Gotta do it.

This weekend I'll be heading over to the local big-box home-supply store to purchase a few items that I'll need to begin my bike project. I've got my little Lincoln MIG welder already so all I need are the parts for the bike.



Of those parts for the bike, I already have the "front" forks and the "rear forks". If you look at the picture of the bike, both of those parts are reversed. The reasoning behind this is that it'll keep from having to run a chain Aaaalllll the way back the rear wheel. If not done right, it can be a mechanical nightmare.

So like I said, big-box store for lots of metal and a couple of tools I don't have yet. Thank goodness for credit cards and no interest for a whole year (it's one of their newer promotions)! I may have to scrounge around a local metal shop to get those parts. I think I have a friend who may be able to get a hold of some of the metal I'll need.

This first bike is going to be pretty expensive. But if I play my cards right and this bike is successful, I could make a little business out of it. I've already come up with a couple of designs that could work for the local kids. And those call just for some bike frames that can be picked up at a dump for cheap, almost nothing.

This could be the start of a new career! Ok, maybe not that far . . . but in these times, a little more gas money!

GD

I can't wait!