A good look at my train rail bike design alterations after the Richard Bentley design plans. I took his engineering concepts and built my bike using metal parts instead of hardwood.
Had a look at some tracks nearby, and noticed the inner rail is basically inline with each end of track at the joint. However the outside rail at the joint can be as much as 3/4" out and that means any wheel on the outside would be hitting the joint unless you have adequate space to allow for said discrepancies. I am currently building my own but only a guide wheel on the inside of the tracks . I have to travel 89 miles to get to abandoned tracks .
Arguing With Stupid People if one was to add a set of "over the track" head phones to the bike, then you could hear the train a coming rollin round the bend.
I am a cyclist Who also uses railroad tracks as single track, I find this concept intriguing🤔❗️ Thought I would add, with a high dollar bike and a little tweaking on those parts, you just may have something there🚴🏽♂️💨 I would like to see a company take this and run with it, I would buy one💥
I just sketched out a design that I may try and execute on. Basing it on the Rad Power Radrunner e-bike. It's built like a tank, and uses fat tires. Lots of highly reinforced hard-points all over it.
Muy prolijo el trabajo. Muy bien presentado. Muy bien diseñado. Felicitaciones! / /Very neat work. Very well presented. Very well designed. Congratulations!
Nice engineering! So its a little dangerous but isn't that part of the fun? I might stick on a rear view mirror on certain tracks, just in case...well you know.
Turns out Vancouver island has the E&N railway that has sat forlorn for 7 years and trains will not be running on the tracks. Goes at 1-2% grades and goes a long way. Now I would like to adapt something to put a recumbent on those tracks and have a real vacation.
Hi Bruce. A few years back we rode over the mountains to Port Alberni. Absolutely beautiful. Hope you have built your recumbent. You might enjoy Railbiking in Retirement on RUclips.
What about two bicycles braced together by cross beams like a social cycle? It seems like that outrigger is adding some rolling resistance. Additionaly two riders are going to have some tandem like advantages.
I LOVE this idea!! WOW!! Suddenly my mind went on a thousand mile trip in my imagination of places a person could go! What a neat idea. Great workmanship there! envious of your machining skills. Jules
Hi Gary, I just discovered the velocipede's world. I am an avid ciclist; Would you please let me know where can I buy the kit you are using in your Excellent video? Keep Going! Johnny
There really isn't any point of doing that, at least not compared to a standard e-bike. There is not much rolling resistance with a bicycle. That is why it is so easy to ride fairly slowly, but impossible to go faster and maintain that speed. Basically, the wind resistance goes up exponentially with speed. Most people can easily maintain 15-18mph and cannot maintain 30-35mph. It's not double, it's like 6 times the amount of energy. Going on a train track doesn't help.
99.999% of all USA tracks are 56.5 inches wide. This was standardized in the early 1800's and actually dates back to Roman times (long before trains). The few exceptions you'll find will be old mining tracks high in the mountains.
@@mattloutherback6424 There are several narrow-gauge (36") railways, but they are the exception, and most are just on tourist railroads now, like the White Pass & Yukon. The most famous 3' trains are the ones at the Disney parks. So yeah, 99.999% are 4' 8-1/2"
Gary, great job on this. I notice the video is from 2014, have you made any changes since then? some of the components looks welded? Look forward to your response. Thanks for sharing. Excellent work.
now to make a really cool video would be to hoock a long rope on a passing train and let it tow a trail bike but five times the speed is it too much to handle , speed wobble, could it be designed for it , maybe rubber in rope for easy start , risk of stepping into rope loop , helmet , armour , ejection seat, parachute , airbags for falling to side, paddings or air filled , even a safety cage or shell, but detachable from bike. how about a giant ball rolling o the tracks , pulled by train. ball of branches or plastic or rods pipes. and guy inside. or like could use an old car pulled behind w normal wheels on side of trracks or no rubber and iron wheels on track , but rubber coating inside them. or rope and parachute fly benind train.
That's great to hear! How about going around curves, specifically though? Just wondering how well the back wheel tracks behind the front one; I was thinking maybe it could derail going around a curve :)
It looked like the little wheels on the left rail were steering off the track. There's nothing to keep it steady along the track. Why not put those skateboard wheel things on all THREE sides, instead of just the front wheel? That would make them all secure on the tracks.
There are lots of village where only one or two trains comes in a day.... and farmer can use this track... by permission of railway authority. then this will be useful
Thank you. You can find plans from Dick Bently in who lives in New York. I adapted his design using metal instead of wood to make this one. The wood ones work well too. You can find Dick Bently on RUclips.
+ImMr1337 I have com off the track a few times usally crossing roads. That is where I use the lift meconism. Sometimes at where the track switching takes place. I have to lift the guide because the skate board wheels will be too fat at that point. Over all it stays on well. One of my rides was 42 miles. I'm planning on adding a bicycle motor some day. Getting lazy in my old age.
Where's the engine? I think your outriggers should meet at a much lower point. Your front bicycle wheel should be on the rail as those little ones which should be further ahead to stop speed wobble are taking a beating. None of these contraptions seem to have a rear view mirror. Overly complicated to me.
Interesting design. I have put in quite a few miles in on railbikes, and i noticed you are running on nice shiny, well maintained track. It's pretty obvious that it is track that is "live", that is, used by trains. I hope you are running with permission, or at least you are aware of any scheduled traffic on this line. Remember that railroads do schedule specials from time to time, so don't take anything for granted. Friends of mine have had to bail off and hide the bike in the bushes. Trains will run 4 or 5 times as fast as you were going, and they can be upon you in a surprising, and possibly fatal, hurry. Think about that when you are out on a trestle or bridge or in a tunnel. Maybe I am an alarmist, but I really don't want to see anyone injured or killed, giving rail bikers a bad rep.
freewill1114 Hello fellow rail biker. This was designed after Dick Bently's plans. Thank you for your concern. Yes this is a used spur with very light use for factory delivery of goods. This day was on a major holiday shutdown. My first test run. I have been on many miles of track sense. Most abondoned some occasionally used. I do a lot of research prior to using them. Fortunately I have never seen nor run across a live train and hope to never do so. My wife and children would hate to hear of a mishap. It would ruin their day, (mine too). Like all rail bikers permission is not usally available, but with 70 thousand miles of abondoned track in the U.S. we can all find places to safely ride without trespassing. Take care and see you on the rails someday.
Admiral Kizaru 21 miles per hour... but it is a lot of work to keep that speed. Best around 12 mph on the bike. It rides easy on the track in which it was designed for. The outrigger folds back and the front guide lifts up when I need to ride it on asphalt.
I thought it would be faster and easier, I mean there is only the drag as resistence and that the bike would keep the speed much better, why is the bike breaking so fast?
I thought it would be faster and easier, I mean there is only the drag as resistence and that the bike would keep the speed much better, why is the bike breaking so fast?
Thank you for the comnent. In fact, I Just came off an elevated curve when I made this video. It worked well at higher speeds too. My only concern was the condition of the track. It had sharp edges on the outer edge of the lower track side. I thought would cut the wheel. But, all went on fine. I will carry an extra wheel from now on. Next trip will be about 60 miles.
What part of the country are you in Gary? I am in the North East. We have places we can railbike in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York! Private message me and I can give you more specifics if you like.
Gary, I know of multiple locations in northern California to ride the rails safely. Please email me ka1mbx (at) gmail (dot) com, and I will point you in the right direction. Hank
Thanks for the compliment. my design here was after Dick Bentley's design and plans. He used hardwood and I used old junk pieces from a bottling plant to make this out of metal instead of wood. I've used it many times and it works well for me but it is not user friendly for others. I found another design that I will like to obtain or build that seems much simpler and easier to use. It is the one that you'll find on youtube where the front wheel sets in the track or guide and it has one outrigger that comes off the seat post which seems to be the least complicated and one of the most effective track guides. Great riding to you.
I don't know where this is happening, but I would be real careful doing this in the U.S.....I heard of a drunk with no license who drove one of theses to town everyday to avoid a dwi…..in Iowa. He served hard time....it seems like 5 years federal...….
Had a look at some tracks nearby, and noticed the inner rail is basically inline with each end of track at the joint. However the outside rail at the joint can be as much as 3/4" out and that means any wheel on the outside would be hitting the joint unless you have adequate space to allow for said discrepancies. I am currently building my own but only a guide wheel on the inside of the tracks . I have to travel 89 miles to get to abandoned tracks .
Those nice shiny tracks are always the best for riding.
Arguing With Stupid People if one was to add a set of "over the track" head phones to the bike, then you could hear the train a coming rollin round the bend.
yeah they are shiny because they are definitely not active tracks that trains dont pass by daily
Did this on a holiday weekend, this is a side spure.
after a few close quarters of my side-guide wheels with a brush i really appreciate why you put that guard in front and below it... Genius :)
I am a cyclist Who also uses railroad tracks as single track, I find this concept intriguing🤔❗️
Thought I would add, with a high dollar bike and a little tweaking on those parts, you just may have something there🚴🏽♂️💨
I would like to see a company take this and run with it, I would buy one💥
I just sketched out a design that I may try and execute on. Basing it on the Rad Power Radrunner e-bike. It's built like a tank, and uses fat tires. Lots of highly reinforced hard-points all over it.
Genius design and nice craftsmanship!
0:40 Do you put springs on the bumpper in case of a head-on collision with the oncoming train?
Nicely done, Gary. I've had blueprints for one since 1988 that i'v never built. I think it's about time to get cracking!
Brilliant invention! Thumbs up from Dublin (Ireland)! :)
What an invention! I wonder how fast you can go with the right motivation--like a train catching up on you
I would jump off and hit the ditch! Or better yet, not ride on active lines.
Muy prolijo el trabajo. Muy bien presentado. Muy bien diseñado. Felicitaciones! / /Very neat work. Very well presented. Very well designed. Congratulations!
That pilot assembly is great for lengths of open track but makes it impossible to negotiate intersections, crossings and switches.
I see a modified version of the Bentley Railbike... metal, instead of wood. Nice!
DICK BENTLY CALLED ME AND LIKED IT TOO.
Dick Bently called me and liked it too.
Nice engineering! So its a little dangerous but isn't that part of the fun? I might stick on a rear view mirror on certain tracks, just in case...well you know.
I like the cow catcher at the front
Turns out Vancouver island has the E&N railway that has sat forlorn for 7 years and trains will not be running on the tracks. Goes at 1-2% grades and goes a long way. Now I would like to adapt something to put a recumbent on those tracks and have a real vacation.
Hi Bruce. A few years back we rode over the mountains to Port Alberni. Absolutely beautiful. Hope you have built your recumbent. You might enjoy Railbiking in Retirement on RUclips.
@@peterhoffman2639 Doing final assembly and testing soon , but all the tracks around here are patrolled by those nice CN Police.
What about two bicycles braced together by cross beams like a social cycle? It seems like that outrigger is adding some rolling resistance. Additionaly two riders are going to have some tandem like advantages.
Very cool. Boy wouldn’t that leave a mark if it ever came off the tracks. Ouchy!!
I like it but is there a vulnerability if wind comes from the left...it looks like there is nothing to stop you falling to the right
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I LOVE this idea!! WOW!! Suddenly my mind went on a thousand mile trip in my imagination of places a person could go! What a neat idea. Great workmanship there! envious of your machining skills. Jules
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You may have a problem with the design if you come across a switch. Try using a couple of small wheels with flanges.
Rusty Shackelburt k switch is no problem, the front lifts up
VERY cool. I've been trying to build something with plywood and unistrut. I can see that I've been WAY overthinking it!
Bruce K that's been done also (your funny)
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What is the clearance for the side wheels to the track or are they touching ?
Do they ever derail? That wouldn't be good if you are on a High Trestle
How did you get the mount for the rails? Custom made or ordered product?
Hi Gary, I just discovered the velocipede's world. I am an avid ciclist; Would you please let me know where can I buy the kit you are using in your Excellent video?
Keep Going!
Johnny
You can use ac motor and solar panel with the cycle
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There really isn't any point of doing that, at least not compared to a standard e-bike. There is not much rolling resistance with a bicycle. That is why it is so easy to ride fairly slowly, but impossible to go faster and maintain that speed. Basically, the wind resistance goes up exponentially with speed. Most people can easily maintain 15-18mph and cannot maintain 30-35mph. It's not double, it's like 6 times the amount of energy. Going on a train track doesn't help.
Mai khud se ek bnakar tracks par chalate hue ghum sakta hu kya?
Exciting...bro...from which country..?
Amit Srivastava :California, USA
Amazingly stable... good engineering bro
Jet Stream thank you
Are old, abandoned tracks generally the same width as modern tracks? If not, can you adjust the railbike on the go?
99.999% of all USA tracks are 56.5 inches wide. This was standardized in the early 1800's and actually dates back to Roman times (long before trains). The few exceptions you'll find will be old mining tracks high in the mountains.
@@mattloutherback6424 There are several narrow-gauge (36") railways, but they are the exception, and most are just on tourist railroads now, like the White Pass & Yukon. The most famous 3' trains are the ones at the Disney parks. So yeah, 99.999% are 4' 8-1/2"
Gary, great job on this. I notice the video is from 2014, have you made any changes since then? some of the components looks welded? Look forward to your response. Thanks for sharing. Excellent work.
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Awesome invention , but sorry I can't understand how do you suddenly raise its speed
Nainam Dixit just peddling faster
Is there any way to buy one of these things?
What's the use of tyres if it has to run on rails, it will run better on road with tyres.
Eshanth Rathaor the side outrigger folds back, the guide folds up then it is a road bike. Tracks are like a river across the land
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How much can the track vary in width/gage/spacing? 4’8.5” give or take an inch or?
G Kess : varies some but no problem...
Gary E. Sims I made my bike rail rider so that the track may vary by 1/2 inch only.
now to make a really cool video would be to hoock a long rope on a passing train and let it tow a trail bike but five times the speed is it too much to handle , speed wobble, could it be designed for it , maybe rubber in rope for easy start , risk of stepping into rope loop , helmet , armour , ejection seat, parachute , airbags for falling to side, paddings or air filled , even a safety cage or shell, but detachable from bike. how about a giant ball rolling o the tracks , pulled by train. ball of branches or plastic or rods pipes. and guy inside. or like could use an old car pulled behind w normal wheels on side of trracks or no rubber and iron wheels on track , but rubber coating inside them. or rope and parachute fly benind train.
I wonder if the railroads used to do this for track maintenance
With handcars and powered inspection cars, not bicycles.
You will enjoy the two videos "Extreme Railbiking" on RUclips.
Wheel se track down nahi hoga kiya
for more safety you should try this in abandoned railroads
Why would wanna ride your bike down a set of railroad tracks?
For inspecting the tracks
We should have a locomotive that is powered solely by bicycles.
Yeah, moving freight.
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I really love the idea, how does it perform around curves?
Slightly Dry Beans, Hello, been on a lot of fast downhill runs with no problems.
That's great to hear! How about going around curves, specifically though? Just wondering how well the back wheel tracks behind the front one; I was thinking maybe it could derail going around a curve :)
Slightly Dry Beans, Hello Nope no derailment on curves even going fast. The only derailment I have really had is sometimes at track switching points.
The biggest problem on a curve is the superelevation. When you're going around a curve to the right, it tends to dump you off onto the right.
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It looked like the little wheels on the left rail were steering off the track. There's nothing to keep it steady along the track. Why not put those skateboard wheel things on all THREE sides, instead of just the front wheel? That would make them all secure on the tracks.
This design is proven, no need for extra wheels, design after Dick Bently plans.
There are lots of village where only one or two trains comes in a day.... and farmer can use this track... by permission of railway authority. then this will be useful
Great video! I was looking for a high def video just like this to get an idea on how to make my own. Thank you so much!
Thank you. You can find plans from Dick Bently in who lives in New York. I adapted his design using metal instead of wood to make this one. The wood ones work well too. You can find Dick Bently on RUclips.
Thanks for the info. Have you ever derailed this thing?
+Gary E. Sims Also did you ever take that 60 mile trip you were talking about?
+ImMr1337 I have com off the track a few times usally crossing roads. That is where I use the lift meconism. Sometimes at where the track switching takes place. I have to lift the guide because the skate board wheels will be too fat at that point. Over all it stays on well. One of my rides was 42 miles. I'm planning on adding a bicycle motor some day. Getting lazy in my old age.
+Gary E. Sims Any advice you need, let me know.
How it will adjust height if differ one to another track?
Inbaraj Asir : it just does...
how is that the rear tire don't derail? I know the front won't
I imagine it’s cos the front wheel is straight and so the rear just follows along
nice try all the best for ur future plans bro
All the best
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Very good
I hope in future... We may use cycling flying machine...
So you have taken a bicycle and limited it to a train track? Madness
chris jones it folds up on the side and front to ride on the road
chris jones are people allowed to cycle on train tracks in some parts of the world.
Por que não saí dos trilhos?
Where's the engine? I think your outriggers should meet at a much lower point. Your front bicycle wheel should be on the rail as those little ones which should be further ahead to stop speed wobble are taking a beating. None of these contraptions seem to have a rear view mirror. Overly complicated to me.
Assuming you are on abandoned track the rear view mirror would only be good if you are being chased by something with teeth.
To for high speed and connected battery. Checking for for long distance .
Interesting design. I have put in quite a few miles in on railbikes, and i noticed you are running on nice shiny, well maintained track. It's pretty obvious that it is track that is "live", that is, used by trains. I hope you are running with permission, or at least you are aware of any scheduled traffic on this line. Remember that railroads do schedule specials from time to time, so don't take anything for granted. Friends of mine have had to bail off and hide the bike in the bushes. Trains will run 4 or 5 times as fast as you were going, and they can be upon you in a surprising, and possibly fatal, hurry. Think about that when you are out on a trestle or bridge or in a tunnel. Maybe I am an alarmist, but I really don't want to see anyone injured or killed, giving rail bikers a bad rep.
freewill1114
Hello fellow rail biker. This was designed after Dick Bently's plans. Thank you for your concern. Yes this is a used spur with very light use for factory delivery of goods. This day was on a major holiday shutdown. My first test run. I have been on many miles of track sense. Most abondoned some occasionally used. I do a lot of research prior to using them. Fortunately I have never seen nor run across a live train and hope to never do so. My wife and children would hate to hear of a mishap. It would ruin their day, (mine too). Like all rail bikers permission is not usally available, but with 70 thousand miles of abondoned track in the U.S. we can all find places to safely ride without trespassing. Take care and see you on the rails someday.
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looked like that front end was shimmying a little bit. might have been enough for a derailment
So right. Looks a bit over engineered to no avail.
Can it go over switches?
2816 Productions : yes raise the guide...
How fast can you drive with that (mph or kmh) and whats easier, drive on that railway or on asphalt?
Admiral Kizaru 21 miles per hour... but it is a lot of work to keep that speed. Best around 12 mph on the bike. It rides easy on the track in which it was designed for. The outrigger folds back and the front guide lifts up when I need to ride it on asphalt.
I thought it would be faster and easier, I mean there is only the drag as resistence and that the bike would keep the speed much better, why is the bike breaking so fast?
I thought it would be faster and easier, I mean there is only the drag as resistence and that the bike would keep the speed much better, why is the bike breaking so fast?
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Nice idea, but be careful.
Very cool.
Nice build, nice video, and good speed. All railbike designs work on straight track though. Have you tested the bike on a super elevated curve yet?
Gary E. Sims
Thank you for the comnent. In fact, I Just came off an elevated curve when I made this video. It worked well at higher speeds too. My only concern was the condition of the track. It had sharp edges on the outer edge of the lower track side. I thought would cut the wheel. But, all went on fine. I will carry an extra wheel from now on. Next trip will be about 60 miles.
What part of the country are you in Gary? I am in the North East. We have places we can railbike in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York! Private message me and I can give you more specifics if you like.
I'm in northern California. Just starting to find the rails.
Gary, I know of multiple locations in northern California to ride the rails safely. Please email me ka1mbx (at) gmail (dot) com, and I will point you in the right direction. Hank
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but nice project and danger
actualy it is very nice i like what you did
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Thanks for the compliment. my design here was after Dick Bentley's design and plans. He used hardwood and I used old junk pieces from a bottling plant to make this out of metal instead of wood. I've used it many times and it works well for me but it is not user friendly for others. I found another design that I will like to obtain or build that seems much simpler and easier to use. It is the one that you'll find on youtube where the front wheel sets in the track or guide and it has one outrigger that comes off the seat post which seems to be the least complicated and one of the most effective track guides. Great riding to you.
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What if there is a track change. Will it change tracks?
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The front comes up
he is a brilliant man.
Eftikar Ahmed : I said that to myself in a mirror once and the mirror lied to me....
Jugadu prasad , i like it ,😍
Well down, now ad a 80 CC motor to it, and enjoy.
I think an ebike with a solar panel would be a lot quieter
never seen something like this.. awesome!
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I tried it and met a rail-bike traveling in the opposite direction. It's just not worth the hassle...
Good engineering and excellently constructed. I invite you to view Railbiking in Retirement on RUclips. Good luck and stay safe.
It's amazing
They should make these as kits online
Have you thought about the junctions?
Mihai Valentin loft the guide at a junction
very good
What a creativity
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Is it motorized
You can add a motor, just like on a regular bicycle.
I don't know where this is happening, but I would be real careful doing this in the U.S.....I heard of a drunk with no license who drove one of theses to town everyday to avoid a dwi…..in Iowa. He served hard time....it seems like 5 years federal...….
If Some Super Fast Train comes from behind then??
Prakeern roy: useing a rear view mirror... or go faster like in a cartoon...
Don't ride on tracks that active trains run on!
What's that noise?
Do you know hindi
India Railway minister copy your Idea in 2020
But your idea is best
Sounds like your shifter needs adjustment.
Cool bro
Outstanding
Actually nice
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Awesome
А стрелки как проходить?
Sir please chapter wise solution ka video bnaea please
Tayar, or handal bhi change kro good
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