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Kludge
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Here's a find that seems to go in the opposite direction of most - i.e., it's small. Better yet, it was free. Bicycle repair shops often have spokes that are bent/broken or are otherwise unsuitable for use on a bike. They come in a small variety of steel alloys (including stainless) and a limited number of diameters and some even have their threaded ends for adjustment purposes. What they have in common is that they're all in the bin for either dumping or recycling.
Upon visiting a shop looking for a sturdy trike frame for motorizing (yet another use for lawn trimmer engines), I managed a double handful for the asking (I didn't even have to play the "disabled vet" card!) which will provide things like wrist pins, connecting rods (complete with a means of adjusting them), tiny jack screws (short piece of threaded spoke and the adjuster combined) and other mechanical marvels for the rest of my unnatural life.
Oh, why a trike? I used to ride motorcycles but an inner ear problem has my sense of balance pretty well whacked. I've not found a trike or reverse trike frame to build a new bike around so, for now, I'll deal with a motorized tricycle to terrorize the neighbors. They'll support my weight a bit better than a regular three-wheel moped and there's room to play with different power plants. (I wonder how they'd measure the displacement of a turboshaft engine.)
Best regards,
Kludge
Upon visiting a shop looking for a sturdy trike frame for motorizing (yet another use for lawn trimmer engines), I managed a double handful for the asking (I didn't even have to play the "disabled vet" card!) which will provide things like wrist pins, connecting rods (complete with a means of adjusting them), tiny jack screws (short piece of threaded spoke and the adjuster combined) and other mechanical marvels for the rest of my unnatural life.
Oh, why a trike? I used to ride motorcycles but an inner ear problem has my sense of balance pretty well whacked. I've not found a trike or reverse trike frame to build a new bike around so, for now, I'll deal with a motorized tricycle to terrorize the neighbors. They'll support my weight a bit better than a regular three-wheel moped and there's room to play with different power plants. (I wonder how they'd measure the displacement of a turboshaft engine.)
Best regards,
Kludge