Heat is the third application of the Wizard Bros. Z4 CroMoly frame design. This version has been slightly re-proportioned to deliver a shorter wheelbase for urban street use, and to fit into an elevator. It also has an added curved mid-tube, for retro style. The tank panels are made of foamcore/ sculpted foam, with a skin of fiberglass/spandex/epoxy resin composite. 26" wheels are Sun alloy units with Shimano hubs- Nexus 7-speed rear. The bike is fitted with a full complement of high-efficiency LED lighting, front and rear. The tires are Kenda Flames, with 26 X 3" on the rear and 26 X 2.125 on the front. Details and more information may be seen here. |
Dave's Woody was the second application for the Wizard Bros. Z4 frame design. Like Kandiru's, the frame was made of 4130 CroMoly tubing. The oak "woody" insert panels are an example of Dave's love of wood as a construction material. The bike's basic bodywork is foam/fiberglass/spandex/epoxy, executed in our typical fashion. The same technology was used to make the headlight shell (left). To make it, a styrofoam egg from a craft store was truncated, spandex stretched over it, and the fabric was saturated with epoxy resin. After curing, the spandex skin was filled, sanded and primed, before being given several coats of yellow finish, sanded between coats. Further details of this bike may be seen here. |
This machine is based upon a 24" Roadmaster "MTB" frame. It was modified by changing the head tube angle, adding a top tube and new dropouts to permit the use of a 3G Hoggy G 24 X 3.45" slick on the rear. The front fork is a 26" suspension unit with relocated brake-mounting yoke, which permits the use of a 20" ACS composite "mag" rim, while keeping the front brake function. The frame sports a fairing fabricated from paper-clad foamcore board, with a stretched spandex fabric/epoxy resin skin. Details of how to make the fairing are shown here. |
Killer Swan is based upon a 24" Monark Rocket girl's cruiser frame from the 1950s. Built for Stephanie Wilson as a high school graduation gift, it wears a spandex composite fairing over the frame. Mechanicals are all MTB/BMX components. The front rim is a 24" Araya unit, laced with stainless steel spokes. The rear wheel assembly is a traditional steel unit wearing a 24" X 3" Nirve Fatass slick. The rear hub is a Bendix coaster-brake NOS unit. Bolt-on machined dropout extensions shift the axle rearward, to permit the use of the ultra-fat rear tire. The bike has a full complement of functional lighting for night-time urban cruising. Full technical information may be found here. |
We built an identical pair of these trikes for Dave's grandkids.Using what we had learned from making 2Much!!!, they ended up being fairly light in weight. Considerable fore-and-aft adjustability was worked into the seating tracks, allowing the machines to grow with the children. Much use of spandex/epoxy was made in the machines, including the wheel discs. The making of these discs is shown here.The rears are the usual Huffy "BMX", with wheels from the same machines, given the aeroddisc treatment. Seat assemblies are made of 1/2" plywood with foam padding and ripstop nylon covering. |
Kandiru was the first Wizard Bros. bike with a totally-scratch-built frame. It is made from .030 1" diameter CroMoly aircraft tubing. The use of this material resulted in an extremely light yet rigid frame, which weighs 6.5 pounds. The entire bike, although massive- appearing, weighs no more than a Schwinn Phantom, due to the lightweight materials used in its construction. The wheels are typical steel units wearing stretched-spandex/epoxy aero disc membranes. Our article on the making of Kandiru may be seen here. |
Above: The 2Much!!! Trike was the first all-out Wizard Bros. Kustom machine. It was originally built without the 1933 Ford-inspired nose section. A year after it was originally completed, it needed some cosmetic refurbishment. At that time, we decided that it really needed a front end which lived up to the rest of its bodywork. So, we built the new nose along with the rest of the tweaks and repairs it needed. One constant element of Wizard Bros. bike creations is the use of composite elements, in which plastic foam, fiberglass cloth and spandex fabric are combined to form slippery forms. The making of the nose section is shown here. The making of the original machine is shown here. The many details which make up the machine are shown here. |
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Above: The 2Much!!! Trike was the first all-out Wizard Bros. Kustom machine. It was originally built without the 1933 Ford-inspired nose section. A year after it was originally completed, it needed some cosmetic refurbishment. At that time, we decided that it really needed a front end which lived up to the rest of its bodywork. So, we built the new nose along with the rest of the tweaks and repairs it needed. One constant element of Wizard Bros. bike creations is the use of composite elements, in which plastic foam, fiberglass cloth and spandex fabric are combined to form slippery forms. The making of the nose section is shown here. The making of the original machine is shown here. The many details which make up the machine are shown here. |
Right: The 2Much!!! chassis is made from a rear stay assembly from a 20" Huffy "BMX", combined with exhaust pipe tubing. The result is heavier than is desirable for a human- powered vehicle. 72-spoke lowrider wheels add their own heaviness, but we like the way they look.. The 20" NOS slik tire on the rear adds its own hot-rod style. |
Above: The trike's rear profile is inspired by the silhouette of a 1927 Ford Model T roadster, the basis for many classic hotrods. The form works very well for child's seating, when combined with button-tufted upholstery and running boards. |
2 Much!!! Trike |
Kandiru |
Kandiru was the first Wizard Bros. bike with a totally-scratch-built frame. It is made from .030 1" diameter CroMoly aircraft tubing. The use of this material resulted in an extremely light yet rigid frame, which weighs 6.5 pounds. The entire bike, although massive- appearing, weighs no more than a Schwinn Phantom, due to the lightweight materials used in its construction. The wheels are typical steel units wearing stretched-spandex/epoxy aero disc membranes. Our article on the making of Kandiru may be seen here. |
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We built an identical pair of these trikes for Dave's grandkids.Using what we had learned from making 2Much!!!, they ended up being fairly light in weight. Considerable fore-and-aft adjustability was worked into the seating tracks, allowing the machines to grow with the children. Much use of spandex/epoxy was made in the machines, including the wheel discs. The making of these discs is shown here.The rears are the usual Huffy "BMX", with wheels from the same machines, given the aeroddisc treatment. Seat assemblies are made of 1/2" plywood with foam padding and ripstop nylon covering. |
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Killer Swan is based upon a 24" Monark Rocket girl's cruiser frame from the 1950s. Built for Stephanie Wilson as a high school graduation gift, it wears a spandex composite fairing over the frame. Mechanicals are all MTB/BMX components. The front rim is a 24" Araya unit, laced with stainless steel spokes. The rear wheel assembly is a traditional steel unit wearing a 24" X 3" Nirve Fatass slick. The rear hub is a Bendix coaster-brake NOS unit. Bolt-on machined dropout extensions shift the axle rearward, to permit the use of the ultra-fat rear tire. The bike has a full complement of functional lighting for night-time urban cruising. Full technical information may be found here. |
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This machine is based upon a 24" Roadmaster "MTB" frame. It was modified by changing the head tube angle, adding a top tube and new dropouts to permit the use of a 3G Hoggy G 24 X 3.45" slick on the rear. The front fork is a 26" suspension unit with relocated brake-mounting yoke, which permits the use of a 20" ACS composite "mag" rim, while keeping the front brake function. The frame sports a fairing fabricated from paper-clad foamcore board, with a stretched spandex fabric/epoxy resin skin. Details of how to make the fairing are shown here. |
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Dave's Woody was the second application for the Wizard Bros. Z4 frame design. Like Kandiru's, the frame was made of 4130 CroMoly tubing. The oak "woody" insert panels are an example of Dave's love of wood as a construction material. The bike's basic bodywork is foam/fiberglass/spandex/epoxy, executed in our typical fashion. The same technology was used to make the headlight shell (left). To make it, a styrofoam egg from a craft store was truncated, spandex stretched over it, and the fabric was saturated with epoxy resin. After curing, the spandex skin was filled, sanded and primed, before being given several coats of yellow finish, sanded between coats. Further details of this bike may be seen here. |
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Heat Chopper |
Heat is the third application of the Wizard Bros. Z4 CroMoly frame design. This version has been slightly re-proportioned to deliver a shorter wheelbase for urban street use, and to fit into an elevator. It also has an added curved mid-tube, for retro style. The tank panels are made of foamcore/ sculpted foam, with a skin of fiberglass/spandex/epoxy resin composite. 26" wheels are Sun alloy units with Shimano hubs- Nexus 7-speed rear. The bike is fitted with a full complement of high-efficiency LED lighting, front and rear. The tires are Kenda Flames, with 26 X 3" on the rear and 26 X 2.125 on the front. Details and more information may be seen here. |
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