Streetfox on the move

[Buffo]

Just put up a video on YouTube of a run I recently did with my modified Streetfox. Sorry about the sound track. All that you will hear is the wind whipping past the mic and the occasional sound of the teathered lense cap hitting the camera body.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXez2hsRHGI

I'm putting the Klms on this machine. I recently bolted a 52 tooth chain wheel to the crank so that I wouldn't "spinout" so quickly on the declines. My fastest speed so far has been 65 "clicks" per hour. In the above video I managed to reach 33 Kph. This beast is a real blast!

[SirJoey]

Dang, everybody in the video must've been drunk,
cuz they're all driving on the wrong side of the road! Even YOU! :eek:

:jester:

Kool vid! Great fun, eh? :)


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[graucho]

Dang, everybody in the video must've been drunk,
cuz they're all driving on the wrong side of the road! Even YOU! :eek:

:jester:

Kool vid! Great fun, eh? :)


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HaHa thats what I was thinking. Buffo seriously though, what a beautiful biking scene. What an adventure on that beauty of a bike. I was dreaming I was rite there with you smelling the breeze in your vid. Great ride. Thanks for sharing.

[Buffo]

The video was taken at a local spot which tends to attract a lot of overseas tourists. Occasionally I'll actually get a motor vehicle comin' towards me on the wrong side of the road!!! This isn't a problem with the tadpole trike, but it can be a major "freak-out" if your driving another motor vehicle!

[likebikes]

Don't apologize for the sound, it's better than heavy metal music! :punk:
Definately a nice scene, I spotted the subtropical flora right away.

[PeterT]

I thought you cam was mounted on a flimsy mount till I noticed it was being hand held... kudos for great footage from a hand held cam!

Have you ever thought about making a steadycam mount for your cam, and mounting it just above your shoulder.

To make a steadycam you need two small plates of metal (A & B), two thin rods (C), a pivot bar(D), and a rotational pivot bolt(E).

The two small plates are the same size as your cam footprint, A is face horizontal and B is face vertical. Join A's bottom face to the two thin rods, and join B 's bottom edge to the two thin bars, making sure that both plates are still parallel with each other.

The two thin bars are then joined in the centre, or just off centre towards the cam, by the pivot bar, which in turn is attached to the rotational pivot bolt.

A small adjustment bolt is placed through the hole in (B), with two nuts on the non-cam side. These nuts are then adjusted down the bolt till it is making the cam level, and tightened.

If you require a 60' fully cantilevered boom, then build it with 60' jib, if you only need a 2" boom jib, then build a 2" boom jib ... the rear part of the jib can be made shorter if you are packing more weight onto the rear boom, but rememeber that the loads increase considerably if you are using unsymetrical lengths on the jib arms.

Your rotational movement can be limited or a full 360deg depending on you, your tastes and available room.

PeterT