Saturday was quite the day at the shop. The crew was all busy working on getting this thing riding today! It was about 92, sunny, perfect for a ride on the Sand Reckoner. Rob made a guest appearance today to help with the break system.
2 Rotors welded to 3/4'' keyed hubs, 2 calipers, 1 master cylinder... its breaking time
Rob gets to work with the break mounts
sizing the mounts to the calipers
Meanwhile we cut and moved the bikes forward and up. Looks better yeah? This will allow us to be above the wheels instead of inside them thus avoiding tire rash on our arms. We also welded a cage for Tom to sit in for the rest of the day.
Mounted the calipers and rotors! Everything fits and is ready for final adjustments... now we are stoppin' with hydraulic disc power baby!
Happy idlers and sprockets
While the rest of the crew was working on the vehicle, Hedy was enjoying the sun working on the sculpture pieces.
Looking amazing
Another angle, cant wait to mount these to the vehicle!
And as promised, we finally got the Reckoner outside for a test run!
Gogo iPhone video...
We pushed/hand pedaled it down to the local park. Steering system worked flawlessly, it was quite an effort though constantly adjusting and compensating for the delay. Its like steering a boat. Lots of people commented on the vehicle, most were confused and amazed. Great fun!
Next we mount the seats and the sculpture and get working on detailing this baby up!
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