New parade bike built.

[yoothgeye]

A couple hours last night and tonight and my friend Cody and I made a "rodeo bike" for the upcoming Christmas parade.

I am still in a sling so I directed Cody and he welded up the wheels, he's the better welder anyway.

Since I don't have the ability to cut and thread my own spokes or the skills to lace a hub offset into a wheel I just took a set of 16" wheels and had Cody weld them into a set of 20" hoops completely off to one side with a steel brace filling the gap on the other side.

Then we put the wheels on a 26" Murray USA Wanderer frame (appropriate name).

It's WILD! I couldn't ride it too fast with just one arm, but Cody got it going so fast it started hopping off the ground!

Don't worry, photos and video will come I was just excited to be building again and had to shout about it.

 

[aka_locojoe]

Cool. Anxious to see it. Sounds like mine. It too will come off the ground if going too fast. http://youtu.be/p7C3AC7VgiM
The basket is where I keep the candy in the parade.

 

[yoothgeye]

Cool. Anxious to see it. Sounds like mine. It too will come off the ground if going too fast. http://youtu.be/p7C3AC7VgiM
The basket is where I keep the candy in the parade.

Your bike was my inspiration since I wouldn't be able to lace the wheel I thought yours was a great alternative, but your wheels look factory compared to what we did.