Mini Velo

[threeforks]

Yep, just what i needed, yet one more build to distract from UpDown.
I hope to make the trip soon to fill up the CO 2 bottles. Needed to continue welding.

This build is for the Cole kids. As requested, and parts supplied. Mostly.

A Mini Velocipede .
One small enough that young kids can touch the ground when stopped.

Had a good start before I remembered to take pics.

 

[threeforks]

The blue frame was a 3-speed step through. Had narrow steel wheels.
After being cut up, this frame gives a BB shell for "TripleTrouble", and a head tube
for this build.
The 3-speed hub is now on UpDown 2.

The black fork came from a "Huffy" BMX. A low end bike. The steer tube on this bike
was made of thin metal, with no reinforcements inside where the fork tubes were welded on.
That allows the steer tube to be "fitted" onto the uni-cycle fork top, with some sleeves.
A stronger, reinforced fork would not work.

there is also a piece of ele conduit, and a brown chunk of bed frame, both used for sleeve material.

Here is the mock up of the modified Uni-cycle fork.

 

[threeforks]

Here is the 20 " uni -wheel, and the 10 " bike that will provide the rear wheel, tire, and fork
needed to turn the uni-cycle into a mini - velocipede .

 

[threeforks]

Last pic today is the mock up of the parts, ready to assemble.
The stem offered up it's handlebar clamp to go on UpDown 2 ,
And fits the Huffy steer tube.