Recent content by Ishikawa

I have been clearing the track for a month now. Mostly blackberry, scotch broom and other small trees. Don't need a chainsaw yet, a clipper do a good job so far. I was getting tired of pushing the bike/cart to cross the roads, so I decided to clean the gaps between the rail and pavement. I...

The cart looks pretty good. Glad to see successful test run. It is still early in the season but plenty of good time ahead. Congratulations. I would like to see more in the future. Keep posting.

Hello, fellow railbike builder. This is only from my experience. I do not know if it is relevant to your build. I, too, measure the inner distance of the rails. What I found is, the distance changes from one place another. Widest is 56 5/8" to narrowest 56 1/4". Looking at your photo of the...

Did you look at this? https://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-Threadless-Repair-Bottom-Brackets/dp/B004E3QNXM?th=1

You can use a thread less BB

Thank you for your comment. After few minor tweaks and adjustment, railbike runs well now. It is getting cold and rainy here. I can not ride this for awhile. I am planning a long ride when the weather get nice again. I will post the progress. Thanks

Yes, that is my major problem. I will have to make the trailer as light as possible. Another problem is the battery pack I'm using, old Headway pack. Capacity has gone down quite a bit. I have to get better battery pack. Anyway, weather is getting cold now. I will take a month break. I will post...

Hai watasiwa Nihon jin desu. May be you misunderstood, most likely because of my bad English. Sorry about that. My railbike's platform have 4 polyurethane wheels, one on each corner. Plus 4 side wheels made out of free wheel cogs next to the poly wheels as a flange. The ebike is secured on the...

Thanks for your suggestions. Actually this have been made as a trailer so I can tow this behind the bike to and from the track. I can carry some luggage with this too. I am making another trailer for the bike to put a small camping cabin on it. So many things to do, so little time or money to...

We are so addicted to cars and trucks, road construction business is so sweet for politicians. Never question the profitability.

I have seen the same video before I made mine. Good thing I did not copy his idea. I rode my railbike the same way like his but gave up the idea very quickly. Here is the reason why. My first test ride, I sat on the bike like his. That gave me very weird feeling like as if i am on a bike which...

Wait a minutes, there is another Ishikawa? My long lost evil twin brother? Just kidding. Good question. There is no signal or alarm on the track to detect other railbike. But as far as I know, this is the only one exist here. Biggest problem right now is trees and blackberrys growing on and...

That's right, no flange on the wheels. Welded free wheel cogs function as a flange. Much easier and cheaper to make and works as good as flange. Sad news maybe is the blessing in disguise. Many places in US have started to run a small electric or human powered train (too small to call it a...

Happy New Year Time has come to the Island. Last year, the Fed declared no more financial aid to the railway on the Island( Vancouver Island). The rail company has been in red for years. Unable to run profitable business and maintain the track properly, rails rusty, pegs are loose and a lot of...

There is nothing wrong with 1/8" thick square tube for the frame. Of course the frame will be heavy, not good for human powered bike but OK for Ebikes. Use a head and BB from donor bike. Stick weld is much easier and cheaper. As other guys said experience/experiment is the way to go. As for...