Fiberglass/Carbon Composite Touring / Cargo Bike
06-11-23, 03:41 PM
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Fiberglass/Carbon Composite Touring / Cargo Bike
A good look at the underside of our Type Eleven (eleventh prototype) cargo bike.
Fiberglass forms the cargo platform mounted to the head tube.
The battery box is also fiberglass.
The sissy bar (for the lowrider seat) is an Easton carbon fiber hockey stick, all four ends fishmouthed and seized to the other ends of the triangle with epoxy impregnated fiberglass strips.
The bike is being converted to Lowrider at this time
Type Eleven Fiberglass Follow-On
Test ride of the seat before reinstalling the panniers
Fiberglass forms the cargo platform mounted to the head tube.
The battery box is also fiberglass.
The sissy bar (for the lowrider seat) is an Easton carbon fiber hockey stick, all four ends fishmouthed and seized to the other ends of the triangle with epoxy impregnated fiberglass strips.
The bike is being converted to Lowrider at this time
Type Eleven Fiberglass Follow-On
Test ride of the seat before reinstalling the panniers
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06-12-23, 08:44 AM
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The ninth prototype was all fiberglass, entire frame was one casting.
The item the student designed was the fiberglass knuckle that holds the cargo platform to the head tube. This is the best video that shows it.
NOTE NB: the fiberglass is deliberately left unpainted so adhesive can stick to it.
This project has taken more than 30 years
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30 years? That is close to a couple of my project time lines
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The ninth prototype was all fiberglass, entire frame was one casting.
The item the student designed was the fiberglass knuckle that holds the cargo platform to the head tube. This is the best video that shows it.
NOTE NB: the fiberglass is deliberately left unpainted so adhesive can stick to it.
This project has taken more than 30 years
https://youtube.com/shorts/HCxjiWF7KS4?feature=share
The item the student designed was the fiberglass knuckle that holds the cargo platform to the head tube. This is the best video that shows it.
NOTE NB: the fiberglass is deliberately left unpainted so adhesive can stick to it.
This project has taken more than 30 years
https://youtube.com/shorts/HCxjiWF7KS4?feature=share
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A good look at the underside of our Type Eleven (eleventh prototype) cargo bike.
Fiberglass forms the cargo platform mounted to the head tube.
The battery box is also fiberglass.
The sissy bar (for the lowrider seat) is an Easton carbon fiber hockey stick, all four ends fishmouthed and seized to the other ends of the triangle with epoxy impregnated fiberglass strips.
The bike is being converted to Lowrider at this time
Type Eleven Fiberglass Follow-On
Test ride of the seat before reinstalling the panniers
Fiberglass forms the cargo platform mounted to the head tube.
The battery box is also fiberglass.
The sissy bar (for the lowrider seat) is an Easton carbon fiber hockey stick, all four ends fishmouthed and seized to the other ends of the triangle with epoxy impregnated fiberglass strips.
The bike is being converted to Lowrider at this time
Type Eleven Fiberglass Follow-On
Test ride of the seat before reinstalling the panniers
as always your technical design is innovative, I like the fairing solar collector combination especially
And the overall integrated design ethos is stunning.
Keep up the good work
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