Made my own

[bicyclos]

Been busy this last 2 weeks. Decided to build myself a swb bent. Got plenty of materials and the like. Bought a 1mtre x 2mtre length of trampoline material, cut to size and webbed the edges and added 32 eyelets. Fixed it to the tubular seat I made and went for a spin around the block.

The bike handles really well and the seat is sturdy / comfortable. Just need to tweek the crank lenght and handlebar height by a few mm's.

 

[Redmountduo]

Very nice. Very satisfying building something yourself.

 

[Arch]

Nice! Looks good. Well done!

 

[Hilldodger]

Well done. all you need to do now is pop down to the Cyclemagic open weekend in April to show it off to like minded people

 

[bicyclos]

Because of the recent bad weather i was unable to paint the bike until this Sunday which was fantastic. I purchased a while back some acrylic trade paint from Wilcos which I have kept at room temp. On saturday I prepaired the frame and other bits ready for spraying. I was going to use my father in laws garage as a spray booth but come Sunday morning I was able to do the job outside no problems. The main frame got 4 coats of paint and a spray or two of lacquer.

I purchased online some water slide decal paper and designed my own logos for the bike to make it look more finished off if you like. I am pleased with the result so far. The decals will go on after the paint has dried and hardened fully.

 

[col]

That looks great, nicely done.

 

[bicyclos]

All finished and ready to ride.....Had a good go on it yesterday and rides well. I am over the moon with it. I will be commuting to work on it shortly after I give it a good test and check over. I have got the seat tensioned just right, I could nod off in it, its that comfy Put the decals on and all lacqured up. I had a pair of new rear panniers which would not fit on my other bikes but fit on the steely a treat.

 

[xpc316e]

+1

 

[betty swollocks]

Congratulations. That's impressive.
Happy riding!

 

[MacB]

Impressive!!! I want this guy living nearby, oh I'd so be his friend

 

[ianrauk]

Brilliant work

 

[bicyclos]

Many thanks for the feedback

Had another go on the steely after breakfast this morning. I had a good 3/4 hr riding around the block. I must be more relaxed riding the machine because the twitchy steering wasn't evident this time and it just felt natural turning into bends at speed(well not too fast). I fixed and calibrated one of my sigma computers to the bike and a water bottle holder which compliments the bike as well as being practical.

I am in the process of building a MK2 steely which is in the drawing stage at present but all the components, wheels, gears etc will be brand new. Even though I have a small number of df bikes which I will never part with, I can't see me buying a new df bike in the future, only baskets full of components I think I have tapped into a whole new world of cycling.

 

[Crackle]

Got to admit with being really impressed with that.

 

[Sun Superlight]

Brilliant bike, Congratulations, Are you an engineer by any chance?

 

[bicyclos]

Sun Superlight
Brilliant bike, Congratulations, Are you an engineer by any chance?


No, I am not an engineer at all. It was a trade I wanted to go into at 16 but ended up down the Landscaping / Gardening route. I have from a young age (11yrs old) learnt how to repair and tinker with bikes including motorcycles. I only acquired the knowledge of mig welding last October and gained a lot of advice from a welding forum.

I am slowly turning my garage into a decent workshop. Its just money thats slowing me down. I have been using the bike a lot for commuting to work recently and nothing has dropped off yet.....I bought a pair of wrap round bars from Norfolk last week which makes the bike handle better plus made a bracket for the front double pulley so the chain dousnt jump out the pulley when riding over bumps.

regards