Road Trip!!
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- čas přidán 24. 11. 2023
- Taking the wooden car on a trip to the post office. It's a pedal-car, isn't it? an electric assist pedal car..
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You might consider putting a reflective red and yellow flag sticking up off at eye height for bigger cars/vans. You might be more visible than a bike but you're still fairly low and with how slow you are compared to normal traffic you really want to be seen. With that said, love the progress you've made!
Yes please, Tim!
Its so easy to be overseen by car drivers. On my even lower trike I have a bright flashing LED tail lamp that I use on roads also in the saytime.
@@chrisridethatbloodything2044 I came across one of those yesterday. I felt kind of bad, since their head was level with my bike's exhaust.
@@Skorpychan 😀 my head is the same height as car mirrors. But this thing corners like a go cart :-)
Very good advice. I encountered a similar vehicle the other day and almost didn't see it. I think I gave him a bit of a scare, as I looked right over the top of him. And it was red/orange/silver color. We just don't expect to see such an odd vehicle hiding down there.
Great to see you and your wooden car out of the roads.
That moment when going to the post office feels like 24 hours of lemans
Congratulations on a successful maiden voyage!
The wrap makes you easy to see, and if you keep going to town soon everybody will recognize you :D
With four fiberglass tent poles bent into small pockets. You could sew up a fabric cowling with a clear plastic part to act as a window. All stores in a tube along the inside.🤔
But with rainy season, you could be using it often 😅
Very well done indeed! I wish roads in the U.S. tended to be as friendly to the slower pace.
spectacular to see the little blue machine trundle its way along. You have made something fantastic! you should be really proud of it!
How much battery power did you consume during your brief trip?
2 bars out of 5 went out - but that could leave 79% or 60%. I need to do more tests - and lose some weight!
I was a skeptic at first. My face is red. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating." Thank you.
I live in Argentina and I want one of this for my commute from my off-grid house in the sierras to the town 8 miles away, I think this kind of ultralight electric car that can be legally called a bicycle, is the future, thanks for sharing all your research and hard work.
Just brilliant!! Well done as the lady said.
I want one. It needs a nose cone to make it more aerodynamic and dome kind of fighter jet style canopy that slides over. Maybe vacuum form something out of a big sheet of acrylic.
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
When i was stationed in East Anglia at RAF Bentwaters i spent a huge amount of time on my mountain bike. The area was relatively flat and wonderfully picturesque.
I had my reservations at first mingling with British traffic but i was young and brave. I found that British drivers as a whole were very patient and courteous folk. The only awkward time was when a few cars were behind me and one had passed just in time to round a sharp blind curve and meet a huge lorry. Car in front, cars to my rear i had no where to go! I couldnt get past the cars safely so looking at the sides of the road I hopped off my bike, put it on my shoulder and scrambled up the side of the embankment clinging to a small tree the driver behind me got a laugh out of my solution to the problem. I really was sweating the idea of that lorry going past but the driver of the lorry said that those guys up in front were wishing they could do like i did as they reversed back to the last wide spot. I had a good half meter clearance as he passed by. I waited up there for a few until the cars behind me could get by. I got friendly waves and a thumbs up as they passed.
In the two years I was there that was the only incident I had like that.
There was another of a different sort but thats not for now.
Cheers
Terry from South Carolina USA
That was lovely. Well done!
Brilliant Tim! So glad to see it zooming to town!
I do a lot of bicycle riding over here in America, both pedal and motor. The biggest thing I found for safety was a cars ability to know you are there. either visually or through sounds. On my wife and I's bicycle we have helmets with rear facing red lights that blink. Just a little led that's bright and flashing at a medium pace. We have had dozens of people stop us and ask about the lights or comment on how easy it is to see us with them. Looking at your carcycle form behind I really think adding either a permanent light or better yet a flashing light would drastically improve the rear visibility of it.
What a brilliant little machine!
Tim your work is brilliant. You need to become a member of Saving the Planet group. My recommendations. a. Cut down or cover the screws to stop you getting scagged on them. b.Red strip light behind back of driver like Knight Rider KIT. Now one thing came to mind. Do you carry a tool kit to repair punctures or could you use solid or foam filled tyres. Did initially think of spare wheel but weight and tool kit would incur too much weight. As for a canopy. I would go for one similar to that used in the "Prisoner". But only for Sunny calm days. Then a storm proof one for windy days.
A real "Bluebottle" buzzing along. Terrific stuff and amazed you have a rural Post Office to go to. My two nearest have shut!
I believe the primary conspicuity problem is that cars are covered in gloss paint and glass - so shiny enough to reflect their surroundings and also in contrast to the generally matt nature. That's why pedal reflectors work so well, and why an enclosed design like yours is at a disadvantage.
I like the choice of bright blue - not a colour from nature and not a common car colour.
It sounds like you need a version of what I was given the weekend I tried two rented recumbents - slips of paper with the details of the rental company - I was told it'd make me go much faster, ie, fewer long explanations! But at the risk of being anti-social, of course.
Fantastic! I ride in the north of Scotland on my Trice QNT recumbent trike and have to say I feel far safer on it than on a bike … traffic invariably gives me a very wide berth!
Wonderful Tim. What's another word oh Smashing! How many smiles per hour do you get? Love it. Cheers 🇨🇦
I live in Las Vegas, Nevada (the US) now, but I was born in New Zealand and was living in the South Island before coming to the US. Your countryside reminds me very much of the South Island, so green and often wet. Really enjoy your videos. Love the return-to-simpler-times feel that it brings to me. Cheers.
the land of saints and scholars looks beautiful
Always wanted to build some like that fully enclosed for adult and two toddlers with electric assist with wood of course your build gave me lot of tips thanks.
So cool you can drive it right back into the barn
You'll need some fenders on the front wheels if it rains like that all the time haha
I really like this little velomobile!
Normally I don’t comment but I just had to say watchin the whole process of you workin on this car and takin it on the trip has been the coolest thing. I also hope to own my own farm someday and I’m definitely gonna have to put in a narrow gauge railway. Though I think I’ll just be boring and use an electric motor. As cool as an air one is I’d probably just blow it up lol. I really hope everything goes well with your garlic harvests too and y’all are well.
Amazing! If only we were all driving around in these -- the roads would be much safer
That depends. This is basically a less optimised, more practical velomobile, and those things go fast as fuck. Modern designs like the Snoek can easily reach 50 km/h at about 200 Watts input from the user, when in a flat area on good asphalt (to make that number more relatable: an adult male of somewhat decent physical shape can maintain that output for more than an hour). Even more everyday-capable velomobiles like the Quatrevelo (which even offers enough space for a child seat in the back) are pretty fast - and these are basically just recumbent bicycles.
Not around here ,,,,to many big potholes ...dangerous in a car let alone a bike ....
@@tillmannfischer Seriously? 😕 "fast as fuck"? Slow down. She'll be more willing the next time. And, she won't speak poorly of you among her lady friends.
Thank you, Tim - this was very satisfying to watch. I like your summary, too.
Excellent, a major milestone achieved. 👍
My first thought is that it very much resembles a cycle car of old. When people would build a miniature lightweight racing car around a motorcycle motor. I did not notice any tail lights or brake lights though. Amazing work so far!
Tim you have done an absolutely brilliant job all round with this vehicle. However, I am not sure it will save you much time compared to going shopping on the bicycle- you are going to get sidetracked with everyone wanting to discuss the wee car.😀🤣👍
Well that is marvellous. Ingenuity in action. I'm sure there'll be tweaks as you use it more but proof of concept is well & truly proven.
A Flinstone car! Awesome.
Very nicely done. I ride the roads here in the states and have a strobe light on the rear. With that color of blue a cream or tan top would be the cats pajamas. Happy New Year to you.
Success bro that has to give you warm fuzzy feeling inside. Safe travels. Ken.
It's great to see going along the road I have a idea for a upgrade for it replace the rear wheel & tire with 4 inch wide electric mountain bike wheel & tire which sould increase grip and traction.
You could make a kayak style cover that goes to your neck with a bit of elastic to get it over your head and a drawstring around the car. And then a hat lol
Magnificent public debut!
EAPC speed isn't limited absolutely - it's only that you can't have electric assist above the limit.
Also be cautious with a rear wheel brake when moving, you *really* don't want to risk locking that wheel, which is quite possible.
I think it wonderful Tim, you might want to consider some front mud guards to stop the water spraying off the wheels. Paul
That's great tim. I have built 3 electric bicycles now . One of the first things I noticed is you need a 50 tooth plus gear on the front and I found that one gear is perfectly adequate on the front gear set. When I have had my breakfast I will tell you my gear set up. Hope this will help Tim. We have a laser cutter at work and I have a 3d printer to make parts for my e bikes . I am very tempted to have a go at a micro car . You have really inspired me Tim .
Ah, I like the way you designed the parcel storage area! Great idea!
I love it. But to drive that here in Thailand could be a death wish, with an average 25 reported road deaths every day. Stay safe, Tim and enjoy.
If you had taken that to the disco, it would have been a sure-fire chick magnet! 😂
I have to agree with others, you need to consider some sort of elevated visibility device to increase your vertical height, being so low slung. You also need better rear visibility, with two wider spaced lights or reflectors in addition to the center one. The blue is eye catching, but considering your issues with bikes in the past, and how cloudy it tends to be, you could benefit from some more visibility. I also don’t see white wheel reflectors on all three wheels, which would help when you’re at an intersection.
If you need more storage, adding those side bags you find on motorbikes could work
Or like a GT car with a rack on the back!
Wonderful! A folding canopy roof would be very handy and look rather stylish with that brilliant blue bodywork. Hope you can get some fenders soon too.
Nah, stick with the brolly..looks so koool
Blimey Tim - she fair zips along! I hope your white knuckles have recovered! 😁👍
Absolute proof of concept. 👍
Great work Tim.
You seem to have navigated your way to exactly where you intended to go with this beast of modern transportation! And No I'm not talking about the Post Office!
It seems to be quite stable and easily operated ..... well done (all of you)
It is also nice to get a glimpse outside the homestead. I realise this is Ireland and it is not a question of "is it raining?" but "How much ..... ?"
Thanks for that road trip!
Brilliant! well done Tim.
That went really well. You're getting closer with each test. I noticed you were pedaling, That is great for exercise. I think you are coming up with quite a unique vehicle. Go for it.
Looking great! It does need a roll bar and some reflective stickers, safety first!
I absolutely love it! Amazing, awesome! I love the shape and color!!! And that it's self assist! 🙂
Absolutely Fabulous!
In a future video can you talk about how backing up with the car works, like into a parking space for example? Are there other ways that the occasional backing up might have factored into your design?
Ha! Excellent!
Eco friendly, fun, and time saving. Couldn't ask for more really!
Maybe switch to those ATV CVTs instead of a chain and sprockets? This way you can either let the weights shift automatically or create a fork which pushes the CVT to the ratio you want :)
Oh my God! I’m so glad that you exist and are able to perpetuate your particular brand of insanity. May your version of heaven shower you with blessings
Great to see it successfully doing what it was meant to, must feel great :) I think, that while it'd spoil the 1920s aesthetic a bit, maybe an option for larger enclosed storage around the rear wheel wouldl be something to look at ( especially if you're going to offer plans - best test it first! ). There's probably a fair bit of usable space in there, but you could easily widen the rear end & have a bit more... but it would spoil the lines :(
Can't wait to hear the final stats, like weight and materials cost so far.
A very interesting and good solution for shorter trip to the Post office and who knows where else.
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How exciting! It's looking great. :)
With all those hedges & blind-corners I recommend you attach a vertical pole on the back, say to a height of 6', with a bright white LED facing forward and a bright red LED facing backward on the top of it, both flashing. Better safe than flattened!
Since when are bicycles six feet high? That would be above the legal riding lamp height.
The wooden electric blue wonder already has lights. Perhaps a surveyors pole, with a pennant atop would suffice and be less confusing in the dark.
I like the progress, this is very handy
I want you to cut the pointy screws in the storage space
Ilearned the hard way , why!
Love your car and thanks for your videos with lovely british accent
Definitely needs to be more conspicuous from the rear. Bright blue is nice but with you heading the same way as traffic approaching from the rear it will not be easy to distinguish. Nice project though 👍
Two thoughts - 1, you reallly need a chain cover so you can use both sides of the underseat storage. 2, in the US we have reflective tape used to increase the visibility of tractor-trailer trailers. A few strategic spots of that might make you more visible.
Frankly, I hardly ever had close calls on bike in Ireland, compared to Central Europe the traffic is calm, drivers are polite. Back there the road rage is bad, cycling is quite dangerous. I love the narrow rural roads and that you are not forced to drive at least the speed limit.
This coming together nicely, Tim, I love the project.
Manchester, UK, as a student put me off cycling, even the buses don't care... 😮
But watch out for those German tourists! To quote my favorite Irish road warning sign, "Links fahren!" [drive on the left!]
Put on some bigger indicators! They’re so tiny :)
Great work Tim! Can’t wait to build one myself one day.
Brilliant achievement. Well done.
Feels very milestoney. What are the plans for next steps? Also: do knowledge and experiences gathered in this - quite long-term - project transpose onto vision of future loco - maybe?
I'd love to make a battery loco, but I really need to earn some money, so I'll keep going on this one till it's good enough to sell plans
8:04 At this point - at least in Amsterdam - one desperately needs a lock.
Mission accomplished 👍🇦🇺
What an amazing little vehicle Tim.
Looks to fit the bill very nicely.
Three cheers for Tim! Huzzah. Huzzah! HUZZAH!!!
A couple of suggestions
1. Fit Jagwire compressless outer cable if the disk brakes are cable operated.
2. Fit winter tyres to get more grip in wet, Continental Top Contact Winter tyres are good.
3. Fit a pole with a flag, you see them on children's bike trailers.
4. If using one chainring at the front fit a Race Face Narrow Wide chainring.
Great video as always.
How cool is that. Excellent
I love the image of this cute little thing with an umbrella over it for a roof!
I like your style. Great project.
Congratulations on your first road trip, and legal as well.
Good to live the dreams of your youth.
When you turned into the main road, I thought I recognised the location. Then at the post office it was clear to me; I have driven here often too, on bicycle, car and van.
Lived in this area forty years ago, and visited friends recently. So suddenly all of your videos become less 'anonymous' for me. You live in a real place, that I know.
I can now think that somewhere there is a garden railroad, and a chance to see a blue 'cyclecar'.
Will you also visit the weekly market in your 'forward machine' ? I'll ask friends if they have spotted you.
It's a small world!
you need side lights in the rear, if there are headlights in the front, then there is only a brake light in the back...
I think two red lights installed behind the headlights and shining back would be good...
Hoping to build my version in February. I was already planning on building a three wheel velomobile before i saw your videos, but you definitely enhanced my knowledge with real world
experiences. Thanks
it is not the point, I know, I already made you compliments for your car - it is somehow cheering me up to see this creative chaos in your workshop in the beginning. thank you for showing us this wild and highly creative space
Brilliant result Tim, a practical car just like a mini Morgan for a fraction of the price.
That's an amazing little machine you built. Now if you could drive on the other side of the road, I wouldn't have to keep reminding myself that you drive on the left.
Good job..you need a flag. Maybe you could put four motorcycle wheels and not powered. But make a pusher trailer would that make for wheels legal. You a braver man than me..I wouldn't get on that main road.. Good luck..get some flags..
Amazingly wonderful. You do really need a roof, all that Irish rain! And a bit more grocery storage? Anyway, it’s fabulous
Great progress. And I like the blue wrap. Nice deep colour.Don't you need guards on the front wheel?
Absolutely delightful, as always :)
Looks positively terrifying from the road perspective…but brilliant fun at the same time. Two thumbs up for that
As almost any recumbent cyclist will tell you, including me, you soon learn that you get noticed more, are given more respect and more room by other vehicles than on a 'normal' bike. Whatever I ride, I make sure to be visible through road positioning, wearing light coloured tops, or high viz vest and something reflective for low light, and obviously lights where necessary. A flag is useful for passing parked vehicles etc, but applying common sense is the most effective protection for any rider or driver.
In GB, the epedelec rules state that the max speed is 25kph when the motor is assisting; there's no limit when there's no electrical assistance...same in Ireland? Look forward to seeing you do 90kph down that hill!
I'm pretty sure the speed limit is the same limit as all other road users that's posted for that section of road. What is different is the electric assist must cut out at 25km/h, but you can still pedal it faster on your own power (or downhill).
Very Nice !!!! I always thought you should have a roof and windshield on it ! What are you going to name it ? Blue Pony ?lol
As it's electric surely it's going to be a Timsla!
@@malibugrove yeah!
Needs a nice chrome grill on the front.
How about a shiny luggage rack above the rear part of the car like a vintage sports car? I've also used offcuts of thick rubber pipe (radiator hoses in fact) as suspension on bike projects, maybe you could put a couple of pieces onto the top of the chassis beam under the rear of the seat to help absorb some of the bumps and vibrations.
I really want to build a blown up replica of those little vintage kids' pedal cars someday, full metal. I can't believe it isn't a thing yet.
I think I saw someone in America has done something like that, and has a CZcams video of it.