May 19
May 19, 2005
Big gears, a roll bar vacuum formed fairing and epic training.
My friend James Kenny has been helping me with some gearing issues. My goal, is to hit a cruising speed of around 50 to 60 kph on 120 to 140 watts of input power with a cadence of 70 rpm. It’s a [...]
Read More...May 11
May 11, 2005
Video of the Wooden, Sandwich Frame, Camera Bike, Short Wheel Base, Front Wheel Drive, Prototype Lowracer in action (call it the WSFCBSWBFWDPPL for short)
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Read More...May 10
May 10, 2005
LCD monitor and video camera installed
This seems to work OK – but it’s obvious that it is only really applicable for a track or some other controlled environment. NO, I am not planning on taking this bike across Canada. Starting from a standstill and viewing ONLY through the monitor might present [...]
Read More...May 5
May 5, 2005
Success!!!
It works! I can ride it – no problems at all!
The problem was the head tube angle of the remote steering bar – For some reason it wasn’t jiving with the way my brain had been programmed. You’ll note in the photo above where the old head tube used to be by [...]
Read More...May 3
May 3, 2005
I’m the one on the left:
Argh!!! I need help!
I was going to put together a nice big post with a bunch of background information on this most recent design, but I’m having trouble and would appreciate some advice from those who have more experience with lowracer steering geometries and/or streamliners.
Here is the [...]
April 24
April 24, 2005
Managing to hold it all together and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I finished this 24 hour training week with a personal best at the 2005 Police Half Marathon. My goal for a few years now has been to break the 1:30 barrier and I finally did it. The race went [...]
Aug 12
August 12, 2005
Longest M5 ride to date!! 259 km in 9.5 hours.
We were headed out to the San Juan Islands off the east coast of Washington State for a family bike/camping tour with the Erickson family. I decided to break up the long drive from Calgary to Washington into two days and get a [...]
Read More...March 28
March 28, 2005
I may be wasting my time….
I’m just not sure this works at all. At first, when I sat on the frame, it flexed so much that the chain dipped down to flop on my chest.
I reinforced it with a round tube running along the length of the chain, and that seemed to [...]
March 23
March 21, 2005
Slow progress
Not because the work is slow going, but because my day is no longer filled with time in the shop. Typically these days, I have a few hours in the morning after computer work to make some progress on the new proof of concept lowracer. Then it’s time on my bike [...]
Read More...March 21
March 21, 2005
Greg, what on earth are you doing!!
That’s what I hear from most of you after an update like the one on the 17th – I’m not crazy – possibly a bit creatively over inspired at times, but I assure you there is at least a bit of method to my madness.
Including this [...]
March 17
March 17, 2005
New lowracer prototype misdirection
Above: A short video of the lever and push rods
This looks really cool, and functions absolutely great! Functions perfectly on the bike stand, but when I try to actually ride it, it’s virtually impossible to ride.
Here is the concept:
Again, a good idea on paper, but a crappy idea in [...]
Read More...March 17
March 17, 2005
New lowracer prototype misdirection
Above: A short video of the lever and push rods
This looks really cool, and functions absolutely great! Functions perfectly on the bike stand, but when I try to actually ride it, it’s virtually impossible to ride.
Here is the concept:
Again, a good idea on paper, but a crappy idea in [...]
Read More...March 16
March 16, 2005
New lowracer prototype
I’ve been working on a new idea for a FWD lowracer that I want to race with this summer. If it works, then I could probably use it as a base for the new trans Canada HPV that I need to start planning.
I know this is probably going to lead nowhere, [...]
March 10
Mar 10, 2005
SandwichRacer prototype
The steering for this lowracer is a head tube placed directly BELOW the gear cassette. So – it is offset to the right hand side (rather than directly above the wheel). It is a 24″ kids mountain bike wheel because it had the largest sized axle I could find of all [...]
Read More...March 06
March 6, 2005
First canopy cover/wheel fairings test ride
It was VERY windy!!! Gusts of 52 kph (that’s 32 mph!). And you know, it was OK – a bit of work to manage, but it wasn’t ever out of control, and I guess that could very well be one advantage to the trike lean/steer format. I’d also [...]
Read More...March 2
Mar 02, 2005
Freezing in ‘Bama
A cold and wet me at the NCAT test track trying to warm up in the car
It was a great trip – short but sweet and Buzz Powell – the test track manager was a gracious host. In fact, he drove for two hours on a Sunday just to let [...]
Feb 23
Feb 23, 2005
Position, geometry and fairing ideas
After a 5 hour inside ride on the M5 yesterday, I am finding that my feet go numb after about 50 minutes. The problem is caused by my feet being at a higher elevation than my heart. Although the M5 seat and bottom bracket are higher compared to [...]
Feb 21
Feb 21, 2005
Getting there!!
The push right now is to try to get the body to the paint shop by the end of this week. I spent yesterday and today devising a way to attach both wheel fairings to each rear wheel, and putting the two disc breaks back on. I am pleased with how [...]
Read More...Feb 18
Feb 18, 2005
Paint concept results
Thanks for voting for your paint scheme preference. Here are the results:
Overwhelmingly, you chose the blended flamed concept, but many of you suggested that the nose area should be colored and the rear area black – the more traditional flame look. Personally, I like the reverse, as it’s a bit [...]
Read More...Feb 17
Feb 17, 2005
How to learn
You don’t learn by doing things right, you learn by doing things wrong (well, I do anyhow).
I think I have made almost every mistake in the book with this fiberglass molding process! This is a good thing because now I know from first hand experience WHY you have to do [...]
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