Comments on: Bicycle ute http://adaptivereuse.net/2006/11/09/bicycle-adaption/ contemporary metamorphoses Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:14:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ben http://adaptivereuse.net/2006/11/09/bicycle-adaption/#comment-194 Ben Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:39:44 +0000 http://adaptivereuse.net/?p=101#comment-194 Moz, thanks for the clarification and the extra info. once again, nice work!! Moz, thanks for the clarification and the extra info. once again, nice work!!

]]> By: Moz http://adaptivereuse.net/2006/11/09/bicycle-adaption/#comment-191 Moz Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:25:24 +0000 http://adaptivereuse.net/?p=101#comment-191 Those are actually two different bikes - the top one was mostly mild steel and some old bikes (the rear triangle, headsets and front fork) and was only capable of about 100kg. It used the rigid bar steering that's traditional for Long John type bikes, and was stolen from outside my house after a few months. The lower bike was entirely custom made (except the front fork) out of 4130 CroMo steel (common in bikes) and was both bigger and carried more. As an experiment in lightweight sonstruction is was quite successful - about 20kg - but as expected it broke after a year or so of daily-to-weekly use. Those are actually two different bikes - the top one was mostly mild steel and some old bikes (the rear triangle, headsets and front fork) and was only capable of about 100kg. It used the rigid bar steering that’s traditional for Long John type bikes, and was stolen from outside my house after a few months.

The lower bike was entirely custom made (except the front fork) out of 4130 CroMo steel (common in bikes) and was both bigger and carried more. As an experiment in lightweight sonstruction is was quite successful - about 20kg - but as expected it broke after a year or so of daily-to-weekly use.

]]> By: adaptivereuse.net » Blog Archive » The Busycle http://adaptivereuse.net/2006/11/09/bicycle-adaption/#comment-186 adaptivereuse.net » Blog Archive » The Busycle Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:28:41 +0000 http://adaptivereuse.net/?p=101#comment-186 [...] Last year we linked to Moz, who is the creator of one less ute, a load bearing bicycle designed to carry up to 200kg. Given a recent random encounter with the man at a festival event, it was hardly surprising that Moz should show up again, this time as part of the crew behind the construction of the Busycle. [...] [...] Last year we linked to Moz, who is the creator of one less ute, a load bearing bicycle designed to carry up to 200kg. Given a recent random encounter with the man at a festival event, it was hardly surprising that Moz should show up again, this time as part of the crew behind the construction of the Busycle. [...]

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