The same company sells plans for the Foldavan – a lightweight DIY bicycle caravan that collapses for easy storage and towing. Once you’ve built a Hoopy, you can move onto something for it to tow. Simply leave a comment at the bottom of the page and we will pick a name next week. If you fancy the challenge of building your own bicycle, you can be one of the first people to receive the instruction plans for the Hoopy. For more information, visit /hoopy Win plans to build the Hoopy wooden bicycle To offset the carbon cost of the project, Wooden Widget plant five trees for every set of plans sold. Plans include step-by-step instructions and over 200 pictures. The original Hoopy has been in constant use since I built it and must have done about 500 km by now.” “The leather has a practical reason for being there as well as an aesthetic one. Not one person has said they wished the seat was higher or lower, although it can be cut down or raised during the build.” Just the other day a 6’4″ rider tried the Hoopy said it was fine. “Amazingly the Hoopy seems to fit almost all adults. This bike has taken about 80 hours to build, which compared to some wooden frames is super fast.” I am amazed at how comfy, swift and smooth it is. A simple Hoopy could be made for as little as £250 or as much as 5 times that.ĭesigner at Wooden Widget, Benjy, told us: “It not only looks fab with the Ghisallo wooden rims and fat brown tyres, but it rides so nicely. There are some parts which must be bought new (about £100 worth) but the rest can be bought secondhand or salvaged. The frame can be marked, cut out, glued and made ready for varnish in just 2 days. In fact, the main tools required are a jigsaw and a drill – both toolbox basics. The Hoopy takes around ten days to build and no specialist equipment is required. You need only basic tools and a sense of adventure to build yourself a Hoopy wooden bicycle
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