Of course, Toms bikes are a major source of inspiration!

I fear I'm not quite from the "cut twice, measure once" school of design (as he put it)...

Hence my need for getting more objective infos about box bikes before starting to cut, bend and weld.

Also because I have to pay for welding, so I'm not going to make an awful lot of experimentation. i may start with a quick prototype and then go for the real thing, though.

It would be VERY nice if people who actually built their box bikes (like Tom) would chime in, share their experiences and findings, guide us newbies - just like that wonderful homebuilt xtracycle thread.

I stil have some hope for this thread!