So on with stuff after the half shaft scare .....
So this lump is to help keep the chain on , the chain is very exposed till it gets under the seat and easy to snag with your feet when getting in and out. This will be made worse when the bodywork is added. The chain is currently on a 38T ring as can be seen there is also a 48T , however around where I live I am hoping to scale the hills with the 38T and think it might be a good idea to try the first race in it to rein in excessive speed. In a 6 hour race I can't afford to be burnt out after 4.5 hours

Got pulleys slightly wrong , placing is much better no seat/chain interference now , however keeper is now far enough away to allow chain
to move under pulleys. So added a plate to stop that.
Easy to see now that pulleys could be considerably closer to seat and still work , meaning whole lot can be lower by maybe 2".
Something to pursue when I have done first race maybe.
Brakes now both cable Avids , new pads need some bedding in and then adjusted before first race which means I need to get some more miles
on it pronto...
So suns out and car is again ready for some shake down testing so off the drive we go.
Decided to go somewhere different and did approx 7.3 miles by going up the Rainworth bypass , nice wide tarmac pavement although it is a long hill !
What a cheek !!!
Google classes a 80ft climb as Mostly flat , you try it in a pedal car

Seems to ride well nice and quite although it is very nervous steering wise it did traverse 2 slopes at right angles without deviating and any bumps & lumps were controllable we may at last be taming the beast ?
Mileage to date 85.1 miles
Snagging list Done stuff removed new stuff added in no particular order:-
Sort out why 10spd bar end can't get all gears - Shortened chain 2 links [ better now ] and tried adjusting cable length - Slightly better now pulleys moved and chain no longer drags on seat in some gears
Find out cause of sensitive steering - geometry ? reduce control leverage - Done
Find out cause of severe camber following - Better than it was after steering lever ratio changed
Make mounts for cable disc brakes - Left & Right brake now working - now have 2 levers with 2 brakes - brakes [ with new pads ] need bedding in and re-adjusting
Get bodywork out of shed and start fitting it - hurray !!
Nice to have
Speed computer - rob Python racer will have to go on rear wheel with magnet on disc - STILL awaiting Ebay purchase

So this lump is to help keep the chain on , the chain is very exposed till it gets under the seat and easy to snag with your feet when getting in and out. This will be made worse when the bodywork is added. The chain is currently on a 38T ring as can be seen there is also a 48T , however around where I live I am hoping to scale the hills with the 38T and think it might be a good idea to try the first race in it to rein in excessive speed. In a 6 hour race I can't afford to be burnt out after 4.5 hours


Got pulleys slightly wrong , placing is much better no seat/chain interference now , however keeper is now far enough away to allow chain
to move under pulleys. So added a plate to stop that.
Easy to see now that pulleys could be considerably closer to seat and still work , meaning whole lot can be lower by maybe 2".
Something to pursue when I have done first race maybe.
Brakes now both cable Avids , new pads need some bedding in and then adjusted before first race which means I need to get some more miles
on it pronto...
So suns out and car is again ready for some shake down testing so off the drive we go.
Decided to go somewhere different and did approx 7.3 miles by going up the Rainworth bypass , nice wide tarmac pavement although it is a long hill !

What a cheek !!!

Google classes a 80ft climb as Mostly flat , you try it in a pedal car
Seems to ride well nice and quite although it is very nervous steering wise it did traverse 2 slopes at right angles without deviating and any bumps & lumps were controllable we may at last be taming the beast ?
Mileage to date 85.1 miles
Snagging list Done stuff removed new stuff added in no particular order:-
Sort out why 10spd bar end can't get all gears - Shortened chain 2 links [ better now ] and tried adjusting cable length - Slightly better now pulleys moved and chain no longer drags on seat in some gears
Find out cause of sensitive steering - geometry ? reduce control leverage - Done
Find out cause of severe camber following - Better than it was after steering lever ratio changed
Make mounts for cable disc brakes - Left & Right brake now working - now have 2 levers with 2 brakes - brakes [ with new pads ] need bedding in and re-adjusting
Get bodywork out of shed and start fitting it - hurray !!
Nice to have
Speed computer - rob Python racer will have to go on rear wheel with magnet on disc - STILL awaiting Ebay purchase