Amazing bike! Adding 300 degrees C superheat at 120 psig is incredible. I was a boiler tech in the Navy and our boilers ran at 1200 psig and 975 degrees F. That is about 400 degrees F superheat but was absolutely necessary to push a 6000 ton destroyer to 30 knots. Love it. Darlington, South Carolina USA
@@mybluebelly Electric bicycles are allowed 250W. Anything above 250W is classed as a motorcycle, and so subject to all the regulations and licensing issues. This machine is 130W - so it is well within the regulations.
As a builder myself i can mesure the passion and dedication involved here. Magnificent build, beautyful and inspiring. Lot of respect for this man, you are a genius and an artist. Hat off
Seen a number of attempts at producing a steam powered bicycle, but this is by far the best. It actually seems like an everyday use machine. ...It shows what can be done with informed and careful design. It would be nice to know a bit more detail of the hybrid boiler.
Yes Steamyfog, re: hybrid boiler, I can't understand why cramming a section of firetube boiler in there would help. Obviously it does, but why specifically? The price for doing it has to be very high- the time spent on it must have increased by 10x. The refinement of this machine produces an incredibly rideable bike. Just imagine if ICE engine development were delayed by 30 years. The world received a few beautifully refined steam engine vehicles just as consumers got attracted to ICE engines. Doble, White, Stanley, Sentinel Steam Trucks, the last Bessemer steam locomotives in the 1920's with multiple cylinders/drive wheels, the Bessemer Steam Biplane, etc. We might have had steam engines right into recent times.
@@someotherdude In my opinion it was the electric starter that killed the steam engine in cars or other road vehicles. Why wait a few minutes for steam when you could push the clutch in, press a button and go? Also, some people were scared of steam because they were worried about boiler explosions.
I think it was that and more- how would you operate the thing in the dead of winter with freezing? Boiler explosions were not too serious though, with small monotube boilers. The tube basically rips open and releases pressure, no 'bang'. But also, steam engines wold tend to have less range and to additionally demand water, and they are oil consumers too. Without computer monitoring and control, you have a more complex job as driver. But read about the 'cyclone steam engine', it now takes 30 seconds for steam pressure to be ready to drive- about the time it takes to settle in, put on your seatbelt, turn on the heat or AC, etc.
@@someotherdude I'm not sure I would dismiss a boiler mishap quite so lightly. In this case a small quantity of 100 psi super heated (500C) steam released close to a human would be no joke. I have every confidence Mr Drake knows what he's doing.
Top notch engineering in this build, many people have built simular ones but very bulky, heavy and cannot compete with yours ! ,I'm very happy to see this.
After this demonstration nobody will be able to say "you go into such great detail"! Mechanical engineers were responsible for discovering the world. Thanks for the video!
All I can say, I am blown away by astonishment! This is by far the best steam-bike concept I have ever seen, well thought out in design and color! Its one of the nicest machines, I ever saw!
What an amazing form of transport and indeed concept - and those working parts run like a Swiss watch. (I suspect that many years of experience have come into play, including early forms of transport made from lawnmowers and bicycle tyres!)
Such a genius as far as i can tell this is as close to perfect. I have always appreciated the two years i spent studying physics at the community, you must have a spent all sorts of time thinking about isaac newton. I feel humble watching this video. My whole 70 years on this planet perhaps the most stable thing has been my bicycle. it has been with me and a part of me every day. I
I'm Irish and you're right. So glad it's someone I could relate to doing this personal experiment, we see so little of them by comparison to the Americans.
@@BILLY-px3hwGoes without saying it makes tea. Rather the whole point I should say. He missed pointing out the little Darjeeling hopper, it's on the right hand side.
Your sharing of this wonderful machine and her steam-savvy builder is enhanced by the great production values and the intelligent questions of the interviewer.
Absolutely marvelous. Bravo. People are going to want one of those not knowing the amount of work going in to making one. Beautiful piece of machinery.
Very impressive engineering. Clever flash boiler design and safer too being able shut off heat like that. Quite a challenge to keep weight down. Thanks for sharing
That is absolutely marvelous. I am impressed beyond words at the engineering and how well the engine performs. It's a true work of art and vision. Thankyou for sharing.
@@thegardensentinel - Jay Leno - watch the video. He's a famous American comedian that owns a huge automobile and motorcycle museum in California. www.shearcomfort.com/blog/jay-lenos-car-collection-cars-from-the-jay-leno-garage/
Oh WOW! Simply fantastic. Ingenious and extremely well done! What an outstanding masterpiece (additionally it looks beautiful). Congrats. I bet that great Jay Leno (and Mustie1 for example) would love this steam bike. Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.
Very cool idea, calling it a gentleman bicycle brings to mind expensive and complicated. Engineering masterpiece, like the small steam powered gadgets in the movie Wild, Wild, West. Which only Hollywood could do.
@@paulstandeven8572 hard to say without seeing it with the casing off. Doble didn't have a water level in their boilers. They were all monotubes/monocoil boilers with water in one end of the tube stack and steam out the other with superheater and de-superheater sections also. The Stanley's had firetube boilers (with an actual water level), and a superheater section running from the throttle to the engine. The one's I have worked on we have installed a pre-heater or economizer section to the feed water going into the boiler. Usually about 50' of 3/8" tubing under the smoke hood and above the firetubes. The vaporizing burner and tree for the jet looks very Stanley-esque also. Just one branch and jet, rather than two.
Such an interesting machine! It looks like a goofy contraption from a distance, but close up it's clearly a well-engineered and artfully realized design. Well done!
What a legend. Well done that man, gets my respect. The sort of bloke one should look upto rather than pop stars/footballers.
I agree, the world seems upside down in places.
Absolutely ! 👍 😁
Oh no! This gentleman isn't filthy rich and he doesn't have a scandalous personal life. How could anyone possibly look up to him?
I didn't know I wanted a steam bike
Was thinking the same thing.
Likewise. I wonder if he has anything out on how he built it exactly (precisely).
Can I have one please ?
You'll have to get behind me in the queue!
I've wanted one for a while. This one is beautiful.
This is what can happen to a man who doesn't spend enough time on the internet. A cautionary tale!
Best UA-cam comment ever!
Well, he definitely spent a fair time on the internet looking up part specifications and thinks like that, i guess :D
More depends how the internet is used
Most of the stuff for working on cars was google and youtube.
How impressive, you've wrote a UA-cam comment on a steam engine.
Is it possible to learn this Power?
Amazing bike! Adding 300 degrees C superheat at 120 psig is incredible. I was a boiler tech in the Navy and our boilers ran at 1200 psig and 975 degrees F. That is about 400 degrees F superheat but was absolutely necessary to push a 6000 ton destroyer to 30 knots. Love it. Darlington, South Carolina USA
Sleepy steam,live steam, dead steam 🇺🇸🤠
Sweaty Salute from the ddg-22.
Truly MASTERPIECE of engineering.
Well done!
I bet he needs a license to operate it, lol.
It is
@@mybluebelly Electric bicycles are allowed 250W. Anything above 250W is classed as a motorcycle, and so subject to all the regulations and licensing issues. This machine is 130W - so it is well within the regulations.
@@paulstandeven8572 also, its speed caps off at around 15k/h. So neither the speed is a problem!
@@paulstandeven8572 Periodic Control/Examination and Inspection of Heating Boilers
"It's called an eccentric drive"
Damn right, it is.
Well, it is an eccentric builder.
As soon as he said that' all these yrs i thought i was smart and a genious just flashed in my face saying' you are wrong" you dont know jack shit.
Robert Cook Ha Ha, nice one😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It occurred to me that every man needs his pants set on fire. Most do that via marriage, but a steam bicycle...? Now that's different.
Well said, Mr Cook !
Serious respect from me, Mr. Drake! As a model engineer myself, I appreciate the amount of work in that bike. You must get a whistle, though.
ditch the bike bell, give a good ole toot to warn pedestrians. Or pedestrian riders for that matter.
So, you, Bicycle Ship builder. You are one of our gifts. Thank you
OUTSTANDING! But.... where's the whistle? here's a loaner till you get your own: TOOOT TOOOOOOOT!
Brilliant engineering well done!. Goes into the tunnel without a crash helmet and comes out with one on, Magical!
My glasses must have steamed up watching this and had to look again when I read your comment about the crash helmet as I had missed it first time!
That was the cyclist he met in the tunnel that got vaporised as he rocketed through.
Excellent. Just imagine what would happen if this chap and Colin Furze got together...
I would prefer to listen to this chap on his own. Calm, interesting and knowledgeable. CF, brilliant too unquestionably but, too much noise and hype.
Blue murder.
They could build a fake steam powered quadcopter 👍
As a builder myself i can mesure the passion and dedication involved here. Magnificent build, beautyful and inspiring. Lot of respect for this man, you are a genius and an artist. Hat off
Wow, certainly an impressive piece of engineering. Looks like it’s got plenty of torque, it definitely gets up and goes.
Seen a number of attempts at producing a steam powered bicycle, but this is by far the best. It actually seems like an everyday use machine. ...It shows what can be done with informed and careful design. It would be nice to know a bit more detail of the hybrid boiler.
Yes Steamyfog, re: hybrid boiler, I can't understand why cramming a section of firetube boiler in there would help. Obviously it does, but why specifically? The price for doing it has to be very high- the time spent on it must have increased by 10x.
The refinement of this machine produces an incredibly rideable bike. Just imagine if ICE engine development were delayed by 30 years. The world received a few beautifully refined steam engine vehicles just as consumers got attracted to ICE engines.
Doble, White, Stanley, Sentinel Steam Trucks, the last Bessemer steam locomotives in the 1920's with multiple cylinders/drive wheels, the Bessemer Steam Biplane, etc.
We might have had steam engines right into recent times.
@@someotherdude In my opinion it was the electric starter that killed the steam engine in cars or other road vehicles. Why wait a few minutes for steam when you could push the clutch in, press a button and go? Also, some people were scared of steam because they were worried about boiler explosions.
I think it was that and more- how would you operate the thing in the dead of winter with freezing? Boiler explosions were not too serious though, with small monotube boilers. The tube basically rips open and releases pressure, no 'bang'. But also, steam engines wold tend to have less range and to additionally demand water, and they are oil consumers too. Without computer monitoring and control, you have a more complex job as driver. But read about the 'cyclone steam engine', it now takes 30 seconds for steam pressure to be ready to drive- about the time it takes to settle in, put on your seatbelt, turn on the heat or AC, etc.
@@twistedyogert steam died because IC engines were a lot cheaper to make.
@@someotherdude I'm not sure I would dismiss a boiler mishap quite so lightly. In this case a small quantity of 100 psi super heated (500C) steam released close to a human would be no joke. I have every confidence Mr Drake knows what he's doing.
Top notch engineering in this build, many people have built simular ones but very bulky, heavy and cannot compete with yours ! ,I'm very happy to see this.
What a beautiful machine, beautiful to look at and beautifully engineered.
After this demonstration nobody will be able to say "you go into such great detail"!
Mechanical engineers were responsible for discovering the world.
Thanks for the video!
I want one ..and a monocle 😁
Don't forget the Nelson's hat (-:
All I can say, I am blown away by astonishment! This is by far the best steam-bike concept I have ever seen, well thought out in design and color! Its one of the nicest machines, I ever saw!
Excellent! Very motivating.
I wish I had the skills to build such a machine! An brilliant for the environment, you should be recognised for such a achievement
This brings a smile to my face. I love my four stroke bicycle but this is really a marvel. Well done!
That is quite something else, understated excellence in design and modern approach with the engineering.
What an amazing form of transport and indeed concept - and those working parts run like a Swiss watch. (I suspect that many years of experience have come into play, including early forms of transport made from lawnmowers and bicycle tyres!)
I have NEVER seen such a compact steam engine!
An amazing achievement !
Cheers From California 😎
I love how clean and neat his bicycle looks!
English understatement at its finest. You are a genius sir
Very impressed by his friend's knowledge and very clear explanations. I found them necessary to understand the system.
Such a genius as far as i can tell this is as close to perfect. I have always appreciated the two years i spent studying physics at the community, you must have a spent all sorts of time thinking about isaac newton. I feel humble watching this video. My whole 70 years on this planet perhaps the most stable thing has been my bicycle. it has been with me and a part of me every day. I
This is the most British thing I've ever seen.
I'm Irish and you're right. So glad it's someone I could relate to doing this personal experiment, we see so little of them by comparison to the Americans.
he needs to modify it to make tea as well
@@BILLY-px3hwGoes without saying it makes tea. Rather the whole point I should say. He missed pointing out the little Darjeeling hopper, it's on the right hand side.
Sensational design, truly inspirational for starting a steam bicycle project.
Beautiful job. Love the fact that "superceded" technology continues to be developed utilising discoveries developed since their hay day.
Steam train engines were so strong they were breaking shit two steam cylinders could best a lot of big Diesels
Absolutely remarkable. James Watt would be impressed!
So good to have an intelligent interviewer as well! I did wonder about the cut-off so I was pleased to hear it.
Beautiful work of art from a true craftsman. Well done!
Your sharing of this wonderful machine and her steam-savvy builder is enhanced by the great production values and the intelligent questions of the interviewer.
A very precise, able machine! Excellent work!
It's elegant practical. I absolutely love your work. People need to make their own power and get around, for cheap
lol fred dibnah, rest his soul would love this :D
A splendid piece of engineering and you could even warm your greggs pasties on the side of the steam boiler .Well Done
could make a steamer box and also recover heat to preheat the air while condensing
What an incredibly intelligent chap. Bravo sir, your creation is truely magnificent.
Incredible and beautiful engineering. A masterpiece.
Absolutely marvelous. Bravo. People are going to want one of those not knowing the amount of work going in to making one. Beautiful piece of machinery.
Absolutely fantastic, such dedication!
Wonderful! - Hats off to you Mark!!...
Excellent engineering skills, great fun to watch
Magnificent accomplishment on what is obviously a labour of love. Thanks for this video
Very impressive engineering. Clever flash boiler design and safer too being able shut off heat like that. Quite a challenge to keep weight down. Thanks for sharing
Beautifully engineered, it all fits so neatly in the frame
That is absolutely marvelous. I am impressed beyond words at the engineering and how well the engine performs. It's a true work of art and vision. Thankyou for sharing.
Absolutely love it,pure character.Clever engineering,love to see in the boiler.
Jay Leno needs one for his collection!
Jay who??
@@thegardensentinel - Jay Leno - watch the video. He's a famous American comedian that owns a huge automobile and motorcycle museum in California.
www.shearcomfort.com/blog/jay-lenos-car-collection-cars-from-the-jay-leno-garage/
Beautiful.. piece of Art and engineering 👍🏼
Magnificent: beautiful engineering, a wealth of experience, attention to detail, and a genuine passion combine to conceive art in motion!
Oh. My. God. I want one! So complicated though, total respect for making it.
I've just bought a new ebike; efficient, quiet and works well. I'd love one of these as a fun compliment and a talking point. It's an amazing machine.
Mark; very nice work, James Watt would be thrilled.
Sir my hats off to you. That is the most awesome bicycle ever! I would like to see your shop. Thanks for sharing.
So cool :) what a great looking and sounding bike ! Well done !
I bet Jay Leno would LOVE this bike. Great job!
Oh WOW! Simply fantastic. Ingenious and extremely well done! What an outstanding masterpiece (additionally it looks beautiful). Congrats. I bet that great Jay Leno (and Mustie1 for example) would love this steam bike.
Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health.
How awesome. This should be produced! I'd pay good money for something this clever
Thanks for sharing your gifts.
Nice to hear two blokes talking technical, and know what each other means.
Absolutely Brilliant! Lovely work, Mark!
Very cool idea, calling it a gentleman bicycle brings to mind expensive and complicated. Engineering masterpiece, like the small steam powered gadgets in the movie Wild, Wild, West. Which only Hollywood could do.
Absolutely stunning piece of work. a real joy to watch, well done and thanks for sharing.
Brilliant engineering. Well done.
Absolutely delightful!
Amazingly engineered, well done.
I'd be very much interested in seeing this thing go up the steep hill.
Thanks for sharing, most interesting and an excellent job
Awesome machine, big respect and thanks for showing
Wow, that's masterpiece of enginering. Well done!!!
Fantastic! I'd love one just for the sound it makes, especially in the tunnel.
Remarkable creation! You can even ride that bike in winter too! With that boiler between your legs.
Love this would love to build,fantastic stuff great stuff a man that should right a book.
Very impressive. Congratulations!
It's absolutely beautiful, congrats!
The sound to an unsuspecting bystander is that of a small gas engine.
Yeah, it sounds like a single cylinder petrol engine... Which it kinda is
What a beautiful piece of engineering!
You sir are simply amazing!
Brilliant Man,,,, Actually worked on what he studied in college.
Wow! Inspiring! Thank you for sharing
Beautiful work
This is absolutely magnificent. Beautiful engineering.
Absolutely captivating, I am in awe.
Wonderfully built. It seems the system is designed after Stanley, with the addition of an economizer. Beautiful machine.
I think the steam generator is more inspired by the Doble
@@paulstandeven8572 hard to say without seeing it with the casing off. Doble didn't have a water level in their boilers. They were all monotubes/monocoil boilers with water in one end of the tube stack and steam out the other with superheater and de-superheater sections also. The Stanley's had firetube boilers (with an actual water level), and a superheater section running from the throttle to the engine. The one's I have worked on we have installed a pre-heater or economizer section to the feed water going into the boiler. Usually about 50' of 3/8" tubing under the smoke hood and above the firetubes.
The vaporizing burner and tree for the jet looks very Stanley-esque also. Just one branch and jet, rather than two.
@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Agree.
Great Stuff Green renewable energy put to good use.Saving the Planet !
Better than any E bike. Especially the exhaust note at the end 👍
What a bike! And that sound!
Uber cool...well done...beautifully engineered....
First time seeing a steam bicycle. Never even heard of it before.
Most brilliant! Well done man. 👍🙂
Absolutely brilliant well done sir
Such an interesting machine! It looks like a goofy contraption from a distance, but close up it's clearly a well-engineered and artfully realized design. Well done!
It's the best one I have ever seen! I don't understand where the water goes in the boiler, but I assume it comes in from the top
Brilliantly done.
Magnificent - bravo! I'd love a go on that.
🔵 Beautiful piece of work!... Very clean build and quite well-balanced!...? can't wait to see one with the improvements you spoke of.
The end is hilarious! Well made!