plug update

I'm still busy with the plug and sometimes it feels as if I will never finish it. But to keep you updated and to give me a feeling of progress I post some pictures of the plug as it is by now. There still is a lot to be done but at least the shape is clear by now.

paper mirror caps

I'm still busy with the plug for my paper molds. But to lighten up the hard work I've experimented with paper and card board to produce the paper version of the already known mirror caps. They come in all colors as long as it is paper color. They are made waterproof with clear lacquer paint and every piece is hand made to the bone. As their plastic cousins these are as well fitted to the well known B&M 60mm mirrors.
 

These beauty's are yours for €20,00 per piece without mirror and will be hand made on your order.

Feel free to ask for specials. I will try my very best to make your unique paper mirror caps even more unique by applying your very own paper design.

Bakfietstreffen 2013

The Vrijwiel willl join the Bakfietstreffen 2013 in Nijmegen. So if you want to have a closer look, meet us there!

Here is the press release:


On Sunday 7 April the organisations ‘Op vuur en vlam’ and Fietsdiensten.nl
are organizing an event around carrier cycles, called Bakfiets Treffen 2013, in
cooperation with the Sports Entrepreneurs’ Bureau of the HAN (Hogeschool Arnhem
Nijmegen). This event will be held at the Cultuurspinnerij de Vasim’s open day and
will start at 1PM. Individuals and companies with our without carrier bicycle are more
than welcome to join.

The event will be an informal gathering with music, good food and all sorts of
activities related to the Vasim’s open day. Hans Kooijman will present the Pizza oven
carrier bicycle (Il Forno Mobile) as well as a few other ‘culinary carrier bikes’.

Several producers and dealers of carrier bicycles will present their products at a fair,
where visitors are given the opportunity to test the bicycles. A number of private
initiatives for home-built or restored carrier bicycles will further be presented. We
are expecting bicycles from Bakfiets.nl, Urban Arrow, Bullit, Babboe, Johnny Loco,
Christiania, Nihola, Elian Cargobike, Brox, Ilse-bikes, Flevotrike, Fr8, Gazelle
Cabby, Vrijwiel, De Fietsfabriek, Vrachtfiets.nl and Long John. Also, the handy
supersized rain capes from SuperCape will be presented. Students of the HAN are
furthermore organizing a race to test the skills of carrier bike messengers and delivery
services.

The European Pro-E-Bike project, which focuses on stimulating the use of E-bikes,
will be launched during this event. The project is lead by the Croatian National
Energy Institute, and consists of partners from 10 European countries. The Dutch
management will be performed by Mobycon, a consultancy company. The city of
Nijmegen as well as several entrepreneurs from Nijmegen are also involved in the
project. Several members from different countries of the European Cycle Logistics
Federation will attend the event.

The event BakfietsTreffen is organized at Cultuurspinnerij de Vasim, Winselingseweg
41 on Sunday 7 april 2013 from 1PM to 5PM. A part of the revenues from the event
will be donated to the project Bike4Work from CooP-Africa.

General information: Jos Sluijsmans, jos@fietsdiensten.nl / 0031 (0)6 3001 4801
Catering information: Hans Kooijman, 0031 (0)6 5511 7841

making the plug

There is news about Vrijwiel. As you know I was busy with the cardboard project. The last weeks I hid myself in the shed making the plug for the molds. Here you can see the different states the plug has been in so far. It isn't ready yet, though. A lot has to happen before I can make the molds of it but for a first idea of the shape you can have a look at the pictures.

Spring is here and the cardboard project goes on...

Today I was finally able to work with open doors again. It just feels so much nicer to work in daylight.
I've prepared the wooden ribs that will be the plug for my molds. End of this week I will cover it in PU foam and give it a nice Vrijwiel Solo shape. I'm looking forward to this.

The nose won't be as pointy as you can see on the picture.The horizontal pvc pipe couldn't handle the bending for too long and collapsed. I will give it a nice round nose.

I will think about a good hint for those of you who tried to win the test piece bowl but didn't succeed in it. I will post it soon.

Vrijwiel for hire

The Vrijwiel did a great job in raising funds for scouting Salwega Utrecht. The Vrijwiell helped the scouts earning some money for their summer camp. As a side effect there will be a few people enjoying a nice day trip in the not so distant future.
Would you also like to travel around in the Vrijwiel? Or just make a day trip? No problem, you can rent it. Just give me a call or write an email.

Prices:

½ day (4 hours)– € 35,00

1 day (8 hours)– € 65,00

1 week (7 days) – € 350,00

Test ride - for free

 

Call me for questions: 06 21 68 27 51

 

 

Captain Kirk is done, the bowl stays at home and Vrijwiel is ready for spring

The Captain Kirk experiment is definitely finished now. He was sucking on so much water through the cracks that he became so soft that the front is starting to collaps under the weight. The waterproof woodglue though stays where it is supposed to stay. Too bad that I've already chosen wallpaperglue to do the job, much cheaper and easier to handle. Now it's up to the new test pieces. As soon as I will start the project I will let you know.

Talking about testpieces and bowls, the bowl stays home. Even though a lot of you tryed it, still the right answer wasn't in the mail. Why not make it a bit easier? The beerbrand you can see imprinted in the testpiece is situated in a European country. Maybe that will help you a bit. If the good answer won't be in the mail until  Thursday 14th of february I will have to think about something else...Good luck!

Since you can win a bowl here, you might also be interested in winning the Vrijwiel. Yes you read it right, the Vrijwiel is to be won on Saturday 9th of february during the pancake restaurant organised by Scouting Salwega in Utrecht. First price of the lottery will be a day riding in the Vrijwiel for free! Those of you who where lucky enough to get a seat at the restaurant now have the chance to even go home with a day of "Vrijwieling" in your pocket. May the best eater win!