Pics of what I did over the winter
04-12-10, 12:21 PM
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Pics of what I did over the winter
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Parts I found bamboo bike.
Welded up cargo bike that just fits in my elivator.
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I like the Peugeot and the bamboo rack!
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ha ha, yea the cables I made out of leather as a joke but now I love the things and I made all the wood parts on all 3 bikes. the chaingaurd on the Peugeot I bent over an old steel coffee can and the other chaingaurd I used a coffee can and a glas soda bottle.
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Stellar wood work. Those are gorgeous machines, especially the Peugeot. I've got a soft spot for French bicycles. That honey leather/wood combination is hard to beat.
04-12-10, 01:59 PM
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Awesome work on the cargo bike. The Peugot is simply inspired.
Did you lengthen an existing frame or did you build the cargo bike from scratch?
Did you lengthen an existing frame or did you build the cargo bike from scratch?
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WoW, THANKS you guys and the cargo bike used to be a 1981 rock Hoper all beat to heck and has a dyno hub and part of another bike welded to the back.
04-12-10, 02:21 PM
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Wow those are amazing, collectively and individually
04-12-10, 03:58 PM
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Nice work with the wood, canvas and leather. I've been wondering what you've been up to, this explains it.
04-12-10, 04:42 PM
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And, I all I managed to do was crash in the snow over 20 times. Very nice work.
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very nice.....more details on the chain guard construction please....I see a project coming my way....
also what is the seat on the cargo bike....it looks pretty minimalist?
also what is the seat on the cargo bike....it looks pretty minimalist?
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Beautiful bikes. All of them. Nice work.
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Unbelievable. Inspirational is an inadequate word here.
What kind of day job do you have?
What kind of day job do you have?
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04-13-10, 10:21 AM
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Ha ha, I am a courier for the courts here in Detroit and have to move transcripts and case files at times all over town. A case file can be well over 40# ea and I have picked up 2 to 3 of them at a time so I needed the cargo bike, BAD!
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I live in the city so the roads are allways clear for the most part.
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I don't think you are a courier. That is just your "day job". What you are is an artist. With some marketing effort you can turn this hobby into a paying gig. Being a surfer, the Peugot evokes fond memories of the old "Woody" surf cars. Beautiful work.
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04-13-10, 10:55 AM
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Nice work, Ron! Is that one your hand-made panniers on the Peugeot? I love the chainguard and matching fenders.
BTW, I though you were a bike mechanic. Did you change jobs? Being a bike courier is one of my fantasy jobs.
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and the bent wood is some sort of thin plywood that got shipped bet pool table slates and is allso trash picked. The inlay I cut and the chipped away the top layer of the plywood so it fit than I glued it in place. The sadle was an every day padded plastick thing from the 70s that had moldy padding so I just tore it off and added twine and shallack, (sorry if my spelling sucks). Here is a chainguard I made out of some found duct work.
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I do both jobs and am thankful to be working 7 days a week and yes, I made the bags myself out of artist canvus.
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"Rock Dove Couriers"
I just got the joke. Rock dove is another name for pigeon!
I just got the joke. Rock dove is another name for pigeon!
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