How to Build a DIY Cargo Bike (Plans available!)
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- Ever since I built my first cargo bike and uploaded some pictures of that build to reddit, I've been getting many questions about the bike, how to make it and on cargo bikes in general. Since so many people seem to be interested in building this kind of bike, I've finally decided to put out a proper tutorial on how to build one. Even with a long video like this, it's impossible to include all the necessary information like measurements, so I also made a set of plans to cover all the numbers and theoretical stuff.
So this is a deviation from the video format I used to do so far and I'm interested to hear how the audience likes it. I'm considering making more videos like this that focus on teaching/explaining things more.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Opening
0:46 Introduction/Backstory
1:46 Bike Overview
2:32 Materials Overview
4:37 Frame Jig
6:26 Cutting Donor Frame
7:30 Building new Downtube
14:45 Adding Gussets
16:03 Building Cargo Bay
18:44 Building Steering Shaft
21:33 Building Steering Linkage
27:42 Building Kickstand
30:57 Frame finishing touches
32:50 Painting
33:57 Making Cargo Bay Cover
34:51 Final Assembly
37:12 Final Words/Ending Montage
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Absolutely positively killer design and craftsmanship. As someone who runs 90% of his errands on a bicycle, a cargo bike of this design is on my wish list.
and did you build it allready ?
@@FunkyBuddha81 unfortunately not. I still make do with a 1994 C'dale MTB with racks front and rear.
“The most important thing you need is motivation and you can’t buy that”
bravo 👏 well said sir
Yes, you need videos like that for motivation :) 👍
@@ConiferProject 👍
haha, came here to post this, followed by a "PREACH!"
subed for that
and a workshop+ enough space and money for materials and tools +machines ;)
“The most important thing you need is motivation and you can’t buy that” I just love this phrase because it's so true :). Great job and I've started to visualize building one by myself.
me too. But I first need to save some money on an AC TIG welder because I want to do this whole bike out of aluminium. Mainly because I have tons of it lying around and I barely own any steel.
5 years ago he made a bike with no experience
5 years later this guy makes tecnical drawings and 3d models
Great development
Well 5yr is not short..
@@alecto1550 yes it is
@@lilsazon I 3d printed a 300w portable sun within 1 week with no previous experience of anything engineering. It worked 1st try and while smaller than I bicycle and mechanically simpler it's more complex. 5 years is not that short
Can you tell me which software he used to draw these project?
Thank you
@@TheMe2oo just use fusion since it's free
That joke with the sponsors, got me 😂 3:38
... and "... sorry USA :(..." hahahha.
I got a good laugh too.
why i subbed lmao
Me as well, I was on the edge to close the video :)
hahahaha i knowwww huh...
Thanks for the video !
I actually drew a LOT of inspiration from your first cargo bike tutorial and we made our own with my wife and father last year. With this video, everything is a lot more easy to understand and I hope people will dare to build their own.
Thanks again !
Thanks! I was surprised how many people were inspired by that and went through the effort of extracting the information from those pictures. I hadn't intended the post as a tutorial back then since I didn't expect people would like it so much they want to recreate it. And I also never wrote down any measurements back then.. so that's why I had planned to do this video for a long time, we need more cargo bikes in the world :)
The tip on citric acid to remove plating is great, used it last weekend on some 3/16"' diameter rod. What a lifesaver, thanks. Even though ill never build a cargo bike, I enjoyed the video and always enjoy your craftsmanship and peaceful demeanor.
Looks like this was actually built out of necessity- not just a build for likes- Very impressive and inspirational- been wanting to do something like this for some time.
Me before watching the video: A 40-minute bike build? I don't think this is worth watching.
Me after watching the video: That was awesome!
This is incredible. I've been wanting to build this type of cargo bike for a few years now. Excited to buy your plans and no longer have any excuses not to start! Thank you!
"The most important thing you need to build stuff is motivation and you can't buy that" I love that
Thanks so much for posting this video - inspiring stuff! Some great tips there for the first timer and I like that you encourage anyone, no matter what their resources are, to give it a go.
Most of my project I take from CZcams and this is by fare the most intriguing one I watched in months thanks for sharing 👍🏻
When I was young my grandmother instructed me to "Learn something new every day of your life". I think I'm averaging good to the end of the month after this video even if I learn no more.
What a nice project log! Thanks a lot Phil. I just started working at my old art academy and there they have all the tools to build a project like this. Wood workshop, metal workshop, CNC mill to mill wooden parts.. I can just mill out jigs to hold the metal parts in place. Then move everything over to the metal workshop and simply assemble the bike there using all of the jigs. I might consider this project as it's really something that challenges me and I like a challenge :) Thanks for the inspiration! I know it's very hard work to besides doing such a project, also document every step in a sensible way.
Oh Mann! Danke! So eine tolle Anleitung. Unkompliziert, Sympathisch gut gemacht!!!
Really liking the voice-over!
This is fantastic! You are the person who first inspired me to want to make a cargo bike with your originall bike build on on Reddit all those years ago. Please make more videos!
Großartig-kenne kein besseres Video zum Thema-Vielen Dank für Deine Mühe und die Einblicke in Deine erprobten Handgriffe.
Your narration was so impressive, just like the way you made the bike... Clear and understandable to even a layman. Tnx for uploading this n wishing you all the best with lots of love... Enjoy the ride...
I love it!
The square shape, the paint, it is awsome.
You Real did a great job, thanx for sharing.
@Kamban Master as
Great bike, great video. The voiceover worked really well. I learned loads of tips and tricks. Thanks Phil! Craig
Meins ist am Sonntag fertig geworden. Danke für die Pläne und für das Video.
Excellent video and even better plans.
Thank you very much for all the work you put into this. I plan on building at least two of these.
Good health to you!
What a huge effort, both in planning and execution and in photography and editing.
You through a lot of good advices all over the video, this advices are really helpful.
Thanks a lot.
Great work ! great plans, thank you so much for it ! I did mine for about 410€, 100 hours. I was a complete beginner in MMA welding. I spent a long time doing the welding. I had some difficulties for finding the 1”1/8 steal fork before I realized it was BMX standard.
Another problem I had : I didn't manage to extract the bottom bracket, which was very seized up. I was affraid welding without removing it would burn the grease or even weld the ball bearings. Hopefully it is still rolling and no particular problem until now.
And I did a small mistake with the steering tubes dimension (too thin) so I've been tinkering to make it fit.
My advice : choose a good donor bike, I lose money buying new gearing, and other new bike parts.
Nice! Also good to hear some feedback on cost and build time, 400 bucks and 100 hours is about what I would guess as well for an average build. Looks like you also learned a lot of new stuff which I think is a big pro with taking on a project like this.
Seized bottom brackets are a pretty common problem on older frames, I would generally suggest to disassemble any donor frame completely before you use it to find potential problems. Maybe you can still get it out though, it's usually just a problem of finding a way to apply enough torque
Dude this video and the cargo bike are awesome!!!
Superb ingenuity! Thumbs up for you sir!
Firstly, informative, concise and INTERESTING enough to watch to the end, and come out of it inspired and itching to get going!
Secondly, how refreshing with the calm voice and calm musicwhich actually seems to disappear.
Logical sequence, a little humour and fun to watch thanks!
I like how you showed how to make the steering shaft without a lathe.
amazing building skills, so much fun to watch,beautiful job
Amazing job, thank you for sharing Phil...
This video made me smile from beginning to end! 😊
You sir think outside the box ... are an incredible engineer ... and a master craftsman!
Your extra attention to detail is what makes what you're doing so enjoyable to watch!
Keep inventing ... and PLEASE ... keep making videos!
And the things you can carry on this bike!! WOW! 😂
LOVE IT!!
Keep up the good work!! 👍
Since these questions come up a lot:
- The final weight of the whole bike is about 30 Kilograms in my case. Obviously this will differ slightly between builds depending on parts and materials.
- No you don't need a motor to ride it, the effort required isn't that much higher than a normal bike unless you're going uphill with lots of cargo.
- Yes it's easy to ride, you get used to the handling after a few minutes.
Phil Vandelay by far this is the coolest bike man thank you for the inspiration stay blessed brethren
Very impressive build. I watched the whole video and think about to build one by my own.
You think you also can build it from aluminum with higher wall thickness of the tubes?
@@stefanludwig275 Yeah I have considered that as well. I think the construction would translate well to Aluminum, 2mm walls would probably be enough as it's already quite overbuilt. I mainly went with steel because it's more common and you can use it with most welders
@@PhilVandelay Why you removed the downtube from the mountainbike frame? You dont think that you have more stiffness if you use the whole frame? Another thing, i think you are german, right? Than we also could write in german :-)
Phil Vandelay
the best cargo bike build i have ever watched! 👍👍👍👍
What an amazing video, thanks for sharing.
This is a very useful idea and a great project tutorial. Your choices are very practical and fit very well with the design goal. I also like the option to make the bike an electric variant. Just great options on this one idea of a modified bicycle. These would be great to have in auto assembly plants for skilled tradesmen to use and get some exercise in. Thanks again for your great design knowledge and fabrication skill.
Great video. I built a really rough bike of this type several years ago. Now that my circumstances actually suit a cargo bike, I may have to build another. Just bought your plans.
I really appreciate your no nonsense approach ( w/o streching the timeline b.s.that so many videos favor) . Not that I'm saying everything need be uber serious though. .Your delivery and" cut to the chase" detail overview, with the admix of alternate possibilities ( pro and con ) made me an instant subscriber, follower, fan i.e.fanatic😁 (which means I will be pointing others to your channel and existence) and as a person who will only give real - or none at all - compliments ...I say " this was a joy to watch from start to finish." Thank you !
Thanks! My vids have a tendency to get too long as it is, so I try to keep it as concise as I can without skipping major info. Glad to hear when people notice it!
Great work! You make it look easy. We can tell it took a lot of thinking to get you this far! Very well done!
Definitely diggin' the voice over. It helps to learn why stuff is made the way it is.
Honestly this is incredible. I always wanted to get an ebike to commute but there's no way I'm taking a car full of tools on my bike, I reckon I could easily fit most of my tools on that, asides maybe a chop saw. Definitely gonna have to look into building one of these for the summer
Great video....looking forward to seeing your future builds
Quality video Phil. Love your work!
Wow. What a video. Sooo great. Of course I want more. Saludos!
34:20 - Such a casual cut. Nice build though, I have to say your welding skills are impressive!
The new video format more informative, i think. Its so Helpful
Awesome work!
this is so cool, i would be carrying so much stuff everywhere lmao
Excellent video! Lot of skill and hard work there 💪
A Bullitt framekit is around 1600€ and for someone who has no access to a workshop, let alone any skills in the area, it just might be the cheapest option 😅
Great video!!
Great video, built mine own according to this and now i'm one happy cargobike owner! Thanks Phil!!!
I was wondering when you build a cargo bike 👍 very cool :)
So sick I would love to have one !
Buy one www.larryvsharry.com/
The build plans are worth every penny, thanks Phil
I loved this build! Fantastic work.
Great build, great video! Now I want a cargo bike...
LoL
Me too!
Love this. So much possibility and endless potentials. Well made and well done 👍.
Thank You for this video. Good and precise tech.
Superb build!
I like this design. I might make this with my everlast welder once the weather clears up a bit.
I like your work Man👍😊
Wow
yes I am also from Indonesia🇮🇩👋👍
This is great. I will be buying your plans really soon and look forward to building!
Thanks for sharing! Great job !
0:14 Ms. Frizzle: "ok class the school sold our bus so now we have to use our imaginations on the trip, speaking of which we are going to explore the great lakes."
Лучшая инструкция по созданию карго! Всё до мелочей
Спасибо, мужик
водка путин дом2
What a great job mate. Beautyfull!
Congratulations for the iniciative !!
👍👍👍. No dependency on the industry...
did anyone else see the giant bus driving through the pond at the beginning 0:16?
@vortexrider1 A bus. :)
Is this in København Denmark Lol
@vortexrider1 Hamburg
It actually a boat. It just looks like a bus
I think I might have been whoooooshed
czcams.com/video/gLbeEztxqf0/video.html
Here you are ;)
I've been building bikes for years. I think my built quality looks like crap comparing to yours.
This is a professional bike manufacturing. Excellent craftsmanship.
Really enjoyed watching it
Awesome no words 👍👍 superb great idea
The sponsor joke got me subscribing 🤘
same
Had you considered using aluminum for the bike and cargo frame? Great job, love the colour. I'll be making something similar this winter
I was thinking the same thing. One can strengthen the aluminium by judicious use of steel flat bar on either side of square hollow aluminium to get the strength only in the plane that it is required to keep the whole thing light. I was thinking that the flat bar can be attached to the aluminium hollow with stainless bolts and spacers to minimise galvanic corrosion.
I have made aluminum bikes before, but for this one I wanted to keep it simple so it's accessible to more people. And most hobby shops don't have the equipment to weld Aluminum. But yeah, it would save a bunch of weight.
Hybrid of steel welded with aluminum riveted is an option to reduce a bit of weight.
I build a camper for a Toyota pickup out of steel, have been reducing its weight by replacing piece's with aluminium. (I welded joints from steel and rivet aluminum tubes to those).
Absolutely make more! Bro, you opened my eyes to endless possibilities!
Thanks
Great Job !!
10:34 RIP. But as an American I can say, it was was worth it though. :D
>The most important thing you need is motivation and you can’t buy that
Well, I guess I'm shit outta luck here
Very cool video, enjoyed that
Just the perfect amount of detail in the explanation. Great bike.
Make more vedios like this love from india
Which state
I ve watched the whole video. this is why I pay for my internet
do you know internet license is one thing thats free for mankind it shouldnt be charging money that means your paying for something belongs to you thanks to the inventer and founder
@@abzcabz9211 who should I make a lawsuit against?
nice work...truly nice work.what i admire most from you DIY guys is the patience & ingenuity...
This is just the type video I am after to help with building my own cargo bike! Thanks very informative and helpful!
“The most important thing you need is motivation and you can’t buy that”
17:15 was that a Diresta referens ?!
It was :)
If it sounds like a Diresta reference, it is a Diresta reference...
And btw: the voice over is a nice mix-up imo. Nice vid!
Great, perfect job. Love that bike. Keep up that great job.
That is some pretty solid and damn awesome video! A lot of work went into preparation, with an earlier prototype and a glorious outcome. Thanks for sharing!
17:12 If it looks flat it is flat, reminded me of my classmate girl
shortest 40 minutes ever xD
Didnt even notice it was 40 minutes till you mentioned it!!! Lovely!
@@juanmapagan3947 same, watched the whole thing and didn't even look first that it was 40 min. granted, now i watch almost everything in 2x speed but still counts i think
Perfekte Produktion. Beides
I watched it again and again..
P
I really like this project. Great job editing as well. Very entertaining.
Beautiful job, very thorough video, thanks for going through all the work for us.
My favorite video on all of CZcams. Thanks, bro.
Best i have seen good job very use full
Really enjoyed that.
Thank you very much for this video, it's really great 🤟
Excellent precis job, love your work!!
Love this video!
You are a great teacher, your voice is perfect for step by step fallowing , keep up the good work. I
I found you first build years ago - this video is fantastic - nice work and thanks for sharing