Well, I finished my Street Fox tadpole - For anyone who knows me, my actually completing a project is a big deal in itself.
This was a bit difficult for me, as I built it in a pretty confined space, and couldn't use the "eyeball method" to check if things were correct - I just had to rely on measurements, and as a result, had to do some things over........ I'm still not very confident I got everything right.
I mostly kept to Brad's plan (or tied to), but I did do a few things differently - I guess an obvious one, is the seat.
Living in Florida, I just couldn't abide with the idea of a vinyl covered foam seat, and so I made a mesh one.
Some other things are different, but probably most builders do change a few things - Anyone that's built one of these, will easily spot other differences.
It took me a really long time to finish it - Most of a year, of part-time work, I think mostly because of my very inefficient methods
So long, in fact, that I cancelled the idea of building a second one for my wife, and found a used (I mean, REALLY used and abused) trike, that I rebuilt for her.
If I ever do build another one, I would do a number of things differently - Many things, probably .......
I'll have to wait to try it out, as I can't ride from my house - Our 1/4 mile sand road, exiting onto a shoulderless, absolute deathtrap of a highway, means I'll need to take it to a bike path, somewhere.
If you don't hear back from me, it might mean I didn't survive the test ride - Or maybe just that it performs so badly, that I'm hiding from embarrassment.
Anyway, that's the show-and-tell for today, kiddies.
I want to thank Brad for the plan, and everyone here for all the inspiration, on this most civilised forum.
This was a bit difficult for me, as I built it in a pretty confined space, and couldn't use the "eyeball method" to check if things were correct - I just had to rely on measurements, and as a result, had to do some things over........ I'm still not very confident I got everything right.
I mostly kept to Brad's plan (or tied to), but I did do a few things differently - I guess an obvious one, is the seat.
Living in Florida, I just couldn't abide with the idea of a vinyl covered foam seat, and so I made a mesh one.
Some other things are different, but probably most builders do change a few things - Anyone that's built one of these, will easily spot other differences.
It took me a really long time to finish it - Most of a year, of part-time work, I think mostly because of my very inefficient methods
So long, in fact, that I cancelled the idea of building a second one for my wife, and found a used (I mean, REALLY used and abused) trike, that I rebuilt for her.
If I ever do build another one, I would do a number of things differently - Many things, probably .......
I'll have to wait to try it out, as I can't ride from my house - Our 1/4 mile sand road, exiting onto a shoulderless, absolute deathtrap of a highway, means I'll need to take it to a bike path, somewhere.
If you don't hear back from me, it might mean I didn't survive the test ride - Or maybe just that it performs so badly, that I'm hiding from embarrassment.
Anyway, that's the show-and-tell for today, kiddies.
I want to thank Brad for the plan, and everyone here for all the inspiration, on this most civilised forum.
