Member Page: Don Minch
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Don MinchMember ID: dwminch
Status: Free MemberIndianapolis, IN, USA 
Last Login: 2018-12-30 22:30
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I like the idea of building a cyclekart someday but, to be honest, I am really working toward using the ideas, experience, and choices of certain materials used here to construct a street-legal 3-wheel cyclecar. The people of this site have exhibited great ingenuity and a very appealing vintage sense of style which meshes well with my own. I also like trying to solve mechanical problems. And if I reach a workable solution I share it, because it is a rewarding experience - trading ideas.
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Member Journal – Don Minch's Velomobile Journal
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New Tioga Tires, And A Musing On The Final Design:
Posted on: Wednesday February 24, 2016
Hurray for income tax refunds. I have more parts on the way. The tires, tubes, and rim strips came. The first pic shows one, a Tioga Powerblock (BMX racing tire) mounted on one of my rims and inflated. These are gonna be nice. Decent grip under sideload, low rolling friction, especially with the recommended 65 PSI. I should cruise nicely with them. The second pic was just me playing around at colorizing a B&W picture of the Indy 500 Bugatti. This is the car I'm basing the final design of...
Some More Inspiration:
Posted on: Sunday June 21, 2015
Extremely tight financial times have stalled my velomobile project for a while (water heater quit, AC/furnace needed much work, van needed work, wife needed hospital trip for infected cut). As I make the slow climb back out of debt and overdraft status, I've been surfing the web and looking at some diverse designs for home-built velomobiles. I found one on this sight below: https://alternativetransport.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/blitz-benz-velomobile/comment-page-1/ I knew I wouldn't be...
The Rear End:
Posted on: Wednesday May 20, 2015
Nearly forgot to mention one of the more important parts of my velomobile build: the rear end. This is simple a tricycle conversion kit. As I will not be needing the long mounting brackets in front, they will be cut off. I plan to use high-grade bolts through the holes in top to mount it to some spans of steel that I will be welding to the frame.
Beginnings Of A Frame
Posted on: Saturday April 18, 2015
This is a steel rack end I picked up at Menards. It's light enough to lift with one hand but sturdy enough for industrial shelving. But it is just a starting point at present, and will undergo some serious alterations. I'll need to narrow it toward the front and weld on a front sub-frame to mount the springs. And I may put in stronger cross-members and gussets as needed. In the end it should still be pretty light, and it's fairly strong and rigid now as is. I think this will make a very...
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