23 Mind Blowing Touring & Bikepacking Bike Features! 

Hi CYCLINGABOUT, great vid! Do you have links to the company sites? I couldn't find some

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The part I thought was rich was the juxtaposition of adding metal tubes inside the frame tubes for internal cable routing with using the anodizing process for decoration to avid the extra 'weight' of paint.

Good thing is, if they are loud enough you wont hear the noisy traffic anymore

I must be going deaf, i never knew they made any sound at all.

oh ive had some rattlers. it is annoying. silicone though 🤷

I had a specialized crux that took me a solid 2 weeks to figure out the loud rattling was coming from the cables banging around inside the downtube. Even on some rough gravel it would be incredibly annoying. Loved the ride but couldn't stand the noise.

stainless steel doesnt rust

@@jakob6399 Yes it does. It just rusts less than non stainless.

​@@stevenkelby2169 Actually it depends on what type of stainless steel you have. The chromium in the steel alloy forms a layer of chromium oxide when exposed to air which passivates the outer surface from being attacked by oxygen any further. This is the same mechanism that occurs in aluminum. So one could say that both aluminum and stainless steel don't rust because they rust too well (or more like too quickly). In the case of aluminum it is the base metal itself creating the oxide layer so pretty much every aluminum alloy has this "rust free" property, but in the case of stainless steel it is the chromium doing the protecting. So if you have a steel with less chromium in it then the oxide layer won't be as dense and thus won't provide as thorough protection for the iron. But with enough chromium you can have stainless steel that can pretty much survive any chemical attack you might find in nature (I specify chemical attack because I know some ass hole in the future will just reply to this saying "oh ya well what about a volcano har har har"). This higher chromium stainless steel is the type you'd typically find used for chemical plants where they need tanks to store stuff like liquid oxygen or concentrated acids, etc. Of course a higher chromium content also drives up the price hence why a lot of consumer products opt for the lower chromium content in order to make more profit (because of course they do).

@ actually its 11% and higher, but you're general point is right, sort of (see my other comment to steven)

@@maxk4324 apparently ginger oil has a sever effect on stainless steel according to "Thomas&Betts 304 Stainless Steel Corrosion Compatibility Chart" (yeah, I ride my bike everyday in heaps of ginger, and that's a real problem /s) sulfuric and hydrochloric acids are also pretty nasty, but if that's a problem for your bike, you have more to worry about.

The Professor 👍

That would be amazing

Thanks! The wooden bikes are gorgeous, I was so impressed with the finish on the Renovo I rode.

Until you show it some gritty mud anyway.

It think it's way too much clutter and the strings look cheap. Belt-driven looks much cleaner and his similar advantages.

@@dernils6176 The strings have to be replaced way too often. But at least it's easy to do. You also get a ride similar to an oval chain ring with the asymetric power stroke.

at least it's a great conversation starter.

It's nicely done indeed. The crank cam pathways are awesome. To some of the other commenters... sometimes, making something "the best" isn't an engineer's goal... it's rather to explore an alternative design approach to an old problem. Try something new to make a beautiful machine that's fun to use and look at.

I'm stoked to hear that! Good luck with your new life chapter that incorporates bikes. 😎

If you store water however, frost will make your bike explode

More to come!

@@Cyclingabout pretty impressive, I'm gonna look more into the custom bars,thank you

After having one stolen i removed the "Brooks" sign and dremeled my own name in to the leather of all of my brooks saddles. Makes them harder to sell for the scum that steals them!

This is the only thing I could think of. That saddle would be stolen so quickly.

@@Girack And the scum that buy them for a fraction of their real cost. Thieves steal things because there's a ready market to buy them! No point having 30 saddles in your house.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you like them!

Glad you liked it!

I'm glad you found my video! Hopefully I'll have a wooden bike in my stable sometime soon.

ShedMan +1 for strapless bags. Nothing cleaner on your frame.

bad side is a thief will try and jam it off regardless and then your looking at more than a callout to a locksmith. pretty though with the matching paintwork.

How many kilometres have your bamboo bike endured?

Homemade bamboo tourer all the way! 15,000km in 3 years and counting; both on and off road.

Thanks for watching!

That's awesome, have fun!

That could be a Hase Pino, Bilenky Viewpoint or Circe Morpheus. The rear rider has all the controls and riders can pedal independently.

Love it!

The stringbike is a really cool design! Glad you liked the video. 👍🏻

I didn't get a ride on the StringBike, but the bike nerd in me loves the out of the box thinking!

@@Cyclingabout I know. That's nuts. I wonder if theres any frames with built in solar panels yet.. always thought that's be useful on long tours! Or a whip out shower from the frame or slide out lounger chair.

I've seen panels integrated into a bike before... maybe Van Moof? The problem is there is very little surface area to get a decent amount of electricity... ok for a blinky light though!

CYCLINGABOUT must research now how the string integrates with the rear hub and offset cranks. I’d wonder about slippage in wet conditions and tuning. I love the idea of a balanced power train. Thank you for stealing yet another hour from my day 😉

Mash Code It’s a Hungarian thing... No slippage, the end of the strings are attached to the hub. There are two free hub bodies on both sides of the rear hub, locking and releasing with every crank revolution, giving an alternating pull/turn to the wheel.

I'll definitely be adding a wooden bike to my stable in the future. I'd love to build one myself with the guidance of a reputable builder!

Full gallery here: www.flickr.com/photos/fireflybicycles/albums/72157709299462577

3000%! 😎

i love that song

Bless you

IT'S HERE!!

Ahh... unfortunately, I know so little about velomobiles & recumbents!

@@Cyclingabout It's never too late! If it comes out in a couple years that'll do it for me. It's such unrepresented part of cycling! The hour record has been destroyed, the 24h, the TransAm race, it's a whole new world of cycling and I would love for a mainstream creator to present it to a wide audiance in the way you so gracefully do :) Couple mindblowing facts about the TransAM taken from cyclingtips: "Something to think about was that there was no sleep deprivation between Marcel Graber and Dave Lewis in the Velomobiles. They both got a good nights sleep every night. Marcel first took the lead on the climbs in the Rockies and came over the last mountain pass first. Then he rode the next 97 mile, 6,000' descent to Pueblo Colorado in 90 minutes. The next day he headed out to the flat terrain of Kansas and rode 373 miles in 13 hours."

@@Filte I'll explore these bikes in-depth, sometime in the next decade! I'd love to cross a continent or two on a recumbent and share everything I learn along the way. But for the moment I'm riding lots of off-road stuff, so my interest and research when it comes to travel is focused squarely on upright bikes. That said, if I ever take part in an ultra-endurance road event, there is a 100 per cent chance my bike will be a recumbent!

Didn't know you can extend the Bike Fridays!

Yeah, sorry about that! 😂