Electric Rail bike Build Q&A

This is answering some of the questions I got on building the Electric Railbike and the Railbike video.
Timestamps -
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Frame/Bike
03:26 - Battery
07:06 - Rail Attachment
10:04 - Filming
11:58 - Narration

[@Hephera]

your narration of this video was far better than the awful AI narration of the other video. You already have a good voice for youtube, you dont need ai

[@JackButlerVideos]

This one is also AI, he tricked you ;)

[@zapcjw]

Frame and swingarm kit would be great to sell so we can source the other stuff locally and customize to our needs - looks like a very solid frame and design

[@jshireley]

Another vote for this as well. Sourcing the battery, controller, hub motors, brakes, etc. are all relatively trivial now, but a good frame is hard to find. I'd buy this frame in a second if it was available on the market.

[@bharathreddy1856]

🤚me too im too interested in frame

[@jqmark]

Me too I would be interested in the frame as a roller. It's one of the nicest designs I've seen.

[@rivieramayagaffer]

I'd love this too!

[@abettermankind9761]

Your video production is as good as your ebike fabrication skills... Well done and God bless ❤️🙏❤️

[@arniegreenberg2719]

Great video, I drove PCH along that route many times and always wondered about the train right of way. I appreciate that you took the time to show us the nuts and bolts of your eBike and your logic for it's design. Your drone shots are very professional and adds a lot to the overall video. Thanks.

[@purplepenguin43]

brilliant engineering, ebikes truly are the future of transportation.

[@innercityprepper]

This is an INCREDIBLE video, the video that has been needed for the railbike community.

[@pentachronic]

Just saw your 120 mile video and came here. Got to say you’ve done a stellar job with the egineering of the ebike and the development of the rail system. Really enjoyed everything. I now have to find put where your route was as I want to trail run parts of them!!

[@lothre]

Excellent build explanation. Your bike design is fantastic. Love the long range version. I know these would sell well, should you decide to start production

[@felixthecatinthehat.]

The frame looks interesting. And I look forward to finding out if you decide to build more to sell.

[@ericlamandia4702]

Very well done. Loved the 120 mile video. You are truly talented and look forward to more videos. Your rbike is awesome. Truly inspired me

[@gangoffour6690]

Great work of engineering and fabrication.

[@wollinger]

Wow....Just wow, id love to have one for my commute but probably costs the same as my old car.

[@arliewinters2776]

Killer stuff ! Loved the ride along, video from the drone, and the explanation of how it was all put together....!!!

[@kennyness8881]

Boys and their toys: Very fancy, well engineered, nicely done, toys. Respect. Thanks for posting.

[@zenobikraweznick]

This is a masterpiece , I'm genuinely impressed , shock and awe.

[@battonfive]

Big thanks for the insights. Perhaps I can suggest a rear view reversing camera feeding a small screen on the handlebars, that way you dont need mirrors, dont need to look over your shoulder and can still see whats behind you. Can always power it with a 12v step downboard from your main battery array 🙂 Helps of the saftey and general awareness front. Keep up the great work!

[@spirieo]

I'm so glad you made this video, it's a great compliment to the original rail biking vid. So cool!

[@AlenMarkov]

Everything absolutely excellent made - thank you for sharing and best of luck!

[@Ksn.J]

The best hub- motor built, I` ve ever seen! great job!

[@t3chnicolor]

The fact that AI speech has gotten this good is unbelievable. Thanks for the Q&A

[@poetac15]

Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing the reasons behind some of your design decisions.

[@SimonTekConley]

So, in a video, you've sold me on getting a drone, finally buying a dslr, and buying an ebike. Impressive. I've never really understood why people got them until now.

[@ivtrader4369]

Amazing engineering! Very nice!

[@printmastert]

You just gave the world your fine skills. Thank you and this stuff takes a smart person to build.

[@adamgroves2811]

Brilliant video, amazing engineering! Keep up the good work.

[@colekeller]

Incredible work

[@kiteblaster]

Congratulations! This is some beautiful design and construction work!

[@minskmade]

what an awesome build....beautiful....super tight fabrication skills...im in the midst of doing a 1970 p200e vespa electric conversion....

[@uhlijohn]

Incredible! You are quite an engineer my friend!

[@zeruzio1345]

Just got recommended this channel and am amazed by the quality and content. Thanks so much for the FAQ, really great work. I was interested about the AI voice, it is crazy how close to real it has come.

[@WES-JGC-2013]

Extremely Impressed! I have always wanted to do this, and exactly what you are doing because railroads are a huge interest to me! Keep making vids and I think you will go far with your ideas and more! This is one of the best setups I have seen!

[@johnmcgowanireland695]

Excellent video's and build explanation, new subscriber here. I bought a Trek bike that was converted to an e-bike. It has a 1000W rear hub motor with a 48 watt controller and 14 AH battery. I disconnected the speed limiter wire, and that thing will get me up to 30mph (flat ground) with a range of around 40 miles. Your bike is the most bad ass bike I've seen and could only wish.

[@aleksandrsnaumovs4277]

Dude....amazing! Keep it up! ❤

[@gabrielsierra6890]

Thanks for sharing!

[@leonard07CA]

Great bike and great video. I live in Santa Cruz and always wanted to ride these rail but you beat me to it. Wally

[@Lone_Feather]

Great video 👍 And that's one awesome bike!

[@Dash41198]

Watched the rail video: Loved it, and came to the channel looking for this. Cracking couple of videos, mate. Well done. I didn't even pick the AI voiceover and got confused as hell at the sound of your voice on this one. 😀 Wouldn't worry too much about it.

[@hesedken]

Great ideas!

[@matthewfish6113]

An excellent video, thank you for taking the time to make it. (the bikes not bad either ! ).

[@ethanmessinger4798]

You promised and delivered!! thanks!!

[@Littlehornification]

A very nice build dude!

[@KCM25NJL]

Oh man, Eleven Labs have definitely surpassed the uncanny valley. I watched that whole thing and just didn't notice....or was too taken aback by the visuals to really focus on any narration inconsistencies. It was the first time watching you and I frankly am surprised you're not a 20 something kid who built some cool stuff for a youthful adventure :D.......... Bravo ! :)

[@user-od9iz9cv1w]

Fascinating.

[@csiebester]

This is so impressive.

[@fentonfun]

I have a Jackal electric bicycle from Thunderstruck motors. Would love to convert mine. Its original design is very open to conversion like yours. I would not need any of the rail bike capability. But the rest is ;right up my alley. Would love to talk about this further!

[@TaylorAlexander]

Very interesting thanks! I just checked the other video again. I prefer your natural voice from this video! Sounds great. Also what beach is that? I grew up in the Santa Cruz mountains and I would love to take my ebike to the coast!

[@patrickkelley4653]

That's funny I didn't even notice the narrator was synthesized it sounded great to me! The first thing I wondered in this video was wait why does he sound different? 😆

[@Skiridr22]

Great episode, I thought you forgot about us but thank you

[@hoobadooba8173]

I would love to have one of these ✨🙏🏻🙈

[@sterlingbaker2992]

I don't know why some of these so called people wouldn't like the incredible talent you have...must be jealous 😂😂

[@uuzd4s]

Nice Piece-o-Werk ! 😉 😊

[@Dimmer333]

Thank you!!!!

[@thegrouchyoldman6909]

The ebike track ride was the 1st video of yours I had seen. I had no idea it was an AI voice and thought u were younger until I saw a face shot. I thought the voice was perfect and shared the video with a lot of friends. Very fun video!

[@canadiangreg5313]

Great job, very impressed on the whole project.

[@hot_coldman]

This is so cool

[@user-gz9vv1nl3b]

You certainly are an engineer. And I'll add a role model as well. if I could afford one of your bikes... (?) Sold.

[@de-bodgery]

Love the frame, jsut fix that swing arm so it can mount a motor right at the pivot and make this mid-drive capable or hub capable.

[@2mraid3r]

I love the concept of a long range bike. How many cycles can/have you gotten from your battery pack?

[@grippinggriffon6853]

id I'd be interested in buying the frame or a frame like that without the running gear just the frame fork and rear shocks no wheel or breaks or handel bars i like the look for this frame Lots of space and it looks strong I've got ebike running gear controllers and batteries

[@ciliciaann3504]

Thank you. 🚴💥💨💨💨

[@KapitanWalnut]

This is awesome. I'd love to build the rail attachments for myself - any chance I could get a copy of your CAD files?

[@mobyhunr]

You're a genius. Stay humble

[@happyjourney8675]

I want some rail attachments like those.

[@cojacq]

Thank you so much for sharing specs on the bike! I love the in-depth design process. Very cool that you're testing out new models/iterations of it. How much does the smaller 2.0 version weigh?

[@cojacq]

Also! Are you able to incorporate regen in the system with the hub motor?

[@Kehsejogi]

nice

[@cjsoutdoors4412]

Brilliant! 👏 👏 👏 🇺🇲

[@someguydino6770]

The necessity for an invention can be a mother- D.D.D.

[@dean5485]

interested i really like your frame design alot of thought went into this unlike most others you have the battery low in the frame making it low center of gravity very responsive it just stinks of performance well done by chance would you consider building another frame or even maybe you still have the paper template to share lol

[@CamperVanGuy]

🎬🏆🎥Outstanding concept, engineering, production quality, and execution. Ever make an electric camper bike that I could send folks out on the vast Rails-to-Trails network?🧐🤠🤙🏽

[@kotisded]

Really nice work. Greta frame build. I'm also constructing something simmular. Would You be so kind to instruct me how to connect pedals to a rear hub motor?

[@steverads8816]

Would like to know your prices on the bikes and if there are any restrictions on exporting the higher end motors to europe. You are a excellent engineer and film maker. ❤

[@Vijay3778]

Buddy I am from India, impressed with your building skills, and floored by the robustness of the EBike. Would like to get one for me, how can we work that out? Please let me know.

[@jimmypoobah8094]

Great video. Do you have a source where one could find maps of abandoned tracks in California/USA?

[@ryanrandomness]

Cool build. Let me know if you come to Southern California and want to ride the rails together.

[@IrLosin]

I love the longboard wheel. No need to reinvent the wheel, pun intended. I do have another question about the rail attachment. Since the rear arm is mounted on one side, doesn't it affect the center of gravity so much it's harder to keep the bike balanced?

[@TimNelms]

Have you ever thought about adding a locate function to the inside of the outrigger to keep you on the rail from that side?

[@kavinbell4621]

What would you charge for your cargo ebike version with a single battery?

[@itwillbefine2791]

Brilliant donuts sell these? There are so many rail tracks here in Australia, this would be great love the ski tips

[@tacticooldennis]

I wonder if it would make sense to swing the battery and seat so that its weight is more in the center of the tracks.

[@dlloyd6300]

Not sure I would be able to afford one but I would be VERY interested in purchasing one of your bikes...

[@pavelm44]

Good day! Where to find your bike frame drawing?

[@fasted8468]

I want an electric water hydrofoil bike. Get speeds like a jet ski with a tenth of the energy. Love this though and salt water is rough

[@b.griffin317]

Nice build man. You work for Apple?

[@truthmirage]

Any consideration for adding a front regenerative hub, to capture forward inertial motion and implement self charging. Why that feature isn’t on all electric vehicles is astounding IMO. Great job.

[@kev7777777777]

The bike has regenerative braking, so it charges when you brake. That's one of the advantages of a direct drive hub motor.

[@truthmirage]

Yeah I always wondered why consumer market was satisfied with just hard braking regenerative charging. Remember bicycle generator lights ? No reason a separate hub dedicated to charging one half pack while you use another. And that’s the glaring point. Why this free ranging concept to electric cars was not implemented.

[@KapitanWalnut]

@@truthmirage Regenerative breaking on lighter vehicles traveling at low speeds (like an ebike) typically only extends range by about 5%... whereas using a mid-drive motor with good gearing can extend range by 15% compared with a direct drive hub motor. So the trade-offs aren't worth it in most cases. If a direct-drive hub motor was chosen for other reasons, like in this video, then you might as well add regenerative breaking.

[@williammiller4549]

hey there!! May I ask you to build me a set of the front/outriggers?@@kev7777777777

[@jolonsweeney8387]

Thank you for doing this video it answers a lot of questions. What price will it be ?

[@dewaynewofford6486]

Im curious is there anyway to self charge a dual battery set up....riding on one and charging the other with a power source for continuous riding........really really loved your videos

[@kelseywhite3014]

I would love to buy one of these please

[@Thepuffingyank]

i want ride that route

[@Nickaholic]

Would buy one in a heartbeat. Care sharing the average range you can get on that thing?

[@happyjourney8675]

Wouldn't it be safer if the rollerblade wheel thats fixed hooked up under the track edge?

[@n3r0z3r0]

Well done! My question I build an electric bike with similar motor and bicycle brakes, and I completely not satisfied of the bicycle brake performance on this much weight, Could you please share some your brake experience?

[@demetrius8594]

have you looked into brakes from a trials motorcycle?

[@grippinggriffon6853]

heck id even buy a cad Drawing or a drawing of the of the frame!

[@HappyCampersRescueRanch]

Where did you get that seat post at 5:55 ? 😮

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

Sombody should get behind you and build your bikes like henry ford did with his cars.

[@texbid]

Your frame is very interesting. How can I get in touch with you regarding a basis for a ebike for special needs.

[@groundcontrolgainesville4841]

GOATED

[@ks1u]

What would a frame alone cost? I have an electric skateboard I built a few years ago which has a 50-mile range and a top speed a lot faster than I'm willing to go. This is a more practical way of getting around without relying on a car.

[@letterbox79]

How much would it cost for a bike built to the spefications of your current ride?

[@steveturansky9031]

Is there less drag on the rails than on the road? In other words, would you get better range on the rails?

[@hotchihuahua1546]

I am curious what you would charge to make one for a customer like the one you took on your 120 mile rail journey less the front and rear rail attachment ?