Hello pythonists,
I like to introduce myself on your
"mailinglist community". Me and my homebuild
bike.
I discovered the python-recumbent on a late
night surfing session on the internet. I
immediatly got excited when i saw the full
documented building steps and all the fotos of
home builders. I like the lowrider style and
the great variousity in looks.. And I thought
by myself I (even I) could do this.
I am not an engineer or welder. I have a
dayjob working with psychiatric patients, and
i am living together with my girlfriend and
two year old daughter. My technical education
is mainly LEGO technic. But i do have a
welding machine and a drill and a grinder and
some "boerenverstand" (=farmers-logic, Dutch
for common sense..).
I showed my girlfriend (the next day) the
photos en videos on Utube and she saw the
Pythoon of Dirk Bonne and she went: " O that
is nice for our little daughter!!"
Me too, I was impressed by the pythoon, first
because of the looks, i love the complexness
of all the little tubes. And second for the
practical use of the bike.
I thought, well if i gonna make one, why not a
bike i really like!
I hope, Dirk, if you read my mail you will
think that i am inspired by the pythoon and
not just a lazy copycat... ;-)
In the last three weeks i completed the bike.
(check:
www.tinyurl.com/fietsgijs) Now i only
need to do fine tuning and last jobs. Need te
do brakes, fine-tune the allignement, paint,
seat cover, and so on.
Specs: -Pivot Angle 60 degrees (maybe change
i'll it, if you have an advice on this
subject, let me know!!)
- 2 x 24 INCH tires
- Wheelbase 160
- Weight 23 kg (oef..)
- Front tubing 30 X 20 X 2mm
- Seat height : 40cm
The rest i need to measure
Now i need to learn to ride it.
I discovered that this is really really
difficult. First day, I rode two meters max
without stepping off.. ( And no i am not gonna
put films of this attemps on utube ;-) ) I
guess/ hope this is mainly a case off
practice. Altough i read on many Python E-
stories that a little change on the pivot
angle can make a great difference in the
ride-ability of the bike.
You can see my foto's on internet on
www.tinyurl.com/fietsgijs. You can let me
know what you think about it..
Kind regards,
Gijs
Eindhoven, Holland
