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				 Woody 4-Wheeler Specs:  
				Main chassis, 2 inch square, expoxied laminated ply, front axle 
				trimmed 2 X 4, wheel base 46 inches, 20 inch bike wheels, front 
				suspension from 20 inch bikes, 4 wheel brakes, 10+ speeds .  
				 
				This 4 wheeler was fun but way to heavy..over 60 lbs. I used 
				plain ordinary soft pine and if this worked out I was then going 
				into an intense design for using aircraft ply and made as light 
				as possible. But after a lot of calculations I could see any 4 
				wheeler with 4 wheel brakes and at least 10 speeds plus a very 
				comfortable seat  
				was not going to make the weight limit. under 35 lbs and even 
				that is heavy. 
				 
				MY uncle Joe was in WW2 as a mechanic in the Italian Air Force 
				and he told me about all their bombers were made of wood, both 
				the SM-79's and Cant Z's plus the light weight fighter the SAI 
				207. So I got into the study these craft and found they led in 
				the design of wood construction plus adhesives for these 
				projects 
				 
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				 The red one is expoxied glass over foam and the 
				white is luan (5mm door skin material) over a wood frame. White 
				is a single speed red has 10+... 
				 
				16 inch fronts and 20 rears. Just basic bikes that were a lot 
				more successful then my 4 wheels. But still a bit heavy at 25 
				pounds. I did these in the early 90's and will have to look ( if 
				I can find, moved a lot) more details specs etc if needed. Also 
				have sold all bike stuff, concentrating on cars and planes.   
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