KaBar2 Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Has anybody on here ever tried making a bicycle-powered vehicle like a pedicab or something similar? I have a desire to weld up a three-wheeled thing sort of like a bicycle truck--two wheels in the front, one hooked to pedals in the back. Or maybe some sort of bicycle pick-up truck: one wheel in front, two powered in back. Or maybe a bicycle like a motorcycle-with-sidecar. Any comments or suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOCAPSLOK Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 YEAH THEY HAVE THOSE THREE WHEELER CARS IN ENGLAND..THIS IS NO HELP AT ALL ITS JUST SORT OF SIMILAR. ONE WHEEL AT THE FRONT AND TWO AT THE BACK..I BELIEVE THEY ARE PRONE TO TIPPING OVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 i saw a guy cashing in cans riding something similair, it was like a big tricycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 sounds like a plan kabar what are you planning to do with it? ride it around or use it for utility of some sort? i think i would go for two wheels in the front if youre just riding around for fun but if you want to attach a bed area on it i would go with the single front wheel with two wheels in the back that turn with some decent gears it would be nice almost makes me want to build one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 I've always wanted one of those velocipede things, I need to build one because it looks like good times. Kabar, have you ever made/rode one? http://www.spcrr.org/images/harley%20velocipede%202.jpg'> http://www.kshs.org/cool3/graphics/velocipedesm.jpg'> http://nprymuseum.org/images/velocipede%20comp.jpg'> http://www.campusschool.dsu.edu/fieldtrips/PV/Velocipede.jpg'> http://www.sandown.us/historical%20society/images/velocipede.jpg'> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/payne/edpye_velocipede.jpg'> http://www.theboykos.com/nbrrr/Velocipede1.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adderall Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 cop a dope ass big wheel with some streamers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallix Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 i thnk this guy is capitalizing on the fuel consumption reduction idea i posted a few threads back (see poop man bob iraq thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/13-14/dom/DOMnovember01.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Hmm... Little gear to big gear for more torque? Big gear to little gear for more rpms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 bmx's with sidecars were all the rage when i was a kid. they were (and i guess still are) the super awesome delicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Morris Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 kabar if your going to build anyhting with 2 wheels on the same axel try and fit it with some sort of a differential...makes the handling alot easier and makes the bike less prone to tipping over. we did a project kinda like this in my machine shop class back in highschool, and we learned all this the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh-rye-won Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 CHINA DON'T PLAY the people in mainland china are fucking nuts with these things. sketchy ass bicycles with a huge gas tank strapped to the side. the bikes are all lopsided becasue of the weight of the gas tank. (except for the double bling jawns with one gas tank on each side) the best part is when you see a family of 5 weaving in and out of traffic on one of these fuckers. i'm serious, with a mother holding an infant and everything. helmets? hahahahahaha. the quality of life is so fucking bad its like these fuckers want to die. i think my roommate has some flics, i'll seeif i can dig em up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bruno Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 http://www.angelfire.com/mn/resistzine/bli...rtbike_diy.html ive always wanted to build one of these, diy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreshsushi Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 there is a bike-messenger/delivery company in berkeley that has a ton of oversized tricycles with large containers as part of the frame in the back behind the seat. those guys haul ass on those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 BIG BRUNO YOU ROCK THE PLANET That site with the grocery cart bike is almost exactly what I was looking for! Great redneck technology, or maybe in this case, slacker technology. Beautiful. I see my next project forming up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Originally posted by Æ° I've always wanted one of those velocipede things, I need to build one because it looks like good times. http://www.theboykos.com/nbrrr/Velocipede1.jpg'> I would seriously consider making/acquiring one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubejinxed Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 maybe i'm missing something but i would think that having the 2 wheels in the front would make it more difficult to turn. i'd attach the cart on the back somhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/odveloc1.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl junkie Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Originally posted by big bruno http://www.angelfire.com/mn/resistzine/bli...rtbike_diy.html ive always wanted to build one of these, diy. those things are deadly hard to turn... i met this dude a few days ago who had a similar thing from amsterdam (i think) except it had disk brakes and the front wheels turned independantly... real sweet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted March 16, 2004 Author Share Posted March 16, 2004 The human-powered rail buggy is a neat idea, but the only place I can think of where you could safely run it would be on a stretch of abandoned track. Railroad maintainance of way workers (MoW) sometimes use a type of "snap-together" dolly that uses aluminum wheels that fit standard track gauge. It's not powered, but they can load it up with tools, spikes, buckets of bolts, etc. and push it down the track as they work. When they are doing jobs like inspecting welds or torqueing bolts to spec, they sometimes use one of these carts. I am going to try and design some kind of bicycle truck/cart to haul building materials to the jungle, groceries home from the store, etc. To my way of thinking, a sidecar arrangement with an open-ended "bed" riding the sidecar platform would allow you to carry boards, pipe, etc., or maybe even 4X8 sheets of plywood. Longer boards could just "stick out" fore and aft as you rode the bike part. It might be a little scarey in traffic, but.... I was a little bit amazed that the guys who have the website about "cart bikes" don't know how to weld. It's kind of a basic survival skill, like working on cars and motorcycles, or knowing how to do plumbing repairs or a little roofing. How can someone grow up to be a dumpster-diving alternative whatever-they-are and not know how to weld? It boggles the mind. Everybody: learn how to mig weld, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Originally posted by KaBar2 How can someone grow up to be a dumpster-diving alternative whatever-they-are and not know how to weld? It boggles the mind. Everybody: learn how to mig weld, at least. ha. mig is a great thing to learn, but if you want to keep it real, learn arc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Originally posted by j I would seriously consider making/acquiring one of those. My thoughts exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 http://starterupsteve.servepics.com/funny8/himherbikes.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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