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Well I have an idea in my mind for a wooden recumbent, and it may be a tadpole type of arrangement. Trouble is using wood I am kinda stumped at what to do with the bottom bracket.
Im trying to build this on a budget. If I can recycle parts out of an old bike I will. The trouble is the bottom brackets I have seen in pieces are threaded. Yes I have seen wood threaded, but not under anywhere near the kind of stresses the act of cycling will put on things.
Is there such a thing as a type of bottom bracket that does not need threads in the frame to keep it in place? I have seen wooden bikes, but I haven't been able to see the cranks ect before they were installed.
The rest of the bike I know I can make plenty strong. Granted it might be a bit heavy, but this is the third time this year my knee is acting up from a bike fit issue and I am kind of tired of it. I'm looking for comfort rather than all out speed or super light weight.
If I can figure out a way to keep the cranks solid and doing what they are should, the rest of the project shouldn't be that tough. I know. Famous last words. Nothing is as easy as you expect, but that just makes completion more worthwhile.
Im trying to build this on a budget. If I can recycle parts out of an old bike I will. The trouble is the bottom brackets I have seen in pieces are threaded. Yes I have seen wood threaded, but not under anywhere near the kind of stresses the act of cycling will put on things.
Is there such a thing as a type of bottom bracket that does not need threads in the frame to keep it in place? I have seen wooden bikes, but I haven't been able to see the cranks ect before they were installed.
The rest of the bike I know I can make plenty strong. Granted it might be a bit heavy, but this is the third time this year my knee is acting up from a bike fit issue and I am kind of tired of it. I'm looking for comfort rather than all out speed or super light weight.
If I can figure out a way to keep the cranks solid and doing what they are should, the rest of the project shouldn't be that tough. I know. Famous last words. Nothing is as easy as you expect, but that just makes completion more worthwhile.