Ergonomic Stool made from an old Exercisebicycle

I wantes a stylish and compact stool to match my computer desk so I bought a exercisebicycle at a second hand store and took it apart and cut the main frame to fit my needs. A nice paintjob was needed because i dont want it to rough.

This project is dedicated to Richard a friend of mine. Thanks to Johs for borrowing me the grinder.

Things needed.

One exercicebicycle

Wrenches to unscrew all the parts of the exercisebicycle

A grinder powertool.

If you are a beginner with the grinder like me you'll need some filler to smoothen the surface out.

Paint. I used spraypaint.

Step 1: Take it apart.

Just get of all the parts.

Make shure you keep the seat post and saddle and the screws to mount them again

Comments

[abadfart]

it looks like a drum thrown  

[srcskier]

What are the black "stoppers" on the bottom made of? Are they rubber peices? Part of the bike you bought or fromsomething else? This is a neat project!

[rubing]

There some kind of plastic. It's the parts that came with the bike.

[camp6ell]

does this not give you a very limited angle of use? i mean, if you tilt it too much, won't the legs slide out from under you (and even moreso if you have a slippy surface)? or do the rubber pads really hold it tight?

[rubing]

The idea behind the ergonomics is that it is freely moving. You could make another more stable/heavy foot for it but in generally it is made so that you have to sit with a straight back and that you tilt forwards and backwards on the non-stable stool. It's not the comfy office-chair but it's really good for your back.

[ranex]

if you wanted you could use an old unicycle frame that you can get cheap at a garage sale or ebay

[TheCheese9921]

it doesent you have to hold it up (i think) but you could add wheights or somthing to keep it flat

[trebuchet03]

I wouldn't call a bike seat ergonomic exactly... but cool idea nonetheless