonably okay from what I can see. The bike is horrible and will quickly make you regret using it.
If you're the first person who cared at all about the bike, or spent a nickel on it that wasn't minimally necessary, maybe ask yourself why. That kind of bike can be fixed up, but what's wrong with it can't be fixed.
drguitar said:Is there something specific about the frame you see as a problem or are you just throwing shade because you can?
Chalo said:You kept the fork, which is a very nasty piece of work. Not only do those things develop rusty stanchions very quickly, but they have plastic bushings. It takes very little time for them to develop a lot of looseness and play. The only damping they have is from sliding friction, which becomes more and more inconsistent as they wear (alternating at random between no damping at all, or binding and effectively being locked out). Putting decent brake on this fork is harder on the bushings than the lame stock brake would have been.
Chalo said:The steel used in the frame is chosen only for being cheap, so it's a crapshoot. I've come across some whose dropouts bend out of alignment if you look at them wrong, and others with extremely strong dropouts that are difficult to align, but were out of alignment to start with. The frame tubing is usually pretty soft, but often so thick and heavy that it does the job (at pedal bike speeds anyway). But BSO frames are seldom straight, and to this day many of them use front opening horizontal dropouts so that the wheel can be fudged more or less to center despite the rear stays not being centered.
Chalo said:You did a good job on the conversion, and it would be nice if the bike didn't let you down. Just take heed that letting you down is what BSOs do in their retirement after finishing the only job they were designed for-- getting you to hand over money for them.
You're right, I've had fine luck with hydraulic brakes, and was referring to the original brake calipers. I missed that you upgraded in my first read through.drguitar said:I was lucky and the new calipers fit nearly perfectly where the previous calipers were. A little adjustment and the wheels spin freely and stop with little effort. :thumb:
thundercamel said:You're right, I've had fine luck with hydraulic brakes, and was referring to the original brake calipers. I missed that you upgraded in my first read through.
thundercamel said:... any ebike with pedals is a step in the right direction.
by thundercamel » Aug 12 2021 8:46pm
Plenty of us including myself are not bike snobs and love cheap department store bikes as a starting point :wink: In my opinion any ebike with pedals is a step in the right direction.
thundercamel said:Plenty of us including myself are not bike snobs and love cheap department store bikes as a starting point :wink: In my opinion any ebike with pedals is a step in the right direction.
ZeroEm said:No snob here. Have a Kent tandem bike on the way $230 with shipping. That"s cheap. Will try to make a road recumbent out of it. Wanted it for the load capacity. Will need to replace all the cheapest parts with better ones.
TrotterBob said:As I understand it, steel frames and forks are an advantage if your setup will give more grunt than a well seasoned cyclist. They stand up to abuse more.