excellent video; thank you for NOT continuously mugging at the camera like so many other talentless buffoons on RU-vid who call themselves "influencers" you sir are a no BS doer.
One of the better designs I have seen so far because it seems very stable and the guides are only on the inside of the rails so you can pass road crossings and track changes.
Ottimo video, ma devi rendere stabile la ruota di dietro...un suggerimento è 2 ruote avanti e due dietro. è quello che vorrei provare io se trovo un fabbro a collaborare 😁@@RobertKocian
An excellent design in concept and execution. If I may add one small suggestion that would lower the parts number and speed both the fabrication and set up times: Instead of the four floating Rod Clamps to hold the two Connect Rods, construct four-sided tubes that the Connect Rods would telescope into and be held with a set screw at each end. This would eliminate 16 each of the ISO 7089 - 8 - 140 HV, ISO 4032 - M8 and ISO 4762 - M8 x 40 (parts #7, 8 and 9 in RK0002-01-0002_side_guide_001.pdf) as well as having to drill 32 holes for their placement. Instead, just four threaded holes or welded nuts for the set screws would be required.
i really like this version... i'm keen to ride with my son, or friends, and this adds the ability to bring one's own bike, easy convertibility, and, stability... i'd suggest, or may add for myself at least, a couple mounts for the front wheels (Yakima style?) on the cross-members, and, perhaps, a seat-post 'hitch' with connector, (and a 'smart caster'?) so rig can be towed by one of the bicycles? that said, most will likely DRIVE to the rail ride... so, i love what you got going here!! thank YOU!!
Brilliant Design! One thing I noted, I think you'll get less noise if you change out those steel bearings for roller skate or skateboard polymere wheels. I love the flexibility of the design, well done!
Here in the UK, many old railway lines have been converted to cycleways. I like this idea better, although I think a seatpost suspension will be needed for long journeys. :D
As an owner of a rail bike, I must compliment you for your work; best design I have seen yet. It solves a few problems that I have with my rail bike. One improvement I suggest is to add a platform for your poor little doggy to ride. Well done! Can you tell me where you are?
Hello. Thank you for your nice comment. It probably doesn't look like it from the video, but there is a lot of space for improvement. Of course you're right. Poor dog. That was a mistake. I'm not taking her to the rails anymore. I'm from Nesovice, Czech Republic. The abandoned railway we're on is here: mapy.cz/s/holuvebuta
@@RobertKocian It's a shame that we are on opposite sides of the planet. It would be fun to get together and swap ideas. I am in the PNW, up in the corner of the 48 lower states. If you have watched any of Peter Hoffman's videos, I have been on some trips with him, and a number of others on abandoned US rails, also some active roads by permission, with track warrants, believe it or not. Great adventures.
I like the dolly. Why is it so noisy? I don't think you need pneumatic tires (rails are perfectly smooth), just solid rubber to mitigate noise from there.
A motor car, or put-put(pop car) as we call them, has steel wheels and sounds like that. These are some motor cars: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XCwDnirGz3Q.html
Congratulations on your work Robert! Greetings from México. I would like to know if this design is ok for riding "solo". This means with only one bike. I am not sure if my wife will want to ride along with me always, so I am considering that sometimes I would be alone with my dog. Thanks for your help! Mario.
Hi Mario. Honestly I never tried this on long distance. Just a few meters. It works for shrot distance. Of course the main idea was both option. Single biker or double biker. But, I have no experience for long travel in single. Sorry.
You do beautiful work but i dont understand why steel and not aluminum. Probly for strength. Its not too much material so maybe the weight is fine. I believe youre a great engineer. I dont understand why the back wheels stay on the tracks.
Wow, it really exist. Hey, perfect idea. I tried a few 3d flex print and some others plastic attempts. But it doesn't work. Every broke. Nylon bearing is ordered on aliexpress. Thank You 👍
This seems like the most stable and sturdy iteration I've seen yet. Great work 👏 I bought Mr. Bently's railbike plans but haven't gotten around to building it. Would you happen to have a spare build I could purchase from you?
Hello, If you mean existing parts, I don't have any. Just this prototype. If you're interested in the plans, you don't have to buy them. Look at the video description. Thank you for the compliments. But there's still a lot of space for improvement. I'm presenting this more as an inspiration.
Да, я тоже что-то стремаюсь н счёт заднего колеса. Особенно когда руль не зафиксирован в одном положении - то шанс что заднее колесо слетит - есть. Так же - если это заброшеная ЖД - то рельсы могуть где-то быть шире если деервянные шпалы расползлись.
Neboj, tvoje kolo tam není, tak se ti to stát nemůže 😜 Ale jo, občas to spadne. Vlastně vykolejí. Nesmím se moc vrtět. To je za cenu toho, že se to krásně vejde do kufru auta. Kdybych s tím jezdil často, asi to nějak předělám. Loni jsem byl s mladým jen jednou. Opuštěných tratí tady moc nemáme a s rychlíkem se mě závodit nechce 😀
This doesn't seem practical because we all seem to forget the rails are not perfect and might have trees or overgrowth on them. There's another RU-vidr that made an ebike rail bike that works on the street, off terrain and tracks. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R_JyDOIWHQk.html
