Recumbent trike giant shoe / UK Kinetic Sculpture Race !!!

[ukrobotman]

Hi folks, my 1st post on this forum.
I'm building a recumbent trike into a giant 8' long fibreglass shoe!

I'm an artistic engineer and I build anything but work a lot in fibreglass. I built several of these shoes for London fashion week a few years ago. People seem to love a giant pink shoe!

Two years ago we went to California to see the the Kinetic Sculpture Race (http://kineticgrandchampionship.com)
I was inspired to build a bicycle based vehicle.
I want to set up a Uk version of the Kinetic Sculpture Race. A two or three day event for people who build wacky pedal based vehicles

I'm looking for like minded people to join in ........

Regards Steve

 

[neil earley]

Very nice , would love to see a race over here good luck with your project.

 

[Ganymede]

You're obviously completely bats, you'll fit in well here...

 

[Cuchilo]

That's a roller skate !
I'm liking the work in the back ground

 

[classic33]

You're obviously completely bats, you'll fit in well here...

Speaking from personal experience?

 

[ukrobotman]

Thanks guys, who else has got anything "different" or "wacky" penny farthings, double height bikes, you know, something that is different to a " normal " bike.
That's what I'm hoping to attract to this event

 

[Ganymede]

Speaking from personal experience?

Evidemment. *gallic shrug*.

 

[ukrobotman]

That's a roller skate !
I'm liking the work in the back ground

Google "Articole Studios" to see other interesting things there's a 1957 Messerschmitt under the cover!

 

[mickle]

I've got a whole bunch of unusual pedally things at work. See my sig.

I saw a kinetic sculpture race at the Ihpva world's in vancouver 1986. It was brilliant. I know a few nutters who might be persuaded to make a contraption...

 

[ukrobotman]

Great Mickle, let's start finding some people and start building
Location for the event.......
I live in a beutiful part of the country, near Welshpool in mid Wales. Very close to a wacky place called Bishops Castle.
There are hills and loads of campsites and b&b's nearby. This will be the location for the UK Kinetic Sculpture Race 2015!
Steve

 

[mickle]

Great Mickle, let's start finding some people and start building
Location for the event.......
I live in a beutiful part of the country, near Welshpool in mid Wales. Very close to a wacky place called Bishops Castle.
There are hills and loads of campsites and b&b's nearby. This will be the location for the UK Kinetic Sculpture Race 2015!
Steve

I know Welshpool, I used to go to school near Earlsfield.

 

[ukrobotman]

I've just spent the weekend at " Busfest " gathering of the VW s from all over Europe at Malvern. There were some excellent wacky bikes there as well

 

[fixedfixer]

Doubt you'd get many close passes with the pink shoe. Nice work. Looking forward to following this thread.

 

[classic33]

Doubt you'd get many close passes with the pink shoe. Nice work. Looking forward to following this thread.

There'll still be some who never saw him though!

 

[Jane Carroll]

Great Mickle, let's start finding some people and start building
Location for the event.......
I live in a beutiful part of the country, near Welshpool in mid Wales. Very close to a wacky place called Bishops Castle.
There are hills and loads of campsites and b&b's nearby. This will be the location for the UK Kinetic Sculpture Race 2015!
Steve

Steve, I am a trustee of Bishop's Castle Town Hall Trust, which now runs the Visitor Information Centre, and we are keen to know as much as possible about the possibility of running a Kinetic Sculpture Race.here - lots of keen cyclists would love the event!

Jane