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How to build the "Soul Cycle Chopper"

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fwptq3qf3b4b24rmedium.jpg Soul Cycle Chopper The following is from “fossilfool” for whom bikes and music are amazing ways to experience community. He has combined them to create his “Soul Cycle Chopper”, about which he writes:

I’ve been creating bicycle sound systems since 2002. My friends and I use them for impromptu Halloween parades, Critical Mass rides, and smaller Cruiser Rides that I organize on RocktheBike.com

After building four different “Soul Cycle” party bikes, as I call them, I decided to go off the deep end and build my ultimate bike, to my highest, most exacting standards for visual details, sound quality, ease of use, features, and overall cosmic qualities. The Soul Cycle Chopper is now almost complete after 2-3 years of hard work. I’ll be taking you through the overall process of making this bike at a fairly high level, and diving deeper into a few techniques that I think are cool or useful.

You can find instructions on how to build one yourself here.


Nov 21, 2007
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