Long Andre

Context

 * [cargo bikes overview, long john type]
 * [Werkstatt Lastenrad, André Frieboese, Long André]
 * This is not a typical Hackerspace project, but more a typical project for the very young UCmakerspace.

Description

 * Building a long john-type cargo bike according to these (links from werkstatt-lastenrad.de):
 * illustration-rich "A6 cards" PDF document "Werkstatt-Kärtchen zum Bau von Long André" (German)
 * original construction manual (German)
 * French description, translation ongoing (content is roughly that of the "A6 cards" PDF document)
 * Making roadworthy vehicles is delicate enough not to improvise too much at first. Hence, this project is currently being led in a spirit of carefully following existing documentation.
 * The first thing to build is not the bike itself but a BikeBench (see below under Components)

Goal

 * make a 1st working prototype of a Long André
 * organize Long André manufacturing workshops

Obstacles

 * documentation must be translated first (pending)

Component

 * BOM & list of needed tools are the first things that will be translated
 * Documentation has almost the status of a component...

BikeBench
A BikeBench is a jig / workbench for bicycle-based creations, designed and implemented by Thomas Viebach from Werkstatt Lastenrad.

Links:


 * Werkstatt Lastenrad's wiki pages: original (German), French (translation ongoing)
 * this wiki's page

Long-André: description en français
werkstatt-lastenrad.de page

Schedule

 * Opening: May 2015
 * Ending: ?

Participants

 * Léonard (Leader, UCmakerspace guest)
 * Marc Wettstein (UCmakerspace boss)
 * The Werkstatt Lastenrad people in Germany, with whom emails are being exchanged: Christophe Vaillant, André Frieböse, Tom Hansing, Thomas Viebach