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Build Your Own Tall Bike Without Welding

Step 3Turn the Pedals and Chain Ring Around

Turn the Pedals and Chain Ring Around

I gave up on frontwheel drive and rearwheel steering for the time being.
I took off the front chainwheel and pedals, turned them around, and put them back on backwards.

The chainwheel rubbed on the frame, so I took it off again and beat on the frame with a hammer til there was a divot and the frame didn't rub anymore.

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Feb 21, 2010. 11:40 PMdallas1996 says:

i am doing this project . and i am stuck on this spot have any tips for a young builder

Aug 9, 2007. 8:21 PMAutomaticman says:

How exactly did you take off the pedals and chainwheel. I've gotten this far and kinda gotten stuck. Great idea though, can't wait until its finished!

Nov 25, 2007. 5:30 PMasher-escher says:

There are kinds of crankset that are easier to take off and reverse, and kinds that are harder..

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...