Building a cargo bike 

Hey thanks for the shoutout! Would not have expected to see a cargo bike on this channel, looks like it came out great and it's always interesting to see your problem-solving approaches. Also I love to see more people realize the potential of these bikes, especially in very car-centered places like the US.

As a cyclist and a big fan of your channel this is an awesome video!

Phil’s latest version with the wire steering is pretty slick. Great build mate

Back when I was a boy ( 74 now) these bicycles were called "long johns" i Denmark. They were used as delivery bikes from grocery stores, dairy stores and more. We did not have a fridge, so the "iceboy# came with iceblocks appr. 60cm x 20 cm x 20cm every second day to cool the icecabinet. I like your project a lot! It might be worth taking round tubes into concideration. They tend to stand torsion better than the ones you are using.

One of us! I'm two minutes in the video and I already love it. Fight car dependency! One more lane won't fix the problem! Greetings from a somewhat walkable city in Germany

Jer doesn’t do many vids but when he does they’re always of the highest quality.

Jer - I am so happy to hear that Seattle is working out for you. It has a rich intellectual environment which is just what you need. As you can see by reading the comments, there is a whole village worth of people supporting you. All my best.

I like how honest Jeremy is when he says he might do a version 2.0 of the bike because he’s burnt out with the project. We’ve all been there! You start off super pumped up about building something, but by the end, you don’t wanna touch anything else on it 😂. Awesome bike! And I like you mentioned Phil’s inspiration hehe I thought I was in the wrong channel ;)

Phil's gas shock was REAL nice. I would totally steal that.

Love it how you and Phil have completed so many similar projects with different takes. I love both the bike builds, and both the grinders!

I wil never build this but I absolutely loved watching you do so. Thank you Sir.

Awesome video as always. A notification from Jeremy is like finding a $20 bill on the ground. Unexpected, but i'm glad it happened.

I’ve been an avid cyclist for 40+ years and a fan of your channels for many years. So this video was a great surprise to see from you. I look forward to any other cycling related builds you may put out.

Great news! Another Jer vid!

Cool to see the lathe getting so much use - must be happy to have it running again.

Yellow is literally the only color that cant cover anything (in spraypaint form). The trick it to first ptime it with white and then paint yellow over. Great bike man!!!

You continue to amaze me. It never occurred to me this idea for a transport bike. Great video!

Crazy timing but the channel Phil Vandelay has just uploaded a 2 part series of making a fully custom cargo bike - might be a good spot to get some inspiration!

You could always make a removable strengthening bar that bolts on around the side of the load. And when painting with yellow its always best to use white primer first so it actually has decent coverage.

I really appreciate your Screen Flash warnings throughout. Even though I'm not particularly light-sensitive, it's great to see you thinking of others that are. Oh, and cool bike, too!

I think a plywood box with even shallow sides but more or less permanent will help strengthen the frame.

Fun and educational, as always! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

When I saw a 55 minute video I thought this is to long but as always your videos are great to watch and your editing was spot on.

Awesome to see more cargo bike projects surfacing. When I built mine, there weren’t many resources available. I found that high CoG just means you take more care and go a bit slower. The frame flex can be a bit concerning. If you’re making a v2.0, why not load this one up till it breaks to see where the real-life breaking point is. Anyhoo, thanks for the video. 🤘🏻😎👍🏻

I am from germany and watching your projects for years. Again a masterpiece !! Respect for doing this fantastic builds. Thumb up, go on and best wishes to you Jeremy !!!

Great to see you Jer 😃 I love your longform build videos, like the belt grinder build 😊 This looks like a utility build Laura Kampf would make, only without aluminium crates or disco lights 😁 I think for the spring on the kick stand to work most effectively the spring would need to attach directly above the pivot point. with the other end connected to the stand in such a way that it's just forward of the pivot when the stand is down. That creates an over-center spring mechanism, should create a nice snappy motion

I'm so glad you're making videos again. From many many years ago, I really enjoyed them. Thank you and I hope you keep making more videos.

Before I got to the point in the video where you mention Phil, I was preparing myself to make a comment pointing you in his direction.

Awesome video. Your attention to detail always amazes me. Thanks for all the inspiration over the years. Looking forward to your future builds.

Happy to see you back in my feed regularly and building interesting and unique projects as always!

At about 19' or so, "This is kind of ugly on the inside, but aren't we all?" No, Jer, no. You are as beautiful and delightful on the inside as your projects are on the outside! xox

This was so rad! As a bike nerd and a bike mechanic I love the XT rear derailleur and I think I saw a Campagnolo headset? When you redid the water bottle mounts I thought 'why not just use rivnuts?'. Many bikes these days use them for water bottle and fender/rack mounts. Same could be used for the cable guides rather than the huge bolts. I figure you're aware of this but most cargo bikes now use hydraulic disc brakes. I'd be worried about stopping power with v-brakes (and I love V-brakes) with a heavy load in wet weather. Especially since that fork can already accept a disc brake. Always enjoyable to watch your work. Thanks for sharing.

If you can imagine it, you can build it! Well done!

Awesome build. Welcome to the War On Cars 😉

Interesting project and awesome to hear that you're now car-free! As you mentioned, a standard bike is sufficient for carrying the vast majority of items you'll need in daily life, but it's nice having something a bit larger a few times a year. For those that don't have the space to store a big cargo bike, a folding bike trailer is a great option.

I don't know if you do have mental problems or not but I seriously think you are one of the brightest and more interesting young people on RU-vid and I'm always happy to see a new video from you as the attention to detail and technical workmanship is second to none, and as you have over 300k subscribers I am not alone. Great video and already waiting for the next one 👌👌👍👍

DROP EVERYTHING!!! New Jer Schmidt vid just dropped! Edit: Once you get a proper storage container on the that thing, you should put a sign advertising your business.

Fantastic project. You're incredibly talented. I hope whoever you work for appreciates you.

Clever young man, good job, well done. Was a pleasure to watch.

I hope you are well Jer. Glad to see you making videos.

Congratulation with the upgrade of your life.

Jer, you crack me up. "It's ugly on the inside. Aren't we all?" Just yesterday was wondering what you were up to, now I know. Enjoying your bike build!

Love it, as always. Can't wait to see the final version out of 1/4" wall tube. LOL!!

That SO cool, Jer!!! Really impressive build! And good for you that you are able to get rid of the car, the traffic and all of the grief that comes with that!

Really nice work as always Jere, thanks for sharing!

Mr. Schmidt, congratulations for an excellent work. Very simple but this does not make it any less practical and super utilitarian.

"It's kind of ugly on the inside but aren't we all" Aaahaha Jer you are killing it. Nice build.

Keep up the great work, its always great seeing your innovative design for problem solving things that you find an inconvenient or a bad design. I enjoy watching all of your videos.

Seattle's bike infrastructure has been getting a lot better over the years. Hope to see you on the paths! Ride safe!

Came out amazing, and I bet you'll get tons of use out of it! Thanks for sharing!

Glad yo see you turned you life around, mate!

That box you hate is perfect, could try using some of those threaded holes and bolt a T shaped brace to both sides of the frame..

Well done.

I really like the crossed cable routing. That's nice.

I will watch damn near anything you post brother. Thanks for sharing, awesome project.

Quality .... Nice to see an other Jer project and a prototype to .... Thank You Kindly for sharing Jer peace

This was very satisfying to watch! You have a nice process that takes a lot of things into consideration! 😊

"if you can't make it perfect, make it adjustable." Words to live by!

You could of course use Phil's lateral supports for the cargo area higher up, but instead of welding them on, just use bolts so if you have to transport something that is wider, you still have that option. Would add a lot of rigidity and would be a fairly minimal modification in terms of workload. *edit* I mean Phil's newer version. Also you could in some instances just use one lateral support if the cargo can't fit with both on but you'd still want some added rigidity.

Love this project. I’m always impressed by your attention to the details.

"... but my local tool library had it-" I've never heard of a 'tool library', that sounds amazing

It's 1057pm here in the UK. I've got to be up in 6 hours......but there's a 55 minute Jer Schmidt video........😵

You really go right at things. Great job.

The rattle-can enamels selection for "touch-ups" is Duplicolor.

This build is magnificent! I've been really happy to see you feeling happy! It lubricates all the creative gears in your brain housing group! Also the bike infrastructure where you're at seems fairly nice as places in North America go. I bike lots around here, but much of it requires that I am *way* more aggressive than I would prefer, just to ensure that drivers of motor vehicles will take my space on the roadway seriously.

Such a joy to watch you build and document how you did it. Thank you for sharing! There is a belt sander build in my future! 🥰

Love me a good Jer video! Thanks for sharing this awesome project and process!

51:30 That was a great example!

Very nice work on that cargo bike Jer! 👍👍🚲🚲

Thank you Jeremy for this mesmerizing video, I was hooked for the full 55 minutes and that time just flew by.

Another awesome video! Thanks

The gap for the weld is called a root gap. In that thin of material probably wasn't needed but you're right it won't hurt. Proper weld callouts on engineered drawings generally specify root gap. But wouldn't bother on material thin enough to penetrate through anyways. Just fyi.

I’ve seen bikes, trikes and scooters modified to do amazing things. Think of the far east. Spent allot of time there. Really cool Jer. Thanks for sharing your stuff man!

You're amazing and your projects keep being top notch. So happy to hear you're doing better :)

Excellent.

I love your work Jer. Great attention to detail.

...and here I've got some 2x4s to support *THE LADDER*

Hell yeah! Glad to see you enjoying cycling.

4130 can be had in an oval or streamline shape, that should help with the lateral flexing. Love the build video and the green welding bucket, mine is ugly orange. Thanks for sharing Cheers

Excellent build+comment video! and great welding skills! Thank you

Awesomeness again. Thanks.

Looks like Sammamish River Trail!

It's going to seem strange, but my favorite part was the full loadout for the 'leaky bathroom' helper. Amazing what works

oh gosh the ugly on the inside joke hit out of nowhere. A++

Being a long time admirer of your builds, I feel it was built more result-oriented than usual (which is completely understandable by the context given). If the bike serves you well, wouldn't mind to see a J-bike some day with cable-steering etc :)

some people add a side kickstand on their cargo bike. the central stand is sometimes cumbersome.

Nice work, thanks for the video

It is a real pleasure to watch your video. You're a craft man. Congratulations. Willy

with that large square tubing under the tote bag you got plenty of mounting space for some supports to strengthen the outer edge of the tote. Its a cool revision 1 cargo bike :D

Awesome build!

Man... i never knew that's called a "heim joint". Thank you!

Very cool bike you came up with.

Hey Jer, it was really awesome watching you build your version of a cargo bike based on Phil's plan. I've been researching and seriously will start building one pretty soon. I just had to look at all the options including cargo trikes. After seeing all the issues and complex mechanism with tilting trikes and the simple mechanism of 2 wheels cargo bikes. @ wheels in my opinions seem to win. The only concern of mine for New Zealand is the length of the cargo bike. On our bike ways here we have barriers like posts with planks to help stop motor bikes using the walk ways. Since you added the welded nut inserts and keeping the cargo platform opened to allow options for box, or tray or even nothing. This idea solved my issues of getting around the barriers because removing the box will narrow the bike to fit through the gap in barriers and still enjoy the rides. I even took a measuring tape to measure those gaps between posts and barrier to ensure a cargo bike of similar size could fit through. You both Phil and yourself are a blessing and inspirations to us. Thanks again.

Amazing job!

Really nice job, Jer.

Just a fantastic build.. as a bicycle mechanic this video was just extra-interesting.

Wow, really nice job man 😊

👍You inspire somebody new with every project.

It's kind of funny, we moved out to the country and *then* I bought a cargo e-bike. At this point it's mainly for carting kids around because I don't want them riding on the rural roads yet, but I hope to be able to make shopping trips on it at some point as well.

lol your intro covered my entire commute from bremerton to UW every day, light rail, sometimes just riding to and from the ferry, and the ferry itself. owning an Ebike and taking the ferry and train every day made it to where my wife and i stopped needing a second car, let alone a third one in my truck. an ebike gets basically all my errands done, i can rent a pickup from lowes for hauling home lumber or tile, etc. and with the right clothing, riding in the winter is totally fine. ebikes really open up the city in a way even normal bikes dont, particularly nasty hills like capitol hill or queen anne.