An Atomic Zombie fan from Finland

An Atomic Zombie fan says hi from Finland

We get some pretty cool emails from folks all over the world. Recently, Fredrik, who lives near Helsinki, Finland, sent us a message about his bike projects and why he loves being an Atomic Zombie.

“Hi to all my Atomic Zombie friends around the world. My name is Fredrik and I live in Finland. I am 28 years old. I build bikes all my life. Some choppers, some recumbents and some tandems. I ride a bike every day to work. I use my bikes all the time because it’s too expensive here to drive cars.

I found your site over three years ago when I saw a picture of Brad on that tall bike from years ago (the World Record SkyCycle). I am on the forum many times almost every day learning more about the bikes you build and what other people are making. It is very inspiring to someone like me who doesn’t have much money, but likes to make stuff himself.

My favorites are the choppers and trikes that Atomic Zombie makes. I like the Overkill chopper, and Warrior and Deltawolf bikes the best. Mine aren’t that good yet, but I am learning more thanks to you and the great people on the forum.

I just wanted to say thanks for all the things you do for guys like me who like bikes. My next bike will be like the Warrior trike, so I will send you some pictures when it’s done. I like how you make the plans and all the pictures, so anyone like me can build them. I love being an Atomic Zombie! You are the best.”

Your friend, Fredrik”

Thanks, Fredrik!

November newsletter is online

This month’s features include:

• Zombies protest chopper
• Garage News
• DIY camera mount
• DIY handle bars
• Builders Gallery
• DeltaWolf Trike Build – Part 2
• Ride Report – Warrior Racing Trike
• Graucho’s DIY stencil painting
• We remember

Enjoy everybody.

http://www.atomiczombie.com/newsletter/nov-2009.pdf

Atomic Zombie’s Choppers Rule! CD now available

This is the ultimate guide to chopping practically any bike into a defiant, twisted creation. There are 12 complete, detailed chopper projects, one for every month of the year.

1. OverKill
2. Carnage
3. Granny’s Nightmare
4. Vigilante
5. ChopWork Orange
6. The Stinger
7. FireCracker
8. AfterBurner
9. Gladiator
10. MountainLion
11. Tour de Hell
12. The Wizard

In no time, you will become a chopper building guru. There are hundreds of high resolution photos and illustrations on this CD. Descriptions of each project can be found at: http://www.atomiczombie.com .

There’s no guesswork, or confusing explanations, and no special tools or skills required.

Bonus Features: Bicycle Autopsy and Welding Basics

We’ll show you how to take a bike apart to recycle the parts, and some welding basics to help you get started on your bike building journey.

Create your own sick chopper on a budget by learning how to hack and weld old junk bikes, as well as basic welding. There is a radical assortment of bikes on this disc, ranging from kids’ chops to full-size street worthy machines.

NEW – Choppers Rule CD – 12 projects

Coming soon in a few days!

Cool 12 do-it-yourself chopper projects – that’s one project for every month!

Stay tuned for ordering information and get ready to let your imagination

Vote on Terminator Chopper project – Atomic Zombie™ Extreme Machines Builder’s Forum

Vote on Terminator Chopper project – Atomic Zombie™ Extreme Machines Builder’s Forum.

Poll results so far – Zombies decide on Terminator Chopper

What should Brad do about Terminator Chopper?
This poll will close on 11-01-2009 at 10:31 AM
Cheat and git ‘er done – use the round tubing on the bottom		17	20.73%
No cheating – do it without round tubing even it means waiting for six months		65	79.27%

Posted by KoolKat at 8:32 AM

Labels: atomic zombie, choppers, diy, extreme machines, garage hacker, poll, terminator, welding, zombies decide

Multi Plan Custom CDs are in the mail

After a technical issue today (my CD burner decided to take a holiday for some unknown reason), the CDs were burned, packaged and mailed today. Hope they won’t take too long to reach you anxious bike hackers.

We expect to have the chopper CD available some time next week containing:

• OverKill
• Vigilante
• Terminator
• Gladiator
• Granny’s Nightmare
• ChopWork Orange
• After Burner
• Firecracker
• Carnage
• Tour de Hell
• The Stinger
• The Wizard, and
• Mountain Lion

Also, will be updating the Builders Gallery next week and the November newsletter. If you want to contribute something to the newsletter, contact KoolKat in the forum.

Cheers, friends.

We’re on Twitter

OK, we’ve joined, but someone already has our official name so we’re known as zombie_atomic. Hope to update with regular tweets so please join in!

http://twitter.com/zombie_atomic

Cheers, friends.

Voyageur Long Wheel Base Recumbent Plan Now Online

Greetings Atomic Zombie Krew members.

We are pleased to announce that the Voyageur Long Wheel Base Recumbent is ready for download.

Voyageur features:

* Under seat steering
* Recumbent design
* Adjustable bottom bracket
* Round tubing main boom
* Suspension
* Back rest
* Basic tools and skills
* Basic welding

And, don’t forget to send in pictures of your completed homebuilt bike projects, too.
Check out the Builders Gallery for information on how you can be a star in the gallery!

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Cheers, friends.

E-Style Electric BMX

E-Style Electric BMX

The E-Style Electric BMX is a fast and rugged human/electric hybrid that operates without making any noise. For only a few pennies to fully charge the batteries, you can zip along on roads, bike paths, and off-road trails without bothering your neighbors at home or at the cottage. The E-Style BMX is perfect for the road, as well as the trail, and it allows you to slip silently along without even being noticed, which is a bonus in places where laws have yet to classify these small electric vehicles. The E-Style BMX can be built to travel well over 30 miles (50 kilometers) on a single charge, and will do so at speeds equal to or greater than some posted city speed limits. Because the E-Style BMX is built around the battery pack and the type of hub motor you choose, you can build the base vehicle to suit your needs, altering the top speed, acceleration, weight or range.

Many inexpensive electric scooters have chain driven drive wheels or gear reduction motors, so they make a lot of noise, or suffer from inefficient power transfer, but the E-Style BMX features a quiet and efficient hub motor design that can spin up dirt and climb hills without any problems. The E-Style BMX looks much like a typical freestyle BMX, and includes all of the standard safety equipment, so you will be able to ride happily on public roadways and recreation trails without disturbing the peace. Because the pedals are still functional, the E-Style BMX also can be made legal in most places that now include electric assisted bicycles in their bylaws.

Every single step of the build is detailed using high resolution photos, and you will be given plenty of opportunity to modify this project to suit the type of hub motor and battery pack you plan to install, tailoring the type of acceleration, top speed and distance you need. Spin up the dirt, catch air, and ride where you want!

http://www.atomiczombie.com