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    Ice explorer

    Nothing to do with me but thought it good value especially with the fairing. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204299869833?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=AddpgSULROa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=5KtSAYbqTOe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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    4ws 4wd quad is go.

    I have repeated this mistake before and probably will again but I've started acquiring parts for the next project before finishing the current one. I now have enough Mobike rear hubs to proceed with the aquisition of everything-else I shall need such as fibreglass bow limbs for the leaf springs...
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    Some 4ws, 4wd with limited slip diff function and 4 wheel suspension musings

    I've been getting a bit over excited about using the std single sided Mobike (not Mobike lite) rear hubs since it occurred this morning. Here are some early efforts. The red bits are recurve bow limbs used three abreast as leaf springs. These are the limbs...
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    A solution to keeping a 4 wheeled vehicle in 4 points of contact.

    One of the first things anyone who researches into 3 or 4 wheels when making decisions learns is that a trike stays in full contact whereas a quad doesn't. Having suspension goes a long way to solving that for a quad but that can throw up other issues such as changing lengths for linkages...
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    Instant Legolas

    I've made no progress on my quad for a few weeks whilst I've been busy making this... It's called the Instant Legolas and was invented by Jorg Sprave who runs the Slingshot Chanel on youtube. It's an attachment for a bow that turns it into a repeater. Here's a vid of it in action. It's...
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    I can't believe they invented it

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004412494006.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.7cfc2e0eiykvq0
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    Some musings on construction methods

    Not having actually done much lately due to a stuffed back I've been thinking about when I replace the temporary chassis on my last regular taddy (the orange one) with something better. I've been thinking about that central join of the main to cross members and found this...
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    How much axle is needed on a delta

    Or a quad for that matter. AZ plans recommend 3/4" but that is for fairly short axle lengths. I'm planning a quad with a track of 900 to 1000mm. My original idea is to use 3/4" but I'm wondering if more will be needed. The axle will be suspended which will help and I'll need to slide some 34mm...
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    Church Pod build

    Thanks to jonrev I now have this fine bodywork to make into something to pedal. What I won't be doing is trying to get in and out of that opening at my age. A circus contortionist might be able to do it and not look ridiculous but I've no intention of calling for help as I get halfway in or out...
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    A public thank-you to jonrev

    A very big thanks to jonrev for his very kind donation of his Church Pod body to me. I now have to make something with it.(y)
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    Got myself a Whyte PRST

    Ever since I came across this machine I knew I'd own one one day. That day was yesterday. Designed by two F1 engineers in the late 90's to overcome the then issues with telescopic forks of sticktion and flex, these baby's sold for £2700 in top trim back in 2000. A quick once around the block...
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    Pedicab Drycycle on ebay UK

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284770035216?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Nothing to do with me. Has already been through at least once at £1500 with no bids.
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    Got to build me a sidecar for the dog

    There's nothing cooler than a dog in goggles and the Wallace and Grommit-alike sidecar adds the icing.
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    Recumbent seat on ebay uk

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284612433751?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Nothing to do with me but thought someone here may be interested. The seller sent me an offer to buy it at £55.
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    An old Dawes Imperial rebuilt

    I got this as a frame only. It's in the much desired Reynolds 531C butted tubing, is 39 years old and was the flagship bike at the time. I acquired an XS sized Flanders for it's parts and swapped them onto the old frame. The smaller the frame the cheaper they are on ebay as there's little market...
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    Yet another taddy

    My enforced inability to drive due to doctor's orders (I had a stroke - full and quick recovery) has led me to wonder why I sold the two most regular taddies (if any recumbent can ever be called regular) I ever made as the seat on my diamond framed bike, whilst plush for what it is, is hardly a...
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    Tongsheng 5 pin connector.

    Can anybody point me to a 5 pin Tongsheng extension cable please. The 6 pin are very common but I can't find a 5 pin. The remote switch is naturally designed for a diamond frame bike and I need to move it a long way from the display for a recumbent. The remote has a 5 pin female so a 6 pin male...
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    A solution to twisting chains for FWD

    I saw this on ebay. It was a one off "engineer built" using a UJ to cope with chain demands. On side fixed to the frame and the other the forks. It does mean that you have LHD either at the crank or wheel so makes at least one end a derailleur issue.
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    Mobike parts

    Has anyone ever seen the front hub assembly on a Mobike? Although it looks like a disc it's actually a drum and looks fixed with a single nut. It would appear at a casual glance that the front hub assembly could be used as the undriven end of a trike. I'm aware they use a lot of thief-proof...
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