... One thing I learned, the hard way of course, was to buy a decent quality hole saw like Lenox and it must be run very slowly. I believe the instructions say...
Hi all. My wife and I have been considering switching to a recumbent and have been researching our options for a while now. Since we can't afford to spend the...
Rob, I live in Ahwatuhee so only a few miles from you. I am working on bike #3 at this time. You can come over and check them out if it will help you. Have...
The Experimental Aircraft Association has a major fly in, Copperstate, near you. They will teach you to oxy-acetylene weld for free there and they provide the...
Funny you should mention that. On Saturday, I went to my local bike shop to try and find one, and we ended up browsing their parts catalog. I selected one that...
Dennis: That's a nice service! I wonder if they do anything like that in the "East"? I thought about welding, but have never done it and was nervous about ...
Art, Try using silver solder for your cable stops. Lower melting temp than Brazing so less heat needed. Mine have been on for a over year and no problem. As...
Torrey, I gone a kickstand from Power On Cycle which was good for up to 3/4 chainstay. Because I have a 1" chainstay I had to fab bracket to attach it. I had...
Torrey, You can see photos of my bikes on the group website under "Buzz's Bents" There is a photo titled Spyder LH' that shows the kickstand on one of my...
Hello recumbents fanatics, I write from Chile, I see with atetion every think about this fabulous bikes. Some years ago I made my first, but Im not compliant...
Matthias, I think spring is coming to Chile, so time to ride. I would sugguest looking at all the pictures other builders have downloaded. (See file "Photos"...
Bob, Sorry it's taken me a while to respond to your offer. We have looked at the kits on the Bentech web site but we aren't quite ready to purchase the kits ...
I have posted a composite Set of pics Of my seat project. Folder NatD.. The seat is made of Alucobond which is an Aluminum / poly sandwich. The material can...
I will try to post a full pic of my bike with the new seat attached As soon as possible. I'm Busy sewing the seat cover out of a huge piece of the Black mesh...
Anyone built a really comfy seat? Buying one is not an option for me, I'm in China. Whilst there are plenty of Recumbent builders in Taiwan, ( Which is part...
Cheap seat, easy to work with... I built the seat for my bike out of steel electrical conduit. I think I used 1/2" for the outside of the frame and 3/4" for...
Photos in the NatD folder. I had to rotate my handlebar up to match the distance increase due to the 1" foam....I found I had trouble reaching my shifters....
Some of you were asking about the seat dimensions and angles. I posted a pic called Dimensions In the NatD folder. Hopefully the JPEG will say most of what you...
Hello Group, I just ordered a set of plans and had a question. In the "FAQ" section on the main web page it states: "A lighter frame can be achieved if thinner...
Carl, My 1st bike weight in at 35-36#. Maybe because I bought a EZ1 seat (about 10#). 2nd bike with 0.035 Thickness 4130 came in at 28# but has some flex I'm...
Has anyone given any thought to building a bonded lugged frame, using eMachineShop.com to machine the lugs? It seems to me that it might be possible to build...
I have always built with muffler tube. Everyone says cromoly 4130, steel 4130. I wonder, what does the number 4130 refer to exactly? I have noticed that on...
anyone looking to build an swb and need plans? _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date...
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