Lurch, Kel's STRETCH FATBIKE build

[kelvin hahnel]

Ok for some reason all the photo's are gone so here's a repost of them all in no particular order:

That's about all of them Had a great time building this with Luke. Throw me a message if you want any more info on the bike

 

[kelvin hahnel]

Ok so all the original Lurch pic's are gone but over the past few weeks i have been changing up lurch a little,
This is how it use to look,

and then I did some mock ups

after I saw it was going to work I made up some mounts for the mid hub and started to tac it in,

weld's arn't real pretty but its gasless mig so cant complain,

Then I ran out of wire but it's more than strong enough I took it for afew laps of my block and rides like a dream, Still have alot of work to do but coming along nicely and also a surprise with the rear wheels too. More updates in afew weeks.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Looks good!
You love your trikes!

 

[kelvin hahnel]

Yup I got 4 now and designing a 5th one

 

[kelvin hahnel]

Small update for today, I got some parts in so I upgraded the front disc to a 203mm

Because of space limits I think the rear will have to be a 160 mm but that should be fine.

 

[kelvin hahnel]

Ok fresh update for everyone and here it is!

Lurch is now a fat trike! Not finished yet but ride-able

I had to swap the cranks out because with that much tire it was very hard to get rolling.

With a smaller chain ring on the front made all the difference!

 

[kelvin hahnel]

So I got bored again and this happend and I decided to see what an old friend looked like on top

I kept the trailer low because of Flip's weight but dam it looks good

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Looking good.

 

[kelvin hahnel]

Small update today, I decided the trike needed more gears so,

I quickly knocked out this extension for a derailleur mount. Works fine and it means I can get rid of the other tensioner so it looks alot neater too

Also dont worry there is miles of ground clearance fully extended

 

[kelvin hahnel]

Did this last night,

Mocked up the gears, Temp mount for the shifter. All is working good just waiting on a threadless bottom bracket then more "testing"

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Fat!

 

[kelvin hahnel]

some more small updates for everyone, Been out of action for the past few months tore up my ankle so progress has been minimal but any progress is good progress i guess!
Lurch main frame went to the spare parts pile unfortunately it got a little flexed under the original trike testing. So here is the new contender:

I currently have some custom drop outs being made for this frame, The wheels are 26x4's all around and It's going to have some custom rear body work done as well as a custom seating set up so ignore the seat position. But should be afew more updates over the next few weeks once everything reopens.

 

[kelvin hahnel]

Picked up the new seat today and mocked it up,

yeah its sideways but its only taped on

I think it should do nicely once I sort out the mounting system for it

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Wow, who makes that, Barcalounger?

Should be nice and cushy!

 

[kelvin hahnel]

Wow, who makes that, Barcalounger?

Should be nice and cushy!

It has something written on the back of the seat I will have a look for you

 

[kelvin hahnel]

This is all it had on it, Its from a local fishing/camping store called BCF (in Australia) but for $35 I'm not complaining. I just want something that's a little weather proof.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Fits the bike nicely.