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Custom Giraffe from the old BMX in the shed

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    edsbelly
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    hey all,

    i am sure we have all thought about turning the old BMX we have lying
    around into a custom giraffe.

    I have started this as my next project. I took apart the rear wheel of
    my BMX and decided that there is no way to re-arrange the guts to make
    it into a fixed drive thing without welding and stuff.

    would the best way to go about makin the thingo into a fixed wheel just
    welding the rear cog to the hub? if i get it happnin, i wiilll replace
    the cranks and front cog and probably get something put on the front to
    extend out like a seat post because the hand bars aren't very
    comfortable.

    another way to go about it, would be to just buy a giraffe wheel set,
    would this be best?

    is there any tips or suggestions out there?

    i am very confident about this.

    thanks,

    Ed

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  2. brownboy13
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    No clue edboy but if i was going to do that i would prob weld the hub to
    the rear cog.🙂 have fun

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  3. MattyJ
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    Yes, weld the hub to the cog. This is how my dad and I built my first
    unicycle which I succesfully learnt to ride. If you look at my profile,
    I have a pic of myself riding it in a school play.

    We also replaced the sproket on the cranks to a smaller one, so it was
    a 1:1 gear ratio. Could always leave it, but would be tricky to ride :p

    As for the seat, we chopped off pretty much all of the frame from
    around the bit where the cranks are, then got a seatpost from onother
    old scrap bike and welded that on top.

    I hope that makes some sort of sense. If not i'll try to explain it
    better when I have more time 🙂

    EDIT: yes, the guy is holding me up in the pic, i'd not been riding
    long, and hadn't learnt to idle properly. Couldn't free mount very
    easily either.

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  4. UNIquelyCanadian
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    http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43095

    Hope this helps!

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  5. edsbelly
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    ooh, thanks, it helps a lot,
    Ed

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  6. muzzle
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    i love this stuff. next timei find an old bike in the trash i shall
    attempt to build one 🙂

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