Still building a recumbent–starting to look like a bike!

by Stuart 25. October 2010 18:00

Cut and weld, grind and weld, regrind and weld, weld, grind, curse, cut and weld.

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Before you start you need a good pot of coffee.

Then you cut up bits of spare wood that came with your kitchen.

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And you find an old cot mattress that – let’s face it – your not going to put any more kids on.

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And with a bit more dodgy welding you’ve got a new seat – perhaps she’s praying for her dad to get a bit of sanity.

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After some more cutting and welding.

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And maybe a few beers away with the lads.

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And more cutting and more welding.

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And wishing maybe you were doing a bit more of this.

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Instead of this

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Eventually you end up with something like this.

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Which appears to be too long – I could always cut grind and weld it shorter I suppose!

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