Not sure what to call this thing...
(Edit: I figured out a title/motif)
I competed in the Crested Butte Chainless World Championship last year in Crested Butte, CO. I competed on my JC Higgins and ended up placing fairly well, despite an incident causing a flat near the finish. Here is a video, not mine, of last years event:
And a link to the history of Crested Buttes Fat Tire Bike Week
http://cbbikeweek.com/history/
This year I am thinking of a build specifically for this event. No cranks, pegs on the rear axle for the feet instead, a "pan" of sorts to support my torso, and road bike drop bars for that aero tuck.
[Insert microsoft paint sketch here, yet to be drawn]
I have on hand a heavy cheap steel track frame, fork and headset:
The fork even has a semi aero teardrop shape to it!
Dug around my parts bin and located a set of formula track hubs, and some heavy deep dish rims:
Thats what i have for now. Need to get assembling and cleaning the headset and install the fork.
Then overhaul hubs, looking for some grease that lubricates well but doesnt have a lot of stiction, need little rolling resistance.
Calculate spoke lengths and see if i have them on hand.
Find a set of bars and stem.
Make some sort of support for my body.
And aero this thing out, thinking corrugated plastic, and maybe find some fairings from a childs electric motorcycle? We shall see...
(Edit: I figured out a title/motif)
I competed in the Crested Butte Chainless World Championship last year in Crested Butte, CO. I competed on my JC Higgins and ended up placing fairly well, despite an incident causing a flat near the finish. Here is a video, not mine, of last years event:
And a link to the history of Crested Buttes Fat Tire Bike Week
http://cbbikeweek.com/history/
This year I am thinking of a build specifically for this event. No cranks, pegs on the rear axle for the feet instead, a "pan" of sorts to support my torso, and road bike drop bars for that aero tuck.
[Insert microsoft paint sketch here, yet to be drawn]
I have on hand a heavy cheap steel track frame, fork and headset:
![f6027651f276fe97900c39550a254b09.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/db7/db7c3932605a983bbb1fcdfee6026757.jpg)
![1488e9b6f082c511a6e9a6010efeb9a1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/05c/05cea2a551f6d98014a0e39d46565a85.jpg)
![6b8c52908e692f7ed464f085b7d13b3b.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/57f/57f4dba692b58ebeb00aa2489c680016.jpg)
The fork even has a semi aero teardrop shape to it!
Dug around my parts bin and located a set of formula track hubs, and some heavy deep dish rims:
![c0d1d158a8c8a16da3bbcc2313f29bca.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/faa/faadd33f4d7666e78c75fe99d92892c2.jpg)
![ae42317eff77f13cd091c0d097646ee0.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/0bc/0bc3fd3f1d2fbf891b6d068246ae5506.jpg)
Thats what i have for now. Need to get assembling and cleaning the headset and install the fork.
Then overhaul hubs, looking for some grease that lubricates well but doesnt have a lot of stiction, need little rolling resistance.
Calculate spoke lengths and see if i have them on hand.
Find a set of bars and stem.
Make some sort of support for my body.
And aero this thing out, thinking corrugated plastic, and maybe find some fairings from a childs electric motorcycle? We shall see...
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