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Haha, I was going to mention that youtube video, but it might offend another builder...

I do have plans for a set of gears though, not sure if I will go forward with that or change my tank design. I can't seem to find a motor that spins slow enough to drive them at the 5-10RPM I want.

Gear Templates from woodgears.ca

If I don't do something like that, I have some other ideas floating around on paper. All of which include a power source of some kind(both real and fantasy)

Given the way the build is turning, I'm not so sure Steampunk would be the proper classification.

Theres another builder that is doing a barbed wire truss rod fork, which I really like the idea of, it seems fairly easy to pull off without major welding required. Also barbed wire for the fenders ala "Tuco" from last year, which someone just mentioned to me today.
Hopefully no one is offended if I take their ideas...
 
An oscillating steam engine can be built very easily and will run at low rpm, especially if you're running it through a gear reduction. The boiler is actually harder to construct (although you could buy one from a scale engine on ebay for a few dollars), the "cheater" way would be to run it off of a small air tank which you can fill with a bicycle pump. I built this one as a proof of concept from garage junk, no special tools, machining, or anything like that required.
 
Bike is ingenious! You are achieving your objective, perfectly, of mixing MadMax and Steampunk. Bikes like this, you have to keep staring at the build pics. You want to make sure that you see all the details.
 
Looking great man!!


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So like, i really wanted to use the white on-one floater fat tires. Unfortunately they are sold out with no return time info available. Other fat tire choices amount to $$$$$$ black tires or the sun cruisers.

I had to take matters into my own hands. The lack of tires is holding me up.

People have done this to car tires before, but ive never seen it on a bike tire ever. Assumingly because whitewall bike tires are cheap and highly available.

Well, not for fatties. Until now.

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Paint or plasticoat? Ive used plasticoat to make fat white walls right up to the tread. Scuffing the sides of the tires helps it adhere better. My experience is they are a bit harder to keep clean than actual white walls tho
 
I went with krylon fusion.
From the places ive seen people do it on cars tires by either: grinding, kilz primer, plastidip, fusion.

I tested it first on an older tire i had in the trash pile. Stuck very good and could not scratch it off. Turned out not as great on these new tires, i think the oils havnt set fully yet, as anyone with these or the beasts will tell you they do have a smell. It can be scratched if a deep scratch or curb rash would occur.

I used a heat gun to heat then up in the sun first.

If i were to do it again, i would have gone with white plastidip. And masked it off better, got some cleanup to finish the wheels.

Spikes didnt really effect the mounting of these original tires. I was able to get them on with just my bare hands. Ill be honest though, i did lose some during the mounting tho. A quick reapplication of jb weld and some rub and buff to cover and its unnoticable. Major thrashing would be unadvised. This will not be used in typical fat bike riding for sure, pavement, parade or beach cruising only now.

Hoping to get assembled in the next week, as I'd like the wheels all on before I finish out the fenders and have all of july to get a tank done and add the ornamentation.

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Jolly gee still plugging away here.. few more parts coming in..

So theres been some really cool stuff thats been used in alot of peoples builds this year. Stuff you wouldnt associate with a bike normally. I excel at this type of creativity. A quick gander at my internet handle of the past 17 years will tell you that. It also tells you that I am a major Star Wars geek.

With that said, how could I combine my Star Wars love with a bicycle while at the same time stepping up the cool factor of using downright random unorthodox but totally awsome crap on a bike?



How about some friggin' laser swords!

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Great stuff. GO FOR IT!!

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baldwooky said:
It also tells you that I am a major Star Wars geek.




How about some friggin' laser swords!

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So am I!! I remember watching the original Star Wars at a drive-in theater laying in the back of a '78 AMC Pacer. Ahhh, the good old days.
 
really cool so far!! the fenders are going to totally rock!!

Troy
 
SSG said:
An oscillating steam engine can be built very easily and will run at low rpm, especially if you're running it through a gear reduction. The boiler is actually harder to construct (although you could buy one from a scale engine on ebay for a few dollars), the "cheater" way would be to run it off of a small air tank which you can fill with a bicycle pump. I built this one as a proof of concept from garage junk, no special tools, machining, or anything like that required.
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i am humbled by your cool factor!!!!

Troy
 

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