Introduction: Bicycle Fairing From a Foil Turkey Pan for Commuting to TechShop Detroit
I live 12 miles from Techshop <www.techshop.ws> near Dearborn, so while I repair my electric cargo bike I'm stuck riding my regular commuter bike. I'm not gonna lie it's a pretty sweet bike and all the extra exercise gets me hype by the time I get there so it's all good :) it only takes me ~ 1/2 hour to bike out to TechShop (if the winds are favorable). This fairing I made there helps a bit when the winds aren't so favorable. And when I do have the wind at my back it scoops it like a big sail.
Step 1: Ruff Out the Shape
start by generally smoothing it out with your hands
Step 2: Smooth It With a Sanded Wood Block
we found a little piece of wood in the scrap and sanded it down to further smooth the foil
Step 3: Make the Mounts
in order to mount it on my handle bars i cut a bottle in half lengthwise
Step 4: Attach the Mount to Your Handlebars
next i zip tied the mounts to my break hoods
Step 5: Attach the Turkey Pan
here i'm showing how i reinforced the pan with duct tape to prevent the foil from tearing and just zip tie everything together
Step 6: Make a Wire Mount
this was made using a staightened out coat hanger
Step 7: Mounted!
Here, it's showing how the mounts all attach to the turkey pan
Step 8: Bike With Fairing
here's how it should look when your done. next i'm gonna get my hands on some reflective tap and make some sort of mask out of it