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Re: mtb-moc
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 9 Apr 2003 05:53:06 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Lars Gjerløw Jørgensen writes:
> I got bored with the all the walkers and wanted to make
> something with wheels - and why not try a great hobby
> of mine - the mountainbike. But why oh why doesn't Lego
> make thin wheels at about 20 studs height :(( The only
> wheels I have suitable for an mtb are the big ones from
> the RIS. But here's the result: A mountainbike with two
> gears. The bike does actually work - the wheels run easy,
> but the gearshift would be very dangerous, since there
> is no mechanism to move the chain (rubberband) between
> the pulleys.
> post moderation:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=39744
Nice! You even fitted a suspension seatpost! But I don't aprove of the packet
holder at the back, that's not MTBish :)
I have a memory of someone doing one with working brakes via flex links.
::searches::
Nope, can't find it :( Anyone got an URL?
Perhaps the new Hellfire Droid will give better wheels? Sure, there are no
spokes in them but problems are there to be solved :)
Best regards,
/Tobbe
http://www.lotek.nu
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I know where that one is. I rip right by it going for the biped links. (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: mtb-moc
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| Tobbe Arnesson's utterance expressed in news:HD2B0I.nrn@lugnet.com: (...) The suspension is unfortunately not Lego, but a part from some other toy - it goes against the purism, but I just had to include it. The luggage carrier is the worst thing (...) (22 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| I got bored with the all the walkers and wanted to make something with wheels - and why not try a great hobby of mine - the mountainbike. But why oh why doesn't Lego make thin wheels at about 20 studs height :(( The only wheels I have suitable for (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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