Sunday 9 June 2019

A long gap, problems and Sarah learns to ride

Work finished on the Python some months ago, though there are still many details to add.

Sarah and I tried to ride it and failed.  The bike rusted and Sarah found the cranks too long.  The handlebar mount broke.

Recently, Sarah tried more successfully to practice, so I stripped the rust with a wire brush on an angle grinder, welded some better handlebars and applied zinc anti-rust primer paint to the frame.  Sarah is now at the point of riding confidently as long as steering doesn't need to be precise.

1 comment:

  1. Nice! I'm building a python myself in Ontario, Canada. What do you call those bearing rods used for the steering? Those are useful for changing the steering head angle too. Bren102@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete