This was the year PL introduced the midi wheel. The first shipment was sold before I'd even heard of them. In the mean time I found these 15" midi's which was a great upgrade from the 12" barrows. Decided to build a new frame, adding lenght and width. By this time I had also sourced a better sewing machine for building foils which came in handy for making buggy seats, foot straps and padding.
2002 - Bigfoots, higher rails and goosenecks
Finally scored a set of PL Bigfoot classics and built a buggy to suit them. First use of a gooseneck downtube. The picture shows the PL fork that has since been replaced and the 1" tube siderails has also been braced to cope with riding dunes.
2003 - The dark side prior to the hiatus
After failing to teach my wife to buggy I built her this small landyacht and while she still does not grasp basic sailing it's near impossible not to have fun with it.
Finally built a race buggy using 1.25" tubing, 25mm stub axles and a gooseneck downtube. By this time there was less than a handfull of buggiers in Auckland and no regular following.
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