Long Andre
From Fixme.ch
Contents
Context
- cargo bikes overview, a "longjohn"-type cargo bike
- has 2 wheels (1st column) and the load is placed in front of the rider, as low as possible, with the front wheel further forward
- all types of load are known to have been successfully transported with longjohns (therefore there is one longjohn icon in each not-empty cell of the 1st column)
- longjohns are probably the most common type of cargo bikes
- they are described and discussed at the following pages: en.wikipedia, de.wikipedia, longjohn.org
- they tend to benefit from the following advantages:
- low center of gravity
- good handling and moderate weight
- moderate length and especially width
- load is easily visible by rider
- transmission is the same as for a normal bicycle
- they may suffer from the following drawbacks:
- steering is achieved through a mechanism that adds complexity (and price) compared to cargo bikes types such as long tail
- load size is somehow limited
- load weight is limited compared to vehicles with 3 wheels or more (due to resistance and also to the lack of inherent stability)
- Werkstatt Lastenrad is a German organization (and they have a "product" called Long André):
- "Knowledge common around the subject of DIY cargo bikes"
- these pages may be partially translated at some point: FAQ, What it's about
- André Frieboese, a member from Berlin, is the Long André's father (you can see him on pictures, he has long sideburns)
- This is not a typical Hackerspace project, but more a typical project for the very young UCmakerspace.
Description
- Building a long john-type cargo bike according to these (links from werkstatt-lastenrad.de):
- illustration-rich "A6 cards" PDF document (German)
- original construction manual (German)
- French description, translation ongoing (content is roughly that of the "A6 cards" PDF document)
- Making roadworthy vehicles is delicate enough not to improvise too much at first. Hence, this project is currently being led in a spirit of carefully following existing documentation.
- The first thing to build is not the bike itself but a BikeBench (see below under Components)
Goal
- make a 1st working prototype of a Long André
- organize Long André manufacturing workshops
Obstacles
- documentation must be translated first (pending)
Component
- BOM & list of needed tools are the first things that will be translated
- Documentation has almost the status of a component...
BikeBench
A BikeBench (this wiki's page) is a jig / workbench for bicycle-based creations, designed and implemented by Thomas Viebach from Werkstatt Lastenrad.
Outils requis:
- post à souder (conseillé MAG)
- scie à métaux ou meuleuse d'angle
- perceuse
- perceuse à colonne
- tarauds M8 et M10
- étaux à angle ou des étaux à cadre (Winkel- oder Rahmen-Zwingen)
- protections oculaires, lime, compas, pointeau, marteau, ...
Matière pour 3 BikeBenches:
- 2x 6 m de profil carré 40 x 40 x 3 mm
- 6 m de profil carré 45 x 45 x 2 mm
- 42 vis six pans M8 x 20 mm
- 42 écrous M8 à souder
- 3 vis six pans M10 x 25 mm
- 3 écrous M8 à souder
- 3 morceaux de tôle 40 x 40 x 3 mm
- 3 axe de roue avant + écrous correspondants
- 3 axe de roue arrière + écrous correspondants
- 0,6 m de tube rond 12 x 1 mm
Long-André: description en français
Schedule
- Opening: May 2015
- Ending: ?
Participants
- Léonard (Leader, UCmakerspace guest)
- Marc Wettstein (UCmakerspace boss)
- The Werkstatt Lastenrad people in Germany, with whom emails are being exchanged: Christophe Vaillant, André Frieböse, Tom Hansing, Thomas Viebach
