Some general notes on build / build preamble

don't sue me please

the current design assumes you have the ability to either order lasered bent metal parts or that you can fab and or bend them yourself. Other than these parts almost the entire assembly is nuts and boltswith some drilling and tapping of fairly standard metal stock. There is a bit of welding but there are ways around that if you don't have a welder (though I used a lousy harbor freight special flux core wire welder for some of the proof of concept).

Buying the off the shelf components isn't too bad. I will be providing a list of what I bought from mcmaster carr. They are pretty nice over there but a bit pricy. The aluminum channel (architectual channel with sharp profile on inside) was bought via ebay. The delrin bearings were lathed but this can probably be gotten around. The only 3d printed component at this time is the stationary roller. The only thing other than the bearings that is fairly custom are the chainstay hooks for the stationary design. The design of which is still being worked on.

Once you have all the parts for either the outdoor or indoor assembly it is mostly just assemble in the order that suits you. I think doing the handlebar extensions last made most sense to me. The rear triangle for the outdoor is the largest metal component by volume and so putting that at the center of your assembly setup and building around it can be helpful. I know I should make these instrucitons more elaborate but I am going to update through out the month. Sorry to cut it short but I need to sleep to do a proper rebuild of Up-Ride tommorow.