TOM'S CARGO BIKES
BUILT THEIR OWN
I have recieved a bunch of emails about the "Build Your Own" plans. It's really cool so many people are going to give this a try. If your one of these brave, crazy or awesome people, please send me photos of your finished creation. I'll post the pictures here for the world to see.
The first picture is a team build by Bryan, from Coos Bay OR, and his cousin John, from Seattle WA. I dig the open front cargo design, orange paint and way cool head ornament.
This is Jackson, from the Boston area, out test riding his home made cargo bike - in the snow no less. He dubbed it the "LongTom", I don't get it, but the bike sure looks great. *Update* On the right is Jackson loading his bike with his own home brewed beer- does it get better than this?
Wow, this super cool bike was built by Brian from Sacramento, CA. This build was inspired by my DIY plans, but Brian stepped it up quit few notches. There are more photos of this bike over at cargobikegallery.com - check it out
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Dan from Austin, TX, made this bike and uses it to ride his kids around town. He's a furniture builder by trade, which explains the awesome, well built and somewhat unique box design. *Update* Dan has done some work to his cargo bike and has also built a "kidfiets" for his son Calvin- this rocks!
Don, from Portland OR, followed the build instructions and whipped out this great bike in about a week. I saw it live & in person when he brought it over...after admiring each others work and swapping design ideas, I got to ride it around the block - Sweet!
This is Jess, from Hood River OR, taking his monster cargo bike for a spin. It's still in the R&D stage of construction, but I thought I'd post the photo anyway. Jess was the first to contact me about a suspicious craigslist ad ( more of that story over on the MISSING page). * Update * Here, on the right, is the finished bike in all it's glory and dubbed the "Heightfiets".
This is Giacomo, he's a regular "International Man of Mystery" and cargo bike builder. He's from Lima Peru, but working on a public bike sharing program in South Korea, near Seoul.(http://germenestudio.tumblr.com/page/1) The BUILD YOUR OWN plans inspired him to add some cargo bikes to his project, on the left is his first flatbed and on the right is the "childrens taxi".
This bike belongs to Bryan, of Sacramento, CA, - it is actually a collaboration of sorts between Bryan and myself. I built the frame, he added the custom box and built the drivetrain, including drum brakes and internal hub gears. I think the box looks great and it has a trick side door to allow easy access for the two dogs.
Here we have a cool bike built by Rev. Chris from Tulsa, OK.
The build was a bigger project than he expected, but he got it done just in time to ride in the art bike/car parade - looks like fun.
This long, long, LongJohn was built by Seth from Denver CO. It's another great shopping cart cargo bike - it's just seems natural. Old delict shopping cart plus old mountain bike equals ultimate hillbilly grocery getter!
If your every in Norwicn Norfolk, United Kingdom, then you may be lucky enough to see Symon out running errands on this sweet homemade longjohn.
Here is the BORDER COMMUNITY CYCLEWORKS cargo bike, built by Mark Riddel of Albury NSW, Australia. He's a custom motorcycle builder, who started a community cycleworks so the local youth can channel their energy and creativity into "...everything cycleish". Looks like a really cool start to a really cool project!
Another cool DIY build from the Southern Hemisphere - This cargo bike was built by the folks from John Cycles in Christchurch New Zealand. I don't have much info about this bike, but judging by the pictures sent, it looks like a fun ride.
Jim, from Austin TX, sent in these photos featuring his version of the DIY cargo bike.
I really love that kickstand and the cargo box reminds me of a pirate ship - hmm, JF you got me thinking...
*Update* That's Jim bringing home last years Christmas tree - right on!
This bike was built by Steve, from sunny North East Los Angeles. He followed my design, adjusting and improving with some of his own ideas. If you live in the L.A. area, and want a cargo bike of your own, he's willing to build it. contact: stevecampos_1@hotmail.com
Another cool cargo bike from another cool builder! This bike was built by Sato from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As you can see, his dogs ride in comfort while out enjoying the country side - lucky dogs. Sato had ideas for building his own cargo bike, but "stole" some ideas from me, to fill in the blanks.
These lucky guys, from Leavenworth WA, are riding the bike built by Zack. He sent several photos, all along the build, and it was fun to watch come together step by step. The paint and woodwork are awesome, but check out that trick rear basket! Sweet.
So I've been thinking about building another, and better, shopping cart-fiets ... but Curtis, of Phoenix AZ, beat me to it! The cart is from a now "defunct" store (I guess that means it's not stolen) and he added a "touch of class" by using an old sprocket as a structural brace.
Above (left) is a junk pile longjohn lovingly called "Nasty", by owner/builder Bob of Golden Colorado. Some specs: the cargo deck is a old ironing board, it rides smooth enough not to spill his PBR and only cost $40 to build... I think Bob just out hillbilly'd me. To the right, is Bob's second cargo bike, specifically designed to carry a cooler of beer! This bike has a cable steering system, like Daniels below, and gets alot of attention while Bob is out and about.
Daniel, from Santa Rosa CA, went all out on this green two tone cargo bike. He followed my plans, but as you can see added some upgrades of his own. The unique cable steering is all his design and is made from readily available hardware store parts. The winged head piece is just the right, subtle, touch to cap off a beautiful machine.
The first picture is a team build by Bryan, from Coos Bay OR, and his cousin John, from Seattle WA. I dig the open front cargo design, orange paint and way cool head ornament.
This is Jackson, from the Boston area, out test riding his home made cargo bike - in the snow no less. He dubbed it the "LongTom", I don't get it, but the bike sure looks great. *Update* On the right is Jackson loading his bike with his own home brewed beer- does it get better than this?
Wow, this super cool bike was built by Brian from Sacramento, CA. This build was inspired by my DIY plans, but Brian stepped it up quit few notches. There are more photos of this bike over at cargobikegallery.com - check it out.
Dan from Austin, TX, made this bike and uses it to ride his kids around town. He's a furniture builder by trade, which explains the awesome, well built and somewhat unique box design. *Update* Dan has done some work to his cargo bike and has also built a "kidfiets" for his son Calvin- this rocks!
Don, from Portland OR, followed the build instructions and whipped out this great bike in about a week. I saw it live & in person when he brought it over...after admiring each others work and swapping design ideas, I got to ride it around the block - Sweet!
This is Jess, from Hood River OR, taking his monster cargo bike for a spin. It's still in the R&D stage of construction, but I thought I'd post the photo anyway. Jess was the first to contact me about a suspicious craigslist ad ( more of that story over on the MISSING page). * Update * Here, on the right, is the finished bike in all it's glory and dubbed the "Heightfiets".
This is Giacomo, he's a regular "International Man of Mystery" and cargo bike builder. He's from Lima Peru, but working on a public bike sharing program in South Korea, near Seoul.(http://germenestudio.tumblr.com/page/1) The BUILD YOUR OWN plans inspired him to add some cargo bikes to his project, on the left is his first flatbed and on the right is the "childrens taxi".
This bike belongs to Bryan, of Sacramento, CA, - it is actually a collaboration of sorts between Bryan and myself. I built the frame, he added the custom box and built the drivetrain, including drum brakes and internal hub gears. I think the box looks great and it has a trick side door to allow easy access for the two dogs.
Here we have a cool bike built by Rev. Chris from Tulsa, OK.
The build was a bigger project than he expected, but he got it done just in time to ride in the art bike/car parade - looks like fun.
This long, long, LongJohn was built by Seth from Denver CO. It's another great shopping cart cargo bike - it's just seems natural. Old delict shopping cart plus old mountain bike equals ultimate hillbilly grocery getter!
If your every in Norwicn Norfolk, United Kingdom, then you may be lucky enough to see Symon out running errands on this sweet homemade longjohn. Here is the BORDER COMMUNITY CYCLEWORKS cargo bike, built by Mark Riddel of Albury NSW, Australia. He's a custom motorcycle builder, who started a community cycleworks so the local youth can channel their energy and creativity into "...everything cycleish". Looks like a really cool start to a really cool project!
Another cool DIY build from the Southern Hemisphere - This cargo bike was built by the folks from John Cycles in Christchurch New Zealand. I don't have much info about this bike, but judging by the pictures sent, it looks like a fun ride. Jim, from Austin TX, sent in these photos featuring his version of the DIY cargo bike.
I really love that kickstand and the cargo box reminds me of a pirate ship - hmm, JF you got me thinking...
*Update* That's Jim bringing home last years Christmas tree - right on!
This bike was built by Steve, from sunny North East Los Angeles. He followed my design, adjusting and improving with some of his own ideas. If you live in the L.A. area, and want a cargo bike of your own, he's willing to build it. contact: stevecampos_1@hotmail.com
Another cool cargo bike from another cool builder! This bike was built by Sato from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As you can see, his dogs ride in comfort while out enjoying the country side - lucky dogs. Sato had ideas for building his own cargo bike, but "stole" some ideas from me, to fill in the blanks.
These lucky guys, from Leavenworth WA, are riding the bike built by Zack. He sent several photos, all along the build, and it was fun to watch come together step by step. The paint and woodwork are awesome, but check out that trick rear basket! Sweet.
So I've been thinking about building another, and better, shopping cart-fiets ... but Curtis, of Phoenix AZ, beat me to it! The cart is from a now "defunct" store (I guess that means it's not stolen) and he added a "touch of class" by using an old sprocket as a structural brace.
Above (left) is a junk pile longjohn lovingly called "Nasty", by owner/builder Bob of Golden Colorado. Some specs: the cargo deck is a old ironing board, it rides smooth enough not to spill his PBR and only cost $40 to build... I think Bob just out hillbilly'd me. To the right, is Bob's second cargo bike, specifically designed to carry a cooler of beer! This bike has a cable steering system, like Daniels below, and gets alot of attention while Bob is out and about.
Daniel, from Santa Rosa CA, went all out on this green two tone cargo bike. He followed my plans, but as you can see added some upgrades of his own. The unique cable steering is all his design and is made from readily available hardware store parts. The winged head piece is just the right, subtle, touch to cap off a beautiful machine.
