WIKE DIY Bike Cargo Trailer Kit
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- Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024
- Had fun building the WIKE DIY trailer kit. A special thanks to my sister and her husband (Sarah and Ray) for letting me use their garage and tools. #recumbent #bike #trailer
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The Bach works makes this shop and visiting it a glorious experience. Thumbs up.
Great job. I have seen a lot of home made trailers but the main fault with most is folks seem to ignore the important weight issue and use quite heavy gauge steel throughout without much limitation which must be a huge burden to move whereas your design smartly makes use of a skeletal alloy frame with wood bed panels. Probably the smartest home made trailer design yet.
I just built a DIY thru-axle bicycle trailer using a ladder. It's simpler than you think. However ...an idea to keep in-mind, is to keep your trailer's width no more than the width of your handlebars ;)
This is like the Lamborghini of pedal bikes😂😂
it has been a while since you did this video do you have an up to date eg 2023 video on a review of your diy trailer? How it has held up or if you changed anything that you did with this trailer. Thinking about getting on of these kits to go with my recumbent trike. Any help would be appreciated. Thankyou in advance.
Just finished building my own version for a long distance ride next year. This is brilliant! But I don't think that the tent's big enough...
I'm building my own trailer and having a generator to run my power for lights and heaters be awesome for camping at beaches that be fun to do and I'm thinking of fast electric bikes so I can tow my quads whenever I go out for ride in nice weather instead of winter where I don't go out only when nice day comes along can't wait for next year be perfect and happy times to have fun camping fishing
Great music choice
I will be making something like this but with a piece of wood that turns into a ramp!
Thanks now dont mind me and my friends with this boomin down a hill🤣
How was. Hospital?
@@bronwynohalloran-sutton5551 it was aight 😂
I would have moved the wheels farther back; the center of weight needs to be in front of the wheels, or the trailer will whiplash around behind the bike. Ask me how I know... but there are also videos out there showing the effect of shifting the center of weight forward and back on a trailer as it is towed.
I have no doubt that these work but what the cost? Most I've seen are are in the $350-400 range but the videos did help. A kids bike, bed railing and a shelf from the thrift store puts it in the$40-50 range if a person is handy and has tools.
hello, where did you get the profiles fastening to the wheel fastening structure and what sizes are the profiles if you can provide a link where you can buy these
All the parts, except the wood and aluminum tubing, came in the DIY kit from WIKE.
Just get an old trailer, the ones people use for carry kids
Of off Craigslist or any other sale store. And use the frame!
"Save your self some time"
Hi ! Me i'm about to create one with a pulling bar right under my seat. The pulling bar will be made of 1 1/2'' square stainless steel bar (that's what i could find at my local scrapyard). Since the pulling bar will be VERY powerful for the trailer maximum total capacity (150 pounds). Using the same dimensions for the trailer (50 x 24 inches), would it be wise to fix the wheels 4 inches further back instead of fixing them right in the center of the trailor ? I took in consideration the design of most trailers. My local bike merchant designed a trailer bike few years back that he tried to put on the market. He told me firmly that bicycles were design to pull in strait line. So it's not recommended to put a side pulling bar on the rear wheel.
I put my wheels a little bit towards the back of the trailer instead of in the center. I can't say I know the perfect way to mount the hitch.
So how would you modify the mount to fix to the middle of the bike versus off center?
I used a 6 inches long pipe and i insert it under my seat. Then, i welded the pipe to a 28 inches long 1 1/2'' square stainless steel bar. At the end of this bar, i welded the 360 degree locking mechanism. For the 360 degree locking mechanism i used a 1/2 '' universal joint socket and a 1/4'' pneumatic air quick fitting connectors. (ebay items: 262884412164 and 311672104659).
Now that my trailer design project is finish. When i go out with it, many people are staring at my trailer where ever i go. It fonction amazingly well.
Good Music.
great job :)
Jordan Bronson op no op
where did you purchase the WIKE DIY trailer kit????
I purchased the diy kit from the WIKE website. The company is in Canada.
@@CrazyUncleTim do you know if there are any companies in the US?
@@edwardcarney7494 No, I don't know of any in the US.
Hey! What were those L shaped things you used to connect the square tubing
This ma second vid I am watching on his channel
So technically all I really need is the draw bar that fits to the back of my bent and the frame of the trailer and the rest is easily built . Yours seems a bit over built with the double side tubes and the 3/4" slats of wood that could be replaced by 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood. Thanks for the video.
so excited you posted this I'm building one in a week and this is great! what size did you settle on?
+Sarah Apsey - Hi Sarah! The bed of my trailer is 25" x 50". Here is a link to where I got the idea. My trailer is similar in dimensions to what this guy built. valdodge.com/2009/07/04/custom-bike-trailer/
TechNomad Tim good job
What is the size of the tubing and where do you get it?
And no coffee break!
Hi Tim, I know I’m late to the party but I wonder if you could tell me what drill bit you used to drill the holes and what size and type of screws you used. Your build inspired me to get a Wike diy Kit so I can take my dogs with me when I ride.
Unfortunately I do not recall the size of the screws or bolts, and I just donated the trailer to an outdoor/travel group. I think I got the size from a WIKE assembly video. I used carriage bolts for the wood to have a smooth surface. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
I have just built one - the main bolts from Wike are 1/4inch so I used a 17/64inch bit. For the #10 self tappers I start a hole with an 1/8inch drill bit. Worked for me at any rate :-)
A little confused with the #14-1" self tapping screws. Do I need to drill THROUGH the plastic on the corner pieces when attaching my bottom bars? Kind of thought they would be pre drilled like every other connection. Plus I can only find #10-1,1/2" self tapping screws. Will they be too long for the axle corners? Don't want to drill into the cavity and mess something up. Thanks
As I remember all the holes were pre-drilled except for those two bars. For those where I had to drill through the plastic pieces, I used self-tapping screws. I would check the length of the screws before drilling. As long as they don't go near the metal bearing assembly I think they will be fine.
Did you see this build page. In one of the photos he shows how he drilled through the plastic bracket. valdodge.com/2009/07/04/custom-bike-trailer/
Thanks, that's what I needed to know
Very good idea and result, but the video suffered from lack of detailed content and the first quarter was spent on a trip to the dardware store which was of no interest at all
where do you get the plastic conectors?
They came in the DIY kit from WIKE.
Great clean job. Is that tent for you to sleep in? What's that red bean bag thing?
I'm planning to build an ultra-light trailer to pull behind my Honda Fit for camping gear. Would this item be easily converted to standard car hitch attachment? If so, would the wheels handle 60 mph for 5,000 miles?
probably not conisdering they are probably bicycle wheels
I doubt it. I went down a few hills at 20 mph, but I wouldn't go any fast than that.
mr.everything
You need wheels with high speed bearings. Find some from a motorcycle.
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okay Uncle Tim where do you get the kit from, and how much is the
Kit. if you can please tell me
wicycle.com/products/bike-trailers/diy
I believe about $200 now.
How this wheels fasten? It has only one point of support, i think you could make it better
Yeah where can I find the axle hubs especially for a fattire.......?
I'm looking to start a small business as a mobile lemonade stand for the summer months. This is by far the best design for the money that I have seen. This would allow me to be agile in the ways that even food trucks cannot. Plus, I could use the exercise. How would I add rails to perhaps box it in if that's even necessary?
Sounds like a good idea. When I lived in Phoenix I thought about putting a big ice chest on the trailer and going down to the ballpark to sell water and soda on the sidewalk. You can build the trailer to whatever dimensions work best for you. The company also sells trailers already built. In my other videos you can see that I added side rails with tubing and wood from Home Depot. ruclips.net/video/DAsDuysmupo/видео.html
@@CrazyUncleTim I'm planning to take a tour of one lap around the US and I'm looking for a bicycle trailer with the follow specifications:
7ft. long, 3ft. wide, must hold at least 400 lbs., and the weight of the trailer cannot exceed 70 lbs.
Are my specifications in the realm of possible? ...and if so, can you build me one, or give me a material list and instructions?
@@justinbarney8198 I'm not sure where I could find parts capable of holding 400 lbs. The kit I used said was rated for about 150 lbs, although I probably carried about 200-250 lbs. You might be able to carry more weight if you use stronger materials, but that would also increase the weight of the trailer. Have you checked with any bike shops? Sorry I can't be more help.
@@CrazyUncleTim You're fine. I'm just getting my feelers out there to see what is possible and not. Thanks & safe trekking :)
@@justinbarney8198 If you going heavy as you describe.... you'll also have to beef up the hitch assembly.
WHERE did you get that mini tent thing you had on the back?!?!
Do you mean the tent for my dogs? amzn.to/39MgNPX
יפה מאוד 👏👏👏❤️
All you need is a mental & Wood shop + 100$ in parts? Well shit I'll get right on that. 😆☇
Already made mine before I watch this a long time before watch this for this video is even made probably knows it like fifth grade I think but I just want to come back and look at other stuff people have done 😂
may you explain it to me in words step by step how you put it together ?
The first step is to decide on the dimensions of the trailer you wish to build. Once you have the kit you buy the tubing cut to the lengths you have chosen. Next you assemble it following the directions that come with the kit.
some bicycles are faster than others what's the fasted and strongest bicycles for towing and pulling ?
what bicycles is the best for pulling and towing give me the name brands ?Cause some bikes can tow better then others ?
I don't know what is the best bike since I have only used the HP Velotecknik Scorpion recumbent trike to pull a trailer. It was able to pull the trailer up many steep hills.
i ordered a 500 watt electric scooter when i find out how it works for pulling a trailer i'ma leave a comment.My next question is do the more torque and horse power is better for pulling ?
Nice job!!!...How's the trailer holding up & how much weight have you put on it?
After about 3,300 miles on the road it's still hauling a load. I probably carry about 150 pounds on it.
hi
+TechNomad Tim thanks
what's the weight capacity. Looking to haul heavier and tall things.
The company that makes the kit says the capacity is 150 pounds.
joe l
how much did it cost you to built 8
The DIY kit cost about $150 and the additional supplies (tubing, wood, and hardware) came to about $100.
Getting is a bit too long but I otherwise love it 😍
The site for this DIY kit is no longer.
WIKE still exist - based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
@@juliansleath1989 Thank you.
Hi :) What do you call those black corner things that connects the rods?
I don't know, but the link to the manufacturer is above. They can probably answer your question.
those corner connectors are amazing I haven't seen them at our stores in the UK but there must be something like them surely? what do the call them ? just tube connectors???? thanks great video loved it. super kart
I believe they have different names and I don't know where WIKE buys theirs. They look similar to these.
www.bunnings.com.au/connect-it-3-way-corner-joiner_p1138482
How much could I buy that from you for
I need one of these for my bird scooter
Great job BTW how did you construct the deck? Is it attached to the frame .
Here is a video about how I made the deck. ruclips.net/video/OChFqqpvmDo/видео.html
Cool
Che marca è la bicicletta
The best design I've seen yet how can I get a cooy of your design.
Hi Doree, I will see if I can find the drawing I made before building it. I tried to copy what this person did at this website. valdodge.com/2009/07/04/custom-bike-trailer/
Cheaper to buy a second hand bike trailer cut it and add some tubes to the desired length
Those cheaper trailers are small and not as strong. And they are not as cheap as you may expect. I'm going to build one too.
I like the trailer. Even more so, I like that it was attached to a recumbent bike. However, thus video is just over 6 minutes and the first two minutes are of the material being picked up from the supplier. Completely unnecessary footage. And I'm pretty sure I saw the builder tighten the same nuts and bolts multiple times.
totally useless video
yo that's a nice trailer man. where exactly can I get the exact tubbing that you used on this video?
I got the tubing at Metal Supermarket. www.metalsupermarkets.com
What are the measurements
Thanks Uncle....it seems they have a store in Anaheim which is close to me.
@@missdoree1 i would say measurements comes with the instructions of the kit.
Vidéo on voit rien mais alors musique sublime
If you make me one can I buy it ???
Did you say 25+50
Tim, is there a way to increase the load capacity to 300 pounds?
Other than using thicker tubing I don't know how to increase the capacity. I had at least 200 pounds on mine and pulled it 4,300 miles without any problems. Have you built yours yet?
TechNomad Tim I'm working with a welder/fabrication guy. We're looking into existing carts that we could modify and comparing them to a scratch build. Just considering all options.
A motor will work
What kind of bike is that?
a recumbent trike
Thanks
Thanks
What brand of recumbent trike is that?
It is the HP Velotechnik Scorpion fx.
Hey can you build me one I live in Los Angeles I have my own gardening bussines and I need s trailer
I wish I could, but I now live in Texas. The trailer I built is sitting in storage in Arizona and I don't know when I will be back there.
TechNomad Tim so you can't ship it to me or something do you have any idea
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Why does this guy look like Mr white from brakeing bad
Megusto
Show me de sizes please !
Look at the instructions in the link. LOL
www.wicycle.com/products/bike-trailers/diy
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Was cool.. Music sucks.
because u was too fast I DID Not see u'r vedeo .
It's possible to slow the video down.
Click the little settings gear icon in the lower right hand corner of the video frame.
Then click "Speed".
It can go as slow as 1/4 speed.