Grass and a Fence on The Lawn Bike

The Lawn Bike now has a very sickly looking layer of brown sod on it. I also roughed in the fence posts to get an idea of the final appearance. Now I have to level out the grass and water it a lot. Where is my green thumb?

Put Chain on Lawn Bike

Today I finished up the routing of the two chains that will power the “grass bike.”  The first chain goes around the chainring on the cranks to a rear cassette bolted below.  From that cassette a separate chain makes the long trip to the rear sprocket on the rear wheel.  The central cassette serves as [...]

Lawn Bike Steering

Since the portable lawn bike is a tricycle it required complicated steering linkages similar to a car. This is not a difficult thing to fabricate. It merely takes more time than a simple bicycle. The next step will be pedals, chain and a hasty test ride.

Birth of the Portable Lawn Bike

Now that I have completed Big Red, I am taking a short break from my sewing machine. I still have a lot to sew for my show in Kyoto in June but I have been thinking about a bicycle project for awhile now. I have made countless bicycles in all shapes and sizes [...]