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Wicked build! Fun fact: Surly used the blueprints for this design for their Big Dummy cargo bike, so if you ever need a replacement rear deck or rear bars then you can buy the Surly branded ones and they will fit just fine.
Really interesting challenge of a project. I had no idea such kits existed. Lots of little problems to solve. I would have given up. Great work. The fact that it is electric really adds to the usability for hauling cargo.
Cheers mate ! Ya it was a lot harder than I thought, wasn’t expecting it to be that hard but got there in the end. The e kit really makes it a breeze to ride ! Can carry cargo no worries. Thank you 🙏😊
No joke. I bought one way back after they dropped, and it didn’t fit my dropouts so I moved it back to the store really fast. Gutted! Always pays to do homework first…
Well done with the disc brakes and organising all those cables. I'd have just joined 2 new chains together and I love how you mounted the battery. Very elegant. I have a swytch kit waiting for me back home in the UK which I'm going to use for my wife's bike, can't wait to see how it goes.👍
Hell ya sounds good ! Thank you yeah getting all the cables nice and neat and deciding how they should be routed took a little bit , but worth it in the end. Cheers !!
That came out rad !... there is a really cool video here on UA-cam I think it's called the evolution of an American Cargo bike or something like that... well it's about the guy (Ross?) who invented that bolt-on apparatus called xtracycle....and the story behind it...pretty cool man, thanx for sharing !
that rear brake caliper is supposed to have those spacers the way you ended up. I've installed quite a few of them in my time and that's how they come in the package, so you can get it perfectly aligned even if your mounts are tweaked out.
I woke up this morning, it’s a free sunny day off for me and a new garys project comes along my way…couldn’t be a better start☺️and surprise, it’s an „extra“-special one😉really enjoyed starting that way and impressed how this project turned out to be very cool and customized🌟😎but no wheelies with this one…unfortunately😉Cheers mate, enjoy your build and riding it😃
You should make a video showing how you transport your bike in and out of the elevator. Maybe give some tips for people living in apartment/flats/condos.
Nice bike. The BB5 comes stock with v brake spacers above and below the holes for the bolt. They use the smaller v brake spacer pair for all 4 places. I think aligning it would be a bit easier if you had spacers on top as well (maybe google an image, hard to explain).
Thank you ! Yes I ended up doing that , might have gotten lost in the Voice over - you can see how it is in the end of the video when I lift up the bag to show the brakes ! Cheers !!
Noice! My english teaching wife and myself think that you are onto a new word; "clumbersome" 🤙. You def need some "Gary's Project Clumbersome" stickers 😅.
Nice build. I would love something similar for cruising around with my kiddo. Also, I've never heard someone use the word "chuck" as much as you lol. Had to have said "chucked it on" at least like 50 times in this vid.
Great build, it would be great to see how it handles loaded up. Given the rise of cargo bikes I don't understand why they're not still knocking them out 👍
Thank you Glenn ! Will do that soon , can’t wait to use it to pick up bikes / bike parts ! I read that making them cost as much as making a whole cargo bike so they decided just to make the whole cargo bike
When you go from 1% to 2%, it would be factually doubling in numbers, but it’s still a tiny fraction of consumers (at least across the world). The Dutch are of course the outliers.
@@garysprojects definitely thinwall highgrade steel. You can easily check the difference on the welds. Thick stacked little coin welds is aluminum and fine often more messy welds is steel.
You said aluminum but it must be steel if it has rust. The brake mounts might be for a U-brake style. No step also means to not stand on that and put your weight on that part.
Waddup gary. Your vids are great. When you use the rust converter do you not have to cover it with a primer or something? Or do you just cover the formerly rusty spots once clean and it keeps it rust proof for a while, no paint needed?
Thank you ! Ya it’s pretty old I guess, and they don’t make them anymore unfortunately. Nice ! I heard big dummys were pretty good. These are blygo moto bars !
Hey dude, nice video as always! I am currently upgrading my old city bike frame and you videos are always a great source of information and motivation. I was wondering if you have any experience or tips on working with thompson pressfit bbs? It's kind of hart to find videos on them. Thank you!
Quick question Gary, Stripped bolt whilst taking apart a pedal. Whats a tried and true quick and dirty hack? No dremel here but I think I have jb weld...thanks
Dude after watching your video I think you're chain is still little saggy... you need to take at least 2 linkes. Otherwise you will have problem shifting. Just saying
@@garysprojects awesome. I see they have a few more options now. I recently started bike commuting and hoarding bike now (thanks to guys like you) and would love one of these kits on my specialized for when it’s full of my work gear lol. Would make the commute easier.
Nice one dude 🤙 looks sweet! I was going to suggest grabbing an old handlebar and drilling two holes in it to fit the canti mounts so you could mount the Swytch but then you went and discovered that awesomeness 😂🤯
Thank you mate! Haha yes the cantis worked out well! I couldn’t believe it actually lined up with no work. Lucked out that one! Saved me some hacking 😂😂 cheers !!
Cheers mate I appreciate that!!! They don’t sell the attachment anymore but you can can find them secondhand for about 100-400 ish depending on the model and condition
That is Sweet, The double stand on RadWagon is very handy when the bike is loaded. Too bad the Frt wheel mover doesn't have regen. Regen & low power mode give me triple the advertised range.
Wicked build! Fun fact: Surly used the blueprints for this design for their Big Dummy cargo bike, so if you ever need a replacement rear deck or rear bars then you can buy the Surly branded ones and they will fit just fine.
Thank you my dude ! Oh that is awesome!! Hopefully I can find some of the attachments in aus. Good to know, cheers!
i saw this hit marketplace, had to hold myself back as it was a great deal. Glad you bought it so I can live vicariously through you
Definitely was a great deal! So stoked ! Thanks for holding yourself back 😂🙏
Really interesting challenge of a project. I had no idea such kits existed. Lots of little problems to solve. I would have given up. Great work. The fact that it is electric really adds to the usability for hauling cargo.
Cheers mate ! Ya it was a lot harder than I thought, wasn’t expecting it to be that hard but got there in the end. The e kit really makes it a breeze to ride ! Can carry cargo no worries. Thank you 🙏😊
No joke. I bought one way back after they dropped, and it didn’t fit my dropouts so I moved it back to the store really fast. Gutted! Always pays to do homework first…
Oh hell yeah ! Love cargo bikes ! Wish i knew someone to make a personalised cargo bike for me, dayum !!
Thanks for the vifeo G👍
Cheers mate! You might have to make your own if you can’t find anyone !
@garysprojects one day I'll just buy one, I couldn't build anything if my life depended on it, lol
@@20Kilogram 😅😅😅 makes sense
@@garysprojects 🤣👍
Awesome Frankenstein machine
Ayyy cheers my dude !
Well done, mate. She looks great
Thank u my dude i appreciate that! 🙏😊
Well done with the disc brakes and organising all those cables. I'd have just joined 2 new chains together and I love how you mounted the battery. Very elegant. I have a swytch kit waiting for me back home in the UK which I'm going to use for my wife's bike, can't wait to see how it goes.👍
Hell ya sounds good ! Thank you yeah getting all the cables nice and neat and deciding how they should be routed took a little bit , but worth it in the end. Cheers !!
thanks Gary, that worked out nice and the mount for the battery was perfect, great stuff
Thank you Reece! Yes the mount for the battery worked out well! Still can believe it fit so easy 😂
This bike upgrade is lit! 🚴♂️💥
Thank you my dude ! Stoked with how it turned out ! 🙏😊
Looks awesome. Love the stem and bar combo. Such a great product, seems crazy they don't make these any more.
Cheers mate I appreciate that ! Ya they stopped making them because it was cheaper to make a whole cargo bike vs adapter
Wow! Beautiful job. Ive always wanted an xtracycle. Thank you for taking us through the process.
Thank you my dude ! Yeah they are great ! Which they still made the attachments but you can find second hand ones here and there
Hey king, you dropped this: 👑
Oh thx let me pick it back up 🤴🤣
@@garysprojects 😂😂 - for real though, the build came out great!
@@jelloxfund hahaha cheers mate i appreciate that ! 🙏😊
That's a cool thing to re purpose old bikes, nice work.
Cheers mate! Yesss a lot of life left in these old bikes ! Fun too
Definitely looks better w/o the basket, very nice build !!
Cheers mate I agree! Thank you my dude i appreciate that 😊
Gary is my hero.
Haha Honored !!
Rad build, homie! I’m gonna have to look for one of those. I’ve wanted a long tail cargo bike for a while now. Cheers.
Cheers mate I appreciate that ! Can’t wait to use it more but love it already 😊
Great video and some pretty cool engineering! Thanks!
Cheers mate ! Pretty fun 😊
That came out rad !... there is a really cool video here on UA-cam I think it's called the evolution of an American Cargo bike or something like that... well it's about the guy (Ross?) who invented that bolt-on apparatus called xtracycle....and the story behind it...pretty cool man, thanx for sharing !
Ya I saw it! Keen to see the full movie but can’t find it
Tight tight tight
Ayooooooooooo🙏😊
That's so cool!
Thank you! 😊
So extra! And electrifying!
Hahaha yessss def is fun !
Nice job, looks like a super cool tool to get around.
Thank you my dude , hell ya like another car
Beautiful project !!!
Thank you very much !
that rear brake caliper is supposed to have those spacers the way you ended up. I've installed quite a few of them in my time and that's how they come in the package, so you can get it perfectly aligned even if your mounts are tweaked out.
Ahhh I see! Thank you that makes sense 👍
I've got some adapters that attach to the front axle so you can put a front rack on a fork that doesn't have eyelets on it
Nice! That’s a good idea , maybe I’ll switch the forks around eventually but working well right now
I woke up this morning, it’s a free sunny day off for me and a new garys project comes along my way…couldn’t be a better start☺️and surprise, it’s an „extra“-special one😉really enjoyed starting that way and impressed how this project turned out to be very cool and customized🌟😎but no wheelies with this one…unfortunately😉Cheers mate, enjoy your build and riding it😃
Nice one! Nothing like a sunny day off! Haha yes no wheelies on this one, I tried but too hard 😂 cheers mate have a good one 👍
Awesome, unique ride. Love it!
Cheers mate ! I love it
No step literally means no step.
😂😂😂 makes sense now thank you !
You should make a video showing how you transport your bike in and out of the elevator. Maybe give some tips for people living in apartment/flats/condos.
Oh ya wasn’t too bad I just put it in diagonally - just fit !
Good work man!!! 😊
Thank you mate!
Maybe a u-brake fits? Nice video dude, most unusual.
Oh yeah never thought about that. Cheers mate !
Very cool 😎
Thank you my dude ! 😊
Good job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👋🏻👋🏻
Thank you Antonio!! I appreciate that 🫡😊
That’s my dream bike well done dude.
Thank you ! I use it all the time , it’s great !
Nice one Gary! Great flow in the editing.
Cheers mate! Hopefully getting better at it haha ! 🙏😊
Hey Garry, me and the family just watched your video and Coco said give it a like haha. ✌️
Hahah Wow !! Thank you so much for watching ! Hopefully it wasn’t too boring 🤣🤣 thank you Coco !! 🙏😊
@@garysprojects
We had great fun 😄
@@jonkelly1920 yay! 🙏😄
Nice bike. The BB5 comes stock with v brake spacers above and below the holes for the bolt. They use the smaller v brake spacer pair for all 4 places. I think aligning it would be a bit easier if you had spacers on top as well (maybe google an image, hard to explain).
Thank you ! Yes I ended up doing that , might have gotten lost in the Voice over - you can see how it is in the end of the video when I lift up the bag to show the brakes ! Cheers !!
Noice! My english teaching wife and myself think that you are onto a new word; "clumbersome" 🤙. You def need some "Gary's Project Clumbersome" stickers 😅.
Hahah nice!! I’m glad you can understand my English 😂😂 honored thank you!! 🙏 😊
Nice build. I would love something similar for cruising around with my kiddo.
Also, I've never heard someone use the word "chuck" as much as you lol. Had to have said "chucked it on" at least like 50 times in this vid.
Hahahahahahha classic !! Sometimes I don’t even realize myself
Sick build man.
Thank you g!
Great build, it would be great to see how it handles loaded up. Given the rise of cargo bikes I don't understand why they're not still knocking them out 👍
Thank you Glenn ! Will do that soon , can’t wait to use it to pick up bikes / bike parts !
I read that making them cost as much as making a whole cargo bike so they decided just to make the whole cargo bike
When you go from 1% to 2%, it would be factually doubling in numbers, but it’s still a tiny fraction of consumers (at least across the world). The Dutch are of course the outliers.
epic, would love to see this rig in person. Hope to see you around melbs on it!
Hell ya I’ll be around !! See u in the streets! Cheers 😊
Superb!
Thank you ! 🙏😊
In case the rear disc brake adapter wont stay aligned, look for "shimano sm-ma-r203p/s", that should be the matching one.
Ahhh right on thank you ! 🙏😊
this is sick !
Ayyy thx mate!
Looks dope bro!
Thank you my dude !
hell yea bruva 🫡
Thx you my dude 🫡🫡
nice build😊
Thank you kindly 😊
yo I love it!!🔥🔥🔥 Nice work man👍👍
Cheers mate i appreciate that !
Never seen “aluminum” rust like that ;-) Great find though
Hahah true ! Need to double check with a magnet 😅
@@garysprojects definitely thinwall highgrade steel. You can easily check the difference on the welds. Thick stacked little coin welds is aluminum and fine often more messy welds is steel.
@@mountaincruiser817 ahhh I see thanks for the tip!
best builds wow lfg gary
Hahah lesssss get it!
You said aluminum but it must be steel if it has rust. The brake mounts might be for a U-brake style.
No step also means to not stand on that and put your weight on that part.
Mmm you could be right, I’ll double check with a magnet later 👍👍 no step makes sense 😂 thx
+1
Aluminium does not rust. It corrodes.
Only steel rusts.
Waddup gary. Your vids are great. When you use the rust converter do you not have to cover it with a primer or something? Or do you just cover the formerly rusty spots once clean and it keeps it rust proof for a while, no paint needed?
Cheers mate! Ya exactly the later, keeps its rust proof for a while , no paint needed especially if you take all the rust off
Awesome build. I didn't know this was a thing. I have a Big Dummy. What handlebars do you have on that?
Thank you ! Ya it’s pretty old I guess, and they don’t make them anymore unfortunately. Nice ! I heard big dummys were pretty good. These are blygo moto bars !
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work horse
Definitely ! Now with a chariot 😂
Hey dude, nice video as always! I am currently upgrading my old city bike frame and you videos are always a great source of information and motivation. I was wondering if you have any experience or tips on working with thompson pressfit bbs? It's kind of hart to find videos on them. Thank you!
Thank you mate i appreciate that ! I actually don’t have any experience with Thomson press fit bbs , hopefully you can work it out ! Cheers
They make adapters for your fork to allow mounting of disc brake. Cost like $4-6... You would need a new cable and housing
The vbrake is working well but maybe switch in the future cheers
Quick question Gary, Stripped bolt whilst taking apart a pedal. Whats a tried and true quick and dirty hack? No dremel here but I think I have jb weld...thanks
Ya jb weld or super glue
Ok, gonna try to jb weld a small nut to the top of the pedal bolt@@garysprojects
@@steelisreal4313 ya good luck, hopefully it’s strong enough
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What's the name of the frame cargo bike frame?
How can i get one?
It’s called an “xtra cycle” I got mine second hand off fb marketplace
aluminium rust? i doubt that
Tru
This the older version, right?
Yeah I think it’s the oldest version
Very cool. Does it feel flexy at all?
Cheers ! Not at all ay, was quite surprised
Does it feel bouncy?
Nah not really , pretty stiff
what fork is that?
Parkpre factory racing fork
Aluminum doesn't rust
That’s true
@garysprojects you make me want one tho.
@@c9rm3n cheers mate it’s real fun & super useful , def recommend
Dude after watching your video I think you're chain is still little saggy... you need to take at least 2 linkes. Otherwise you will have problem shifting. Just saying
yeah u might be right, i had no problem shifting though - hence too lazy to change 😂
Sounds like you need a wind screen for your microphone. 🌬
Yeah I need to use my proper mic more , will try to in the next vid cheers!
how do you like the swytch bike kit?
@@jgarcia1925 ya its great , easy to install and ride. if anything i wish it had longer range
Awesome build by the way. Love your channel bro.
@@jgarcia1925 thank you very much i appreciate that 🙏
@@garysprojects awesome. I see they have a few more options now. I recently started bike commuting and hoarding bike now (thanks to guys like you) and would love one of these kits on my specialized for when it’s full of my work gear lol. Would make the commute easier.
@jgarcia1925 ya dude its amazing on the cargo bike, i used it heaps. maybe i will upgrade in the future!
But can it wheelie? Jokes aside it looks great👍
Hahah I tried a couple of times at the end , don’t think I can even pop up a curb unfortunately 😂 cheers !
Nice one dude 🤙 looks sweet!
I was going to suggest grabbing an old handlebar and drilling two holes in it to fit the canti mounts so you could mount the Swytch but then you went and discovered that awesomeness 😂🤯
Thank you mate! Haha yes the cantis worked out well! I couldn’t believe it actually lined up with no work. Lucked out that one! Saved me some hacking 😂😂 cheers !!
Great project & video, Gary! How much asre cost about for something like this, expect the bicycle.
Cheers mate I appreciate that!!! They don’t sell the attachment anymore but you can can find them secondhand for about 100-400 ish depending on the model and condition
Fantastic job, mate. I love the juxtaposition of a 90s MTB, 2000s Avid disk brakes, and 2020s electric conversion kit.
Cheers mate just need something from the 2010s 🤣🤣🤣
I don't see many xtracycles, but you Certainly love giving yourself a challenge but as usual it turned out pretty good.👍🏼
Hahah yes it was quite the challenge! Way harder than I thought it would be. Cheers man !
Such a sweet build Gary! That's hilarious / awesome / so clean that the battery fit the cantilever bosses.
Thank you my dude ! Haha yeah I could t believe it was the exact same spacing ! 😂😂😂
I really appreciate the wheelie test - the build was great and I enjoyed the process - but the wheelie test was what i really came for
Hahaha def couldn’t do it ! Maybe if no front hub motor maybe
That is Sweet, The double stand on RadWagon is very handy when the bike is loaded. Too bad the Frt wheel mover doesn't have regen. Regen & low power mode give me triple the advertised range.
Thank you my dude I appreciate that 😊
Looks cool. I'm gonna hack an old bike up see if I can make something. Awesome video.
Thx man , hell ya that sounds good ! Cheers !
This is so cool! Swytch makes more sense now too I think! Now it's a dad bike plus
Hahah yessss full dad mode, just need to make a kid seat 😂😂
That’s insane that the handlebar-clamp for the battery exactly fitted the brake bosses 😂
Haha I know right !? Got super lucky there
super fun video. havnt been so excited about a build in a while. and how satisfying, that the battery fits on the old brake stays. awesome job, sir.
Thx mate ! Glad you liked it ! Yeah I couldn’t believe it when it fitted hahaa! Made my life a bit easier. Cheers !
I had no idea this existed! Really cool mod!
Cheers mate ! Ya really good invention!
Slick! 🤙
Thanks g!