Planet Minis

txkawboy

After getting nauseated at the thot of paying $150 for a set of heavy-duty training wheels for my kids' PW50, I made my own on Sat in 15mins.
I already had an old bike innertube, and two well-made 8" plastic wheels (taken off of a NAPA battery cart), so I went to Ace Hdwr and bot:
I. 36"x0.5" dia. steel axle/rod
II. Four collars for the bar
III. Two 2"x0.25" U-bolts (Double-check the size by ensuring that it will fit over TWO pieces of item #I. This represents the PW50 frame and the axle.)
IV. Lock washers for III.
V. Four Big washers for the axle/wheels junctions.

On the belly of the PW50, find where the two frame down-tubes are welded onto the frame crosspiece.
At this junction, the downtubes are pinched, forming two "valleys".
Wrap these valleys with one turn of old innertube.
Slide the U-bolts over this wrap to hold the wrap in place.
Mount the axle here.
Assemble the wheels with a dab of grease, remembering to allow a hair of play between the wheels and collars/washers.
Step back and get out the Flip camera!

96Justin

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