My Office chair/Skateboard Hybrid

[:Exige:]

Well .. me and a friend, JB, had a dumb yet amusing idea. We wondered what would happen if we put the wheels off an office chair onto the board of a skateboard. Well today we fulfilled that dream. I began by taking the seat etc off the chair and the trucks and wheels off the skateboard. Using duct tape we attached the board to the wheels .. including the chair raising mechanism and rotation thingy.

Took it for a test drive earlier down a steep recently resurfaced hill. It did not do what it intended to do Take in mind I wasnt laying down on it .. I was standing up (although laying down feels way way faster). The hill we chose had ditches each side .. and I dunno if this is global but our roads are like an arc so the water goes into the ditches. Well I had the first honors

I got some speed up but kept going into the verge until I got the perfect line .. I got a good 5m when it started to rotate .. I was facing backwards!!! Unfortunatley for me it decided to aim for the ditch .. yes, I painfully fell into the ditch head first. My friend JB went down on his belly .. it was pretty funny because he'd fall off at a strange angle. Anyway, got some pics of the board I took earlier .. will get some video up soon of us trying it out .. including me falling into the ditch

Please use office equipment responsibly

[fa22_raptor]

You guys have wayyyy too much spare time.

[:Exige:]

You guys have wayyyy too much spare time.

Eh, its half term

Edit : We also went down the same hill with a pair of un-modified office chairs .. that was quite alot easier.

[Matra et Alpine]

Might have something there.
Suggest you get on to 'board manufs right away.
After all every race seat manufacturer is now doign "office" versions.
having held a meeting at Autosport Internationla with everyone siting in full race c/f Cobra seats on 5-feet office bases it was quite funky

[:Exige:]

Might have something there.
Suggest you get on to 'board manufs right away.
After all every race seat manufacturer is now doign "office" versions.
having held a meeting at Autosport Internationla with everyone siting in full race c/f Cobra seats on 5-feet office bases it was quite funky

Ill find myself a cheap bucket seat on ebay and attach it to the base I have at the moment. Tape 2 seats together so my co-driver has somewhere to sit on the rally stages

Dont think the "Office board" will meet safety regs personally

[UCR]

Try it at down a halfpipe.

I didnt know you were a girl

[:Exige:]

Try it at down a halfpipe.

I didnt know you were a girl

Now where have I heard you say that to me before?
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...=goodwood+joel
I would try it down a half pipe, but that has broken jaw written all over it

[UCR]

Now where have I heard you say that to me before?
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...=goodwood+joel
I would try it down a half pipe, but that has broken jaw written all over it

I think they did it on jackass or sumthing, with a normal office chair...

Id do it.

I like lying and holding on car roofs at 60mph. On grass of course.

[:Exige:]

On grass of course.

Naturally

Yeah, Jackass did it but we thought we'd improve The half pipe near me is kinda small anyway

[UCR]

Naturally

Yeah, Jackass did it but we thought we'd improve The half pipe near me is kinda small anyway

If your off, why not make one?
Get some mdf from somewhere...now you dont have to nik it maybee some larger offcuts from B+Q would do....


Erm, see if theres any builders about and maybee youll be ok.

[:Exige:]

If your off, why not make one?
Get some mdf from somewhere...now you dont have to nik it maybee some larger offcuts from B+Q would do....


Erm, see if theres any builders about and maybee youll be ok.

Yeah .. Ill see if i can "borrow" some. My friend has just had the idea of giving the board thrust so we dont need a hill ..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...556034237&rd=1

[UCR]

Yeah .. Ill see if i can "borrow" some. My friend has just had the idea of giving the board thrust so we dont need a hill ..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...556034237&rd=1

Have you got an old strimmer or lawnmower?
If so hears what i say you do.....

Attach the engine to a base ( wood or somthin) then simply have the chain goin to a larger wheel, sorted.

[DieselRacer]

Have you got an old strimmer or lawnmower?

Or you could use the strimmer or lawnmower on your hair!

[:Exige:]

Have you got an old strimmer or lawnmower?
If so hears what i say you do.....

Attach the engine to a base ( wood or somthin) then simply have the chain goin to a larger wheel, sorted.

Funny you should say that .. we had the exact same idea. We were looking on ebay for a 5.5bhp motor .. ended up looking for a 4.5l Rover V8

Could have a little trailer on the back with the V8 .. would that be considered rear engined?

[UCR]

Funny you should say that .. we had the exact same idea. We were looking on ebay for a 5.5bhp motor .. ended up looking for a 4.5l Rover V8

Could have a little trailer on the back with the V8 .. would that be considered rear engined?

Chainsaw engine would do it....