First, I needed to cut off the front part of the bike. To do this, I cut the seat tube about 1/2” above where the top tube joined. Then I cut each chainstay approximately 2 inches from the bottom bracket. The plan was to “unbraze” the remaining chainstay pieces from the bottom bracket shell later. [...]
I found a well used mixte frame upright bike at the local Goodwill store for about $10. This was the basis for the bike. It had a lugged frame and department store components – the *perfect donor bike for the project. On second thought, I wish I would have looked a little longer and got [...]
After a few requests for information on some of the construction details of my home built recumbent bike, I decided to build a page or two covering it’s construction. What I was looking for was a good long range touring bike – What I created… well, that’s yet to be determined. General impressions, now that [...]