Vic's Tall-Bike

One of my goals is to build a tall-bike. In fact, it will be a touring tall-bike. The idea is to build a bike that is about 5'5" to 6' tall, and equip it for long bike rides and touring. These first few drawings were inspired by Mike Watson, with interactive feedback on the HPVOoO IRC channel.

Planning


Tallbike Design #1
The first design.

Tallbike Design #2
The second design. This one incorporates a recycled rear-triangle for the
bottom-back, and recycled ladies-frame front triangle for the top-front.
This means less welding, and less worrying about how to attach components.

Tallbike Design #3

The third design. Replaced the long bottom tube with a couple of shorter
ones angling up to the long horizontal piece. A little less steel, and
no long, flexy piece.


Tallbike Design #4
The fourth design. Adjusted the two bottom pieces for better
triangulation. Should improve strength. However, it's heavier than
#2 or #3, and there will be an aweful lot of welding around the
bottom bracket, possibly distorting it.

Comments

touring tall bike

what about the chain line? all your rear stays will probably be in the way

Rear stays

Yeah, good point.

I haven't gone beyond the "drawing" stage of this project, but the chain line would definitely need more consideration.

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