Home-built recumbent bicycle
Recumbent bikes are so much fun to ride. They offer a comfortable and pain free ride that makes you want even more. As we all know the recumbent bicycles are not that hard to find. Depending on how much you plan on spending it you can have it as yours for the price of $700 and up till $2000 – $3000. If this seems too expensive don’t worry you can always buy a used one. But, you see if you are not that sure of the used ones, (you have no idea who rode it and how hard) than why not try to make it by yourself.
Yes, you have read it right. You can always build your own recumbent and save the money for something else or you can just build it for your own personal satisfaction.
If you are to go on-line and research you’ll find a lot of tips and a million and one ways to make your own home-build recumbent bicycle.
I found some pretty interesting ways hoe to make a home-build recumbent bicycle. There is this guy Steve. He’s a wood worker and a recumbent bike lover. Because he has no working experience in other areas he decided that he should make his recumbent bicycle out of wood. Don’t get it wrong, the frame of the recumbent is the only thing that is made of wood and this proud owner of a home build recumbent bicycle says that it rides great.
Michael Jordan built his home made bicycle out of pure aluminum. It took him six months to build it. The bicycle looks great and to tell you the truth looks tempting. When you see it I’m absolutely sure that you’re going to want to have one yourself.
The other one is Dan Brown’s home build recumbent bike. He used a couple of old bikes to get the bike done and the frame is a regular steel tube. (The steel tube makes it a bit harder and steering it isn’t an easy job.)
John Reynoldson of Australia made a home build carbon fiber recumbent bicycle. On his web site you can see the process step by step.
Also you can always make a home build recumbent bicycle by visiting the junk yard and using parts from there. Remember you can always repaint the parts or clean them up and use them as new.
Remember you don’t have to buy the most expensive parts on the market for your home-build recumbent bicycle. Believe it or not you can spend only $300 and have the home build recumbent bicycle of your dreams. Go on, research, exchange experience and don’t forget to brag about you new home build recumbent bicycle.
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