african longtail cargo bike

[@plunder1956]

As it came together it started to look better & better. Like a great idea from the pub that just works in the morning.

[@sk8bow]

that is the cleanest diy build i've ever seen.

[@Jibbie49]

I remember a Professor from MIT on OPRAH who had designed a long bike for Africans to transport a person to a hospital 20 miles away. He also showed a plastic "wheel" that held 60 gallons of water that could be rolled to the river as it was 3 miles from the village and the women carried water jugs on their heads. They lived that far away because of the mosquitoes..

[@Iknowonlywhatimtaught]

Great Job!! Nice project. Turned out very well. Congrats.

[@iksralquyuud]

Great work! BTW, I hope you are passing your skills on to some local young people so they can get cracking on custom building things for their own use. Cheers.

[@juancepeda8873]

just one word BEAUTIFUL......thanks for showing us your work .

[@1866drmills]

I like it. Very similar to my cargo bike. I converted a tandem bike and put a 3' x 2" cargo rack on the back

[@ozosborne9716]

thats awsom .back yard enginering at its finest welldone i quite like the idea of a cargo bike

[@BruceThomson]

Really good vid, thanks. Lotta work, but very good result. Bruce Thomson in New Zealand.

[@jc_hz4196]

Great work very functional will build one this summer thanks for the idea!!

[@travelingkaspersworld4096]

very well done! Great video!

[@DorkyThorpy]

Well done matey. Good ideas there. I have built my own "dorky thorpy DIY long tail cargo bike" also an electric one. I find the non-electric one is far more useful, and it is great for going out on rides with the kids. I was impressed with your DIY kick stand.

[@marchlander1]

How long did you ride it before charging it and how long does it charge? I'm guessing because of the extra weight you didn't ride very long... pedal power! lol

[@DorkyThorpy]

It will go at least 7 hilly miles on one charge carrying 150 kg of rider and children. This distance does not even register on batteries which a still operation 100% on return home. Using on line calculator it should do 25 miles on one charge. It is heavy though.

[@HikeBikePhoto]

dude if this was longer and had 1080p quality, it would have a million view or more.

[@hdi1200]

Nice job! Exactly the kind of thing I’d like to be able to do. You’ve inspired an old man (me, 73) to check an item off his bucket list by getting a stick welder and using it. I know how to braze (HVAC/R) but know very little about welding. Questions: 1. AC or DC? 2. What amp setting? 3. What type rods? 4. No problems with warping?

[@karolthiesen4707]

Definitely something I want to try with my everlast welder. Nice going.

[@RJDCR]

kool , I've got one similar here....A guy name of Joeby built it here in California....Before leaving for Thailand......it rides but has some issues , the one you built is more refined

[@The2012SRC]

Garage door openers have bike chains, on them that fit bikes gears, that are very long and can be used for bicycles that need ex long chains like this one

[@tommywagner96]

this is really usefull to know, thanks

[@charlietran7371]

you are the best. I like your idea

[@mongofan1]

Very nicely done.

[@dennisberry2699]

second video ive watched you do im impressed

[@georgecarra]

Top Job Mate !

[@mauriciopacheco12]

que espectacular solucion lo felicito dios lo bendiga,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, crear por los demas es tener corazon grande................

[@JSchrumm]

Very nice work.

[@fatboyjoe500]

Very nice!

[@aguimars]

Great idea :)

[@Khamomil]

loved the chain protector.

[@deapthynka1]

awesome build

[@ZebbMassiv]

looks like a great place to store a huge amount of lithium batteries for long distance electric bikes

[@EdwinDueck]

You had all the help at the end, you should gotten them to help you sooner you would have a really great bike, lol

[@epiphanehouansodjim.2344]

Génial👌

[@raccasoko1709]

awesome work!

[@64maxpower]

thats trick! good work

[@borisheyl]

nice project but think your cargo rack is too high for heavier loads

[@made_kystarno4800]

This is really Heavy

[@charlieharper2529]

i have exactly the same bike and wanted to make xtrcycle type cargo tail, but bicycles rear suspension is literally jumping under my weight as it is,,,i cant imagine how will it behave when i make longer tail as it becomes longer lever that presses on spring

[@severs1966]

It's nice, but wouldn't it have made more sense to move the suspension right to the back too, so that the sprung to unsprung weight ratio is better, and so that the cargo is protected from the road bumps?

[@joeeeeeeeeeel]

I like it a lot.

[@lesliemeehan3724]

does the spring hold after long use

[@fletcherriverwood8964]

Not bad,but why don't you make a bike trailer,when you need to carry something just attach the trailer,when the job is done you can detach it easily and have fun with you bike

[@Flix-f6q]

A Longtail bike is better for narrow bikelanes, it also handles better in offroad situations. Plus, you are always capable to transport up to 2 adult passengers.

[@AggelosKyriou]

@@Flix-f6q the turning radius seems to be very long though. You can take very sharp turns with a bike and trailer. Especially the one wheeled ones.

[@Flix-f6q]

@@AggelosKyriou bike and trailer is even longer. Plus, you can easily lift the back of a longtail to position it in narrow spaces. pushing a trailer backwards is more difficult. I tried both and own a longtail.

[@valtito9297]

how come the shock absorber in the back didn't collapse?

[@ebrohaugh]

In the end, I decided to remove the shock absorber and put a solid pipe there instead as the heavy loads just compressed the shock absorber.

[@digbyodell2924]

Yes, I had that very thought, it must also bob quite a bit unless pedaling super smooth and I would think the single pivot point, which is now solid, is susceptible to substantial speed wobble under load...not that you'd be speeding on that bike anyway!

[@cartmanrlsusall]

Digby O'Dell right it's made to haul a load on dirt roads,

[@bobbyddybbob]

would the shock sag even more when the rear was loaded down with cargo and a person on the front "y" section adding weight also. you would need to crank the spring down but then it would bob more or change the spring out for a stiffer one along with possibly changing the oil out in the shock also. awesome build and design

[@charlieharper2529]

@@ebrohaugh i have same bicycle and wanted to make myself xtracyle type addon fork, and was worried what will happend to absorber as its jumping now without long fork.

[@fersego2051]

excelent!

[@jasrenfro9856]

5:20 rip headphone users

[@databanks]

yeah, mute key is our friend

[@juanmartinez-lj9xj]

hi: what is the size. aditional steel.

[@dcorica79]

Cool!

[@uroskostic8570]

i dont think you need so thick and big pipes for cargo bike. you need it as light as possible. its already overweight as it is. thinner pipes for trunk would go equally well.

[@ebrohaugh]

Uros Kostic you're probably right! I was concerned about my friends overloading it, which has happened often, but I could've spent more energy making it lighter. It's still working - just today I ran into one of the guys from our compound coming from the bush with a load of beans.

[@uroskostic8570]

@@ebrohaugh i would also suggest finding 16 or 18" motorcycle tyre, they are more durable than bicycke tires for rear as you are loading it.

[@michaeldesilvio9980]

qwaada goombay oongawa moogwaylee ebola Baracka o bomb poo poo tuki tuki shooot shooot shooot shooot!

[@nitewolf3369]

whats the weight capacity??

[@ebrohaugh]

+Erick L Haven't passed it yet - I commonly use it to carry six 20 liter bottles of water - that's at least 120 kilos.

[@nitewolf3369]

do you have any blue prints cuase i like this bike.

[@DorkyThorpy]

+Erick L I think it is best just to buy an old bike and get chopping. You do not need a blue print. I would say that would make think more difficult if anything. The most difficult thing is lining all the parts up, and ending up with a bottom bracket at the right height above the ground.

[@wunschvelo]

Impressing!

[@irenedavo3768]

Please watch videos of Jim Nduruchi

[@nitewolf3369]

i want one

[@marchlander1]

+Erick L Well, I say talking gets you nowhere. I started today..... collecting parts and done some measurements. But it's easy for me to say, as I am volunteer fireman and I happen to have some friends in department with certain benefits of owning or having acces to certain tools.

[@weads1000]

So, how is it going? Did you build it?

[@marchlander1]

weads1000 Uhhh.... no :) Not yet. I've been busy on some other project. I've been building a small generator, 6V, gas powered. But that pocket bike engine is way too... greedy, for the lack of better term. I'll try to revive my old Tomos a3 and use that as generator, as I had that originaly planned. Doesn't use too much of gas and it's way quieter. Plus it already has 12V dynamo on and it's ported. So.... eventualy I'll get to this cargo bike. You see, I have no power in the shed, I do have couple LED tapes, but they drain the batteries pretty quick. So I have to make something more sustainable. But thanks for the check up, though.

[@qiqweck]

wheelie it!

[@nippezdel]

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[@porschesluthporsche]

That is great, just the stuff I'm doing in Costa Rica...... power outages and all!