... But if I bring it back, is it technically a ZOMBIE bike? I sure hope so.
I
know this is too many photos, but it is the last time it will ever
look like this, actually, it doesn't look like this now. So, there ya
go. Enjoy!
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| Evil Eye as it was for the last 3 years.... 6... |
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| ... 5 ... |
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| ... 4 ... |
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| ... 3 ... |
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| ... 2 ... |
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| ... 1 ... CUT! |
And now the extra frame bits, that don't hold
anything important together come off... I forgot the seat was some
plastic chair from a school... what a pile!
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| Stage one: remove layers of crappy seat so I can see where to cut it! |
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| Same, but a side view. |
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| Start cutting real stuff off... back basket, gone. |
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| Seat gone! |
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| Steering wheel and BIG frame chunks... GONE! |
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| What's left for now... ... 3 ... |
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| ... 2 ... |
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| ... 1 ... |
Here is the pile of crap every rider had to bring along that they MAYBE did not need...
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| Yes, this was a trike. |
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| YES, this held SOMETHING together! Not needed. |
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| This too! Again, not needed. About 5 lbs. |
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| Steering will go back in a new location. |
And one last shot...
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| My genius son licking his mom's nose because I asked him to and he knows it's funny. |
The Original Evil Eye Build!
With a $5 bet from
Ken Beidleman and another $5 bet from
Duane Flatmo, I joined the Kinetic ranks of "people who make stuff" to try to win $10... Here is how it went...
Photos from May 12th, 2004:
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| The rear wheel transforms from a street wheel (shown) to a mud and paddle wheel with a few extra parts! |
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| Holes everywhere to lose weight, still pretty heavy. |
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| Frame geometry is wrong here, it will get cut & fixed later! |
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| Pretty boxy, but hey, I made it on a couple of saw horses! |
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May 14th, 2004 photos:
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| Note the frame has been cut in the middle to lose rake on the front end for sharper turning. |
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| Closed cell foam from Wing to wrap around wheel frame for a BIG FAT sand tire. |
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| One side ready-ish. One to go! |
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| Kicking around steering ideas. Eventually an off-the-shelf $25 steering wheel proved the best solution. |
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May 18th, progress photos:
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| Starting the cables to make the steering... well... steer. |
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| Wind in / wind out. |
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| Looks pretty simple, right? |
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| We all have a photography student inside waiting to get out, right? Foam wheels. |
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| A bunch of work, but it worked. |
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May 18th, 2004. Go go go....
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| Rear brakes. Handle by the seat pulls the drum, slows you down... some. |
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| Once this gets covered, it isn't half bad! Big black seat on a school chair. |
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| Steering wheel in place and making cables go in-and-out! Yeah! |
May 22, 2004 -
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| Pretty much ready to race.. paddles in place on paddle wheel. |
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| Notice it is REALLY dark, this is how it goes for most builders, I found out later. |
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| Transmission and paddle wheel. |
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| More drive train fun. The fat chain has a high and low gear, depending on the gears it sits on. |
Memorial Day Weekend (May), 2004 - Race ready! Day one:
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| So evil! Ready to go with all my stuff on board, nice boxers too, eh? |
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| Starting Up Deadman's - a load of work, but I made it! |
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| Paddle wheel working great! |
That was it for the photos. Made it to Cannibal
Island (Crab Park) for a nice break on beach after a long day and
several flat rear tires. Thank you pit crew (Acacia) for the slime
tubes! Made it across and up the slough to Ferndale, rode in on a flat
tire, but hey, pedaled it all.
In the end, I received a 3rd place Engineering Award and an ACE on my first machine! Pretty happy because I also won $10.
