Electric fixies are NOT a good idea, unless you do this...

‪@Swytchbike‬ offered me one of their ECO kits to see how easy it is to convert any bike into an e-bike with minimal effort! And it worked perfectly. Well, the Swytch part did. But is an e-fixie really a good idea? Thanks a lot ‪@Swytchbike‬!
Thumbnail picture and final images by @thomasvdrielen on instagram
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Time stamps:
0:00 Hello
0:11 Recap
0:31 @macromolecules magic
0:44 The plan
1:00 Spot welding with a car battery
1:06 ‪@Swytchbike‬ being epic
1:38 Starting the build
2:10 New paint!
2:24 Assembly
3:28 Where ‪@Swytchbike‬ comes in
4:28 The electric system
6:05 Concerns
6:25 Major problem
7:00 Positive Feedback issue
7:58 Adding a throttle!
8:07 Aluminium disk wheels
9:08 The moment when the realisation happened that it would look cool with just this part but also would inbalance the heck out of this thing.
9:27 Final build!
10:30 Thank you, ‪@Swytchbike‬!

[@Raphson]

Just for all the people wondering: I did ride it with the sensor for a while. I had to put ridiculous force into skidding to get it to a standstill. The delay of the sensor noticing the pedals have stopped made it even harder to skid it to a standstill: the motor kept on powering on for a while after starting skidding. I would like to see any of you who think it's fine try this with the sensor. I can tell you now, you would not be happy with it. On the other hand: throttle works like a charm!

[@Spely]

I'm wondering that if you press the accelerator while skidding is it going to catch speed while skidding ?

[@meelz812]

It looks even better in blue! The edit at the end was sick! You're amazing

[@Raphson]

Much love 🙏🏻

[@ashpunting]

It looks like a bike from the future. It's very cool. You should do more electric bike videos . 👌🏾💯

[@Alan_Hans__]

A fixie with a positive feedback loop electric drive system sounds like something Colin Furze would be in to. He would have his safety tie so he'd be safe.

[@Raphson]

Ahahaha yes. I need a safety tie perhaps...

[@botibike]

WOW! A new video! We needed that. :)

[@Azuretxzs]

Hmm love the frame which you sit in in the intro. Totally dont know where it is and totally am not working on it to make it a kart. Never saw it 100% no cap totally real (context: i am working on it with a friend for which you made the frame)

[@kicksmotion5955]

Haha nice

[@qibble455]

Wow that's awesome. I love the bike. Mooi werk!

[@adkenzo]

Great vid , my man repping nightride too 🍻

[@parashokgala]

Якесь божевілля,, електричний фікс🤯

[@vandelftcrafts2958]

Lekker videotje weer!!

[@ohjajohh]

Cool project!

[@imotvoksim]

Freaking sweet!

[@sven4129]

Ok, swytch, ball is in your court: You will have to create a battery pack that fills the rim of the other 2/3 of the wheel, balancing it out. There you have a product!

[@Raphson]

I was actually thinking exactly this!!!

[@coinheroart]

super cool

[@onrs3769]

Can I find a drawing of this frame somewhere? I'd like the same one

[@josiasmangussiborges]

damn sexy build! you inspire me to make my own frame (i need a tig solder first, or a kind of one large piece of metal tube twisted over for the shape i need to be the frame) can i ask you for lowering a little the music volume? thank you so much for sharing! nice video as always

[@danielgrafik]

Cool! Maybe instead of fully disc'ed front wheel, you can keep the shape you have now, but instead make it a faring - attached to the fork, and not have it spin with the wheel?

[@Raphson]

Yeah, that would look epic!

[@josephvanberkel9730]

Wederom een geweldige video. Is er ergens een bouwplan beschikbaar van dit geweldige frame?

[@Fosgen]

Fucking awesome project.

[@Raphson]

Thanks man!

[@djnkguy]

Can you post a video of how to put the fixie chain on a fixie bike?

[@zaurqardas2613]

Çox yaxşı düzətlmisən. Uğurlar olsun.

[@markbinidictmaghanoy9892]

Brother i really² love your Fixie Frame, i want to make/weld your fixie frame too, can i please have the measurements of the bike frame please 🙏

[@GegoXaren]

You can always get a hub gearbox to make it... usable...

[@Raphson]

Yes!

[@j.r.arnolli9734]

Bad spot for the battery-pack, 🤔 it's better to attach it to the head tube, so it won't interfere with the steering(feel)... You could leave the sensor on and use a'kill-switch' to stop 😜

[@fixedcog2496]

Allright I'm putting this out there : if you're ever get to point you could build one of these flying saddle frames for someone let us know. I'll be happy to pay for a nice homemade frame I can build on and this is rad as hell.

[@Raphson]

Can you dm me on insta?

[@fixedcog2496]

​@@RaphsonHey dude, I'm sorry for not replying earlier. I went trough some hard times, and I haven't spent much time on them internets. I'll dm you shortly about this, if you'll have time. Expect a msg soon! :)

[@nghiatr1509]

Could you build a hubless wheel bicycle ?

[@Raphson]

I most certainly can. The problem is mainly the fundings. Even just some steel costs an absolute fortune where I live...

[@xXxyoungsmackxXx]

I want to own that frame is it for sale?

[@Raphson]

Soon!

[@xXxyoungsmackxXx]

Please 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@datnc6474]

Oh wait if you skid will you drift because it just like a fwd car

[@BigBikeCop]

Imagine: infinite skid hack

[@RexusKing]

The music is too loud compared to your voice on my setup

[@Raphson]

Shit, sorry. Which part exactly?

[@RexusKing]

@@Raphson It's all good! Sadly in my situation, the whole video has the same audio issue. (my case may very well be a edge/odd case)

[@Raphson]

@@RexusKing Well in the workshop i had to use the shitty mic of my camera, my lavelier mic died somehow... Very annoying. Will check if something else is viable. Thanks for flagging up, wanna up the qual of my vids really bad.

[@H_elios]

Show us the pedal assist version coward.

[@Raphson]

Bruh I liturally did in that one clip at 6:50. I almost run into that van around the corner, couldn't skid fast enough with the motor on.

[@H_elios]

​@@Raphson I shouldn't be talking trash at 2am😅

[@jakebarnes3054]

​@@H_elios anime pfp

[@meelz812]

@@H_elios anime pfp behaviour 🖤

[@nathanthomas3694]

You did not even wip a skid or anything 😢 better you bill a road bike next time......

[@Raphson]

Ahahaha you are so right. I completely forgot to record that! But you can actually do infinite skid with the throttle!

[@donfredo8013]

The design is nice, but the workmanship is not particularly good. Your weld is looking really bad. You should sand them before coloring.

[@Raphson]

Sorry

[@call_me_mado5987]

If you wanted to do an electric conversion you could use a single speed instead of a fixie bike, so that you can coast,but still have only one gear, although would recommend putting the motor forwards, as if you have single speed, the motor will always have a lot of load at the start of acceleration ( because obviously you have one gear ratio which is usually high), so putting it forward not only makes the motor perform better and not heat as much thus more lifetime.

[@pokololotanginaser8264]

fixies is not a good idea in the first place.

[@Raphson]

Why

[@josiasmangussiborges]

why x2