for me half term is coming up and im going to have a week of school and i thought that it would be fun to make a freewheeling uni, i thought i could just lay into a bike with a angle grinder then weld up a uni, firstly i thought i could just weld the pedals straight onto th hub and keep the brake but now i realise its going to be a bit harder and i think i may end up doing it with a chain and maybe even gears, i will post some pics of it if/when i get round to making it and hopfuly some pics of me riding it, if you have and suggestions feel free to post them
I have attached a picture which i have (badly) edited to show the general idea of what i was thinking of
You can build a giraffe from an old bike fairly easily, espeically if you have welding skills. You can include the freewheel, or lock it out by welding/wiring it together. However the gears won’t work if you try to pedal backawards, you’ll have to remove the deraileur, pick one of the cogs on the wheel to use and shorten the chain appropriately. There have been several threads, with photos, of people converting old bikes to unis, try the search function to find them.
it looks very nice but im just doing it for a bit of fun and so im on a small budget and £890 is too much im just going to use an old bike and maybe some old steel and just weld it all together
