Good effort tho a bit complicated. I make all mine as delta front wheel drive and use no welding. My latest is centrally set rubber schock and is a lean to steer vehicle with very good handling. The seat is air filled so rides for hours without problems. with a weight of under 40 lbs and with folding to fit any bike box or public transportation system. I gave up welding when my eyesight went wonky(catracts) and perfected ways to build very lightly with aluminum and hard bolts.
I know this is a very basic design that could be lighter and neater but I think for many people it's a great way to be able to build their own machine without the dramas of things like welding round pipes together with fish-mouth joins. My first trike was shocking, one might say a disaster but I gave me what I needed to make my second one which went really well.
hey thats some good work why did you use bike aheadsets on the dropped tube axle. would have been easier running a straight axle and go cart style king pins.
It has no problem with things 5 inches high and roads here have 2 inch sped bumps so no problem there.Gears are low so trail riding is possible with it I'll see if I can post pictures of My trike for you. Handling on rough surfaces is actually tolorable if it's not to fast.6 to 8 mph on rough gravel or grassy areas.
ugly but strong is a good example of your profession, Mr Enginner, i like your workplace and your final job, please create a new video with the final paintwork, about how we can do it?
Hello, I wish you a nice day. Good luck for your project. Thank you. Best regards. Hola, Les deseo un buen día. Buena suerte para su proyecto. Gracias. Saludos cordiales.
I have friends with similar ideas. In industry, the welding or the gluing are fastest construction technics. But bolts and rivets are also an efficient way to construct a structure. You can use glue and rivets for a stronger result. Best regards. Aleksander Micsiz.
Hi, you can find side mounted hub from "Sturmey Archer". You have the front hub X-SD or the XL-SD. These hubs are designed for wheelchairs. I found my wheels by a wheelchair repairman. He give me a complete wheelchair with drumbrake hubs. I mounted on hubs new rim for 20" tires. Best regards.
realy well done trike i liek the description and the palns for the whole thing... but i must be critical about teh welds aswell hope the new welder works out fine for you ^_^
Hi, Yes, in my mind a negative camber looks like an overloaded car. The most important is the track. In front view, I have 71 cm wheel to wheel. My trike has 78 cm width. Now, if the track is 71 cm, with or without camber it changes nothing on handling. But, when turn, the wheels balls bearings suffer more without negative camber. A Negative camber permits also to have a larger track for the same vehicle width. For me, without camber looks better. This is only my choice.
aluminum profiles and joints made with rivets or bolts may be a good alternative for many like me who are wary of using a soldering iron. In This latter case, however, I think you should simplify the project more. Some parts with rivets or bolts would be difficult to combine. For example, the pipe for the steering.
@amidesign Well , i'm a blacksmith so i know wath are you talking about, but if you don't weld it is not the same thing , you know it is funny complete the whole building process by your self. Welding now and again is not a problem for your helth. Arriba y dale con ganas!!!!
@Samqdf When I watching the video, I was thinking 'why square steel tube frame - that stuff is heavy!". Then I pictured welding with round tubes and I could see why! Also difficuties increase with curved tubes, bending tubes, aluminum, chrom-moly, etc. I my self have been toying with the idea of using light weight bicycle frames as a basis for quadracylcles.
very nice you make it look so easy to do I wish I could weld ..Thanks for sharing video and going through all the finer details , wish you lived in the UK I would love one much better than my mountain bike and safer ..Thanks again ; ¬ )
@callmeshane303 I have bought a flux-cored wire welder It is a better technique that stick welding I know that TIG it is the better choice I have two bike in construction In a couple of months I will show you the result
AKI EN ARGENTINA ESTOY DISEÑANDO MI PROPIO TRICICLO RECLINABLE A PARTIR DEL RECICLAJE DE BICICLETAS DESECHADAS EN UNA CHATARRERIA, YA OBTUVE LAS PIEZAS AHORA SOLO ME KEDA ENSAMBLAR EL DISEÑO Y A RODAR..!!! CICLOTURISMO PATAGONICO
Did you ever drive it? Does the steering work? I think the arms with the handles are very short and you have to put your hands on the inside of the wheels ... Otherwise: a great project. I'm sure you learned a lot by doing it.
@pinoke65 Hi, You have right. I also never seen worst welding that I made in this video. Be gentile, I have re weld the most important part. Welding is hard with old electrode weld machine. Now I have a new wire welding machine. I will show you better welding the next time. I have a new project of a quadricycle. See you later. Best regards. Aleksander.
Hola encontre su video, me gusto mucho, Perdone usted ¿Puedo construir un trike a partir de sus instrucciones? sin que haya problemas de patente o derecos de autor o diga usted si debo pagar algo por los planos. mucho agradecere la respuesta
@Mrspraderadego Hi, you can find side mounted hub from "Sturmey Archer" You have the front hub X-SD or the XL-SD These hub are designed for wheelchair I found mine at a wheelchair repairman It is also possible to use 20 mm thru axle bicycle hub with disc brake Best regards Aleksander Micsiz
going by the tools that you have & equipment ie lathe,welder etc,by the time you finish purchasing materials & the like ,costwise wouldn't it almost equal that of a factory manufactured unit ? other than that ,assuming that you already had this equipment & you like to do this as a hobby then more power to you...well done
@jesse2006 Thank you very much Now, I work on a four wheeled velomobile to achieve a best cornering stability Each project improves my knowledges in automotive area My goal is to builds my own high efficiency vehicle Best regards from Switzerland
@edwardreid Hi, front wheel drive and no welding. That is interesting. For central leaning system you can have some trouble when you have to come on a height obstacle. Also on very bad roads your handlebar is sensitive to holes and stones. But if you drive on clean surface it is a solution to keep in mind. If you have some links or pictures. Contact me again. I wish you a lot of nice journeys. Best regards
@hibirapita Welding is a very difficult work and I am not a professional Welding is toxic by emitting iron oxide ... I am not sure to weld again myself My next project will build in composite It is an other job much more accessible for me And I can use some steel elements glued to fiber glass
I discovered that welding is a hard job. I will stop my experiments. It is better for me to ask a professional. For paintwork, I will add some comments in the video. Thank you very much for support.
realy great job though. maybe you are like me and don't like to talk. I appreciate your video and it has much value. I will sibscribe so I can dind it when I can afford a project like this I do have heaps of wheels, like pockets bike parts, and ---well thank you
@antijozsi Hello, The weight without the rear brake and lighting is of 18.4 kg I also welded four triangular elements around the main cross in the middle of the chassis to be more stronger You can visit my Web page for this project The latest plans are on this page The link is in the description This trike is a prototype adapted only for my personal needs I have no calculated the section of tubes and the frame is not so strong for heavy conditions : high speed turn or heavy charge Best regards
@viper8red sorry to late answers. No problems to be copied. I found some mistakes on plans. I think also that this video is old and I am not proud of this.
Thank you very much for your comment. I learned English especially in technical books, and some little weeks of training in working environments. I will work tomorrow to show you better English comments. I have a secret joker. Best regards. Aleksander.
Good effort tho a bit complicated. I make all mine as delta front wheel drive and use no welding. My latest is centrally set rubber schock and is a lean to steer vehicle with very good handling. The seat is air filled so rides for hours without problems. with a weight of under 40 lbs and with folding to fit any bike box or public transportation system. I gave up welding when my eyesight went wonky(catracts) and perfected ways to build very lightly with aluminum and hard bolts.
I’d like to see some of your work!
This technique is used by Lotus cars for the Elise aluminium platform.
@amidesign it doesn't matter how the welding looks ,i´m sure you'll make them better next time , good job ,thank u for showing.
I know this is a very basic design that could be lighter and neater but I think for many people it's a great way to be able to build their own machine without the dramas of things like welding round pipes together with fish-mouth joins. My first trike was shocking, one might say a disaster but I gave me what I needed to make my second one which went really well.
Thank you for your comment. I'm working now on a very complex vehicle.
I wish you great moments with your trike.
Best regards.
hey thats some good work
why did you use bike aheadsets on the dropped tube axle.
would have been easier running a straight axle and go cart style king pins.
great engineering here and on your web site, keep it up!
It has no problem with things 5 inches high and roads here have 2 inch sped bumps so no problem there.Gears are low so trail riding is possible with it I'll see if I can post pictures of My trike for you. Handling on rough surfaces is actually tolorable if it's not to fast.6 to 8 mph on rough gravel or grassy areas.
ugly but strong is a good example of your profession, Mr Enginner, i like your workplace and your final job, please create a new video with the final paintwork, about how we can do it?
There is a golden rule in construction :
Do everything itself.
Hello,
I wish you a nice day.
Good luck for your project.
Thank you.
Best regards.
Hola,
Les deseo un buen día.
Buena suerte para su proyecto.
Gracias.
Saludos cordiales.
I have friends with similar ideas.
In industry, the welding or the gluing are fastest construction technics.
But bolts and rivets are also an efficient way to construct a structure.
You can use glue and rivets for a stronger result.
Best regards.
Aleksander Micsiz.
Thank you, I have published several of your videos on a french forum.
Well done...!!!
Best wishes from Bavaria / Germany. :-)
Hi, you can find side mounted hub from "Sturmey Archer".
You have the front hub X-SD or the XL-SD.
These hubs are designed for wheelchairs.
I found my wheels by a wheelchair repairman.
He give me a complete wheelchair with drumbrake hubs.
I mounted on hubs new rim for 20" tires.
Best regards.
realy well done trike i liek the description and the palns for the whole thing...
but i must be critical about teh welds aswell
hope the new welder works out fine for you ^_^
Hi,
Yes, in my mind a negative camber looks like an overloaded car.
The most important is the track.
In front view, I have 71 cm wheel to wheel.
My trike has 78 cm width.
Now, if the track is 71 cm, with or without camber it changes nothing on handling.
But, when turn, the wheels balls bearings suffer more without negative camber.
A Negative camber permits also to have a larger track for the same vehicle width.
For me, without camber looks better. This is only my choice.
aluminum profiles and joints made with rivets or bolts may be a good alternative for many like me who are wary of using a soldering iron. In This latter case, however, I think you should simplify the project more. Some parts with rivets or bolts would be difficult to combine. For example, the pipe for the steering.
great job, and huge challenging project, i considered doing similar but bought one instead....i admire your efforts....
@amidesign Well , i'm a blacksmith so i know wath are you talking about, but if you don't weld it is not the same thing , you know it is funny complete the whole building process by your self.
Welding now and again is not a problem for your helth.
Arriba y dale con ganas!!!!
I had not thought of the possibility of combining rivets and bolts with the use of glue. Indeed, the result should be better.
@Samqdf When I watching the video, I was thinking 'why square steel tube frame - that stuff is heavy!".
Then I pictured welding with round tubes and I could see why!
Also difficuties increase with curved tubes, bending tubes, aluminum, chrom-moly, etc.
I my self have been toying with the idea of using light weight bicycle frames as a basis for quadracylcles.
god how about some voice over or text at least. I love it and I want to build one for my son and myself, what supplier did you get the wheels from?
very nice you make it look so easy to do I wish I could weld ..Thanks for sharing video and going through all the finer details , wish you lived in the UK I would love one much better than my mountain bike and safer ..Thanks again ; ¬ )
@callmeshane303
I have bought a flux-cored wire welder
It is a better technique that stick welding
I know that TIG it is the better choice
I have two bike in construction
In a couple of months I will show you the result
AKI EN ARGENTINA ESTOY DISEÑANDO MI PROPIO TRICICLO RECLINABLE A PARTIR DEL RECICLAJE DE BICICLETAS DESECHADAS EN UNA CHATARRERIA, YA OBTUVE LAS PIEZAS AHORA SOLO ME KEDA ENSAMBLAR EL DISEÑO Y A RODAR..!!! CICLOTURISMO PATAGONICO
@PacificCircle1 well said, I guess even if it didn't ride the fact it gave me what I needed to build my second one makes it a sucess right?
Did you ever drive it?
Does the steering work? I think the arms with the handles are very short and you have to put your hands on the inside of the wheels ...
Otherwise: a great project. I'm sure you learned a lot by doing it.
Hi, yes I drive it from 2007 to two week ago. The steering works very good. No vibration.
Thank you for comment.
I think 2009
@pinoke65
Hi, You have right.
I also never seen worst welding that I made in this video.
Be gentile, I have re weld the most important part.
Welding is hard with old electrode weld machine.
Now I have a new wire welding machine.
I will show you better welding the next time.
I have a new project of a quadricycle.
See you later.
Best regards.
Aleksander.
Hola encontre su video, me gusto mucho, Perdone usted ¿Puedo construir un trike a partir de sus instrucciones? sin que haya problemas de patente o derecos de autor o diga usted si debo pagar algo por los planos. mucho agradecere la respuesta
@Mrspraderadego Hi, you can find side mounted hub from "Sturmey Archer"
You have the front hub X-SD or the XL-SD
These hub are designed for wheelchair
I found mine at a wheelchair repairman
It is also possible to use 20 mm thru axle bicycle hub with disc brake
Best regards
Aleksander Micsiz
nice good work how kg?
going by the tools that you have & equipment ie lathe,welder etc,by the time you finish purchasing materials & the like ,costwise wouldn't it almost equal that of a factory manufactured unit ? other than that ,assuming that you already had this equipment & you like to do this as a hobby then more power to you...well done
@jesse2006
Thank you very much
Now, I work on a four wheeled velomobile to achieve a best cornering stability
Each project improves my knowledges in automotive area
My goal is to builds my own high efficiency vehicle
Best regards from Switzerland
Thank you for the comment.
Best regards.
Aleksander.
@Samqdf More or less what I was going to post - not a disaster but a very good prototype.
Very nice.
Thank you for this
@edwardreid
Hi, front wheel drive and no welding. That is interesting. For central leaning system you can have some trouble when you have to come on a height obstacle. Also on very bad roads your handlebar is sensitive to holes and stones. But if you drive on clean surface it is a solution to keep in mind.
If you have some links or pictures. Contact me again.
I wish you a lot of nice journeys.
Best regards
Yes, you can draw a looks like trike if you want. But exact copy is prohibited.
@hibirapita
Welding is a very difficult work and I am not a professional
Welding is toxic by emitting iron oxide ...
I am not sure to weld again myself
My next project will build in composite
It is an other job much more accessible for me
And I can use some steel elements glued to fiber glass
I discovered that welding is a hard job. I will stop my experiments. It is better for me to ask a professional.
For paintwork, I will add some comments in the video.
Thank you very much for support.
@Samqdf
Thank you for your comment
Best regards
Aleksander
muy bueno....felicidades
Muchas gracias.
And happy new year.
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
realy great job though. maybe you are like me and don't like to talk. I appreciate your video and it has much value. I will sibscribe so I can dind it when I can afford a project like this I do have heaps of wheels, like pockets bike parts, and ---well thank you
@antijozsi
Hello,
The weight without the rear brake and lighting is of 18.4 kg
I also welded four triangular elements around the main cross in the middle of the chassis to be more stronger
You can visit my Web page for this project
The latest plans are on this page
The link is in the description
This trike is a prototype adapted only for my personal needs
I have no calculated the section of tubes and the frame is not so strong for heavy conditions : high speed turn or heavy charge
Best regards
Hi,
I do not understand very well your comment.
Best regards.
AWESOME! THANK U. :D
@duck4035
Hi,
When I ride my trike I'm like the King of the road.
- Powerfulness
- Silence
- Comfort
muy bueno
Thank you very much for supporting.
@viper8red sorry to late answers. No problems to be copied. I found some mistakes on plans. I think also that this video is old and I am not proud of this.
Excellent project but your grammar is not , Boy where did you go to school??? Please learn past tense of words!!!!
Thank you very much for your comment.
I learned English especially in technical books, and some little weeks of training in working environments.
I will work tomorrow to show you better English comments.
I have a secret joker.
Best regards.
Aleksander.
great work thanks for sharing, look forward to seeing your other projects. Please check out my page see what you think
@amidesign it doesn't matter how the welding look ,i´m sure you'll make them better next time , good job ,thank u for showing.