How to Make a BIKE CRATE With a Custom Quick Release!

Here's a single day build of a utility bike crate made from scratch. My wife wanted to spice up her vintage Bianchi Advantage hybrid bike with a convenient storage crate.
The whole project is made out of 12mm (1/2 inch) 9-ply baltic birch plywood. This is great stuff! Baltic birch is a very easy product to work with - it's easy to cut on a table saw and sands easily, but is strong and hard enough to hold up to many uses. It also looks beautiful when stacked in multiple layers.
For this project, I developed a quick release mounting plate which at one end, and a cleat on the other. The cleat goes through the bottom of the crate and holds securely. This whole mounting plate also fits inside a channel on the bottom of the crate, further increasing the left to right rigidity between the two pieces. This mechanism works super well, and I'd use it again if I had the opportunity.
Follow along as I break down this project from start to finish!
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[@JonnyDIY]

Great job, ingenious quick release solution 💕👏👍

[@tedwrink]

A man after my own heart,bicycle diy in the living room,legend

[@joshmansker]

With 8 views and 23 subs, this is by far the smallest channel I subscribe to. I’m glad I’m getting in on the ground floor. For once I feel like liking and commenting make a difference.

[@onecarwoodshop3386]

Thanks josh! Glad to have you here

[@jessecruz3279]

Love how simple and complex you made that look

[@PantherU]

I’m using this as a jumping off point for building a number of different boxes for my e-bike to increase its utility. The first thing I’m going to do is keep the base raised in case I want to use the sides of the rack for panniers at the same time. Should be a fun project!

[@Jaebler]

So glad to find someone doing this. Ive been tjinking about something for my ebike for awhile now and im totally here for the quick release! Keep up the work man!

[@colurcreative]

Great work, David! Can’t wait for more.

[@20DYNAMITE06]

That's just plain cool.

[@jimworley1048]

Nice job.. you have given me a solution to my problem. I think I would reverse the orientation of the metal latch. Great. Job. Thanks

[@lavidawithjoey]

Great work!

[@ikust007]

Brilliant .

[@pennyroyal3813]

Nicely done. I'm a tad lazier than you in that I just bolted the baltic birch box to the rack. I have a second box about 1 ½" high just for carrying a systainer. Again, it's bolted on.

[@paulahavens2764]

Great video thanks for making it. I wonder would you recomend using gear ties in stead of zip ties? That way you can remove it easier when you do not want the crate.

[@noebadillo9295]

Muchas gracias amigo your vídeo help me a lot

[@Tennet3D]

I bought an universal AVS adapter plate for my bike’s rear rack. It only costed $20 and has a quick relase built-in. It is also super light weight.
Now I can fit any type of case, crate or basket prepared for the AVS system onto my bike, or I can buy an AVS adapter that can be mounted to any crate or basket I like.

[@garylong5770]

A top view of the cleat on the bike would be helpful

[@cvekic]

Put some piece of wood in hole (in basket) and thet is the protective lock ;)

[@AandAEquipmentService1276]

Plastic is still lighter 👀 but great projects would look nice on a schwinn cruiser man the classic look

[@its_cecyyy]

you are Awsome

[@fuzzzyyellow]

While I thought you presented well on camera and it was nicely done, it `was too fast on the details and not enough explanation. I'm still a little unclear on the quick release and the plate you attach to the bike. I appreciate that it was a quick video, but I wish it were a little more focused on the "how to" aspect. Just my 2 cents, thanks for showing the project and posting.

[@kcdiazWTV]

Dang. Can you make me one please?

[@hookdog8640]

Nice crate, but way too heavy for me.

[@SeymourKitty]

The world looks good. Pause. It's just so heavy. Pause. I rather plastic.

[@jhoncristoperbeo3482]

To fast