Building Custom Bicycles in New York City

Rocketboom NYC Correspondent Ella Morton interviews Josh Hadar about his hand sculpted custom bicycles
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[@hemhemimakatekobum]

I gave 5 stars because the quality of the video is awesome and the bikes are just as good

[@ChooseCarefully]

Wow! Great report! Isn't it wonderful when someone finds their dream and makes it happen? Artists are SO alive...

[@mortenhansen3455]

I've met the guy and trust me, he's a true original human being and he is MAJOR friendly!

[@dabruin2]

Best of luck to Josh Hadar and his creative endeavors. That was pretty awe inspiring to watch.

[@leapoffaith20]

Interesting and thought provoking as always Ella.

[@KingMe5000]

cool work , I respect anybody who builds stuff themselves

[@JavBuinitzky]

Excelente trabajo...

[@rollingsculpture2413]

How have I only just come across this video? These bikes are awesome!!!

[@hallbe]

How cool! Beautiful work!!

[@tewika6853]

Beautiful work, beautiful mind!

[@holdmybeer]

I am an artist and welder and love bike's. this is very inspiring!

[@ALFAIROZI]

Creativity....God bless man you do a real good work wish you all the best

[@Elonios]

Fantastic. Nice job you`ve done. Great.

[@turnuon79]

omg these bikes are amazing

[@tahoemountainman]

i love this kind of stuff and im also a welder (in the process) and i just love working with my hands and metal

[@NickPedone]

I once saw a bike made of chains! The No. 1 coustom art I've ever seen.

[@jesusloor]

Congratulations. This men is very intelligent and I see he is a humble men , that is very important God bless hem.

[@MyLittleBonsai]

Those bikes are shockingly amazing!

[@OmegaGrunt]

They do have some bending forms, but for cool angles like they use you'd have to do it by hand. if it was just like U-shape bends, then a machine could do it easy.

[@rou162]

nice design good job and good luck

[@Areka_Sadaro]

Nice, it's always coll to see people being able to profit with something creative

[@Zwergenpaladin]

Really beautiful! Oh, and the bikes are nice too.

[@omarnomade]

what is the best material(kind of metal) to do this bikes?iron steel alum?what kind of welding?thanks!!

[@brandonlaw2010]

hey man i have a question, my bmx bike crapped out on me. the bearings in the crank broke. And i have a mountain bike that sucks ass but the crank is fine could i use mountain bike crank bearings in a bmx bike crank?

[@Khamomil]

Another dude re-discovering the positive side of manual work. Good for ya! Awesome bikes!

[@BK42Cycles]

Nice projects!

[@erehwyrevekool]

I like this art!

[@hvkv0000]

very impresive

[@myfriendjenonline7831]

Does anyone know where I could get a custom tandem attachment for a second adult rider?

[@ERDUE]

HERMOSA ELLA!!! Lindas obras el!

[@GrahamBullock-LearningAlias]

At last someone has made a great video on ; "How to measuring a frame". Thanks !KINETHIC BICYCLES MADE to MEASURE

[@Ivobe2]

Good stuff

[@manudosde]

awesome stuff, a true artisan this guy

[@ChrisWittmann]

great looking bikes

[@GabrielCain]

@omarnomade It really depends on what your goals and limitations are. Generally, steel is easy to work, to weld, but is heavier than aluminum. Iron is a component of making steel, but iron on its own would be a terrible choice for a bike -- too bendy. Steel, and specifically 4130 (a strong alloy steel), is a great choice for building bikes -- it's cheap, and easily welded and formed. Bikes can be welded with oxy-fuel, MIG, or TIG. Or brazed.

[@jaydublis]

Nice work

[@bestamerica]

' nice bikes,,, what kind of metal pipe to use this bike

[@ninthvy]

dude.u are cool,talented and one of a kind.good luck to you man....like ur structure.....

[@Netuser1]

wow!

[@coreyj555]

wow that was so cool

[@holdthissl]

amazing

[@lowlifebikes354]

Very nice...

[@nathandean66]

beautiful

[@vegascycle5621]

Hi, I’m looking for someone to build a bicycle frame with my own design, what is best to contact you?

[@thembones12]

I need one of these bike. How much? Where can I get it?

[@markart157]

Cool !

[@yyoutb]

i like it .... i would like to get one. it looks so familiar to the OCC Motorbike

[@y1ink]

awesome

[@Podegra]

man, I gotta get to NYC immediately!

[@QAF9606]

good job.. nice bike...

[@djmakerz]

awsome

[@Sonyoooo3]

that is cool bike very unic...

[@celticboy1950]

where can i get one in the UK?

[@YORK899]

where is this guy located? is his stuff on display at all?

[@EOchile]

Excelentes trabajos. Saludos de EOchile.

[@huuot]

Thumbs up! Thanks

[@Seregium]

Cool! I also have motorised bicycle and i want to do something like that!

[@Slyke57]

They're pretty awesome looking, it's all eye candy, I don't think I'd ride one too often. Looks freakin awesome though

[@NannyLeeAndBaby]

Those bikes are incredible. He's truly talented. But I can't imagine there isn't an easier, more back friendly method to bend steel?

[@one10RC]

Holy crap, I'm just like this guy hahah. Maybe not on his level of production, but doing the same stuff, welding, chopping bicycles up, and glass blowing. XD

[@korvo01]

amayzing...love the one with the red heart.

[@rougelondon]

Sure is ;)

[@huuot]

I like your work this is way i ever think of.I have all the tools but not all creat like this.I think you are the one of the best i ever seem yet tumbs up. ps,i get my parts from zoombicycle goog people.

[@sharankumar2707]

excellent.👍👌👏

[@ogostaboy]

Respect.

[@gvi341984]

wow very different

[@klmellott]

You know, there are easier ways to bend steel pipes.

[@Solechild23]

How is Amsterdam, dude? I'm planning to have my restaurant there in the future...

[@BartenderMix]

thats the essence of art. it might not be ur style but its sum1 else's

[@cebuinvestment]

sweet!

[@dcyli]

holy crap yes

[@SampaJasli]

anyone know the intro song?

[@jonestheinsomniac]

i like the rib cage ones, with the hearts... it's like you're riding on the back of an animal....or like a really really small horse getting back to basics with a recently emerging art form

[@sanderklok1984]

nice work man cool idee

[@DAVEYprodz]

woot nice, and nice quality video :D

[@amazeblaze]

nice!!!

[@owatajrkiam]

Too Cool!!!!!

[@K97MACHU]

how much money do they cost................(canadian dollars)

[@fuzzywzhe]

Look up the Bowden Spacelander.

[@JohnKater1971]

There is a guy living the dream. Good on ya mate!

[@mejorxz123]

nice

[@sXeHardcoreKid]

tight!

[@vistigioful]

I love bikes.

[@acetatostereo]

cool

[@RavijiItaly]

Simply genius.

[@CactosS]

sweet bikes

[@ru429]

man... do you ship?

[@EarthKrusher]

the bike at 2:21 is really cool

[@moofushu]

I think the bikes with "hearts" of glass look so cool. I'd love to know how much one of those costs but, I fear the answer will shock me! lol I think it's great he does something he loves to do. He should start to build beyond Bikes and maybe make his own "terminator" like robot. Those would be cool too.

[@TukenNuken]

damn...that's awesome

[@JoachimderZweite]

This guy is a fantastic artistic engineer with a vision and is way ahead of his time. He belongs in Holland with the lovely Dutch not with the limited torture mongers.

[@HorchataRegularBand]

yeah, because the good looking redhead

[@andopolis]

LOL. "...I mean, you're in here everyday, pounding it out."

[@atilapars]

merak ne güzel şey.bravo

[@frogsoda]

Thumbs up for the bikes. Fav'd for the redhead talking about bending steel and "hand blown gas tanks..."

[@froggtoed]

YOU NAILED IT!!!!! That Chick wants to give him the HUCKLEBUCK

[@omniexistus]

this guy is cool

[@maiqza]

this is very pulento. congratuleichons

[@jldwolfe]

@jldwolfe Sorry. My laptop decided it did not like the "T" button.

[@mrtecno99]

Nice Collection of Bicycles , It Need More Improve and Breaks.....

[@JustClaude13]

i would recommend some bending tools. If he's hurting himself doing it he's limiting his ability to do real precision bends. Brute force doesn't have the control he really needs to do his best work.