Do It Yourself Handcycle

My trials, tribulation and progress in designing and building a handcycle, at home, out of carbon fiber.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Building carbon fiber tubes... How I did it...

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The handcycle requires quite a few tubes for the steering and hand grips (pedals).  My initial method failed, but the next attempts worked o...
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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Self-Centering Steering - Finally a good design

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Steering is an important consideration.  When I come to a stop, I may need to put both hands down in order to balance and push the handcyc...
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Wheel-building

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The rims and spokes came in. Well, one rim did not, but the store was kind enough to find the same back-ordered rim locally.  So I commence...
Monday, February 6, 2012

Current views after extensive sanding

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These pictures are after extensive sanding -- literally to point of wearing through the skin on the finger tips. Now I am smart enough to ta...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Adding the "training" wheels...

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Remember when you were a kid and you had training wheels on your bike... That is what I have now... training wheels The problem is, I do ...
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Making it look better...Adding a fixed chain-tensioner

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Since I am working more on the finishing the handcycle, I have decided to lift the "pride factor" a bit and attempt to get the fin...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

A handcycle pumping iron... Putting weights on the bike

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OK, now the scary part... But I gotta do it.  I am going to add weight to the bike to see if it creaks and cracks -- but especially to see h...
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