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The Led Sled

San Francisco

163

Published: 2023-07-18

Cruiser/Chopper Bike

FH212/RH212

Minimal

Frankenbike

It’s an electric chopper designed with my teenage son with the specific goal of not looking like an e-bike. We spent months and months searching for batteries that were modular and that’s how we found Grin. Using the Grin system as the electrical foundation, we worked with The Cruiser Shop in Campbell California to build this up with the specific aesthetic of marrying it with the computer term bare metal server.

So we wanted literally nothing extra right down to using powder coating on the frame so we could should off the beautiful heat marks around the welds. This bike is the embodiment of form is function and engineering. My girlfriend loved it so much we built up a similar one for her… that’s painted with a gas tank and the opposite of the original.

Kiddo taking it for the first shakedown ride! — First Ride

Overlook of the Pacific Ocean just outside the Golden Gate — Presidio Sunset Ride

This is The Girlfriend, Led Sled partner in crime on the day we picked her up from the shop. — The Girlfriend

Additional Info

https://theporkskewer.medium.com/the-led-sled-c54b1e24b404

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Build Photos

Before we painted The Girlfriend of even knew she was destined to work out, we took her to Burning Man to see what she was made of. She was made it through wonderfully. — Shakedown in Black Rock City

Super fun cruise around the perimeter of the city. — Ripping the Trash Fence