Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.
nice… looks really solid and easy to use. The only thing is, it seems like it might need some bigger wheels to ride smoothly.
hojosays:
ooh… and some foam pipe insulation to pad the kayak…
Simonsays:
Cool! But is it safe to pedal around the streets of Austin :)
mehsays:
I would be concerned about the bearings (or lack of) in little wheels like that. Turn them fast, for long periods of time, and they get hot. Then the axle will melt through the plastic hub and won’t work very well anymore.
A metal wheel with a pneumatic tire and ball bearings would be a better choice.
Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.
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nice… looks really solid and easy to use. The only thing is, it seems like it might need some bigger wheels to ride smoothly.
ooh… and some foam pipe insulation to pad the kayak…
Cool! But is it safe to pedal around the streets of Austin :)
I would be concerned about the bearings (or lack of) in little wheels like that. Turn them fast, for long periods of time, and they get hot. Then the axle will melt through the plastic hub and won’t work very well anymore.
A metal wheel with a pneumatic tire and ball bearings would be a better choice.