Originally Posted by
positron
poor rockhopper...
looks nice though. I just love my rockhopper too much to make it a longchopper
I think of it as a reincarnated rockhopper.
Yes, the panels are made using stitch and glue techniques from boat building. (Also, the dimensions of the expanded panel shapes are developed using boatbuilding software.) The theory is that the bended 1/8" plywood is both light weight and also very rigid. This makes the weight of the metal Xtracycle pannier frame tubes unnecessary.
I use the cheapest epoxy I can find, bought on ebay from the vendor "polymerproducts". I buy 10 gallons at a time (much cheaper bought in bulk) because it is handy around the shop and I use a lot in boat building.