Amazing. Solar is the future. Great video and great work all around. I've seen a lot of videos with the normal e-bikes towing solar panels and a battery pack to charge the ebike. It's an extremely simple design and it works, but it's not nearly as space effective or practical as your model. Keep it up! I hope our world embraces solar over oil and coal sooner rather than later!
thanks- thats the aim, please share my videos to encourage others to start using eco-products, making new products, inventing etc etc.. we can make a difference, cheers.
Beautiful build. Some people who used a shock fork and a powerful motor up front had a problem. The motor pulled the shock fork off their bikes. Again, beautiful build.
Thanks, no unfortunately not, solar panels aren't strong enough yet- would need quit a lot but i'm working on a system to charge 1 battery whilst using another - then swap over.
Great work. This would be helpful for modern sustainable traffic. I hope this will goes in series production, i would like to have one. But never could build it on my own.
I'm going to say what everyone else is saying wish I could do what you did,thanks for sharing I'm betting your kids enjoyed your inventions. remember that how chain started. don't forget to patent your design. regards Paul from London
Just the viddy I was looking for- I'm getting ready to go at it myself. Also, I appreciate your style of film-making exemplified in this inspirational short. :)
I have a similar project for my front wheel drive recumbent bike with an 18 V motor assist coupled to the rear wheel.For now doing tests with a partial rear fairing which makes me 7% faster at 20 kmph, a front one does not give similar results but makes the ride more comfortable in the wind and rain.Great etrike,i'd say.
Good job! Don't missunderstand me, one could critisize only 1) Driving stability: don't take corners too fast 2) No doors. But I would not be able to build something better!
Nice build, very creative. But can you be more detailed on the specs? How many hours of recharging, are those 15AH batteries, how many miles can it do on one charge and last but not least; is it allowed on public roads?
+katt parish ... thanks, it cost £600 to build in total and i have just sold it to a special needs school for £300- but its not about the money- the principal and technology are there to make solar charged vehicles- i just want to create that awareness- cheers.
GREAT JOB!! I like the build. If you ever wanted to add a controller--like if the trike was parked outside and the battery was pretty much full--check out Julian Ilett's PWM with arduino and some of the other folks' work making it (schematics, etc.). I want to say it was Adam Welch... yes, Adam Welch has a channel with two builds of the PWM and links to schematics. Again, great job!!!
Regenerative braking? The existing wheel rim caliper brakes don't seem adequate for the additional weight of batteries, motor, et cetera. Recommend fitting some bicycle disc brakes, like the ones used on mountain bikes.
You should make a business building solar powered bikes/ trikes. An environmentally conscious person and a human rights activist would love a vehicle like this. I would buy this over a non fair trade lithium ion battery mined by slaves any day.Especially if it were compact and had folding abilities.
What kind of range are you getting with SLAs? Also interested to know what amp fuse you'd be using for a 1000w controller. Absolutely love this, by the way. Must be such a pleasure to ride!
Good question- 1st 1 to ask that !!, well its because its an average mains charging cost for the average month- due to the fact the solar cant fully charge the trike for the distance I travel, also you would need it charging each day for 6-8hrs and used it for short night journeys for it to be totally FREE, cheers
unfortunately i no longer make them- i dont have the tools or space now. Do a diy attempt at it- all you need is a trike & a conversion front wheel kit. The solar roof bit you could get a handyman to make. thanks
What I really like about your project is that you used a lot of upcycled material. Now if you could only get more sunshine in the UK you'll be the next Trump! (Hmm that might be an insult, Got it Bill Gates!)
in favour of any E-trike that has no saddle and if don't have to hook up to a power supply even better and pay electricity bill. Power company are all for E-bikes hook up at home and pay for power .If have a E-bike make own solar power better still get someone Qualified to rig up solar power pack safety first. Anything with a relative big surface area for solar panel. Nothing to ridicules and not too low to the ground that no one see you.
Very impressive "strike" best "budget' trike I've seen on youtube. The attention to details makes the entire project outstanding.
thanks !
I was surprised to see you live half a mile from me, good build.
Cool, thanks!
Amazing. Solar is the future. Great video and great work all around. I've seen a lot of videos with the normal e-bikes towing solar panels and a battery pack to charge the ebike. It's an extremely simple design and it works, but it's not nearly as space effective or practical as your model. Keep it up! I hope our world embraces solar over oil and coal sooner rather than later!
thanks- thats the aim, please share my videos to encourage others to start using eco-products, making new products, inventing etc etc.. we can make a difference, cheers.
That Solar bike you made is awesome . I've seen this video more than once !
cheers
Beautiful build. Some people who used a shock fork and a powerful motor up front had a problem. The motor pulled the shock fork off their bikes. Again, beautiful build.
thanks, ideally i would'nt have had the shocks but what was on bike, cheers
Good for you Mike, you`ve started a revolution. With solar panels on the roof will she run on a flat battery on a sunny day.
Thanks, no unfortunately not, solar panels aren't strong enough yet- would need quit a lot but i'm working on a system to charge 1 battery whilst using another - then swap over.
Great work. This would be helpful for modern sustainable traffic. I hope this will goes in series production, i would like to have one. But never could build it on my own.
I must say I'm impressed, it looks great.
I'm going to say what everyone else is saying wish I could do what you did,thanks for sharing I'm betting your kids enjoyed your inventions. remember that how chain started. don't forget to patent your design. regards Paul from London
thanks- i want no credit- anyone can use de4sgn- i want to inspire others, thats all, cheers.
Great job 👏. I hope Videos have more details to explain step by step all project
Just the viddy I was looking for- I'm getting ready to go at it myself. Also, I appreciate your style of film-making exemplified in this inspirational short. :)
Just liked and subbed ! You are so cool ! Enjoying your inventions. Ty4Sharing
Wolf from central Florida.
this is amazing, well done. I'd love to be able to do something like that!
+Eugene Seah thanks- give it a go !!
wow amazing trike good job, this is what we need more of in England more like sir Clive sinclare
That mate is BRILLIANT, I have an electric bike and would convert to this one at the drop of a hat
+David Storton , thanks its something you should build, just think of a ebike with 3 wheels, the hardest part was the roof. cheers.
Just awesome work. Der an alternative, to cars.
You sir are a legend, nice work !
+Darren Wood , lol, cheers!
@@Mikeecoman Hello bhaiya main Durgesh Vidyalaya Indore se Aisi gadi kahan banate hain aap bataiye video
I have a similar project for my front wheel drive recumbent bike with an 18 V motor assist coupled to the rear wheel.For now doing tests with a partial rear fairing which makes me 7% faster at 20 kmph, a front one does not give similar results but makes the ride more comfortable in the wind and rain.Great etrike,i'd say.
Like your choice of music, relaxing.
all the best Mike
Great job Mike. :)
Finey Henrique - Brazil
Great work on video mate
Nice work..
Excellent work mate. Respect...
Great project! You could put more solar panels on the roof.
Nice build! thanks for the video
+trey menchaca thanks !!
Fantastic! You're an inspiration, thank you.
+siliconstate thanks, much appreciated !
Nice one pal!
Gotta love the British weather lol
I know, cheers. M
Very NICE work
Really Cool. Love it. Good job man.
thanks
Well i really enjoyed that i hit the sub button keep up the great videos .
thanks very much !
Well thanks a lot now I’m totally jealous of you. Thanks for the vid man
Good job! Don't missunderstand me, one could critisize only 1) Driving stability: don't take corners too fast 2) No doors. But I would not be able to build something better!
thanks
Neat Job!
Thanks for video.
Nice build, very creative. But can you be more detailed on the specs? How many hours of recharging, are those 15AH batteries, how many miles can it do on one charge and last but not least; is it allowed on public roads?
ohw and by the way; would it be an idea to make those solar panels stand out flat when parked so they can catch more daylight during charging ?
Adorable! Well done!
thanks
Been riding my homemade recumbent bike for a year now,time to turn it into an electric assist, with a solar roof before summer sets in.
I loved the video.
I wish you had sponsor so that you could invest more and make it even better and bring it to markets.
thanks.
@@Mikeecoman Kickstart it!! This is brilliant!
The idea interesting. I greet all those interested free energy.
mike.
whats the score regarding parts list and suppliers,drawings etc or do you build and sell.
ivor
what did u use to. strap the. metal pipes from roof too bike ????
Can you share a list of the parts, sellers, and prices
Wonder what a 'Lexan' windshield would look like after a wiper was used on it for a day?
Awesome. Love it. Plans available?
thanks, sorry just developed as it went along, schematics were on scraps of paper-now gone, cheers.
by the way nice job...thumbs up...
very smart project
Hey is the roof lexan? i thought I saw no contact lights somewhere?
Cool trike can I ask did it cost much to make as I whould love to make one like this
+katt parish ... thanks, it cost £600 to build in total and i have just sold it to a special needs school for £300- but its not about the money- the principal and technology are there to make solar charged vehicles- i just want to create that awareness- cheers.
Hi Mike,
Could you tell me top speed, range , and solar charge time?
Thanks
Awesome Job!
How are you able to get 48 volts out of a 60 watt solar panel...? What kind of solar controller did you use..?
Thanks Robb PDX
the solar panels are set up in 4 x 12v groups= 48volts. i dont use c/con just 1 way bypass diodes, thanks
good job! did u use any "solar charge controller" between solar panel and batteries ?
no need as i used i way diodes and keep the charging time to a minimum, cheers
GREAT JOB!! I like the build. If you ever wanted to add a controller--like if the trike was parked outside and the battery was pretty much full--check out Julian Ilett's PWM with arduino and some of the other folks' work making it (schematics, etc.). I want to say it was Adam Welch... yes, Adam Welch has a channel with two builds of the PWM and links to schematics. Again, great job!!!
Regenerative braking? The existing wheel rim caliper brakes don't seem adequate for the additional weight of batteries, motor, et cetera. Recommend fitting some bicycle disc brakes, like the ones used on mountain bikes.
Absolutely awesome!
Thanks very much !
You should make a business building solar powered bikes/ trikes. An environmentally conscious person and a human rights activist would love a vehicle like this. I would buy this over a non fair trade lithium ion battery mined by slaves any day.Especially if it were compact and had folding abilities.
thanks
Mike ecoman you’re welcome.
i love it. great job
What kind of Clear roof you use [ I mean material UV Clear ; reliable for Sun]
Acrylic plexiglass perspex
is the UK if so what is the legal requirements?
amazing job man
very cool
That's awesome how much for a trike
What kind of range are you getting with SLAs? Also interested to know what amp fuse you'd be using for a 1000w controller. Absolutely love this, by the way. Must be such a pleasure to ride!
10 amp fuse range approx 5 miles with pedal assist each way- so 10miles, cheers
I need something like that.Do you have plans that you would sell..
Great idea and build.
Why does it cost 1p per mile to run if you are using solar panels?
How much did you spend making it?
Good question- 1st 1 to ask that !!, well its because its an average mains charging cost for the average month- due to the fact the solar cant fully charge the trike for the distance I travel, also you would need it charging each day for 6-8hrs and used it for short night journeys for it to be totally FREE, cheers
£600
Any solar trike with the surface area for sufficient solar panel to power battery in descent time frame and water proof would nice
Well done.
Do you mean it costs 50p a mile to run?
Why don't you leave the roof on and keep a Solar panel on their permanently?
I'm working on a design similar to this. It not ready yet.
where I can get it , and cost
good wow .....love it
nice job...
+forest greenwald , thanks
very good
Will you made something similar and sell it? Or at least can you tell me how much this cost you...approximately?
the cost to make was around £400 total. I sold it to a school for that much so made nothing but the pleasurefrom building these vehicles is priceless.
@@Mikeecoman and would you make one more for me? And I can come and then travel through all the Europe...
unfortunately i no longer make them- i dont have the tools or space now. Do a diy attempt at it- all you need is a trike & a conversion front wheel kit. The solar roof bit you could get a handyman to make. thanks
what is the music, its so coool
soz cant remember, cheers
best design
Love it. And lots of cool ideas I got from it. Only losers gave thumbs down.
sir can i ask how much did it cost?
hi, in total it cost over £500, but would have been more if not used some 2nd hand materials, thanks
thank you sir :)
Very cool!;:
bravo!
Do you know thesuntrip.com. a solar bike adventure
Top speed???&range???
roughly abt 25mph, range 18-20 miles
@@Mikeecoman Good Brother!!!
nice!
Can you make me one I have the basic trike
Rate
Solar in the UK? (lol) There's not enough sun to be able to make it work!!!
Niiice👌🏼👌🏼
Where get how to distribute. Will pay
What the sinclair should have been
that should have said dyson😉 started
WOW!!!!!!!!
cheers !
*A bit challenging to clean.*
Yes it was & the one i'm doing now is white ! lol.
Why aren't tree huggers, epa marketing it
I want
😇
What I really like about your project is that you used a lot of upcycled material. Now if you could only get more sunshine in the UK you'll be the next Trump! (Hmm that might be an insult, Got it Bill Gates!)
i want one fully enclosed with heat and air (like a velomobile) and a tiny home on wheels, anyone want to help realize VACATIONOMICS?
in favour of any E-trike that has no saddle and if don't have to hook up to a power supply even better and pay electricity bill. Power company are all for E-bikes hook up at home and pay for power .If have a E-bike make own solar power better still get someone Qualified to rig up solar power pack safety first. Anything with a relative big surface area for solar panel. Nothing to ridicules and not too low to the ground that no one see you.
Fantastic but it looks like it is a little narrow and would easy tip over if you turn to fast
WOW!!!!!!!!