Hmmm... why not go low with the steering, aka underneath your knees..? (Just thinkin' out loud)
Harlequin T - FINI (or not)
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The recumbents with 3 wheels seem to do fine like that but... how do I put my foot down to balance at a stop if my legs are thru the bars? Plus there's a "look" I'm after. I'm not sure what it is because I want it to be different... another reason I love the feedback, it keeps the gears spinning in my head.
Carl.
T-Bucket steering?
Carl.
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Maybe a kind of apehanger would do the trick....
Carl, an ape hanger upside down, from under neath . So the handlebar ends come up by the sides of your saddle / seat. Like the under seat steering of the recumbants....??? might be cool??
+1
Maybe a kind of apehanger would do the trick....
Probably work well and solve most of my problems except I don't want to be mistaken for a recumbent.
and we've seen that before. I'm cutting this thing up to make it crazy. I wanna be so far out of the box that it makes people smile and point...Carl
Oh...they'll be pointing alright...
Actually, that vertical steer tube with the wheel on top is pretty cool. You just have to wear a stove pipe hat while driving it and sing Leon Russell tunes...!
Actually, that vertical steer tube with the wheel on top is pretty cool. You just have to wear a stove pipe hat while driving it and sing Leon Russell tunes...!
Must have pedals... rats!Change of plans
Watching YouTube on TV and I saw this.
That's what we all need.
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I did save it into my ideas folder.
Carl.
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Here's the umpteenth version...
clears my knees, matches the frame angles, clears the chainline and tank, gets it a little farther off my chest...
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clears my knees, matches the frame angles, clears the chainline and tank, gets it a little farther off my chest...
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Now you're getting there
That's looking pretty good to me... minus the hamster and weed wacker
Very T buckety...
Glen.
That's It!
yeah I gotta get that chain under me somehow...And hey, bonus, the complicated chain line puts it back into burrito territory.
and I don't mind the label even if I do stretch the rules a bit and clean up the finish. I think welding in the new BB is the first hurdle I'll be jumping as soon as I get my workspace back.
Carl.
Digging the steering wheel idea
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I'm pretty sure I saw one just like this at Walmart.
You need to come up with something a little more original if you want it to stand out.
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