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<em>The Green &#9842; Machine</em> <br />
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In this episode I discuss my experience building a Recumbent Bicycle from donor bikes. A couple of things I forgot to mention while recording the podcast. First of all I had to use tandem bicycle cables for the brakes and the rear derailleur because they had to be very long. I also forgot to talk about the time when I was in a panic that the rear triangle was a bit out of alignment with the front, such that it would make the bike turn a little bit to the left by default. I called Andrew Carson and asked him if there was anything I could do to fix it and his solution was just awesome. What he told me to do was to put a spare hub in the rear triangle to keep the seat- and chain stays from collapsing together, lay the frame on the ground with the front end propped up on a step or something, and then just stand on it, jumping up and down slightly on it if necessary until I could feel it bend back a little bit. This actually worked! It straightened the frame right out. :) Finally, the total cost for this project was under $300. The most expensive single part of it by far was the powder coat, which cost $120. Here are links to resources mentioned in the podcast or simply of general interest.  </p>

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<li>Andrew Carson's <strong>Recycled Recumbents</strong>: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/recycledrecumbents/home" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/recycledrecumbents/home</a>  </li>
<li>Pretty nice video animation of Recycled Recumbent Mach 2 design and some photos of someone else's frame <a href="https://youtu.be/YjouiKLz8dA" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/YjouiKLz8dA</a>  </li>
<li>My Project Blog <a href="https://jonsrecumbant.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">https://jonsrecumbant.blogspot.com/</a>  </li>
<li>My Project Gallery: (<b>Editor's Note 2016-01-13</b>: the original pictures were here https://pics.jonkulp.net/index.php?/category/2, but the server is no longer available. They have now been imported to the HPR server) <a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr1282/images.html" target="_blank">https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr1282/images.html</a>  </li>
<li>Video testing pedals and frame fit: <a href="https://youtu.be/fXnuWIclvIs" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/fXnuWIclvIs</a>  </li>
<li>Video of my <strong>First Ride</strong>! <a href="https://youtu.be/SDF-y6bd11U" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/SDF-y6bd11U</a>  </li>
<li>Custom die-cut vinyl decals: <a href="https://www.bikenames.com" target="_blank">https://www.bikenames.com/</a>  </li>
<li>Wikipedia article on Recumbent Bikes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recumbent_bicycle">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recumbent_bicycle</a></li>
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