http://www.chopstork.com/blog/2006/04/18/byobw-and-a-big-wheel-was-brought/ Coming soon to a restaurant near you. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://www.chopstork.com/blog/2006/04/18/byobw-and-a-big-wheel-was-brought/#comment-17 Chopstork » Blog Archive » Big Wheel mods Fri, 05 May 2006 18:57:12 +0000 http://www.chopstork.com/blog/2006/04/18/byobw-and-a-big-wheel-was-brought/#comment-17 [...] I had the big wheel I got for BYOBW sitting in my trunk for two weeks, so in a bored moment at work I brought it in for some time trials. The usual crew of troublemakers took some rides on it and decided it needed modifications for pedalability (I wouldn’t be an engineer if I didn’t make up convenient words). So far, we’ve taken off the front (big) wheel and handle bar, and Bowers machined an extension for it—complete with an embossed “BIG WHEEL.” It didn’t tighten down well enough, so he’s taken it back home to weld some things together. Awesome. There’s some talk of replacing the fork with a mountain bike suspension, but I say keep it real—all plastic, all the time … except maybe some hidden reinforcement. [...] […] I had the big wheel I got for BYOBW sitting in my trunk for two weeks, so in a bored moment at work I brought it in for some time trials. The usual crew of troublemakers took some rides on it and decided it needed modifications for pedalability (I wouldn’t be an engineer if I didn’t make up convenient words). So far, we’ve taken off the front (big) wheel and handle bar, and Bowers machined an extension for it—complete with an embossed “BIG WHEEL.” It didn’t tighten down well enough, so he’s taken it back home to weld some things together. Awesome. There’s some talk of replacing the fork with a mountain bike suspension, but I say keep it real—all plastic, all the time … except maybe some hidden reinforcement. […]

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