Running in

I've spent over a week working late winter nights to get it running for the midwinter BBBB event. You know you've been rushed as you do your final assembly and first sit in the buggy on the beach.

Springboard axle was a surprising success. Running over washboard ruts on the beach I soon realised that I was hearing the wheels on the ruts and not feeling them. Normally hard turns would break traction early in these conditions. With no axle tramp and reduced wheel bounce I had a hard time sliding this buggy.

Footrest came out nice but very heavy. I'll build another lighter set. However the weight balance was spot on the few times I got to break the wheels loose in a slide. Do need to trim the mudflap though.



Things to finish:
Shorten the stirrups
Trim the mudflap
Replace the velcro on the seatbelt quick release
Finish the GPS mount on the goose neck
Replace the elastomers with an unpigmented set
Clean up all the final details