Project long bike...

fang_x · May 3, 2012

Well im pulling out the Abandoned Long bike project from the shed. I need to finish this thing..

Its a 9ft long bike made out of steel tubing and 1/2 plate for joints

The snag i ran into was sourcing a throttle cable, and brake cables long enough to run the length of the frame, anyone know where I could source some extended brake lines/throttle cables?

im tihnking maybe from an auto parts store, with a handbrake cable or something

fang_x · May 3, 2012

Actually ya know, maybe going electric with this sucker would be better, think of all the car batteries i could put on the rear end lol.

rustycase · May 3, 2012

Cables frequently run between stays, brazed onto the frame, with no sheath between them. EZ enough to connect two cables in such an open place...
...Batteries are kinda heavy... and expensive, too!
Very impressive bikes have been built with electric power, but money prevents me from becoming interested in them.
Good luck
rc

wayne z · May 3, 2012

You can buy cable and housing by the foot from ultralight aircraft suppliers, and custom make your own. Some of the companies will make up the cables for you.

thegnu · May 3, 2012

cool bike kinda long for me tho

Venice Motor Bikes · May 3, 2012

Use a tandem bicycle brake cable.
You can also use one to make a throttle cable.

dmb · May 3, 2012

i went to a bike shop in orange county and i got a tandem cable for $9 then he wanted $34 for the housing??? so off to the swapmeet got the housing for $6 so look around. and wow! 1/2'' plate? ya gona plow field's with that sucker. put a diesel and a hydrostatic drive like the road hog poster. have fun dennis

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