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| High-Bike | Would you like to see plans for this project? Click here. |
| I named this project the High-Bike. You can see why... This was my first attempt at building a towering cycle. It took about 70 hours from the first cut to complete. It was a great project. The bike shown belongs to Johnny Long. He received it on Thanksgiving, 2003. After this one, I built 2 other versions, all very different. The second one I built has 5-speed gears. That is my personal High-Bike. It rides so well, that I can hop on and ride for miles... It even does wheelies! The third belongs to Robert Gibbs… a friend of mine. These bikes are a blast to ride. When bringing one to a stop, you grab onto something close-by to keep from falling over. In residential areas, Stop signs are very convenient. ;-) It also amazes me that when you go past a basketball hoop, that you are about the right height to slam-dunk. |
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| The first time you climb into the saddle, it feels like you are going to get a
nosebleed... But then after you ride for only a few minutes, it feels like you are riding a regular bike. The most asked questions are, in order: “How do you get on it?", "How do you get off?", "How do you stop?" and "Where did you get that?" I have seen traffic stop 2 blocks away just so they can get a close up view of the bike as it goes by! Enjoy, Bill Wallender PS: Engineers, this project is available for you to design/draw plans of your own version. |
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| Syke Bike | Would you like to see plans for this project? Click here. |
| This project is called a Syke Bike -- derived from a scooter and a bike. The Syke pictured was
custom built for Derek Doty as a birthday present. This was the first one and took about 40 hours to complete. It uses 24" wheels and
tires. The Sykes are very fast and smooth. This first model is shown without brakes, it was later retrofitted with front brakes. Brakes are required because of the speeds that are so easily attained. They go well on just about any surface. Surprisingly women like these as well as the kids do. They claim it really firms up the body… I think they like them because they are so much fun to ride. By the way... the Syke handles so well and is so stable, I have seen it ridden with no hands… Overall this was a very satisfying project. |
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| Unnamed Bike | Would you like to see plans for this project? Click here. |
| This project was one of
those that came to me suddenly and out of the blue.
It was custom built for Jonathon Long for his 16th birthday,
Johnny is 6’4”. His initials form the drop
for the handlebars as seen in pictures 3 and 4. I had a project for a different type of vehicle floating around in the back of my head, to build for this very special occasion. The day I was to start construction, this concept leaped to the forefront, and took the spotlight. One of the challenges that I encountered was the cabling, how to route it and how to make the cables long enough. From the pictures you can see how the routing was done, you will also see the awful way I tied the cables together using a couple of washers and nut and bolt in the far left-hand side of picture 7. |
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problem is the rake on the front-end, it is too much. It drives ok, the
problem is when it is just sitting there, it is hard to keep it
from flopping over. The front-end should be
slightly straighter up and down. Overall the performance and look of this creation is very satisfying. |
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| Enjoy, Bill Wallender PS: Engineers, this project is available for you to design/draw plans of your own version. |
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