Build thread:
https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/lazyboy.119338/
This is a salvaged recumbent frame made to be as comfortable as possible on a small budget. The most expensive part is the 3 chains needed to make it work.
The rear rim is 26 x 1 3/8ths and the front rim is 20 x 1.25. The tires are 26 x 1 3/8ths and 20 x 1.35. The hubs and BB have sealed bearings. The rear has a 7 speed cluster. The front wheel is laced in a 4 cross pattern and the rear wheel is done in a 2 cross pattern.
The rear hub brake is a band brake, oversize at 90mm. The second rear brake is a regular caliper brake. There is no front brake. Rider pegs were added because it's customary in the Philippines.
The seat is a kitchen chair mounted on a steel plate which is held on with u-bolts and rear struts.
The chain tensioner is for a motorcycle. The paint is gloss black with gold splatter, finished with 2 coats of clear coat.
The chain ring has 52 teeth. The frame lugs were painted with gold paint, trimmed with a silver paint pen.
The rims were laced with gold spokes.
A cell phone holder was added and a shifter is mounted low on the handlebars. The cable wasn't long enough to reach higher, it was already 7 feet long. The handlebars were painted to match the frame.
The salvaged frame had no fork, so this 27" lightweight fork was ordered from China.
This how I found the frame (minus the wheel) at the bottom of a stack of unused frames in a junkshop here in the Philippines.
https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/lazyboy.119338/
This is a salvaged recumbent frame made to be as comfortable as possible on a small budget. The most expensive part is the 3 chains needed to make it work.
The rear rim is 26 x 1 3/8ths and the front rim is 20 x 1.25. The tires are 26 x 1 3/8ths and 20 x 1.35. The hubs and BB have sealed bearings. The rear has a 7 speed cluster. The front wheel is laced in a 4 cross pattern and the rear wheel is done in a 2 cross pattern.
The rear hub brake is a band brake, oversize at 90mm. The second rear brake is a regular caliper brake. There is no front brake. Rider pegs were added because it's customary in the Philippines.
The seat is a kitchen chair mounted on a steel plate which is held on with u-bolts and rear struts.
The chain tensioner is for a motorcycle. The paint is gloss black with gold splatter, finished with 2 coats of clear coat.
The chain ring has 52 teeth. The frame lugs were painted with gold paint, trimmed with a silver paint pen.
The rims were laced with gold spokes.
A cell phone holder was added and a shifter is mounted low on the handlebars. The cable wasn't long enough to reach higher, it was already 7 feet long. The handlebars were painted to match the frame.
The salvaged frame had no fork, so this 27" lightweight fork was ordered from China.
This how I found the frame (minus the wheel) at the bottom of a stack of unused frames in a junkshop here in the Philippines.
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