Yes, that's right- it's DONE. That doesn't mean there isn't more to do, but it means that my biggest hurdle: getting it to where I can just hop on it and go for a ride! has been cleared. And that'sexactly what I did today. It was only about half a mile, and I have a feeling there will be little things to adjust and fix as I ride it more, but for all intents and purposes, it is completed.
Right now it only has gearing on the jack shaft and the rear wheel; the front derailer isn't hooked up. It's set to stay on the 38T chain ring. This gives me plenty of gearing as-is. I have everything to hook it up except for the bracket to hold the shifter cable. It wouldn't be that hard to weld one on, but I'm pretty much done welding on this trike. Everything from here on out will be bolt on only, unless absolutely necessary.
Future plans include fenders front and back as well as a cargo box for the back, lighting front and back for seeing and to be seen, and a phone mount with charger for the sake of a phone based bike computer/gps. As those things come together, I'll post pictures, probably in their own threads.
And a very proud builder/rider:
And to anybody wondering "Can I do this?" the answer is yes. You can. If I can, you can.
Right now it only has gearing on the jack shaft and the rear wheel; the front derailer isn't hooked up. It's set to stay on the 38T chain ring. This gives me plenty of gearing as-is. I have everything to hook it up except for the bracket to hold the shifter cable. It wouldn't be that hard to weld one on, but I'm pretty much done welding on this trike. Everything from here on out will be bolt on only, unless absolutely necessary.
Future plans include fenders front and back as well as a cargo box for the back, lighting front and back for seeing and to be seen, and a phone mount with charger for the sake of a phone based bike computer/gps. As those things come together, I'll post pictures, probably in their own threads.
And a very proud builder/rider:
And to anybody wondering "Can I do this?" the answer is yes. You can. If I can, you can.
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