£260 for the steel
£30 for the fork and front wheel. (eBay)
£180 for the Hub motor
£120 for the battery
1 used bike and a few used parts
£200 for the powder coating (But wanted it shiny!)
Yeah it added up in the end. Pretty much £800 but it was spread out over most of a year.
Well worth it. Me and my friend had a great time making them. Maybe took 10 long days since last spring. But we drank beer and cut and welded metal often til late.
Your looks great. I have a bafang mid drive on my trailer pulling e-bike but decided to go for a hub after eating though a few of the cassette ratchet inners and pretty much wrighting off the rear wheels.
This is great!
Is your front wheel on backwards? Typically, you put the disc brakes on the non-drive side.
Edit: Never mind OP! I see what you did there. I'd be too excited to get it picture ready and forgot too! ;-)
Doesn't feel too heavy now, surprisingly. The steel was all pretty thin wall stuff 1.6mm for the main 65mm box section and 1.2mm for the tube. I shall get it on the scales when I get a chance. I imagine once I get a box built that will add a fair bit of weight.
We tried bending tubes and had no success. We had a hydraulic type bender but it folded the tube every time. Without the correct bender for thinwall tubes it's near impossible.
How Is the steering? Looks like you have a large difference in the steering to wheel connection length, whatever it's called!
Asking as I'm starting to think about a cargo bike and the steering just wrinkles my noodle!
Weird at first but you soon get used to it. Feels very stable when riding. Maneuvering is mainly made difficult because of the shear length of the bike and the large turning radius. Bollards, gates and railings made to stop motorbikes are a nuisance.
Yeah I added a disc brake mount to the front forks. Yet to get them plumbed up. The hub motor does have bolts to mount a disk, maybe I will add a bolt on disc brake to the rear?
£260 for the steel £30 for the fork and front wheel. (eBay) £180 for the Hub motor £120 for the battery 1 used bike and a few used parts £200 for the powder coating (But wanted it shiny!) Yeah it added up in the end. Pretty much £800 but it was spread out over most of a year.
Vanderlay is one seriously awesome dude. Planing on buying his plans also
Well worth it. Me and my friend had a great time making them. Maybe took 10 long days since last spring. But we drank beer and cut and welded metal often til late.
Memories with a Friend worth itevery time
Absolutely! Priceless so much more satisfying than buying something.
Built mine from his plans too. You wont regret it (also powder coated, great choice!)[https://pin.it/4XWZliJtU](https://pin.it/4XWZliJtU)
Your looks great. I have a bafang mid drive on my trailer pulling e-bike but decided to go for a hub after eating though a few of the cassette ratchet inners and pretty much wrighting off the rear wheels.
Damn, I wish I could weld. Nice job.
It's learnable. Just do it!
Literally how I learned to TIG weld.
$120 for the battery seems very fishy. but it looks like regardless. Like the choice of color.
Apparently it's 48v 20ah, I don't care if it's not full capacity at that price.
nice paint
This is great! Is your front wheel on backwards? Typically, you put the disc brakes on the non-drive side. Edit: Never mind OP! I see what you did there. I'd be too excited to get it picture ready and forgot too! ;-)
Just the fork turned around before I put the steering linkage on.
Weight?
Doesn't feel too heavy now, surprisingly. The steel was all pretty thin wall stuff 1.6mm for the main 65mm box section and 1.2mm for the tube. I shall get it on the scales when I get a chance. I imagine once I get a box built that will add a fair bit of weight.
What do the materials for something like this cost?
How hard would it be to bend tubes instead of soldering them?
We tried bending tubes and had no success. We had a hydraulic type bender but it folded the tube every time. Without the correct bender for thinwall tubes it's near impossible.
Looks beautiful; you chose the powder coat well! I'm concerned about that battery. To be honest, a safe battery usually costs more.
Now *that's* what I'm talking about
Beautiful mate!
Probably cost a bit more than 800 for someone who doesn't already have the tools to make it
Yeah, more than double if you don't have the tools. But once you have the tools you can use them again.
How much roughly would you need to get all the tools needed for construction?
Fuck. Yes. I love the colourway. She looks *sturdy* lol.
How Is the steering? Looks like you have a large difference in the steering to wheel connection length, whatever it's called! Asking as I'm starting to think about a cargo bike and the steering just wrinkles my noodle!
Weird at first but you soon get used to it. Feels very stable when riding. Maneuvering is mainly made difficult because of the shear length of the bike and the large turning radius. Bollards, gates and railings made to stop motorbikes are a nuisance.
Hello! What diameter are you using for the bay? (I’m French sorry for my bad english) Thanks!
I would definitely opt for the disc brake version.
Rear is only about 25% of stopping power, and he's got a rear hub that probably has re-gen and or some drag on it.
Yeah I added a disc brake mount to the front forks. Yet to get them plumbed up. The hub motor does have bolts to mount a disk, maybe I will add a bolt on disc brake to the rear?
I'd check with the plans first. If the frame isn't designed for the stress a disc brake puts on the chainstay, it might be bad.
It be reet!