>>>Eliminator 20" Muscle: Final finished picture here, p. 62

[Eibmoz28]

That look too cool man I hope it works out fine. Because I plan on doing the same thing in the future.

[Peatbog]

Thanks, Eibmoz28.

Had to finish the chute bag by installing the cool little grommets. First cut a hole where the grommet is to be:



Put on the top part and the bottom part of the grommet. Set it on the bottom boinker plate, line up the top boinker and smack it with a hammer:



Repeat four times. There is the chute and the bag:



There is the chute in the bag presently held together with a bolt. The bag could be half as deep and still work--the chute is really loose in there. I will shrink it soon.



Here is the angle I am going for:



I'm redoing the mount rods and plate, however, as I don't like either. I am going to make more of a wire frame mount that doesn't stand out so much--something like this:



Also, I might make a new chute bag. This one looks big--eh, maybe I'll wait until I reduce the depth and see how it looks. Also, I might jam the entire thing down more under the seat--just have to move the reflector.

[JoKeR63]

You may want to use that extra space in the bag for a launching spring, kinda' like that snake in a can thing kingfish suggested.

[Peatbog]

You may want to use that extra space in the bag for a launching spring, kinda' like that snake in a can thing kingfish suggested.

That was originally why I made it so deep, but I don't like the looks of it so thick. I have some springs that can be compressed to less than an inch that are 4 inches expanded. If I have to get more spring, I'll make a tube that sticks out the back a bit. However, once I stick the chute more under the seat and get rid of the 1" wide mounting plate that adds to the chute depth, maybe it will look okay. The chute bag is 3-1/2" deep (or might have been 4"--I forget). It could be 2" and the chute would still fit in there. I guess I should place the chute where I want it first and then see how it looks.

If I get one of these type of springs soon enough, that will make things easier since they compress to such a small depth. It is hard to find one the right size and spring rate though. I did find one place that had some good ones, but the minimum order was $40--yikes!

[kingfish254]

Great job Peat!!!!
The fabric kinda reminds me of Goldmembers brother Silvermember.

[yoothgeye]

Why don't you move to NC so we can build stuff together, your work is somewhere around that top knotch up there.

[Jake Sensi]

Go Peat racer!! Go Peat racer! Go Peat racer Gooo!!!

[Peatbog]

Great job Peat!!!!
The fabric kinda reminds me of Goldmembers brother Silvermember.

Thanks.

Why don't you move to NC so we can build stuff together, your work is somewhere around that top knotch up there.

That would be cool. There isn't anyone I know around where I live who is even interested in doing this kind of stuff.

Go Peat racer!! Go Peat racer! Go Peat racer Gooo!!!

Ha! Hey, Jake, if I move down to work with yooth, you gotta come down and show us how you build a multitude of bikes every week.

[Jake Sensi]

PEAT THAT MACH 5 BIKE JUST GAVE ME AN IDEA THANX THAT CHUTE IS SWEET!! YOUR WHEELS ARE TURNING BIG TIME. WITH MY RATTINESS AND Y'ALLS WELDING AND FABBIN' WE COULD BE LIKE PINKY,THE BRAIN AND WILE E. COYOTE. ADD B. AS EGGHEAD JR. AND WE COULD RULE ALL BIKEDOM. MUAHAHAHAHAH!!

[Peatbog]

Uh oh, like you need more ideas!

Egghead Jr.? Ha!

[kingfish254]

I forgot who egghead junior was. I can hear peat telling tooth as Foghorn Leghorn telling me.
I say I say boy, that thing ain't evah gonna ride!

[Peatbog]

I was looking for drag chute stuff and found this photograph:



I'm, thinking "Dude, quite taking pictures and RUN!!!" According to the website, the guy wasn't injured as the car missed him.

Okay, that has nothing to do with bicycles, so how about this:

[Peatbog]

I was at home tonight with a whole bunch of things to do, so I figured it was a good time to sew a new chute bag--this one being a little smaller size and with more stitching:



It's hard to see the stitching because of the flash, but the thread is red to throw a little color in there and to mimic the red pinstripes on the bike. Here's a closeup but it is still hard to see:



The stitching is in imitation of the stitching on this chute:



I think I might be happy with this one. I have to put in grommets yet.

[mitchelangelo]

Lookin good Peat! But if you get the angle wrong you could be para-sail-biking! Heck that might even be more fun! hmmm hooked behind a car with a para-sail chute....?

[kingfish254]

Nice touch man!!!
This is gonna be cool!