Absolutely positively killer design and craftsmanship. As someone who runs 90% of his errands on a bicycle, a cargo bike of this design is on my wish list.
its been like 3 years since i first watch this video and today i can finally say that i made my own cargobike its not exactly like this but this video was my inspiration all this time
@@lilsazon I 3d printed a 300w portable sun within 1 week with no previous experience of anything engineering. It worked 1st try and while smaller than I bicycle and mechanically simpler it's more complex. 5 years is not that short
Since these questions come up a lot: - The final weight of the whole bike is about 30 Kilograms in my case. Obviously this will differ slightly between builds depending on parts and materials. - No you don't need a motor to ride it, the effort required isn't that much higher than a normal bike unless you're going uphill with lots of cargo. - Yes it's easy to ride, you get used to the handling after a few minutes.
Very impressive build. I watched the whole video and think about to build one by my own. You think you also can build it from aluminum with higher wall thickness of the tubes?
@@stefanludwig275 Yeah I have considered that as well. I think the construction would translate well to Aluminum, 2mm walls would probably be enough as it's already quite overbuilt. I mainly went with steel because it's more common and you can use it with most welders
@@PhilVandelay Why you removed the downtube from the mountainbike frame? You dont think that you have more stiffness if you use the whole frame? Another thing, i think you are german, right? Than we also could write in german :-)
“The most important thing you need is motivation and you can’t buy that” I just love this phrase because it's so true :). Great job and I've started to visualize building one by myself.
me too. But I first need to save some money on an AC TIG welder because I want to do this whole bike out of aluminium. Mainly because I have tons of it lying around and I barely own any steel.
Thanks for the video ! I actually drew a LOT of inspiration from your first cargo bike tutorial and we made our own with my wife and father last year. With this video, everything is a lot more easy to understand and I hope people will dare to build their own. Thanks again !
Thanks! I was surprised how many people were inspired by that and went through the effort of extracting the information from those pictures. I hadn't intended the post as a tutorial back then since I didn't expect people would like it so much they want to recreate it. And I also never wrote down any measurements back then.. so that's why I had planned to do this video for a long time, we need more cargo bikes in the world :)
Looks like this was actually built out of necessity- not just a build for likes- Very impressive and inspirational- been wanting to do something like this for some time.
Great work ! great plans, thank you so much for it ! I did mine for about 410€, 100 hours. I was a complete beginner in MMA welding. I spent a long time doing the welding. I had some difficulties for finding the 1”1/8 steal fork before I realized it was BMX standard. Another problem I had : I didn't manage to extract the bottom bracket, which was very seized up. I was affraid welding without removing it would burn the grease or even weld the ball bearings. Hopefully it is still rolling and no particular problem until now. And I did a small mistake with the steering tubes dimension (too thin) so I've been tinkering to make it fit. My advice : choose a good donor bike, I lose money buying new gearing, and other new bike parts.
Nice! Also good to hear some feedback on cost and build time, 400 bucks and 100 hours is about what I would guess as well for an average build. Looks like you also learned a lot of new stuff which I think is a big pro with taking on a project like this. Seized bottom brackets are a pretty common problem on older frames, I would generally suggest to disassemble any donor frame completely before you use it to find potential problems. Maybe you can still get it out though, it's usually just a problem of finding a way to apply enough torque
What a huge effort, both in planning and execution and in photography and editing. You through a lot of good advices all over the video, this advices are really helpful. Thanks a lot.
Excellent video! Lot of skill and hard work there 💪 A Bullitt framekit is around 1600€ and for someone who has no access to a workshop, let alone any skills in the area, it just might be the cheapest option 😅
The tip on citric acid to remove plating is great, used it last weekend on some 3/16"' diameter rod. What a lifesaver, thanks. Even though ill never build a cargo bike, I enjoyed the video and always enjoy your craftsmanship and peaceful demeanor.
Honestly this is incredible. I always wanted to get an ebike to commute but there's no way I'm taking a car full of tools on my bike, I reckon I could easily fit most of my tools on that, asides maybe a chop saw. Definitely gonna have to look into building one of these for the summer
What a nice project log! Thanks a lot Phil. I just started working at my old art academy and there they have all the tools to build a project like this. Wood workshop, metal workshop, CNC mill to mill wooden parts.. I can just mill out jigs to hold the metal parts in place. Then move everything over to the metal workshop and simply assemble the bike there using all of the jigs. I might consider this project as it's really something that challenges me and I like a challenge :) Thanks for the inspiration! I know it's very hard work to besides doing such a project, also document every step in a sensible way.
When I was young my grandmother instructed me to "Learn something new every day of your life". I think I'm averaging good to the end of the month after this video even if I learn no more.
Great video. I built a really rough bike of this type several years ago. Now that my circumstances actually suit a cargo bike, I may have to build another. Just bought your plans.
This is fantastic! You are the person who first inspired me to want to make a cargo bike with your originall bike build on on Reddit all those years ago. Please make more videos!
0:14 Ms. Frizzle: "ok class the school sold our bus so now we have to use our imaginations on the trip, speaking of which we are going to explore the great lakes."
This video made me smile from beginning to end! 😊 You sir think outside the box ... are an incredible engineer ... and a master craftsman! Your extra attention to detail is what makes what you're doing so enjoyable to watch! Keep inventing ... and PLEASE ... keep making videos! And the things you can carry on this bike!! WOW! 😂 LOVE IT!! Keep up the good work!! 👍
Great job.. I'm inspired to build one for myself... I'm thinking of having the cargo bay be foldable to reduce the width of the bike when I'm not hauling anything, and would allow the bike to fit most bike racks... Again great job!!!
This is incredible. I've been wanting to build this type of cargo bike for a few years now. Excited to buy your plans and no longer have any excuses not to start! Thank you!
Firstly, informative, concise and INTERESTING enough to watch to the end, and come out of it inspired and itching to get going! Secondly, how refreshing with the calm voice and calm musicwhich actually seems to disappear. Logical sequence, a little humour and fun to watch thanks!
This is a very useful idea and a great project tutorial. Your choices are very practical and fit very well with the design goal. I also like the option to make the bike an electric variant. Just great options on this one idea of a modified bicycle. These would be great to have in auto assembly plants for skilled tradesmen to use and get some exercise in. Thanks again for your great design knowledge and fabrication skill.
on the off chance that you or someone else reads this and can help me: im looking at starting a cargobike and to buy your plans but im unsure about the donor bike, i have a 26" 'Giant Boulder Shock Sports Series' frame in great condition, but its made from 4130 chromoly and wiki says thats 'not easily welded, requiring thermal treatment both before and after welding to avoid cold cracking'. So can i Tig braze the connections to the donor frame? and weld the rest? i think old bikes used to be brazed, right? but for a cargo bike it might be a bad idea, not sure?
Thanks so much for posting this video - inspiring stuff! Some great tips there for the first timer and I like that you encourage anyone, no matter what their resources are, to give it a go.
Great video! Bought the plans, got my donor bike and planning the build. I do have two questions: What's the tube diam and thickness of the aluminium tube you are using for the steering shaft? and what the dimension you are reducing it to? My guess was a tube of more than 29mm diam and reducing it to 28.6mm, is that correct? the reason I ask is I can find of the shelf 28.59x1.45mm aluminium tubes and wanting to check if that will work... Thanks!
Yeah I'm not sure what the original diameter was anymore (probably 29 or 30mm) but I turned it down to 28.6 (1-1/8") at the top so that the stem could fit. 28.59 sounds like it should work nicely, but 1.45mm for the wall thickness is pretty thin for an aluminium steering tube. If you can get the same diameter with thicker walls I'd go for that. If it's a steel tube I think it should be enough though. It also depends on how much of the steering shaft is going to stick out of the steering tube, the longer it is the thicker you want that tube to be, I wouldn't suggest going thinner than 2mm for aluminium. Also keep in mind that the tube needs to be slightly bigger at the very bottom so you can fit the crown race. But if it's a split crown race (found on many newer headsets that have sealed/industrial bearings) you might be able to cheat a little there by putting in some shims.
@@juanmapagan3947 same, watched the whole thing and didn't even look first that it was 40 min. granted, now i watch almost everything in 2x speed but still counts i think
My self-made 10 year old christiania style electric cargo bike was stolen yesterday. One consolation is that whoever stole it will never work out how to recharge the nearly flat battery's, and its nearly impossible to ride with flat battery's cause its super heavy. He (or she) wont be able to sell it whole, and if he (or she) sold all the usable parts, he (or she) wouldn't make enough to pay for the portable grinder. (what a loser, eh). Anyway, i need to get another cargo bike, and i think I know what I'm going to do. Thanks for the inspiration Phil Vandelay
I really appreciate your no nonsense approach ( w/o streching the timeline b.s.that so many videos favor) . Not that I'm saying everything need be uber serious though. .Your delivery and" cut to the chase" detail overview, with the admix of alternate possibilities ( pro and con ) made me an instant subscriber, follower, fan i.e.fanatic😁 (which means I will be pointing others to your channel and existence) and as a person who will only give real - or none at all - compliments ...I say " this was a joy to watch from start to finish." Thank you !
Thanks! My vids have a tendency to get too long as it is, so I try to keep it as concise as I can without skipping major info. Glad to hear when people notice it!
That is an incredible design and build. Kudos to you! You could even attach a comfy seat (I'm talking Lazy Boy Recliner-ish!) to the platform and mobilize a disabled person or anyone, for that matter. The electric idea is very tantalizing!
Great Inspiration! Please do more like this where you narrate. (Would have been fantastic with your folding 🚪 door!) Sub'd and Liked 👍! Thanks for recording, editing and uploading.
do you know internet license is one thing thats free for mankind it shouldnt be charging money that means your paying for something belongs to you thanks to the inventer and founder
It's such a useful idea. A trailer can do some of this quite well. This style of Dutch or Danish Cargo Bike is very flexible. When I was a kid in the 60s, I saw many of them in Denmark carrying crates of beer LOL. I even saw an old one here in the UK. With modern Electric assistance they would be very practical even for people like me.
Does anyone have recommendations for alternative ideas for head tubes aside from the 38mm OD × 2mm thickness? I have been unable to find this spec anywhere. Is there an equivalent imperial size? None of the local steel suppliers carry metric, and the online suppliers don't have that specific size and/or are insanely expensive (>$300).
The OD actually doesn't matter for this tube but the ID does. The point is to have 34mm ID so you can press a headset cup in. In the section about tubing in the plans I actually talked about alternatives if you can't find this size of tubing at all. One option is to use a steering tube from another bike frame and extend it in the middle using another tube that's in the ballpark, so you only keep the top and bottom to have the right size ID for the headset. It's not ideal but should work. If you have access to a lathe or know someone, you could also buy a tube with an undersized ID and turn the inside to 34mm on the top and bottom
LOL Weld in ya´kitchen,.. That´s cool :D I restored a Audi 5 cylinder turbo engine in my livingroom ;) you are cool bro´ nice bandsaw btw, keep doin it. much love cheers
Hi, thank you for the detailed video. You inspired me and I guess a lot of other watchers to start their own project. I am wondering, you used a steel tube with 38mmx2mm -> 34mm inner diameter. The 1 1/8" ahead steering tubes have 34,2mm inner diameter but you do not seem to have an issue to fit the bearing shells into the steel tube. Did you have to do any grinding or turning on the lathe before fitting the bearing shells of the headset? The mildsteel tube is "stretchy" enough I guess? Thanks for the small hint!
Great bike, great video! One remark: from a structural point of view I would have liked it if the middle part of the frame (between bottom beam, saddle pin and steering axle) would have been split with a diagonal, to make it two triangles, instead of the square shape it is now.
Excellent video and even better plans. Thank you very much for all the work you put into this. I plan on building at least two of these. Good health to you!
Your narration was so impressive, just like the way you made the bike... Clear and understandable to even a layman. Tnx for uploading this n wishing you all the best with lots of love... Enjoy the ride...
Almost done building mine. Amazing plans. Phil, or anyone else seeing this, know what gauge (thickness) would be best for the aluminum sheet cargo bay cover?
Excelente projeto e ótimo resultado ; só que impraticável para muitos, em virtude da necessidade dessa ferramenta, desses instrumentos sofisticados. Entretanto, parabéns!
Hi Phil! I’m in the process of building my own bike from your plans. I ran into a little hiccup that isn’t mentioned in the plans: my bottom bracket on my donor frame is about 1” higher than the bike in your plans, and consequently my down-tube will need to be about an inch shorter. Great plans by the way! Love your work!
Ah yes, I think I was thinking about covering bottom bracket height but I thought it's probably going into too much detail for most people. It's hard to write a general guide because there's so many different frame geometries out there, it's almost impossible to take every possible variation into account. Glad you figured it out though, in the end, it's usually not too much of a problem if you're off by a bit here and there, you can build these things pretty crooked and they still ride relatively fine ;)
for all of you's who get the motivation and go on with the project, don't be a fool like me and think you will get good cuts only with angle grinder. for the sake of your sanity and nerves, buy hand mitre saw if you don't have decent cutting machine at home. I can't even start to explain what hell I'm going through cause i can't make same cuts under an angle on both sides of square tubes. forget angle grinder cutoff stand if you have small ( 115 mm ) angel grinder. it won't even cut through 30x30 square tube. If you have cheap drill press from Lidl like I do, you can also forget notching anything with Bi-metal hole saws. one month in fabrication ( during weekend only ! ) and haven't given up although I was very close after I did my first welds... ffs...
Thank you for this Video. It helps me a lot. I don't like the square tubes, i ordered round tubes. I hope my bike will be as good as yours. But I don't make a video from building my bike. A video like yours is a lot of work. Thank you!
Welding on kitchen... You are single right? :D Then again i did use to do cutting etc with angle grinder on balcony in apartment building and didnt gf leaving :D Also using citric acid eats into metal. My suggestion is to put zinc coated parts on vinegar bath and let it do the work. It wont eat steel but turns zinc into hydrogen, so do it on outside if possible. Then just rinse with hot water and dry. Heat from water will heat up the part and dries the surface, so you mostly avoid flash rusting. Electro plated bolts etc clean up in couple of hours and vinegar can be reused later, while also it is real cheap..then again citric acid is also real cheap, so go what feels easiest, just nothing this difference.
Hi this is awesome, I have always wanted to make a camper cargo bike , my idea is box section with another inside it, for when you are actually camping, you take of the steering arm then bolts perhaps with locking wing nuts and extend the front out , what are your thoughts you up for it, o and yes I already know I'm crazy 😜.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 that joke alone deserves my like 👍 the idea deserves my share with friends 🤩 and the quality of this first video of your’s at 3:44 I decided to subscribe to your channel; well done 👏
Overall i like that build. A Solid frame i think. But i don't like the part of front steering system. Because it's still moving, not still(stay put). Thanks for sharing knowledge. Good job hopefully more success in the future  Feedback translate.google
I;m very happy with the begining of this video so far because 1. I HATE build videos that DO NOT have a voice over with clear explanations, 2. I have a kitchen, a shitty welder, and even some old junker bikes people left in the basement here! Oh, and I have a hacksaw!
I've bought the plan package, and watched the video a couple times. I don't want to pursue finding the donor bikes/make any purchases untill I know I can source the raw materials. I'm at a loss as to finding a 2 meter long 60mmX60mm@2mm wall thickness square tube.
This bike was really easy to assemble th-cam.com/users/postUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.
great work and awesome video!! imagine pack up my camping stuffs on this bike and off to somewhere nice place. what if it has additional electric driving unit? lol
“The most important thing you need is motivation and you can’t buy that”
bravo 👏 well said sir
Yes, you need videos like that for motivation :) 👍
@@ConiferProject 👍
haha, came here to post this, followed by a "PREACH!"
subed for that
and a workshop+ enough space and money for materials and tools +machines ;)
Absolutely positively killer design and craftsmanship. As someone who runs 90% of his errands on a bicycle, a cargo bike of this design is on my wish list.
and did you build it allready ?
@@FunkyBuddha81 unfortunately not. I still make do with a 1994 C'dale MTB with racks front and rear.
its been like 3 years since i first watch this video and today i can finally say that i made my own cargobike its not exactly like this but this video was my inspiration all this time
5 years ago he made a bike with no experience
5 years later this guy makes tecnical drawings and 3d models
Great development
Well 5yr is not short..
@@alecto1550 yes it is
@@lilsazon I 3d printed a 300w portable sun within 1 week with no previous experience of anything engineering. It worked 1st try and while smaller than I bicycle and mechanically simpler it's more complex. 5 years is not that short
Can you tell me which software he used to draw these project?
Thank you
@@TheMe2oo just use fusion since it's free
Me before watching the video: A 40-minute bike build? I don't think this is worth watching.
Me after watching the video: That was awesome!
Since these questions come up a lot:
- The final weight of the whole bike is about 30 Kilograms in my case. Obviously this will differ slightly between builds depending on parts and materials.
- No you don't need a motor to ride it, the effort required isn't that much higher than a normal bike unless you're going uphill with lots of cargo.
- Yes it's easy to ride, you get used to the handling after a few minutes.
Phil Vandelay by far this is the coolest bike man thank you for the inspiration stay blessed brethren
Very impressive build. I watched the whole video and think about to build one by my own.
You think you also can build it from aluminum with higher wall thickness of the tubes?
@@stefanludwig275 Yeah I have considered that as well. I think the construction would translate well to Aluminum, 2mm walls would probably be enough as it's already quite overbuilt. I mainly went with steel because it's more common and you can use it with most welders
@@PhilVandelay Why you removed the downtube from the mountainbike frame? You dont think that you have more stiffness if you use the whole frame? Another thing, i think you are german, right? Than we also could write in german :-)
Phil Vandelay
That joke with the sponsors, got me 😂 3:38
... and "... sorry USA :(..." hahahha.
I got a good laugh too.
why i subbed lmao
Me as well, I was on the edge to close the video :)
hahahaha i knowwww huh...
“The most important thing you need is motivation and you can’t buy that” I just love this phrase because it's so true :). Great job and I've started to visualize building one by myself.
me too. But I first need to save some money on an AC TIG welder because I want to do this whole bike out of aluminium. Mainly because I have tons of it lying around and I barely own any steel.
Thanks for the video !
I actually drew a LOT of inspiration from your first cargo bike tutorial and we made our own with my wife and father last year. With this video, everything is a lot more easy to understand and I hope people will dare to build their own.
Thanks again !
Thanks! I was surprised how many people were inspired by that and went through the effort of extracting the information from those pictures. I hadn't intended the post as a tutorial back then since I didn't expect people would like it so much they want to recreate it. And I also never wrote down any measurements back then.. so that's why I had planned to do this video for a long time, we need more cargo bikes in the world :)
Looks like this was actually built out of necessity- not just a build for likes- Very impressive and inspirational- been wanting to do something like this for some time.
Really liking the voice-over!
did anyone else see the giant bus driving through the pond at the beginning 0:16?
@vortexrider1 A bus. :)
Is this in København Denmark Lol
@vortexrider1 Hamburg
It actually a boat. It just looks like a bus
I think I might have been whoooooshed
th-cam.com/video/gLbeEztxqf0/w-d-xo.html
Here you are ;)
Great work ! great plans, thank you so much for it ! I did mine for about 410€, 100 hours. I was a complete beginner in MMA welding. I spent a long time doing the welding. I had some difficulties for finding the 1”1/8 steal fork before I realized it was BMX standard.
Another problem I had : I didn't manage to extract the bottom bracket, which was very seized up. I was affraid welding without removing it would burn the grease or even weld the ball bearings. Hopefully it is still rolling and no particular problem until now.
And I did a small mistake with the steering tubes dimension (too thin) so I've been tinkering to make it fit.
My advice : choose a good donor bike, I lose money buying new gearing, and other new bike parts.
Nice! Also good to hear some feedback on cost and build time, 400 bucks and 100 hours is about what I would guess as well for an average build. Looks like you also learned a lot of new stuff which I think is a big pro with taking on a project like this.
Seized bottom brackets are a pretty common problem on older frames, I would generally suggest to disassemble any donor frame completely before you use it to find potential problems. Maybe you can still get it out though, it's usually just a problem of finding a way to apply enough torque
What a huge effort, both in planning and execution and in photography and editing.
You through a lot of good advices all over the video, this advices are really helpful.
Thanks a lot.
Excellent video! Lot of skill and hard work there 💪
A Bullitt framekit is around 1600€ and for someone who has no access to a workshop, let alone any skills in the area, it just might be the cheapest option 😅
The tip on citric acid to remove plating is great, used it last weekend on some 3/16"' diameter rod. What a lifesaver, thanks. Even though ill never build a cargo bike, I enjoyed the video and always enjoy your craftsmanship and peaceful demeanor.
"The most important thing you need to build stuff is motivation and you can't buy that" I love that
Honestly this is incredible. I always wanted to get an ebike to commute but there's no way I'm taking a car full of tools on my bike, I reckon I could easily fit most of my tools on that, asides maybe a chop saw. Definitely gonna have to look into building one of these for the summer
Most of my project I take from TH-cam and this is by fare the most intriguing one I watched in months thanks for sharing 👍🏻
What a nice project log! Thanks a lot Phil. I just started working at my old art academy and there they have all the tools to build a project like this. Wood workshop, metal workshop, CNC mill to mill wooden parts.. I can just mill out jigs to hold the metal parts in place. Then move everything over to the metal workshop and simply assemble the bike there using all of the jigs. I might consider this project as it's really something that challenges me and I like a challenge :) Thanks for the inspiration! I know it's very hard work to besides doing such a project, also document every step in a sensible way.
When I was young my grandmother instructed me to "Learn something new every day of your life". I think I'm averaging good to the end of the month after this video even if I learn no more.
Great video. I built a really rough bike of this type several years ago. Now that my circumstances actually suit a cargo bike, I may have to build another. Just bought your plans.
This is fantastic! You are the person who first inspired me to want to make a cargo bike with your originall bike build on on Reddit all those years ago. Please make more videos!
0:14 Ms. Frizzle: "ok class the school sold our bus so now we have to use our imaginations on the trip, speaking of which we are going to explore the great lakes."
I like how you showed how to make the steering shaft without a lathe.
This video made me smile from beginning to end! 😊
You sir think outside the box ... are an incredible engineer ... and a master craftsman!
Your extra attention to detail is what makes what you're doing so enjoyable to watch!
Keep inventing ... and PLEASE ... keep making videos!
And the things you can carry on this bike!! WOW! 😂
LOVE IT!!
Keep up the good work!! 👍
Great bike, great video. The voiceover worked really well. I learned loads of tips and tricks. Thanks Phil! Craig
this is so cool, i would be carrying so much stuff everywhere lmao
>The most important thing you need is motivation and you can’t buy that
Well, I guess I'm shit outta luck here
Great job.. I'm inspired to build one for myself... I'm thinking of having the cargo bay be foldable to reduce the width of the bike when I'm not hauling anything, and would allow the bike to fit most bike racks... Again great job!!!
This is incredible. I've been wanting to build this type of cargo bike for a few years now. Excited to buy your plans and no longer have any excuses not to start! Thank you!
I like your work Man👍😊
Wow
yes I am also from Indonesia🇮🇩👋👍
Лучшая инструкция по созданию карго! Всё до мелочей
Спасибо, мужик
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Firstly, informative, concise and INTERESTING enough to watch to the end, and come out of it inspired and itching to get going!
Secondly, how refreshing with the calm voice and calm musicwhich actually seems to disappear.
Logical sequence, a little humour and fun to watch thanks!
This is a very useful idea and a great project tutorial. Your choices are very practical and fit very well with the design goal. I also like the option to make the bike an electric variant. Just great options on this one idea of a modified bicycle. These would be great to have in auto assembly plants for skilled tradesmen to use and get some exercise in. Thanks again for your great design knowledge and fabrication skill.
on the off chance that you or someone else reads this and can help me:
im looking at starting a cargobike and to buy your plans but im unsure about the donor bike, i have a 26" 'Giant Boulder Shock Sports Series' frame in great condition, but its made from 4130 chromoly and wiki says thats 'not easily welded, requiring thermal treatment both before and after welding to avoid cold cracking'.
So can i Tig braze the connections to the donor frame? and weld the rest? i think old bikes used to be brazed, right? but for a cargo bike it might be a bad idea, not sure?
Great build, great video! Now I want a cargo bike...
LoL
Me too!
10:34 RIP. But as an American I can say, it was was worth it though. :D
Thanks so much for posting this video - inspiring stuff! Some great tips there for the first timer and I like that you encourage anyone, no matter what their resources are, to give it a go.
Great video! Bought the plans, got my donor bike and planning the build.
I do have two questions: What's the tube diam and thickness of the aluminium tube you are using for the steering shaft? and what the dimension you are reducing it to? My guess was a tube of more than 29mm diam and reducing it to 28.6mm, is that correct? the reason I ask is I can find of the shelf 28.59x1.45mm aluminium tubes and wanting to check if that will work...
Thanks!
Yeah I'm not sure what the original diameter was anymore (probably 29 or 30mm) but I turned it down to 28.6 (1-1/8") at the top so that the stem could fit. 28.59 sounds like it should work nicely, but 1.45mm for the wall thickness is pretty thin for an aluminium steering tube. If you can get the same diameter with thicker walls I'd go for that. If it's a steel tube I think it should be enough though. It also depends on how much of the steering shaft is going to stick out of the steering tube, the longer it is the thicker you want that tube to be, I wouldn't suggest going thinner than 2mm for aluminium. Also keep in mind that the tube needs to be slightly bigger at the very bottom so you can fit the crown race. But if it's a split crown race (found on many newer headsets that have sealed/industrial bearings) you might be able to cheat a little there by putting in some shims.
shortest 40 minutes ever xD
Didnt even notice it was 40 minutes till you mentioned it!!! Lovely!
@@juanmapagan3947 same, watched the whole thing and didn't even look first that it was 40 min. granted, now i watch almost everything in 2x speed but still counts i think
Perfekte Produktion. Beides
I watched it again and again..
P
My self-made 10 year old christiania style electric cargo bike was stolen yesterday. One consolation is that whoever stole it will never work out how to recharge the nearly flat battery's, and its nearly impossible to ride with flat battery's cause its super heavy. He (or she) wont be able to sell it whole, and if he (or she) sold all the usable parts, he (or she) wouldn't make enough to pay for the portable grinder. (what a loser, eh). Anyway, i need to get another cargo bike, and i think I know what I'm going to do. Thanks for the inspiration Phil Vandelay
So sick I would love to have one !
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I really appreciate your no nonsense approach ( w/o streching the timeline b.s.that so many videos favor) . Not that I'm saying everything need be uber serious though. .Your delivery and" cut to the chase" detail overview, with the admix of alternate possibilities ( pro and con ) made me an instant subscriber, follower, fan i.e.fanatic😁 (which means I will be pointing others to your channel and existence) and as a person who will only give real - or none at all - compliments ...I say " this was a joy to watch from start to finish." Thank you !
Thanks! My vids have a tendency to get too long as it is, so I try to keep it as concise as I can without skipping major info. Glad to hear when people notice it!
Definitely diggin' the voice over. It helps to learn why stuff is made the way it is.
That is an incredible design and build. Kudos to you! You could even attach a comfy seat (I'm talking Lazy Boy Recliner-ish!) to the platform and mobilize a disabled person or anyone, for that matter. The electric idea is very tantalizing!
“The most important thing you need is motivation and you can’t buy that”
Great Inspiration!
Please do more like this where you narrate. (Would have been fantastic with your folding 🚪 door!) Sub'd and Liked 👍!
Thanks for recording, editing and uploading.
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34:20 - Such a casual cut. Nice build though, I have to say your welding skills are impressive!
It's such a useful idea. A trailer can do some of this quite well. This style of Dutch or Danish Cargo Bike is very flexible.
When I was a kid in the 60s, I saw many of them in Denmark carrying crates of beer LOL. I even saw an old one here in the UK. With modern Electric assistance they would be very practical even for people like me.
17:15 was that a Diresta referens ?!
It was :)
If it sounds like a Diresta reference, it is a Diresta reference...
And btw: the voice over is a nice mix-up imo. Nice vid!
Does anyone have recommendations for alternative ideas for head tubes aside from the 38mm OD × 2mm thickness? I have been unable to find this spec anywhere. Is there an equivalent imperial size? None of the local steel suppliers carry metric, and the online suppliers don't have that specific size and/or are insanely expensive (>$300).
The OD actually doesn't matter for this tube but the ID does. The point is to have 34mm ID so you can press a headset cup in. In the section about tubing in the plans I actually talked about alternatives if you can't find this size of tubing at all. One option is to use a steering tube from another bike frame and extend it in the middle using another tube that's in the ballpark, so you only keep the top and bottom to have the right size ID for the headset. It's not ideal but should work. If you have access to a lathe or know someone, you could also buy a tube with an undersized ID and turn the inside to 34mm on the top and bottom
I love it!
The square shape, the paint, it is awsome.
You Real did a great job, thanx for sharing.
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The sponsor joke got me subscribing 🤘
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Where did you get the dimensions for the brake mount jig? Is that part of the plans?
Love this. So much possibility and endless potentials. Well made and well done 👍.
LOL Weld in ya´kitchen,.. That´s cool :D I restored a Audi 5 cylinder turbo engine in my livingroom ;) you are cool bro´ nice bandsaw btw, keep doin it. much love cheers
17:12 If it looks flat it is flat, reminded me of my classmate girl
Hi, thank you for the detailed video. You inspired me and I guess a lot of other watchers to start their own project.
I am wondering, you used a steel tube with 38mmx2mm -> 34mm inner diameter. The 1 1/8" ahead steering tubes have 34,2mm inner diameter but you do not seem to have an issue to fit the bearing shells into the steel tube. Did you have to do any grinding or turning on the lathe before fitting the bearing shells of the headset? The mildsteel tube is "stretchy" enough I guess?
Thanks for the small hint!
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Great bike, great video! One remark: from a structural point of view I would have liked it if the middle part of the frame (between bottom beam, saddle pin and steering axle) would have been split with a diagonal, to make it two triangles, instead of the square shape it is now.
Excellent video and even better plans.
Thank you very much for all the work you put into this. I plan on building at least two of these.
Good health to you!
Your narration was so impressive, just like the way you made the bike... Clear and understandable to even a layman. Tnx for uploading this n wishing you all the best with lots of love... Enjoy the ride...
Almost done building mine. Amazing plans.
Phil, or anyone else seeing this, know what gauge (thickness) would be best for the aluminum sheet cargo bay cover?
Hey, it doesn't need to be very thick, 2mm works well
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If we did this in uk we would get strange looks. The bike carrying a sofa got me lol
Great work! You make it look easy. We can tell it took a lot of thinking to get you this far! Very well done!
Awesome now let's upgrade to an electric kind lol 😂👍🏼👍🏼
I freaking love this!!! Make more like this please. I'm subscribing to your channel now
I like it.
Transporting a cargo bike with a cargo bike.😄
Now I can carry my friend around the block comfortably he usually sits on the handlebar.
Excelente projeto e ótimo resultado ; só que impraticável para muitos, em virtude da necessidade dessa ferramenta, desses instrumentos sofisticados. Entretanto, parabéns!
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“The most important thing you need to make something is motivation and you can’t buy that.” Awesome ... I’m subbed!
Hi Phil! I’m in the process of building my own bike from your plans.
I ran into a little hiccup that isn’t mentioned in the plans: my bottom bracket on my donor frame is about 1” higher than the bike in your plans, and consequently my down-tube will need to be about an inch shorter.
Great plans by the way! Love your work!
Ah yes, I think I was thinking about covering bottom bracket height but I thought it's probably going into too much detail for most people. It's hard to write a general guide because there's so many different frame geometries out there, it's almost impossible to take every possible variation into account. Glad you figured it out though, in the end, it's usually not too much of a problem if you're off by a bit here and there, you can build these things pretty crooked and they still ride relatively fine ;)
Great video, built mine own according to this and now i'm one happy cargobike owner! Thanks Phil!!!
Bem que eu poderia ganhar uma dessa ajudaria muito nas minhas entregas
for all of you's who get the motivation and go on with the project, don't be a fool like me and think you will get good cuts only with angle grinder. for the sake of your sanity and nerves, buy hand mitre saw if you don't have decent cutting machine at home. I can't even start to explain what hell I'm going through cause i can't make same cuts under an angle on both sides of square tubes. forget angle grinder cutoff stand if you have small ( 115 mm ) angel grinder. it won't even cut through 30x30 square tube. If you have cheap drill press from Lidl like I do, you can also forget notching anything with Bi-metal hole saws. one month in fabrication ( during weekend only ! ) and haven't given up although I was very close after I did my first welds... ffs...
Boa noite qual a medida dessa cargo byke por favor
The build plans are worth every penny, thanks Phil
Thank you for this Video.
It helps me a lot.
I don't like the square tubes, i ordered round tubes.
I hope my bike will be as good as yours.
But I don't make a video from building my bike.
A video like yours is a lot of work.
Thank you!
Fantastic video, top marks. Is that really a bus driving through a river at 0:15 seconds in? Bizarre :-) Thank you.
Welding on kitchen... You are single right? :D Then again i did use to do cutting etc with angle grinder on balcony in apartment building and didnt gf leaving :D
Also using citric acid eats into metal. My suggestion is to put zinc coated parts on vinegar bath and let it do the work. It wont eat steel but turns zinc into hydrogen, so do it on outside if possible. Then just rinse with hot water and dry. Heat from water will heat up the part and dries the surface, so you mostly avoid flash rusting. Electro plated bolts etc clean up in couple of hours and vinegar can be reused later, while also it is real cheap..then again citric acid is also real cheap, so go what feels easiest, just nothing this difference.
Super interesting to make this into a long-range electric bicycle. Well done!
Hi! what Is the program with you use for desing the cycle?
Да, тоже интересует программа
Hi this is awesome, I have always wanted to make a camper cargo bike , my idea is box section with another inside it, for when you are actually camping, you take of the steering arm then bolts perhaps with locking wing nuts and extend the front out , what are your thoughts you up for it, o and yes I already know I'm crazy 😜.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 that joke alone deserves my like 👍 the idea deserves my share with friends 🤩 and the quality of this first video of your’s at 3:44 I decided to subscribe to your channel; well done 👏
The new video format more informative, i think. Its so Helpful
Nice job.... Makes me want to fire up the tig again :o) That adjustable bike work stand looks pretty cool too.
Overall i like that build. A Solid frame i think.
But i don't like the part of front steering system. Because it's still moving, not still(stay put).
Thanks for sharing knowledge.
Good job
hopefully more success in the future

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I;m very happy with the begining of this video so far because 1. I HATE build videos that DO NOT have a voice over with clear explanations, 2. I have a kitchen, a shitty welder, and even some old junker bikes people left in the basement here! Oh, and I have a hacksaw!
Nice job! Congratulations. One question, what software did you use to make the design?
Solidworks
I've bought the plan package, and watched the video a couple times. I don't want to pursue finding the donor bikes/make any purchases untill I know I can source the raw materials. I'm at a loss as to finding a 2 meter long 60mmX60mm@2mm wall thickness square tube.
This bike was really easy to assemble th-cam.com/users/postUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.
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great work and awesome video!! imagine pack up my camping stuffs on this bike and off to somewhere nice place. what if it has additional electric driving unit? lol
Damn, that was a fantastic video and build, you should definitely do more. I love the dry humor lol
Cheers from NorCal USA