Building a Swingbike

Thanks to Lincoln Electric and Spring Make for sponsoring this video!
www.springmakeshow.com/
This week i built a SWINGBIKE! really fun to build and ride
watch until the end to see me drive over my iphone :)
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Music by Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com)

[@bryantford3054]

Five minutes & 15 seconds ago I didn't know what a "swing bike" was. Now I need one! I appreciate how you show your trial & error. Too many channels only show their successes. 👍🏻

[@Kamynn]

Haha ya so do i

[@alberttetley]

love all the wacky and weird things you do to bicycles

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

That looks like a trip to ride! I love the different sized wheels and the fact that you showed the oops. I feel slightly better about my ineptitude now :) See you in April!

[@laurakampf]

It’s a blast to ride! We should make one at spring make :)

[@FigmentsMade]

I love all the little details. This was such a neat process to watch you transform all the pieces to fit together. And I totally cheered when you made it around the coffee cup! That is such a cool bike! And a great video! See you at Spring Make!

[@laurakampf]

See you there my friend!

[@CrabOfDoom]

This is amazing to see, built and in action. There was a newspaper clipping one of the Nat Lamp True Facts books (mid-90s or earlier) about a Swedish inventor who'd made a hinged bike. The short piece said it made sense to him when he thought of it, but after building and riding it, he said "it actually makes no sense. But we live in a world where every little thing is supposed to make sense, and I'm tired of that." The grainy b&w pic of him on the bike looks just like the shots of rolling over the coffee cup.

[@DIYPD]

I’m a huge fan of cycling and I have a vintage Raleigh bike of 1979 for the tweed run of London. I have to admit Laura that your bike and every bike that you’re making looks awesome! Especially this one looks like you can have a lot of fun with!

[@PhilVandelay]

Great swingbike! Always fun to see people try to learn to ride one of these. And the great thing about them it's actually easier than it looks and so much fun. You should make a bike with inversed steering next, they're almost impossible to ride :)

[@herzog2604]

There is a super cool video about them from "smarter every day" its called "the backwards brain bycicle"

[@PhilVandelay]

@@herzog2604 Yeah I love that video! It's so cool how quick the kid picks up the skill and it's hilarious seeing the guy try to ride a normal bike again

[@SuperMarge123]

Excellent truly excellent. Your engineering and design skills are only surpassed by your sense of fun and lust for life. Thank you very much. I love the bicycle projects. Respect. Regards Gareth Wiltshire UK

[@alienfac32]

evey video of u playing with bicycles is just fun to watch. Thank u for the effort.

[@humptydubber]

Been watching your progress for a couple of years now Laura, and I have to say you are a total inspiration.... I really dig the quality of the video presentations, the editing and most of the originality of the projects. As a maker/mechanic/art teacher myself, I find your approach to be a refreshing change to the expected norm.... Long may it continue.

[@crossthreaded6867]

That intro was really slick, great build!

[@bluzshadez]

Beer Bike and the Ultimate Festival Bike will always remain my favourites. God bless you Laura! You just don't have the time for Livestreaming anymore.

[@JENNISWISS]

what you build everything😀 great technical nonsense that makes you very happy❤️🍀 THX laura for sharing

[@nline2blast722]

I love you Laura, your great funny lady, God has put a lot of spunky ingenuity in you keep it up!!

[@ShawnandJillianBuild]

Jillian and I both agree that's a fun bike : ) Hope to see you at Spring Make as well!

[@CraftsWithEllen]

That bike looks like so much fun 😄

[@molegrip3860]

Another fun build, another great video, another great Sunday on KZbin. Cheers, Laura :)

[@7tqpbnvh7tqpbnvh77]

YOU FINALLY DID IT! I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT FOR A WHILE!

[@adamengland2519]

Brilliant Laura love it. You are brave to ride it and I love the finished look with the larger rear wheel. 👍

[@divyajnana]

Fun to watch you make the bike and try and figure out what it was as it came together. Thanks for the video.

[@Charlie-pk6lj]

I love watching the way your mind works, a swing bicycle nobody but nobody would have ever come up with this concept let alone made it work, nobody.

[@Zthreve]

The opening shot and title on the grinder disk blew me away. I love your style. You got the hang of riding that bike quickly.

[@Gabe731]

Not only are you one of my favorite Maker's / creator's but you also have a knack for picking some of the best music.

[@69virgin1966]

Laura that is about the funniest thing I've seen in a while. Awesome job 👏👍. Thanks for sharing and God bless

[@wal33dmas81]

I really enjoy the videos in which you play with bicycle

[@laurakampf]

me too!

[@finnickrinzler8907]

That was a sexy soundtrack. 😂

[@tachi98lep]

Just love how you think of different things to make for each video. You should mass produce some of the things you make and sell it on your site.

[@FredMcIntyre]

Really cool Laura! 😃👍🏻🚴🏼‍♀️👊🏻

[@mikejohnson219]

Dude - you're the BALLZ!!! I LOVE IT!!

[@thetalkingfly]

Great make, those bikes seems silly, but as you 15th bike perfect! Love it Laura - love your creative spirit! Cheers, Steve aka The Talking Fly

[@hippoandbearmakes3416]

Can’t wait to see how a side car fits onto this bike 😀👍

[@GCustoms]

This is a fun project! Perfect as a challenge for a company events and stuff. Have you seen the bikes that turn the wrong way? You turn handlebar left and the wheel turn right. They are hopeless to ride.

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Cool bike , great work . Looks like fun to ride...

[@RobinGingerich]

Nice! Looking forward to talking with you at SpringMake again this year...!

[@Sascha_LB]

a 100%fun project. I love those. Danke fürs Zeigen und für den LOL-Effekt. Gruß Sascha

[@karlhiggins6749]

Mad crazy Laura Keep it up 🤪

[@GugsGunny]

Yeeeyyy! Another bike! :D

[@whazee]

I had no Idea what a swing bike was before now. It's crazy! 😂 I dont know how you ride that, but I love it!

[@marcinsykut497]

I saw swing bikes before . They are difficult to ride and I don't see real purpose of it except artistic and some fun . Still great video .Love to watch . Thanks .

[@strike.1027]

that looks like huge fun to ride. good work.

[@claire2430]

Always fun to watch you experiment!

[@magicnik8881]

Damn it, the coolest bike I´ve ever seen! :D

[@enormhi]

That might be the most terrifying thing you have ever build

[@RedHeadGuitar]

I first saw this kind of bikes on the Seth's Bike Hacks channel. Hella cool, awesome to watch you making one!

[@finnickrinzler8907]

Amazing as always young lady. 👍👍👍

[@StuffUCanMake]

Great video Laura!

[@frankling.robertsiii6811]

That’s one crazy bike build... don’t need to drink to ride it...😂

[@jayyatulis7691]

Great bike build! Cool to see you TIG welding. Some really neat linkages and engineering going on! :)

[@TheWoodWerker]

Another Great Video Big L!....(as always!) You’re very inspiring! Much Love ❤️Have Super Week!.....Gus

[@chadwickbevins5468]

Love this stuff!!!

[@alunjones2550]

Love the bike Laura. I did a bike rally once and someone brought a bike they'd made where the handlebars went in the opposite direction to the front wheel. The challenge was to see who could actually ride the thing for longer than about 2 seconds. How's about that for your next bike project......!

[@pierre-alaincassar1903]

Very good work

[@myrudram]

Made me laugh. Always love your videos - real gems. Thanks, Laura.

[@tobiaspanderson]

Great job! I've always planned to some day build sort of a tandem bike but with three wheels, made out of two bikes. The middle wheel is the rear wheel of the first bike and also the front wheel of the second. So the front fork of the second bike is connected to the rear wheel of the first bike. This can be you next bike project! 😁

[@SmartStr33t]

That smile at 3:12, that's why I build freak bikes. I know the exact feeling.

[@bj20715]

Another great build, but WOW that thing looks hard to ride! Good on you for giving it a go, I don't think I could pedal two meters and stay upright....

[@125ccbiker9]

Brilliant!

[@jakobnordin]

Nice build! I think it became instable because the tubs go down towards the back. If you make them horizontal you should get a more stable ride.

[@davewilliams355]

Well done Laura, really like the bike mods, you could use a locking pin for riding and folding for transportation......

[@jmakes3745]

Great build Laura! Looks like a lot of fun to ride although practise is definately necessary haha!

[@joshhibbs_nola]

SO DOPE! I don’t think I could ride the swing bike though. I would probably run into walls and fences and things. LOL

[@reforzar]

Love it! Keep it up friend!

[@jacindroid9534]

I love your crazy ideas,... Thanks!!!

[@cartolla]

Liked so much the music I went to Epidemic Sound and I created a playlist called "Laura Kampf" with this one and other similar musics :D Yes, I searched it until I found it! Nice work Laura!

[@gunnarwallenberg9817]

Love this!

[@vampyrew0lf]

No way your driving that bike iffin you had a few drinks....aw heck, Challenge Accepted! Nice upcycle build 😎

[@robertlee8400]

That looks like fun great vid

[@Jon-Gardner]

I bet riding that bike is a great core workout! 🏋️‍♀️

[@skullandspade]

I'm just having flashbacks of you riding Elm City Dave's at the tipi build. Well done L

[@alsanova]

Maybe rename this channel to Bike Hoarder? 😂😂😃 Another great vid to watch 👍

[@AngryLobito]

Me encantan tus videos, saludos desde México ✌️

[@MegaNitrous]

Parabéns... Virei seu fã! Adoro trabalhos criativos iguais os seus.

[@aliasprojects6214]

That is super cool!

[@nio_nl]

I like your decision to use hand tools only, as many of us indeed don't have the bigger or more expensive machines. On that thought, how do you feel about giving more in depth tips about specific making processes? For example: how to use a chisel. It goes a bit beyond your current format, but I'm sure you've got plenty to teach us, and I for one would love to learn. Edit: actually, I guess that's what skill share is about..

[@SmartStr33t]

Laura, you should build a velocino / donkey bike. It would really be a nice addition to your freakbike fleet.

[@MeIsGurlNow]

The Queen of Inefficient Bicycles :-)

[@Tictacpanter]

Great build. Also, the music sounds like "Thank you, next"

[@markbryan9989]

That is wild! If you get tired of being a KZbinr, you could apply at the circus! And please, don't get going to fast on that thing! Thanks Laura!

[@shelbytomy07]

what is that for? freestyle or sports? because it can't be a vehicle, it's hard to drive

[@TheVelomobileChannel]

Hah 😄 pretty fun project. Next build a Python recumbent bike. It should be at least as difficult to learn to ride as that one 😄

[@oscarvilchis5195]

Genial!!! Gracias por divertirte tanto!!!

[@terryendicott2939]

A crash course in bicycle making and riding. -- Twas fun. Thanks

[@joshsmith4488]

My best friend in grade school was from Japan. He had one in the early 80s. 😁

[@69AJS]

Hi. Am new to your channel. Wonderful! Your bicycle adaptions are gloriously nutty and very skilled. Heath Robinson comes to mind. Thank you.

[@abbie3625]

You’d get along swimmingly with all the bike nerds in my town of Davis (THE bike town in California). Seriously, we have a yearly picnic day parade in which all the bicyclists can join in and show off their goofy modified bikes. I’ve seen everything from unicycles, old-timey “Penny Farthing” bikes, to bikes where you just walk like youre on an elliptical with wheels that propels you forward. Never seen anything quite like your bikes though!

[@ADBBuild]

I'm waiting for the day that you cut apart a bike you found that turns out to be some rare and collectible model and all the bike enthusiasts have a heart attack. lol

[@chaseclements5505]

Always love your videos. Personally I would have corrected the pedal strike with a longer front fork. But you always figure it out!

[@micheledefilippis7497]

Tu non sei normale!!! E questo e' un complimento. Ti do 10 pollicioni in su. Bravissima, esageratamente fantastica....

[@almagill]

"oopsie!" We laughed! :) Such fun!

[@MrRoboto1337]

NICE TiG work!

[@noelhutchins7366]

the rear wheel will automatically straighten and maintain a forward attitude if the back pivot were sloped away from your center of gravity. front forks also work this way as they too are sloped away from the rider; adding weight to the seat keeps the wheel straight

[@sandravukovic2901]

You may get a six pack that way. And I don't mean beer :-) Nice build ;-)

[@yv6eda]

Funny idea Laura!

[@hossinali1260]

Video ist sehr schön und wunderbar

[@JohnMadeit]

How long did it take you to learn to ride it?

[@adshwartz]

What will happen if you fix the handlebar and steer by moving the whole front part of the bike?

[@moyashisoba]

Haha, wie krank! So geil.

[@orlando9609]

It's very cool but seems hard to ride in a straight line, I think that a spring mechanism at the pivot point would make it ride better, acting as a self aligning frame.

[@jonwills4670]

Looks awesome but very hard to ride! 👊🏻

[@MakeBrooklyn]

That was exceptionally cool! Are there contests using that sort of bike or was it just a case of I wonder if this would work? Either way, that was outstanding!!!

[@andermercado5762]

Gran trabajo gracias por compartir