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Old 04-11-09, 01:28 PM
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i was inspired by all these great ideas, so here's my first iteration of the longtail bike I put together yesterday from inside my cramped college dorm room:

the bolts holding on the rear triangle were rusted on so tight I stripped them of any use so I resorted to my trusty old hack saw. Also had to drill out the inside a bit to get the axle bolt to fit:

Home depot square aluminum tubing for triangle beam:

washers and bolts:

put together:

all done! for now...


Still have to:
-get some racks and a skateboard deck like others have to make a roomy platform
-maybe fabricate some runners so I can haul bigger cargo on the side.
-rear derailleur (with bolt on hanger)
-rear brakes

edit:
-added racks commissioned from my other bikes
-zip tied my huuuge duffel bag by the straps to one side to hold boatloads of stuff or tow bikes(something I havn't tried yet)
-extended brake cable and cut longer housing to make rear brakes work.

with racks:


a bunch of junk I had lying around (helmet, sneakers, snowboard boots, statistics textbook, laundry detergent, bivy, cd binder):


and all that junk packed up nicely:


I used heavy duty zip ties on the end handles, then zip tied one main handle on the other side, while using a bungee on the other main handle.


JB weld on the frayed and intertwined extended brake cable (holding up very well so far).

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