new cargo bike
Thread started by
campos at 11.3.10 - 12:57 pm
new cargo bike made in north east los Angeles. just finished building my cargo bike using the plans from tom's cargo bikes .com made some changes to his original plane but closely the same prep and tube set up. the most weight i have carried has been 230 pounds. which is pretty difficult to control
Steering system: there reason cables and bike chain do not work so well is due to the bend in the front down tube. cables and bike chain limit your turning. air plan cable well hold it own and will not snap. but a bike chain will go out on you. The best and safest way to go is hime joints. spend the extra 20 bucks and build it right also take the time to properly nouch the tube don’t. Mickey mouse it and stick a bolt to close a space between you improper lay out. correct prep work well lead to a well built cargo bike frame
im selling these cargo bike built and redy to ride if intrested call me or email me at 323-350-4623 stevecampos_1@hotmail.com
or visit me at
Steel Fabricatred Arts
2010 Barranca st Los angeles ca 90031
p.s there own going to get better.
reply
that looks great...How much are they? will the future bikes have 4 sided cargo sections in front?
barleye11.3.10 - 1:02 pm
reply
I still wanna buy the one with the plastic shopping cart you showed me.
JOKER11.3.10 - 1:11 pm
reply
i think i saw you testing it without the crate on there a couple weeks back outside bike over/flying pigeon.
looks great.
mikeywally11.3.10 - 1:12 pm
reply
note cargo area can be made custom to specifics size and shape.
i have been riding this thing hard and as be holding it own right now i have to load the cago bike with my welding equipment and ride to a job site in highland park
campos11.3.10 - 1:21 pm
reply
Great job! I rode your bike with the shopping basket on it at the polo place. It was hard to steer, but a great concept. Have you rode the Workcycle Bakfiet? If you could ride one (they steer like a dream) and copy their steering mechanism and then spray some Krylon (no prep required spray paint) on in bright colors you would be in business.
Maybe you can ride the Workcycle at Flying Pigeon, take some photos and some notes on how the front steering is made and stabilized and duplicate it. I'm sure bike shops would rather order cargo from local producers than pay huge shipping fees from Amsterdam. http://www.workcycles.com/
Here is a link to Larry vs Harry, they have great colors to inspire you, but they are in Europe and shipping is expensive.
http://www.larryvsharry.com/english/index.html
Good luck!
Girl Power11.3.10 - 1:31 pm
reply
Campos is doing his homework. Some day soon, we'll have our own caqrgo bike manufacturing going on in LA.
Somebody buy one from campos!
ubrayj0211.3.10 - 1:39 pm
reply
Thanks! the cargo area can be. a flat bed or a bucket. looking for something different i can build what ever you want.
campos responding to a
comment by barleye
11.3.10 - 4:26 pm
reply
plastic shopping cart i think i know which one your talking about and i wasn't riding that one i think that was built more for an art peace then a function bucket bike. also i think that bike you talking about wont make a trip any where. HORRIBLY BUILT
IT was a nihola cargo bike i took to the polo court.
campos responding to a
comment by JOKER
11.3.10 - 4:35 pm
reply
Its not completed because i need it asap so i put it together very quickly to get around in since my car is out of order. if some one where to buy one from me they would have to built the box all im providing is a working solid cargo bike which i guaranty from weld faller!
campos responding to a
comment by ^olsko*jr7
11.3.10 - 4:51 pm
reply
bullshit!
if you're talking about fuzz's cargo bike, then you are talking out of your ass.
1. it's functional.
2. i'll bet he's put more miles on it than you have on your cargo bike.
3. don't talk shit about my friends.
have a nice day.
coldcut responding to a
comment by campos
11.3.10 - 5:38 pm
reply
What did you use to weld that think together
El_Fredone11.3.10 - 5:41 pm
reply
thanks girl power. i have never built a cargo bike using a shopping cart. sound like the work of some kind of artist. like i said before i know of whom you are talking about fuzzbeast made a great sculpture. i have been closely observing the steering system and the frame lay out of the work-cycle bakfiet and im already in the process of having some tubes bended for a new cargo bike frame. again this bike was just the first one there will be more to come and they will only get better. no Mikey mouse bull shit here.
campos responding to a
comment by Girl Power
11.4.10 - 1:00 am
reply
do you mean what type of welding process did i use?
this was welded with a TIG welder. (tungsten inert gas)
campos responding to a
comment by El_Fredone
11.4.10 - 1:06 am
reply
bullshit art.
yes i am talking about fuzz's cargo bike but like anything. critiquing is part of the building process.. im just stating facts
sorry if i upset you.
campos responding to a
comment by coldcut
11.4.10 - 1:22 am
reply
looks good. paul from choppercabras and myself built one earlier this year using the same plans (with a lot of modifications) It was purpose built and my girlfriend and I operated a mobile business selling gourmet freezer pops all summer with it. it's much longer than the average cargo bike, so it took some getting used to, but it's able to carry 100-150 lbs of pops, dry ice and the cooler very well.
paul posted pictures of the rough product
here
and here it is in action as the
popcycle
we're in the off season now but we'll be back in the spring
good luck.
cassidy11.4.10 - 1:58 am
reply
You guys ever want to see a "real" cargo bike, we've got a pretty nice selection at the shop. Campos has been looking closely at a bunch of the small details on bikes at my shop, you guys are welcome to do the same, maybe try one or two for a ride.
These come from some pretty well developed cargo bike cultures in Holland and Denmark, so they're def. worth a closer look.
If it will benefit anyone's hobby, business idea, etc. please make use of the stuff I've brought here. These machines really can make a big difference in LA.
Plus, I like to show 'em off.
(oh yeah, the shop is Flying Pigeon LA)
ubrayj0211.4.10 - 3:06 am
reply
you wanna see a real cargo bike..........? it will have to be big enough to pull my cock !!
shotgun_mike11.4.10 - 3:17 am
reply
way---- to early for cock jokes man. way---- to early.
^olsko*jr711.4.10 - 8:53 am
reply
you're an asshole. i'm just stating facts.
coldcut responding to a
comment by campos
11.4.10 - 9:12 am
reply
Hey Coldcut the only art you create is the gooey mush in your diaper.
Foldie responding to a
comment by coldcut
11.4.10 - 9:15 am
reply
coming from a guy who has a cute little funny hamster pumping a tire on his profile... look at the lil hamster... sooo cuute.
md2 responding to a
comment by coldcut
11.4.10 - 10:33 am
reply
Don't ask him where he places that hamster when he rides.
Joe Borfo responding to a
comment by md2
11.4.10 - 10:38 am
reply
hating on a janky cargo bike made by fuzz is funny. but not as funny as girl power telling you that using krylon is perfectly acceptable if you plan on selling these things.
ruinedbyidiots11.4.10 - 10:42 am
reply
Who you callin' janky, fool?!?
Joe Borfo responding to a
comment by ruinedbyidiots
11.4.10 - 11:10 am
reply
you know what meant nikka..shity as welds anyways..
El_Fredone responding to a
comment by campos
11.4.10 - 11:23 am
reply
Fucking iPhone man my thumb is to big for this lil freaking buttons shit..you know what I meant nikka..your welds probably look like shit
El_Fredone11.4.10 - 11:26 am
reply
now that's a cargo bike!
campos responding to a
comment by Joe Borfo
11.4.10 - 3:50 pm
reply
This is RAD! I hope to see you riding one at the next Spoken' Art ride.
Mook11.4.10 - 6:45 pm
reply
everyone who rides a bike
is that cute little hamster.
coldcut responding to a
comment by md2
11.5.10 - 7:29 pm
reply
that's awesome!!
i'd love to try one in the spring, they look good!
imachynna responding to a
comment by cassidy
11.5.10 - 9:23 pm
reply
Look, talk shit all you want, I don't really understand why you felt the need to in the first place. I built my cargo bike for nothing, it cost me a grand total of 3 dollars, the entirety of which went to a brake cable and housing at the bikerowave. That bike has seen more abuse than most bikes ever will even dream of.
I built it as a mock-up/prototype for some ideas for a future bike I had, and the only flaw, the limit to the steering, has nothing to do with the steering's design, but has to do with a construction flaw (I welded one of the chains a quarter of an inch too low).
I don't really do sketches on paper, I build prototypes and test the shit out of them. I don't take other people's plans, even freely given ones, then talk shit about other people's work. Sure I jumped a gap with a bolt, it's one step up from a cardboard mock up, never intended to be any sort of production model. Even still the fucker is solid, has carried hundreds of pounds with no problems (the day I finished it we carried nearly 300 lbs of wood halfway across town for a bonfire at the beach) and has thousands of miles on it, it some of the most extreme conditions possible, and has been crashed several times. The only parts that have ever broken on that bike were a bent axle and a thrashed cassette on separate occasions, frame's fine, chain driven steering, no problems at all (which makes sense if you think about it, even with a load of several hundred lbs, you can still steer it with your pinky, chain as a drivetrain takes a hell of a lot more stress.
FuzzBeast11.6.10 - 5:18 am
reply
I sorry you feel this way! fuzz
I'm the biggest hater!!!!!
campos responding to a
comment by FuzzBeast
11.6.10 - 11:56 am
reply
now i've been lurking this thread for a minute and i've noticed the beef between fuzz and campos.
the only way this can be settled is by a cargo bike race with cargo bike specific obstacles like carrying cargo.
SETTLE THE BEEF.
mikeywally11.7.10 - 10:41 pm
reply
no beef. sounds like a good idea im up for the challenge. i will need to build a new cargo bike though. what you think fuzz?
campos responding to a
comment by mikeywally
11.7.10 - 11:24 pm
reply
Cargo bike races sound like fun
TheDude11.8.10 - 10:14 am
reply
Really the only proper qualification for fuzz's Cargo Bike is that it was seen on a Jared Leto MTV appearance. How you like them apples Campos!!!!!!!!!!
Foldie responding to a
comment by FuzzBeast
11.8.10 - 11:06 am
reply
we can squash whey or soy or a macro biotic bowl for all i care.
i'll race the nihola.
that's three cargo bikes if campos, fuzz, and i race. who else?
mikeywally responding to a
comment by Joe Borfo
11.8.10 - 11:42 am
reply
Make me a cargo bike and I'm there!
Joe Borfo responding to a
comment by mikeywally
11.8.10 - 11:42 am
reply
You're welcome!
Here is a link to a bunch of great pics of cargo bikes being utilized. I love all the different colors they come in.
http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/search?q=Harry+vs+Larry
Girl Power responding to a
comment by campos
11.8.10 - 11:49 am
reply
cargo bike alley cat....set it up wally...
barleye11.8.10 - 11:55 am
reply
Boom box on a Larry vs Harry cargo bike.
Using a cargo bike as a personal bench to eat lunch on.
Girl Power responding to a
comment by barleye
11.8.10 - 12:18 pm
reply
Sorry, I totally don't see a cargo bike in that last pic.
Joe Borfo responding to a
comment by Girl Power
11.8.10 - 12:22 pm
reply
I don't know Joe. All I see is a cargo bike with a dude sitting on it. (yeah there is someone riding their bike on the sidewalk which seems wrong)
Foldie responding to a
comment by Joe Borfo
11.8.10 - 12:31 pm
reply
That's it. I'm not taking you to Amsterdam with me.
Joe Borfo responding to a
comment by Foldie
11.8.10 - 12:32 pm
reply
can i enter with my bob style trailer? its not 100% done yet but itll be able to haul 150 lbs
larsenf11.8.10 - 4:48 pm
reply
for my cargo bike race you will have to carry a person, hope you get a light one!
mikeywally11.8.10 - 6:48 pm
reply
that is a nice blue cargo bike with light tan chainstays!! :)
mr.j responding to a
comment by mikeywally
11.8.10 - 7:12 pm
reply
yeah why not what day should we set the race for?
campos responding to a
comment by larsenf
11.9.10 - 1:01 am
reply
I strongly oppose this event, for it condones human trafficking of underfed and exploited little persons.
This event must be stopped!
Joe Borfo responding to a
comment by mikeywally
11.9.10 - 1:36 am
reply
Your face exploits and underfeeds little persons.
bentstrider responding to a
comment by Joe Borfo
11.9.10 - 1:44 am
reply
tren way stop being such bitches and enter the cargo bike race if you dare!!!!!
cuz you know you going to lose to the armadillos 42!!!!!
campos responding to a
comment by Joe Borfo
11.9.10 - 2:27 am
reply
I walked right into that one, I'm gonna go stick my head in the microwave now...
HOOOT POCKETS!!!!!
bentstrider responding to a
comment by Joe Borfo
11.10.10 - 10:52 pm
reply
I'm down for a cargo bike race... I'll need a rida on the back, or a stronger rida towing my lazy ass.
Let's do it on a Sunday so I can make it, due to work.
Gern11.11.10 - 8:34 pm
reply
yeah there is someone riding their bike on the sidewalk which seems wrong)
Foldie
In Amsterdam the bike lane is on the sidewalk.
Like this one :P
Ninja biker responding to a
comment by Foldie
11.12.10 - 8:05 pm
reply
WOW Amsterdam has Bike Lanes.....Who would have known.....
Foldie responding to a
comment by Ninja biker
11.13.10 - 10:48 am
reply
hipster tall cargo bike any one interested in this bullshit????? so how Manny people are going to enter the race? i have a perfect place to have a race in highland park
campos11.14.10 - 8:23 am
reply
weve got to race in downtown la. its closest for everyone (metro stops), and has the worst traffic.
something silly like pick up a drunk at disney hall, bike them to china town station, pick up piles of bricks in little tokyo, take them to the staples center and sprint back to 5th and spring, but youve got to go through FIDM and pershing square on your way for pickups.
mikeywally11.14.10 - 3:20 pm
reply
lets race dog!
Mikey Wally set it up!
Josef Bray-Ali
rex hazard
alex dash
paul 818
who els has a cargo bike in la?
campos04.22.13 - 11:47 pm
reply
I made this many moons ago, it is now a Popsicle delivery machine.
rev10604.23.13 - 10:32 am
reply
How many beers can your cargo bike carry race!
andres8404.23.13 - 11:22 pm
reply
I will fuck all of you up in a cargo bike race.
p.s. You forgot El Jimmy from the Eco Village.and there are a shit load of new cargo bike owners in LA with bakfiets, two guys in DTLA with Bullits, and a bunch of people I've sold cargo tricycles to over the past three years. Dan Koeppel in HLP has a Babboe as well.
Are rear loaders included in this catastrophe? They are a separate weight class no? Or maybe not. If we have to do loaded riding I don't think they'd handle a truck tire as well as some of the Bullit-like longjohn designs.
Box walls are nice but prohibit stable carrying of goods at speed. trucker straps and a good platform are the best.
Oh! And CETMA is set up in Marina Del Rey now.
Man, y'all behind the damn times when it comes to cargo bikes.
Rev1065 probably has a fleet of these in his backyard by now made from forgotten kiddie bikes and the remains of hipster bike crash repairs.
ubrayj02 responding to a
comment by campos
04.24.13 - 12:02 am
reply
A full keg, but I need to go slow to keep it from turning in to foam or tipping over.
ubrayj02 responding to a
comment by andres84
04.24.13 - 12:04 am
reply
Dope route. We should have to climb on playground equipment in FIDM park. That would make the guards lose their shit.
ubrayj02 responding to a
comment by mikeywally
04.24.13 - 12:08 am
reply
Saw this in Little Tokyo on Sunday. Gotta say this shit looked damn professional.
jeshii04.24.13 - 3:36 pm
reply
Challenge Accepted! :O
JOKER responding to a
comment by ubrayj02
04.25.13 - 10:07 am
reply
-->
Ridazz Roulette!
Cargo bikes are rad.
race!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
