I was inspired to build this when I found half of a longboard in someone's trash. It had been snapped cleanly in two. I noted that its shape would make it the perfect platform for a bike carrier; the grip tape and the curved brake at the back would stop objects from sliding off. So, I cobbled together this project out of junk I had in my garage.
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All of these things can be salvaged;
Half a broken longboard or other skateboard
Pieces of wood to hold up platform; they should be long enough to reach from the desired platform height to the mounting point you intend to attach them to at the other end, which is probably located near the rear wheel hub. I used very lame wood. You'll need to more wood scraps to make the two l-shaped brackets I'll describe later.
At least six wood screws.
Four bolts that fit the threaded points you're trying to attach the carrier to.
Four attachment points on the bike; chances are, your bike already has them. If not, you could improvise something out of hose clamps or zip ties.
Half a broken longboard or other skateboard
Pieces of wood to hold up platform; they should be long enough to reach from the desired platform height to the mounting point you intend to attach them to at the other end, which is probably located near the rear wheel hub. I used very lame wood. You'll need to more wood scraps to make the two l-shaped brackets I'll describe later.
At least six wood screws.
Four bolts that fit the threaded points you're trying to attach the carrier to.
Four attachment points on the bike; chances are, your bike already has them. If not, you could improvise something out of hose clamps or zip ties.
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Zaphod Beeblebrox
says:
Sep 28, 2009. 1:19 PMReply
if it wasnt already broken i do belive id kill you.
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Deutschmann (author)
in reply to Sep 28, 2009. 5:50 PMReply
Don't worry! Somebody else broke it! It wasn't even mine! I just found it in someone's trash! I don't know how it was broken (my guess is they jumped on it repeatedly) but when it came into my possession, it was already broken! I never even had more than half of it. Rest assured, I would NEVER break something as expensive as a longboard on purpose.
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Zaphod Beeblebrox
in reply to Sep 28, 2009. 5:55 PMReply
why on earth were you rooting through their trash anyway?
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Deutschmann (author)
in reply to Sep 29, 2009. 4:49 PMReply
I didn't enter their trash of my own volition; they precipitated me into it forcibly, headfirst. I happened to notice the longboard while trying to extricate myself, and I took it with me for use as a weapon in case of their return. Infernal hooligans, the lot of them. That's why they broke the longboard, I suppose. Upon my return to safety, it occurred to me that this piece of refuse might serve excellently as a bicycle carrier.
General Lee Stupid
in reply to Jan 2, 2010. 5:15 PMReply
hahaha
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Zaphod Beeblebrox
in reply to Sep 30, 2009. 1:28 PMReply
do you actually longboard or just know whatt it is?
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Deutschmann (author)
in reply to Oct 1, 2009. 8:07 PMReply
No, I do not longboard.
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