This is my bike. It is an MC (Miljö Chopper in Swedish) = Environmentally-Friendly Chopper. It's made from used bicycle parts and an old pipe frame book shelf for the lower frame and the front fork. The upper frame tube is from the old TV antenna. For the rear wheel I used a 16' car rim with a 205 tire that I found at the local dump. It had a hole in the side but that was taken care of by friends in the business. I combined it with an extended hub and spokes from a BMX wheel. Both rims were of the same diameter so the spokes fit nicely on the car rim. The handle bar is made of the forks from a MTB and a straight handlebar cut in two. The handlebar fit exactly inside the fork tubes and are secured with saddle post clamps. It has 5 gears in the back and a jackshaft to compensate for the wide tire. Brakes are ordinary bicycle V-type. I had lots of fun making, it and it rides real well. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Greetings Per Ole Nilsson, Kil, |
Per Ole Nilsson: The Recycle (Miljö Chopper) |
This is my bike. It is an MC (Miljö Chopper in Swedish) = Environmentally-Friendly Chopper. It's made from used bicycle parts and an old pipe frame book shelf for the lower frame and the front fork. The upper frame tube is from the old TV antenna. For the rear wheel I used a 16' car rim with a 205 tire that I found at the local dump. It had a hole in the side but that was taken care of by friends in the business. I combined it with an extended hub and spokes from a BMX wheel. Both rims were of the same diameter so the spokes fit nicely on the car rim. The handle bar is made of the forks from a MTB and a straight handlebar cut in two. The handlebar fit exactly inside the fork tubes and are secured with saddle post clamps. It has 5 gears in the back and a jackshaft to compensate for the wide tire. Brakes are ordinary bicycle V-type. I had lots of fun making, it and it rides real well. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Greetings Per Ole Nilsson, Kil, |
