IOLO Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 (edited) ok in the last 6 months i have been workign on designing this project and finally now i have built it !!!!!!!!wooooo yeah baby! this machine is intended as a Human Powered Vehicle for use on roads, tracks, lakes and rivers!!!! its kind of based around recumbent bikes and my tricycle and errm a pedalo !! lol it features a full brazed steel frame, with 1" headset and 175mm cranks. the seat is made from waterproof material joined to the frame, it has a long rear differential axle which by pedaling powers the wheels and the paddle! the floatation device on the front is carved from a block of styro foam, the rear floatation is given by a hollow sealed cylinder( which is also the paddle ).. it has 2 chains and a shart drive system together with a 7 speed cassete and mech, using a 42 tooth chainring! as the front wheel is submerged when in the water the solid front wheel is used as a rudder! please remember i made the whole thing on my own,, and im quite pleased with it ;) so there u go... here it is.... the bikeboat in all its glory ! Me taking it for a spin down the road.. Ali C giving it some style ! ---------------- poser! me getting the power down on a lake ! me having mastered the art ! and now going out to chase the duckys!! give your comments ect here !!! thanks iolo . Edited May 5, 2005 by IOLO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchman Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 oh my god!!!!! That is awesome, looks well made and a good idea ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 That really is really good stuff. Loads of effort gone into it :P And just lovin the creativeness! Quality! Rossi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonno Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 That really is really good stuff. Loads of effort gone into it :P And just lovin the creativeness! Quality! Rossi. ← my thoughts exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunkey_monkey_boy Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 thats the best things i've evr seen 5,000% for effort there matey, my god i'm definately coming up for a weeks riding in the summer now, it'll take a week to have a go on all your different bikes :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 HAHAHAH! the last picture and the comment is too good. :P I'm actaully really really impressed! how good would it be to just bomb it down a path and just straight into a lake, peoples reactions would be awesome. :P great stuff. :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 :P that is pure sex :- well done matey. might want to get some chain tensioners though :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 :o Thats a monster can i come over and have a go :P hebden bridge area i take it :- Slap some disk brakes on the rear and you could have some right interesting fun :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 that is extremely good :- did u fall in atall whilst getting used to it? :P very ace! tom said you have a 5ft tall bike too, care to post some pics? :P" cheers Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Best thing i have seen for a long time. :- :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 That a well good idea for a project, i would be proud of that if i made it. Looks a right beast :P :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 lol pure quality :P how much did it cost to make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzamad Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 thats brilliant, i wish when i did my engineering coursework they let me make something like that, i had the ption of a hole punch, embossing tool or an injection moulding die, so i did the moulding die, it actually worked quitewell, especially because we were using a glue gun :- :P but yeh, very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoppellStereo Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 how fast can it go?! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddy Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 ha ha nice one aran :P il have to come and have a go at the weekend :-" sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOLO Posted May 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 thanks for all good feedback there,, it actually cost me nothing to make, i got tubing from college and bike components from the dump ! it goes pretty fast on land,, (42 tooth chainring) and in water its a fair slow cruise.. and yes i am probably having MK 2,, but i dont know when. . and yes i did get wet ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 That is absolutely rad :P :- Congrats, I'd be extremely chuffed with myself If I had built anything that floats, never mind with a bike attached. The only thing I'd change though, as someone said earlier, is to get a chain tensioner or something put on that big one that goes straight from the front chainring. I wouldn't like the idea of being in the middle of lake mindemere and the chain falling off to be honest. Gotta love the pose from Ali by the way :P Awesome stuff, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOLO Posted May 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 get a chain tensioner or something put on that big one that goes straight from the front chainring. Awesome stuff, Tom ← its got one that worked great and the chain was real tight and good. untill i hit it and the jokey wheel fell out into the lake !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Foamoi Refresher Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 that is well cool man, thats brilliant! many congratulations to you, that is true rock and roll luisio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 That is the best thing I have seen in a loooong time. Nice one :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 HOLY POO. I'm loving it. I can't stop smiling at it, that is amazing mate. Looks very professional, maybe somehow you could hire the front end when your in the water so you don't get your feet wet, for the front wheel you could use one of those aerodynamic racing wheel things, that go round your wheel so that it turns faster. I LOVE IT. And i'm sure theres a market for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impacted. Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 That's just plain fooking rad. I have to admire the time you must have put into making that, and like it says above, there must be a market for that, I would buy one! Imagine the babes you could pick up in that! :P just too cool.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModRider! Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Wow, thats well nice, looks funny aswell how many chains does it take??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTTY___ Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 oh my god thats a classic! It looks likew it will take a good old beating aswell. Does she actually float?! Scotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 No it doesn't float in water, the pictures are photoshopped. :P :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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