Big Wheel (keep on turnin)
I’ve had this extra 36 hole unicycle hub sitting around my spare parts bag for a couple of years now (ever since a Rat Patrol project went awry). A really big part of me wants to buy a 36″ rim and 36 spokes and actually build out a big fixed wheel that could be the basis for a home-made pennyfarthing (“highwheel”) bike. I figure I’ll use bamboo for the frame – I think I have an idea for cutting and splicing it into a slow curve using glue, metal fasteners, and, if necessary, foam core). The only thing stopping me (besides the fact that I never get any of my Crazy Schemes started) is that for probably less than the price of the rim, the spokes, the forks, the bearings, the headset, the bamboo, and the rear wheel, I could probably just buy a $900 boneshaker reproduction, and save myself the frustration of doing everything wrong.
On the other hand, if I wussed out and bought the reproduction, I’d still have this 36 hole unicycle hub sitting around the spare parts bag. And what else could I do with it?