I've seen tall bikes before. I've seen them in parades, critical mass events, and an odd solo dude on the river trail... But I have NEVER seen one bunny hopped over a log or sent off a ramp off road! Well done Seth! Ha! That was fun.
"the mistakes and learning experiences were too tantalizing..." words to live by. Seriously. So many people are afraid of failing and don't know how to gain from it. I wish I learned that lesson earlier in life.
Hey Seth! I built one in almost the exact same way as you did a few years ago! Mine is sticker bombed and had a tractor seat welded to the front for an extra passenger which helped with the wheelie problem!
I made a bunch of tall bikes. Best mod is to extend the rear triangle, like a cargo bike. Adds way more stability, and frees up huge mid section for massive cargo loads. I used to haul loads of wood for framing jobs on mine! Other tips: Weld on some pegs down low for steps.
I've been using a bike like this as daily commute for almost a year and it's made cycling to work go from boring to being the best part of my day. It's so fun riding it, and even more fun to see peoples reactions to it. 10/10 would recommend
Yep! I realized in this application it would be on the high tension side on the back. It might not have mattered but this will decrease the wear on the tensioner over the long term.
Seth, you've made many great videos that have helped me understand bikes, helped my mindset on the trails, made me a better rider, and provided me with plenty entertainment along the way. However, this is my favorite video you made! Love to see you tinker, be genuine, capture high quality shots and still send it! Thank you for sharing.
It looks like you could swap the middle chainring to the outside, same BCD unlike the smallest. That would reduce the gear reduction and you would keep the clearance.
You can also put a few spacers in to prevent rubbing. When I messed with adding motors to bikes I put about 2KW through chainrings spaced out by 10mm and they were fine.
Seth, if you do another one, leave the rear triangle and rear wheel of the top bike and have that wheel spin via a chain from the lower cassette and then the upper wheel can spin and do some other (TBD) job like power a small generator that would in turn power some lights and a spinning disco ball. Or whatever, just go nuts and have fun doing it!
Amazing build Seth......... In my view, that's perfect for the first attempt.......Im sure you will be doing another double decker in future !!!!!! Ride Safe!!!
I love your can do attitude Seth! Looks good! Im excited to see you build a DOUBLE-DECKER FULL SUSPENSION BIKE NEXT! Maybe just do some more practice welds first, you will pick it up!
and just if you thought you have seen it all.. seth steps it up, by throwing a double decker bike down the hill.... just amazing....i want to see i next video... how to wheely that moster....keep up the nice work... greeetings
Hey Seth, your videos have made me so much more passionate about mtb, I am now entering races, and can name every part of the bike from the ground up, love the video!
Hey Seth! 2:53 you can see that you mark the front of the threads instead of the back to make the cut. then by the next scene you weld it at the end, making it longer then you wanted by the length of the piece you welded on. Hope this helps on the next double decker bike for when guest want to ride with! Lol
welding tip for the staerer tubes. if the frame is made out of steel, put a aluminum tube that fits true them. it wont weld together and that way you don't need to measure as much
Seth just demonstrated why ACTUAL (not just virtual) seat tube angles are so important for people with long legs. Welcome to tall people problems! If you're tall and always feel like your front end wanders, like you're sitting "above the bike" instead of "in it", or you're constantly wrecking rear wheels...take a look at the actual angle of your seat tube in respect to the ground. Many manufacturers advertise a "virtual seat tube angle" that accounts for the offset of the bottom bracket from the junction of the seat tube and down tube, resulting in a misleading number. On an XXL frame, with a 210mm dropper post, a shallow ACTUAL seat tube angle puts my tailbone almost in-line with the rear axle on a modern mountain bike. I suck at wheelies, so this is sub-optimal and I'm so glad modern geometry trends err toward longer wheelbases and steeper STAs. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk and I hope Seth slams that saddle as far forward as he can.
Very entertaining...easy quick fixes, move the seat as far forward as can, maybe the seat post can install backwards, putting you forwards? And then add a longer stem...what a hot watching you ride it!
The overall geometry reminds me of my folding bike, what with the wheels being that far away from you and all. Maybe a "full-size" folding bike attempt next?
As wasteful as it would be, it would be so cool to see this done with nice bikes, 2 super nice alloy frames, carbon wheels, sram axs, fox 38, carbon cranks
@@connorcrotty1790 he said alloy because carbon can't really be welded although you can probably stick carbon frames together by laying more carbon I doubt it would be anywhere near strong enough to ride on
Hey Seth I’m Henry and I live north of San Francisco Where mountain biking was invented. Me and my dad have been watching for 4 years and we ride all the time together. We also go to the Sea Otter Classic every year and I couldn’t help but notice you sometimes go to. If we could meet up or if you could go back to sea otter it would make my year! From Henry 11 years old.
Waiting for the next video when Seth puts on disk brakes, a suspension fork, dropper post, and more bottle cages. Then actually gets maimed on the maim frame.
Thats amazing. You should try a longer stem to lean your center of gravity just a little further so it doesnt flip backwards. Thanks for your whole Channel, i can't express how much fun I have watching your videos
I was thinking it would also help to use a large frame bike on the bottom, especially for us short riders who will need smaller geometry on the top. Maybe a little gusset for wherever the top BB ends up.
One of my favorite videos you have put out recently! Bike looks sick! And hilarious. Hope to see it again or see you create another on the channel. Thank you for your amazing content!
I've been watching your channel for a few years now. Obese at 370, but man I wish I could do some downhill mountain biking. Looks like so much fun. I'll continue to live through your channel for now
You got this! I lost a good 30-40 lbs riding my bike every day after work. Stationary bikes at home or at the gym work well to start too, especially the recumbent ones where you have back rest. Personally, I started out with a comfy seat on my bike, rode 15min, gradually increased the rides over time, your tailbone gets used to bike seats and you gradually introduce the more streamlined saddles. It's a lot of fun to ride and you can absolutely lose weight along the way. Just stay consistent and don't worry if you miss a day, just make sure you get back to it and dont let one or two bad days derail your progress. I'm rooting for you!
Instead of water bottles in the bottom triangle, you should put weights to keep it on the ground. Be careful. If you let someone heavier than you ride this, they might flip the bike backwards.
Imagine your a delivery driver delivering a box components box for the 200th time of the year and you just see Seth on a bike that's almost as tall as him doing wheelie's while Oscar is running around him like a madman
I'm thinking mounting an old school 26" frame on top of a modern, longer wheel base frame, perhaps even a 29er frame (but with 26" wheels to make mounting such a steed possible) could help mitigate the geometry issues a bit. Of course that would put the top frame BB shell on top of the top tube of the bottom frame but some trusses and gussets would resolve that weak link. Well done on your beautiful creation!
Amazing video and thank you for l breaking it down!! Despite the economic downturn, I'm so happy😊 l have been earning $ 60,000 returns from my investment every weeks.
building this was cool in itself, but the fact that you sent it on the trail is so sick! im a little disappointed there werent more bottle cages, but we cant have it all. i would love to see you make a custom frame from scratch! im learning to MIG just to do this myself.
I use my tall cargo bike as my grocery getter. It's the most ridiculously utilitarian thing that I own. Tall bikes will save the world! LOL great video👍
you could say seth is really enjoying time building bikes, hope we could see more of the walmart bikes being upgraded and battling the trails on berm peak 🤘🤘🤘
You've got to do this again, but use a slightly bigger bike for the bottom one and a smaller one for the top half. Also notice the way that Raven used a bike with a very curved middle piece as the top bike. Also I'd love to see you put full or at least rear suspension on it!
Love these vids where you build, creates, try new things! It’s awesome. Ok here is an idea, move the back wheel further aft so it doesn’t wheelie as much in climb. 😅 Thanks for the entertainment!
Seth my man you are not just a normal mountain biker you sir are a beast you’re the only person alive I know that would take that double stack bike down a flight deck and down some backyard trails you are crazy
Put the bottle cages on the inner and outer part of the Stier tube and fill two of the bottles with honey as heavier liquid and that reduces the risk of wheelies. The honey would be for a energy boost for mountain biking.
You have raised your channel to new heights!…. Literally…. That looked like fun. Now Rev-2… hope it’s on your someday list. Thanks for sharing the fun.
I met a guy who did a popular classic spanish race (La Quebrantahuesos) twice with a tall bike like that. Another year he did it riding a folding bike. A legend.
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I've seen tall bikes before. I've seen them in parades, critical mass events, and an odd solo dude on the river trail... But I have NEVER seen one bunny hopped over a log or sent off a ramp off road! Well done Seth! Ha! That was fun.
I never saw him bunny hop a log, still sketch though. Not as sketch as my buddies tall tandem lol.
@@drybizcuit1914 well guess the next he does is welding 4 bikes together :D
Never seen someone get so much air while getting so little air lol 😵💫
What looks like a bunny hop at 10:17 is really the same ramp you see ten seconds later. Still pretty sketch on a tall bike.
It really takes a giant set of balls to do that on the bike like this.
If he crashed from this height hospital bill would be tall as bike
"the mistakes and learning experiences were too tantalizing..." words to live by. Seriously. So many people are afraid of failing and don't know how to gain from it. I wish I learned that lesson earlier in life.
*This is gold, I agree with these words. 💛*
What would it look like with MORE bottle cages??
Don’t get him started…
😂😂😂😂
It needs more cowbell. 😄
Never enough bottle cages
Well there is at least room for 5 more 🙄
Hey Seth! I built one in almost the exact same way as you did a few years ago! Mine is sticker bombed and had a tractor seat welded to the front for an extra passenger which helped with the wheelie problem!
Nice to see Seth trying out a large frame
hah, got eeem!
Winner
Mean. 😂
Oh noooooo🤣
LOL
I made a bunch of tall bikes. Best mod is to extend the rear triangle, like a cargo bike. Adds way more stability, and frees up huge mid section for massive cargo loads.
I used to haul loads of wood for framing jobs on mine!
Other tips: Weld on some pegs down low for steps.
Hey! Do you have a way of showing me pics/ letting me pick your brain about these? Would love to chat
I missed old Seths Bike Hacks style wild bikes. Hoping to see more like this.
Seth:”I cannot stress enough how this ain’t a tutorial” also Seth: “next step is…” 🤣🤣
Seth, I frequently learn something, and am ALWAYS entertained. Thank you for the wonderful content!
@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3
Did He come to teach us how to bunnyhop tall bikes?
I've been using a bike like this as daily commute for almost a year and it's made cycling to work go from boring to being the best part of my day. It's so fun riding it, and even more fun to see peoples reactions to it. 10/10 would recommend
I think I would bump my head under the viaduct on my commute but was already getting visions of doing this myself
Having random fun with bikes is what keeps Seth so youthful :)
Yep, that's why he's 5'4", it's a very youthful height.
The look on Seth's face when he landed that jump and was just trying so hard not to eat it was my favorite part🤣
The sneaky change of the chain tentioner from the back to the frontside of the chainring 🙂
Yep! I realized in this application it would be on the high tension side on the back. It might not have mattered but this will decrease the wear on the tensioner over the long term.
I noticed that as well.
saw it indeed. Was gonna be "that guy"commenting how it would make more sense at the other side.
Glad i didnt since he figured it out himself. :)
I saw it as well
@@SethsBikeHacks let some of your buddies try it ! lol!
That trek frame looked pretty cool. This is the only video in the last year on this channel that caught my interest.
Now Seth can know what being tall feels like!
Don’t reach out to that dude he’s fake (there are tons of these bots)
Report them bots
@@thriquinox won’t do much sadly
@@BuzzGoober2329 "wont do much sadly" the bot is gone
@@derteater oh dope yeah usually those don’t get deleted, I’m delighted to hear RUclips is doing its job
I’m so glad I watched this video 3months ago because now I’m in love with your content
Best RUclips recommendation ever
The tensioner was on the wrong side at first, I'm glad you fixed it :) Those tall bikes are super fun to ride, and easier than it seems at first!
Seth, you've made many great videos that have helped me understand bikes, helped my mindset on the trails, made me a better rider, and provided me with plenty entertainment along the way. However, this is my favorite video you made! Love to see you tinker, be genuine, capture high quality shots and still send it! Thank you for sharing.
It looks like you could swap the middle chainring to the outside, same BCD unlike the smallest. That would reduce the gear reduction and you would keep the clearance.
You can also put a few spacers in to prevent rubbing. When I messed with adding motors to bikes I put about 2KW through chainrings spaced out by 10mm and they were fine.
Seth, if you do another one, leave the rear triangle and rear wheel of the top bike and have that wheel spin via a chain from the lower cassette and then the upper wheel can spin and do some other (TBD) job like power a small generator that would in turn power some lights and a spinning disco ball. Or whatever, just go nuts and have fun doing it!
I’m glad your bring back the old video ideas, keep up the amazing work.
Amazing build Seth......... In my view, that's perfect for the first attempt.......Im sure you will be doing another double decker in future !!!!!! Ride Safe!!!
Hell yeah Seth, love the ideas keep it up with your crazy amazin ideas!
Seth this editing and video quality is so good. Love the jazz.
I love your can do attitude Seth! Looks good! Im excited to see you build a DOUBLE-DECKER FULL SUSPENSION BIKE NEXT! Maybe just do some more practice welds first, you will pick it up!
I think it is crying out to be an Ebike with a rear mounted smoke machine. And disco lights. ;-)
and just if you thought you have seen it all.. seth steps it up, by throwing a double decker bike down the hill.... just amazing....i want to see i next video... how to wheely that moster....keep up the nice work... greeetings
Hey Seth, your videos have made me so much more passionate about mtb, I am now entering races, and can name every part of the bike from the ground up, love the video!
Checoooo
are you the mexican minister of defense?
Hey Seth! 2:53 you can see that you mark the front of the threads instead of the back to make the cut. then by the next scene you weld it at the end, making it longer then you wanted by the length of the piece you welded on. Hope this helps on the next double decker bike for when guest want to ride with! Lol
Love it!
welding tip for the staerer tubes. if the frame is made out of steel, put a aluminum tube that fits true them. it wont weld together and that way you don't need to measure as much
i always watch seth’s videos all of the way through, because they are all different but kinda the same
Awesome video, please make more like this, learn so much
I like how Seth puts a better drive train on a joke bike than I have on my regular bike!
Seth just demonstrated why ACTUAL (not just virtual) seat tube angles are so important for people with long legs.
Welcome to tall people problems!
If you're tall and always feel like your front end wanders, like you're sitting "above the bike" instead of "in it", or you're constantly wrecking rear wheels...take a look at the actual angle of your seat tube in respect to the ground. Many manufacturers advertise a "virtual seat tube angle" that accounts for the offset of the bottom bracket from the junction of the seat tube and down tube, resulting in a misleading number.
On an XXL frame, with a 210mm dropper post, a shallow ACTUAL seat tube angle puts my tailbone almost in-line with the rear axle on a modern mountain bike.
I suck at wheelies, so this is sub-optimal and I'm so glad modern geometry trends err toward longer wheelbases and steeper STAs.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk and I hope Seth slams that saddle as far forward as he can.
I was wondering how long it was gonna take you to realize the tensioner was on the wrong side of the chain at first.
Cool build regardless.
Very entertaining...easy quick fixes, move the seat as far forward as can, maybe the seat post can install backwards, putting you forwards? And then add a longer stem...what a hot watching you ride it!
The overall geometry reminds me of my folding bike, what with the wheels being that far away from you and all. Maybe a "full-size" folding bike attempt next?
thanks man great tutorial
As wasteful as it would be, it would be so cool to see this done with nice bikes, 2 super nice alloy frames, carbon wheels, sram axs, fox 38, carbon cranks
NICOLAI G1 😁
Carbon frames???
If you going to do that you might as well just build a 200% scale bike..
@@connorcrotty1790 he said alloy because carbon can't really be welded although you can probably stick carbon frames together by laying more carbon I doubt it would be anywhere near strong enough to ride on
@@liamhemmings9387 Mate just get some gorilla tape.
Very cool! I've never seen anyone ever jump a tall bike. I'm glad you swapped the chain tensioner to the non tension side.
I love the videos which take us back to the origins of this Channel and Seth’s bike hacks.
as a fabricator/welder by trade, and a mountain biker. this was amazing to watch lol, im inspired to make my own tall bike now!! great job
Add a front basket for Oscar to help with weight distribution. Or maybe toss Kevin in there.
Hey Seth I’m Henry and I live north of San Francisco Where mountain biking was invented. Me and my dad have been watching for 4 years and we ride all the time together. We also go to the Sea Otter Classic every year and I couldn’t help but notice you sometimes go to. If we could meet up or if you could go back to sea otter it would make my year! From Henry 11 years old.
Waiting for the next video when Seth puts on disk brakes, a suspension fork, dropper post, and more bottle cages. Then actually gets maimed on the maim frame.
The faces you make at the end when you are riding it on the trail are priceless. It is a look of pure fear and regret and also happiness.
Seth, you are a Sketchlord and i love you for it!
I know this doesn't have the most views out of your videos, but it's honestly one of my favorite videos you've ever made and I rewatch it regularly.
It was at 3:32 that I remembered… Seth was a tech guy, not a welder 😂
Just busting your balls, man! 😁
Probably one of my favorite videos so far of yours Seth, love the creation ones!
Thats amazing. You should try a longer stem to lean your center of gravity just a little further so it doesnt flip backwards.
Thanks for your whole Channel, i can't express how much fun I have watching your videos
I was thinking it would also help to use a large frame bike on the bottom, especially for us short riders who will need smaller geometry on the top. Maybe a little gusset for wherever the top BB ends up.
One of my favorite videos you have put out recently! Bike looks sick! And hilarious. Hope to see it again or see you create another on the channel.
Thank you for your amazing content!
I've been watching your channel for a few years now. Obese at 370, but man I wish I could do some downhill mountain biking. Looks like so much fun. I'll continue to live through your channel for now
just get a fat bike
You got this! I lost a good 30-40 lbs riding my bike every day after work. Stationary bikes at home or at the gym work well to start too, especially the recumbent ones where you have back rest. Personally, I started out with a comfy seat on my bike, rode 15min, gradually increased the rides over time, your tailbone gets used to bike seats and you gradually introduce the more streamlined saddles. It's a lot of fun to ride and you can absolutely lose weight along the way. Just stay consistent and don't worry if you miss a day, just make sure you get back to it and dont let one or two bad days derail your progress. I'm rooting for you!
The ride part looks awesome. Not an everyday bike, definitely, but when you want to have some fun, that’s a perfect one.😅👍🏻
Hi Seth. I’m going to berm park this fall and can’t wait. Amazing video!!
Lucky you:(
@@ape337YT the climb sucks
@@sendyboi7028 at least he can go there:(
This looks so funny but dang you nailed the video again Seth!!
If you ship that to me I dont need a manual machine
The entire video I was fearfully anticipating you taking that on trail. All I can say is wow. Must have been quiet the feeling jumping that beast.
Now put a dropper and clipless pedals on it 😂
Oh god
@@ape337YT what could go wrong
@@Orionas_Sk nothing
:) he should do it...
you don't do any bragging about how effortlessly you mount that tall boy. This old man is impressed!
Instead of water bottles in the bottom triangle, you should put weights to keep it on the ground. Be careful. If you let someone heavier than you ride this, they might flip the bike backwards.
the fact you took it though those ramps and jumps terrified me! Love your content! ❤️
Imagine your a delivery driver delivering a box components box for the 200th time of the year and you just see Seth on a bike that's almost as tall as him doing wheelie's while Oscar is running around him like a madman
I'm thinking mounting an old school 26" frame on top of a modern, longer wheel base frame, perhaps even a 29er frame (but with 26" wheels to make mounting such a steed possible) could help mitigate the geometry issues a bit. Of course that would put the top frame BB shell on top of the top tube of the bottom frame but some trusses and gussets would resolve that weak link. Well done on your beautiful creation!
As Sam Pilgrim would say: Like a Dream!
Nice job👍
First time I saw such bike was in Vancouver in 2010. I found it as a brilliant idea. Still thinking of having one here in Poland.
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The long awaited return of the tall bikes!
building this was cool in itself, but the fact that you sent it on the trail is so sick! im a little disappointed there werent more bottle cages, but we cant have it all. i would love to see you make a custom frame from scratch! im learning to MIG just to do this myself.
I use my tall cargo bike as my grocery getter. It's the most ridiculously utilitarian thing that I own. Tall bikes will save the world! LOL great video👍
I did this with an old 10 speed and some scrap wood. So much fun and a great conversation starter
I have a friend who made one. I occasionally see him biking around and it cracks me up every time
Seth, you are a madman! Doing Berm Peak on that, WOW!
you could say seth is really enjoying time building bikes, hope we could see more of the walmart bikes being upgraded and battling the trails on berm peak 🤘🤘🤘
One of the best videos I have ever watched. Great Job!
Using your superpowers for good! Way to go Seth. So much fun.
Great to see a video about tall bikes again!
Great Project Seth! I think the Tallbike 2.0 shoud be hardtail on top and a full suspension bike at the bottom. Whoud be fun to watch and to ride.
Riding this thing on an actual trail is borderline psychotic. I applaud you Mr. Bike hacks.
You've got to do this again, but use a slightly bigger bike for the bottom one and a smaller one for the top half. Also notice the way that Raven used a bike with a very curved middle piece as the top bike. Also I'd love to see you put full or at least rear suspension on it!
Love these vids where you build, creates, try new things! It’s awesome. Ok here is an idea, move the back wheel further aft so it doesn’t wheelie as much in climb. 😅
Thanks for the entertainment!
Bulit a few of these in the 80's when I was a youngin'. What a blast!
Seth my man you are not just a normal mountain biker you sir are a beast you’re the only person alive I know that would take that double stack bike down a flight deck and down some backyard trails you are crazy
I've watched Seth's bike "hacks" transformer into literal sense. I like it.
This is awesome! I'd love to see more vids like this making custom creative bikes start to finish!
Absolute mad lad doing those jumps at the end!
It feels like you got back to your roots a little bit here
Nice!
Currently building a tall bike myself, perfect timing!!
This thing is so rad! Great work!
Put the bottle cages on the inner and outer part of the Stier tube and fill two of the bottles with honey as heavier liquid and that reduces the risk of wheelies. The honey would be for a energy boost for mountain biking.
Sean can weld too! Truly a man of many talents.
You have raised your channel to new heights!…. Literally…. That looked like fun. Now Rev-2… hope it’s on your someday list. Thanks for sharing the fun.
Tubing cutter on steel pipe, cutting wheel on aluminum, cats and dogs living together! Mass hysteria!
Probably the coolest thing you've build.
I met a guy who did a popular classic spanish race (La Quebrantahuesos) twice with a tall bike like that. Another year he did it riding a folding bike. A legend.
I think the beauty of tall bikes is in their imperfections! Now I'm stoked to build one for a laugh!
Look at you welding!!! Nice work bud!
I absolutely loved watching this one !!
To take this out on the trail and do jumps with it is the bravest thing I've seen someone do
Great build Seth! Thanks