DIY railbike | Technical characteristics

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[@thorntontarr2894]

This is beautifully explained from a visual perspective showing the required degrees of freedom to permit compliance where needed. As the title states: technical characteristics. But what really showed the DIY aspect was the fiberglass seat! Well Done.

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Thank, since then my prototype has been changed radically.

[@thorntontarr2894]

@@ArtemiosFilatov May I see photos or will you post an update video. I would love to see the new prototype

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

@@thorntontarr2894 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ_IhYV-lsiVpZo

[@metimoteo]

I applaud your ingenuity. Because the bike is designed for use exclusively on a rail system, I would think you would get better performance from a less knobby rear wheel, one that provides less rolling resistance.

[@surreygeorge11]

I always wanted to do something like that. You can see a lot of nature when you follow the tracks.

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

If you need any help to build your own I can help you. Alternatively you could visit Greece and do one of our tours

[@hotchihuahua1546]

Yours has to be the heaviest duty one I have seen ! Even though your video is 10 years old I bet it’s still in use ! 😁 You should revisit this project and motorized the other side . 🤔

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Thanks for your comment. This is my very first prototype. It's actually not too heavy. Weight is not a problem in those constructions. The main problems are deraillings. My current prototype actually has a bigger weight. Check @Railbiking in Greece

[@rockinpiano1]

Thanks for the video. It's very informative and I enjoyed watching it. About the only thing I would do with your rail-bike is drill the bolts so you could use a cotter pin to keep from losing the nuts.............................or you could just double nut it.. Thanks again.(:>)

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Hi, If you planning to DIY railbike bteer check the my new prototype. Double screw is too much you can use locknut instead. Find more here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpPSZX9rrpmeedk

[@twinvideoproduction9662]

Excellent design my friend. Congratulation.

[@jimmyhuesandthehouserocker1069]

Wow, you really went heavy duty, you weren't messing around. Believe me, you can build a railbike with thinwall tubing and aircraft rod ends, what's a whole lot lighter. All you really need is the pilot wheels up front, and a small, unflanged bogie wheel to ride the opposite rail. Pilot wheels for the rear bike tire, only needed if the track is crowned and the tire won't otherwise stay on the rail. Wheels have to go behind the tire, will not work if in front

[@nathanmaier5080]

Absolutely fantastic. You are a blessing.

[@harrygatto]

Interesting though rather heavy duty. Bicycle style riding position may feel more balanced than this one. Derailleur type gears are prone to being clogged by grass, an old-style Sturmey Archer type hub gear set might be better. I get the feeling that this is a prototype and capable of further refinement.

[@navigatorofnone]

the video is amazingly descriptive, as long as you speak spanish. ssdly i don't speak it. hence i do not understads what he was say/typing/captioning. 😭😭😭

[@rafaelalejandrotrujillo6447]

Excelente diseño y muy fácil de constituir en casa. En mi país, Argentina, lamentablemente hay miles de kilómetros de vías desactivadas y pueblos que murieron por ello....

[@cristiangutierrez3692]

hola, tambien soy de Argentina, La Pampa. te das idea como hacer este espectacular movil? hace rato quiero hacer uno. si sabes, decime la realizacion. Gracias

[@rafaelalejandrotrujillo6447]

@@cristiangutierrez3692 Hola Cristian! Me parece que es puro ingenio. Mirando algunos vídeos en KZbin vas a ver que casa uno lo hizo con lo que tiene a mano. Mucha paciencia y ensayo-error. Seguramente hay alguna página que oriente lo básico. Abrazo enorme, soy de Bahía Blanca pero vivo en Bs As.

[@kd5txo]

Thanks for the English text.

[@bz3248]

The idea is there, but the fiberglass seat could be a real pain in the a55. Doesn't take much to start feeling it. I would at least paint the seat to seal off the potential irritation .

[@brucewmclaughlin9072]

Good design just a bit of overkill on the weight and structural strength. Good to see the recumbent position as it is the most comfortable. Mind you my bent seat has full mesh support and no hard fiberglass.

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Thank you for your comment! I build this prototype 5 years ago. However, the tests have shown that this railbike is no good. Many issues forced me to change radically the design. If you interested check my new prototype which is working 100% on any railway. Recumbent, adjustable, portable, cheap to build and safe! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2OVfqyhbraHfMU

[@brucewmclaughlin9072]

Thank you I will check it out.

[@thomaswalz3515]

To me, a bicycle railbike and a 4 wheel railbike are two different vehicles... like a motorcycle and a car. I am dedicated to making a system that folds on a bicycle so it can be ridden to the tracks... this system works that way but, it is pretty awkward riding it as a bicycle... but one can do so. therbfamily.homestead.com/adirondack.html

[@georgemeyer1719]

how can I get some plans or sketches to build one ?

[@lacuentadevideos]

love your Russian strengh and rughness...plastic rollers wheel ware out easily .. point: good for flat siberia but hard for a small up-hill

[@thomaswalz3515]

Urethane wheels (like skateboard wheels) will outlast steel.. and are much quieter. Hills are a challenge, but most railroads are not that steep. I've ridden in the Adirondacks and the Poconos... it was work, but not impossible.

[@CombraStudios]

this is good design and pretty fast

[@freewill1114]

Looks sturdy and reliable, but way too heavy, and bit of a job to assemble. It would be good to refine the basic design, using a lot of aluminum instead of steel. What is the weight?

[@cuzz63]

yea, he could have made most of that from lightweight tubing esp since the heavy weight would be on the actual bike.

[@rosaamarillo2110]

I like the design, but I have issues with the chain... too easy to fail.

[@jdjoe7345]

How to do something without balancing guide?only one rail(electronic controle?)

[@DANNYTHEQUAD]

Awesome rail bike.

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

+DANNYTHEQUAD Thanks! I have destroy this one to make another. My opinion, this system in no good for rail tracks.Now I radically changed the construction to make even better railbike

[@Kaidanshi0731]

Have you tried riding on tracks with rail switches? I can imagine a flaw with the guides that can derail your ride should you encounter tracks that have rail switches.

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Indeed, you are right my friend. This system is too fancy for railways. That's why I built a new prototype considering the actual railway and bicycle standards.. check my new channel: Railbiking in Greece. Thanks

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ_IhYV-lsiVpZo

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

Nice. Going over a trestle, I want some steel, not just PVC, between me and a 100 meter drop.

[@thomaswalz3515]

The key is building a stable rail attachment. You are correct in that materials matter... but design also matters. It should feel solid and strong. I find this railbike way too heavy.... but hey, it works...

[@billsedman4372]

the chain is screaming oil!

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Its also screaming: I'm too big for that king of pressure!!!!

[@bruckenbergbahnzwickau4497]

Fantastic !

[@skibee50]

Did you use coat hangers for welding rods ?

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

I'm not sure what you mean my friend. I use simple welding machine. This prototype based completely on the random stuff I found on scrapyard.

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

My freaking english was so poor 💩 at that time lol

[@harrygaul4475]

Aluminium tubing vesus steel frame would be great.

[@wimphilipsen2651]

Harry Gaul Aluminium tubing ist not rigid enough. The peddling forces are not good transmitted to the drive wheel. The frame bends en twist. I saw that in other video’s.

[@songofthefree4677]

Won’t people get into trouble in the states for riding a bike on rails ??

[@peterhoffman2639]

View "Extreme Raibiking" on KZbin.

[@thomaswalz3515]

Good to see you here Peter...

[@tom_olofsson]

Very nice.

[@kostasgalanakis9715]

Καλησπέρα, θα ήθελα να φτιάξω μία ποδηλατοδρεζινα μίας και μένω δίπλα σε γραμμές τραίνου και γενικά ασχολούμαι με δύο ασχολίες που κουμπώνουν γάντι με αυτή την δραστηριότητα... Είμαι ποδηλάτης και ερασιτέχνης φωτογράφος. Θα ήθελα αν μπορείς να μου δώσεις κάποιες κατευθύνσεις για το πώς μπορώ να ξεκινήσω και τι ακριβώς αξεσουάρ θα χρειαστώ. Ευχαριστώ πολύ

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Γεια σου φίλε μου νομίζω ότι βρήκες τον κατάλληλο άνθρωπο. Λοιπόν το βασικότερο που θα χρειαστείς για να φτιάξεις ένα καλό ποδηλατάκι είναι τα λεφτά. Υπολογισμού ότι θα είναι τουλάχιστον 1000€ με την προϋπόθεση ότι κάποιες εργασίες θα τις κάνεις εσύ.

[@dziczekt]

and it did not collapse?

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

It was working quite well acctually

[@alan30189]

Then a train came! :-O

[@delta-zy6gt]

the only problem with this model are the switches on the tracks

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

You are right about the switches, however, this is not the only one. There are more like: a) long-chain and too big size on the wheel. It was very hard to start pedalling especially uphill b) at times rail could be thinner or fatter so the railbike was ether off the track or stuck c) unstable because the centre of gravity was too high d) too heavy because of the side wheel e)the fat of the rail is 6cm and the fat of the weel 6cm as well. It is very hard to keep both surfaces in touch. A small anomaly to the tracks could set off the tacks the bike

[@grahambunton377]

..and another feature of the bike is when the chain breaks you get a free VASECTOMY

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Many times I got the chain broken however no injuries. This is old model anyway, Check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpPSZX9rrpmeedk

[@dakota813]

Estupendo!

[@bobjackson4720]

Over engineered. When people travel the tracks they often have to carry the bike (when the rails are damaged). Good luck carrying this design more than a few meters.

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

I can't disagree because this model is a Mad Max prototype. I have made it of the things I found in the scrap yard. However, my new prototype is based on more solid ground as I integrated the standard bicycle and railway technologies and standards. check my new channel specifically dedicated to railbiking kzbin.info/door/IQEScefW3LnSttPYS_x4Lg

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

All my prototypes are portable and fit in the trunk of a car. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXiZgJyhq6uSj5I

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Probably the most portable prototype was Norix 13 that fits in a bag scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10006223_862150323811794_2056929964_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=2&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=A4Ixtyoi4h0AX9daQue&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=b9a710d07f2ca49f0137297e7e080044&oe=5FC88255

[@averteddisasterbarely2339]

​@@ArtemiosFilatovall ideas begin at the start ! How would you learn without discovering what does/doesn't work ! Your way ahead of me so I turn to people like you to make my first attempt at a rail bike successfully ! I have no doubt that you have fun with any projects you tackle ! Have a great day from Seattle

[@PrincipeCaspianX]

Too much unnecessary weight.

[@ufoengines]

Neat! Thanks for this post .

[@thomaswalz3515]

A smart railbike knows where to ride. There has never been a railbike fatality in the USA that involved a train.

[@matteonatalini251]

How I can for buy ???

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

I'm not selling them yet

[@MrPoutsesMple]

Ωραίος !

[@claudioqueiroz5125]

Serrinha Bahia Brasil

[@SuperMan-ir2ii]

Name song please ?

[@railbiking]

Everlone - Peeks

[@SuperMan-ir2ii]

Thank you

[@fill83s]

Δεν πειραζει,ας ειναι αχριστη. Εμεις να γουσταρουμε.

[@user-uv7oe9nj9u]

тяжелое ..

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Согласен что конструкция получилась тяжеловатой. На то время Я работал с подручными материалами. Несмотря на то что на каких велосипедах вес конструкции особую роль не играет всё-таки мне удалось сделать мой новый прототип в минимальном весе и довольно-таки эффективным. Скоро будут туры в Греции. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnyQdJuqpbqEja8

[@user-uv7oe9nj9u]

@@ArtemiosFilatov пусть так .я про безопасность и для каких нибуть преграть это надо успеть от поезда перенести или если это заброшеная дорога и претащить через преграды

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

@@user-uv7oe9nj9u это заброшенная дорога. Есть очень лёгкий прототип из алюминия который помещается в багаж аэропорта.

[@staseghrrhgesats1946]

The music...uggggg

[@harrygatto]

One click turns it off.

[@sanaullah8903]

Too much heavy

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

Thanks for your comment. Indeed this prototype has many drawbacks and some of them can't be solved. I suppose that you can reduce the weight by using lighter parts and materials however the problem of a big bike chain will remain and the railroller system is problematic on switchers the seat is too high as well. I moved to another prototype which proved to be more reliable check Railbiking in Greece Chanel

[@stuff4salefromkraigzlist281]

danger n stupid trains still use abandon lines for parking and emergencys u pick

[@mosslimbayter277]

You can go online and see maps for tracks that are not in use and have been ripped up or damaged beyond repair in areas so you have to carry the bike over the gaps.

[@billys88]

axristi efeuresi

[@k.i.e1206]

1 way to die

[@ArtemiosFilatov]

No one died so far.

[@thomaswalz3515]

There has never been a railbike fatality in the USA.