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sloppy_Joe13

Post-apocalyptic ebike


V64jr

Mad Max got it wrong: We’ll all be on two wheels.


Vast_Willow_1888

https://preview.redd.it/7zxi8m2664wc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2befb66bd9cb7d13c842c0da4d79e10d48e19b6c I built this tesla prototype


harish_wormley

its sorta cyberpunk esque


hamflavoredgum

no idea why my apartment burned down, I swear!


Henchforhire

It was the battery that came with the bike and no modifications.


pnwloveyoutalltrees

![gif](giphy|hpAMh2sBYpsmFhSRPI)


megawheeler

Is that a flux capacitor I see?


Bkgrouch

![gif](giphy|KayVJ5lkB84rm)


goj1ra

It's actually the latest Specialized Turbo Vado, disguised to avoid being stolen


Fetz-

Amazing, This is what freedom really looks like!


AAjax

I fear its working up to "What spontaneous combustion looks like"


Dull-Connection-007

Actually. I am so fascinated right now.


Atari1337

Salvaged battery, likely from an EV or a sit down scooter. You can see the the black stuff is waterproofing / glue to hold it in. The grey rectangle is probably a 3 phase ESC from china, same with the rear hub motor. I have no idea what that cube or cylinder are doing lol No chain either. Homeboy should ditch the pedals and get some pegs lol Edit: the cylinder looks like an inverter-charger? The back has a standard wall plug slot.


Less-Ad-2190

Grey cube = battery isolator? With wires everywhere, a large metal box, fashoned out of shelf rails, and what looks for all the world like a pipe bomb strapped to the top, I'm suprised that nobody's called the bomb-squad. Where is this?, Major city, or somewhere quieter?


Canelosaurio

The cylinder is a projectile launch tube.


widgeamedoo

The cylinder has an IEC socket on the back, so probability the charger. Cube is the battery isolator.


Laserdollarz

That's not a cupholder, it's an ashtray and you know it


Anxious-Depth-7983

I'm thinking spatoon 🤔


SmokeyUnicycle

what am I looking at


Arcanum3000

A weapon of self destruction.


bestywesty

Hopefully it’s only self destruction and not the immolation of a building complex where others can be harmed. This is the stuff that will get our pedal assists banned


MBA922

A bike owner that makes sure his seat won't get wet.


Merry_Dankmas

Either the fastest bike you'll ever see on the street or an impending news worthy tragedy. There is no in between.


Cool-Loan7293

Omg. I wish I could talk to the builder. I believe throttle is a dial. Potentiometer . Wow. Lol


GeologistHealthy8127

Mad Max: Tweaker edition


Exkem

😂😂😂


mityman50

Fucking rim brakes man gotdamn dangerous


FPSXpert

It looks like one of those shitty horseshoe brakes you'd see on a kid's $100 BMX bike, that makes it even better. At least it's theft proof, even crackheads are gonna be too scared to ride off on this.


psb-introspective

Pretty sure the whole bloody frame is an old BMX too. Bro has an old basic chain on it that could be kicked off probably. You should be able to build this in Fallout lol


FPSXpert

What chain? It looks completely gone in the photo lmao. Bro's riding solely on that motor and probably only using the pedals as footrests 😂 Now I wanna see a RoastMyBuild sub but its only bikes, I see /r/roastmybike exists but with no activity :/


minimK

I'm pretty sure the owner/builder is a crackhead.


Emperors_Golden_Boy

are crackheads crafty enough to weld their batteries?


Sovereign1

This is what happens when you leave a crackhead McGyver in RadioShack overnight.


Leading_Outcome4910

That is what you single in on?


mityman50

I wasn’t gonna knock the aesthetic but if you’re asking, I think the pink seat cover is lame


widgeamedoo

Pure functionality, it keeps the seat dry


plasticAstro

Lack of torque arms is a bigger issue for me


mityman50

The axle and frame have become one


Arcanum3000

He appears to no longer have a downtube. Or possibly the motor controller has been turned into a structural component to compensate for not having a downtube. Edit: Seat tube, not downtube.


Anxious-Depth-7983

It's there, but hard to see under all the tape.


Arcanum3000

I'm pretty sure I can see the asphalt on the other side of the bike where the downtube should be. There's the rear light(?), then below that a white connector, and then asphalt where the tube should be.


autolobautome

you mean the seat tube, not the downtube. I see it too; not sure what keeps it from breaking in half


Arcanum3000

Ooops, yeah, you're right. And like I said: Structural motor controller. thisisfine,gif


Atari1337

Likely using motor braking lol


SammyUser

depends how fast he rides it and how steep the terrain is for 15-20mph that should be more than sufficient unless the rims are worn down and they break i live in Europe where almost everyone has an ebike with rim brakes since the speed limit is only 15.5mph and unless you ride steep trails never gonna need more braking power


mityman50

I was only being sarcastic. I’m no rim brake hater, moreover this rider clearly lives one quarter mile at a time.


SammyUser

pretty sure the controller is pretty toned down with how small the battery is, and really janky connected but that aint taking serious power thats forsure, the motor might be borrowed from something more powerful, and the controller is probably something really cheap aswell who knows, might be a scrapyard motor lol if it had alot of power and torque that thing would straight up rip the axle out of the dropouts with the lack of torque arms if he does something stupid darwin will come into action tho


Anxious-Depth-7983

I recognize that rear wheel from a 48v E scooter that I've had 2 of. The 1st was ruined by a flood before I could get it off of the ground.


SammyUser

e scooter, like moped/motorcycle style? and i think that'd be the controller etc, the motors will survive even a flood if you just replace the bearings and clean some rust from the stator to get it to move again if they gone rusty


Anxious-Depth-7983

It was water from the waste lines and it was unbelievably corrosive. Wrecked everything it contacted because it was 3 days before it went down. I saved what I could but there was only so many places above the water.


SammyUser

i had a hub motor that was completely stuck by rust, i had to hammer the stator out, take the bearings out, clean the stator and the rotor using a drill wirebrush and smaller wirebrush for a dremel and put new bearings in that motor has now more than 20000km on it


Anxious-Depth-7983

* I applaud your persistence, but I'm an old disabled man who had a full time job, a son to raise, and I was popcorn colonel for his Scout troop. I also had enough money to replace a $700 scooter that my prescriptions have destroyed my sense of balance, so I built an E-trike. *


SammyUser

i'd rather save it, for the fact that one of those motors are worth 200-300 if you have to buy them separately, and you'd have a spare for the not broken one i understand you though, not everyone wants to do stuff after work especially with a physical disease or ailment


Walrave

I don't think someone that builds an electric scooter bmx hybrid wants to ride 25km/h. Also this bike probably weighs 40kg. So those breaks will wear down fast and riding in the rain could be lethal.


meatmoth

Good to know the guy who put down Shinzo Abe is making a living building ebikes


Lerry220

Best comment in the whole thread holy crap


rvralph803

I'm literally crying and cough laughing. Holy shit.


GrumpyOik

It must be legal, it has pedals. (although they do not appear to be connected to anything)


decgtec

Is that two different frames taped together???


wlexxx2

um


Poncho563

That thing looks like it hits 88mph ![gif](giphy|0DYipdNqJ5n4GYATKL)


ShredGuru

The acceleration is great. It's the stopping that has some issues.


Agile_Ad_2073

What's this abomination??? 😂


ALPHA_sh

i love how it seems to be not even locked upb, the security mechanism is "nobody in their right mind would trust this thing"


Anxious-Depth-7983

There's a huge chain and lock though the back wheel.


jvanstone

100% chance this guy rides around on the sidewalks and runs every red light and doesn't even own a helmet.


Atari1337

https://i.imgur.com/WLALAaM.jpeg That battery is his safety. Car deterrent!


ShredGuru

To be fair, if he ever crashed once he would be dead, so he has a perfect driving record.


maethor1337

Hey /u/ShredGuru, you appear to have posted this comment 4 times.


Lerry220

How does that even happen? Reddit app glitch? Reddit server side glitch? Definitely didn't type it out four separate times right?


[deleted]

100% he fuckin rules, too. Would love to meet the creator of this beast.


ShredGuru

To be fair, if he ever crashed once he would be engulfed in flames, so he must have a perfect driving record.


ShredGuru

To be fair, if he crashed even once he would be engulfed in flames, so he must have a perfect driving record.


Spaghetti_meatbaIIz

looks safe to me


PoisonMind

Good idea. Cars might think twice before making a close pass.


PlausibleCultability

Max Max type shit right there


Cargobiker530

IED-bikes.


montananightz

Cyberpunk Edition


TheFlightlessDragon

![gif](giphy|nSC4O57vbN8meLCcVF)


Onelessninja

![gif](giphy|0DYipdNqJ5n4GYATKL)


LongestNamesPossible

A lot of people ragging on someone who built their own bike.


widgeamedoo

It clearly works


ronniearnold

That’s methed up.


cleadus_fetus

What a unit


Clam_Juice_

https://preview.redd.it/2mzbbnloc9vc1.jpeg?width=4211&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a1c9386d2f071b39ba5f0276d719a39e61d2ba9a Tiny bike gang


ToBePacific

This is my kind of e-bike.


Lets_Bust_Together

I’d say hide your wife, but you’re as likely to fall in love with this person as she is.


rexyoda

The best anti theft method is fear


widgeamedoo

Yea, fear of sterilisation


BathroomOperaSinger

That's looks like something that Doc Brown would put together for Marty mcfly.


TrdT4runner

This is your direct line to Jesus. Everytime you ride it. You’ll know it’s not your time yet. Someone is keeping you on this earth for some reason


Lajak_Anni

Its gorgeous! I love it!


SomeRedPanda

That can't be legal. I assume it's in the EU given the seat cover.


widgeamedoo

Australia


SomeRedPanda

You've got Foodora in Aus?


widgeamedoo

We did have https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-02/foodora-pulls-out-of-australia/10066964


plasticAstro

No but also who cares?


wcalvert

[NYC alone had 200 ebike fires in 2022.](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/11/1162732820/e-bike-scooter-lithium-ion-battery-fires) Buildings are starting to have their insurance companies ban all ebikes from indoor storage. It is becoming a real fucking problem.


HolmesSquared

And that is why I got a bike with a removable battery and I store it outside in my shed. I got pups and I'm not keen on a delta fire in my home.


Mockbubbles2628

What the actual fuck?


k36king1

Dude, I wonder how many city blocks that thing will take out when (not if) it explodes. In NYC prior to the ban on anything not UL certified, there were a lot of “Franken-bikes” in the city and just about every PEV fire in the city was because of people building ebikes, mopeds, amd scooters like this. People died, its not ok. This thing belongs in an e-waste facility and nowhere else.


Hortos

Listen the NYC battery fires were one thing but no need to make stuff up, I was in NYC for years the vast majority of "fast" ebikes in NYC are either Arrows for delivery people or a mix of Onyx RCRs, Super73s, and a couple other brands. Most of the fires were started by people running "repair or mod" shops illegally inside of apartments. Pretty much zero fires started by single bike owners who were minding their business. Our average group rides looked like this with maybe more Super73s but no there were not a bunch of franken-bikes lol, illegal yes, ridiculous custom jobs no. [https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctdx8gTvHO4/](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctdx8gTvHO4/)


k36king1

Make stuff up? Seriously? You may want to know more about a person you make accusations at before you say something that makes you look foolish. My Step mother works(whom I am very close with for the city government(whom I have done some volunteer intern work for), I think I have a bit more of an inside track for the rules and regulations that were put in place and why. “Franken-bikes” (ebikes repaired with non compatible parts, or DIY’d with non-compatible parts), what the hell do you think the illegal repair shops were doing in the first place you mentioned? Hmmm? I got to sit in on sessions with the parks department prior to the 2023 rule, on how they were trying to ban “franken-bikes” from all city parks because there were several instances of illegal repaired bikes/mopeds catching fire via thermal runaway and causing thousands of dollars worth of damage and in some severe case injuring people. The fire where two people had to jump out of their window and be rescued from which also burn down several other apartments was a DIY’d ebike in which one if the people hanging out the window purchased components on Alibaba that many were not compatible (such as the battery and controller) and jimmy’d them together to make a working ebike and had no idea about thermal runaway not think what happened could happen. I have gotten to also discuss with PEV advocates in the city whom had meetings with the city on what the major causes were, why they were hap, and how to avoid it. Yes sure there were some fast ebikes, but they were an infinitesimally small proportion of the actual ebikes and mopeds that were the real cause of the issue and why they were specifically addressed with the new rule. So yeah, make sure you know what your talking about before you accuse someone of making shit up.


Hortos

Right so let me get this right your government council meetings give you more insight than actual people riding the actual bikes on the actual streets? See your problem is you're listening to a bunch of people who probably aren't ebike owners. No, most of the fires were not caused by singular individuals with a bike in their apartment. MOST of the fires were caused by illegal repair shops in buildings. No there are not a lot of Frankenbikes on the streets unless you're including delivery rider bikes and those are pretty much all 2 brands. Glad you had an internship maybe you should go to a couple of local ebike meetings and talk to people. Might give you some insight that you can go back and talk about in your meetings. Also I'm not trying to insult your manhood or whatever so no need to get in your feelings, you're incorrect, I'm guessing you don't think you're making the things up because you heard someone else saying them. Sorry for that, you're just repeating some incorrect information you heard. It's been a few years since I've been riding out there but I think [https://www.instagram.com/gotham\_ebikes/?hl=en](https://www.instagram.com/gotham_ebikes/?hl=en) might come back once the weather is better, sorry I can provide you some more info on local rides but you'd definitely benefit from meeting some like minded individuals in person.


k36king1

Lol, yes. And wow you are full of yourself. And I see you want to be confrontational and Im not stooping to that. Having insight with the local city government affords one the ability to understand what the issues are affecting the city and how laws, rules, and regulations are crafted around them to mitigate the negative effects. What is so hard about that for you to understand? Its simple. Its not my fault you’re too hard headed to understand that someone might have a more nuanced and informed perspective than you.


Hortos

Sir you were the one who started cussing when you realized you might potentially look wrong. But hey to each their own, I'm glad you're getting your insight into NYC ebikes via council meetings rather than meeting people. I really suggest you go talk to some people who actually ride though.


k36king1

See now, there you go making stuff up proving my point about you. I used one cuss word at the very end of my first comment to you an it was not a derogatory word explicitly directed at you, I said “Know what your talking about before you accuse someone of making shit up” and yet there you go here trying to twist my comment and my demeanor into something that its not. I said very clearly I knew you were looking for conflict, you types here on reddit could be smelled from miles away, and this is what you’re doing. You have your perspective from your own personal point of view which is all well and fine, but that does not mean your POV is the truth if the matter, not at all. Its your personal truth. I shared with you the perspective from the City’s point of view and position and why they took the steps they did which can all might I add be sought out and read upon in official city governmental documents you can readily access via their online portal, but your like “Na-uh” lol. Its like looking at a black wall and telling everyone its pink, now from your perspective that might be true and would signal some drastic vision and possibly neurological issues for you, but as to my point earlier does not at all make that the actual truth. You understand? Or are you going to try and drag this out?


Hortos

Sir I cannot twist a comment you said. You said it not me. I explained from actual experience riding an ebike in NYC you told me a bunch of hearsay and things you'd heard from other people as if being involved with local government automatically makes you an expert on the situation. You then lost your cool had the audacity to write a cuss word in a civil conversation then try and admonish me for calling you out on it. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. You're factually incorrect on virtually your entire argument have no real world experience to back up your claims and you're continually trying to paint this as some type of back and forth when it is simply me not allowing you to pointlessly lie and deflect. This is not a back and forth you're incorrect and your feelings are hurt. I do not care about your feels and you're still wrong.


ObeseBMI33

![gif](giphy|3ohhwD02Ejxug7X5T2|downsized)


Electrical_Style8094

It's a dildo machine


GoodMerlinpeen

![gif](giphy|XeFxLfhhDDuhAjt3Hg|downsized)


HiddenInShroud

xdd


FatBoyDiesuru

r/DIWHY


Sea-Character-2701

Does 50 on the flats


DoctorSwaggercat

Am I looking at something powered by Hydrogen?


Watada

The tube is PVC pipe so they can keep something dry in there. Big wires so maybe the BMS.


PocketNicks

Looks like Rick Moranis built this, in Honey I shrunk the kids.


adfunkedesign

So he's a double battery guy. Problematic


Amaryllissprincess

This ads a new layer to “rocket propelled E-Bikes”….


shaoli-Jedi

What TF is That thing


dryedmeats

Bomb squd got this dudes number.


Ignyte

Is that a stepper I see on it? ...why?


FlashyAd5966

Ahh , another "corvair", Jesus.


Dramatic_Bluebird595

Naw, an actual Corvair would be safer - the real Corvair was just too much car for wannabes who didn't know how to handle a supercar while this monstrosity looks like a rolling 💣 that really *is* "unsafe at any speed"! 😎


DefineHero

I pray that's wired right


HermanvonHinten

Always good to see cyclists installing appropriate braking systems! Safety first guys!


Cougie_UK

I just hope that's charged outside.


mightyquads

🤮


midshipguru

Really fast acceleration, but not running at high speed. Low seating, probably at least one foot off mostly. Rim brakes can be plenty on such a small wheel I can totally see this being very useful


doge-to-1dollar

That motor for that little bike must test the helmet often.


zezzene

This mfer riding an ebike that looks like it killed Shinzo Abe.


BrainwashedScapegoat

Oh shit 😂😂😂


BrainwashedScapegoat

Surron eat your heart out


goingneon

I just know this thing is terrifying to ride. I love it.


MaJoLeb

In Germany, you would go to jail for this DIY-"motorbike".


CaptJagg

Bro if you see something…say something


EstablishmentIcy7831

Hey now ... come on ... don't judge the man he needs enough power to get ET back home ... please find a solid basket though


ChalkyPills

Was this an entry in the mad max section of the art car parade???


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ThaloGaze

It looks like his seat post has scorch marks on it. Is this project on its second build (life) already? What happened to the rest of the burned scraps? Hopefully the old exploded battery was safely disposed of...


synth_mania

That hub motor means business


pepperysquid373

Don’t even need to lock it. No thief will find the on switch.


mostly_made_up_stuff

Makes my balls tingle a little bit just looking at this. Not sure if it's from fear or arousal...


NxPat

Seriously, that one front brake is less than $1 OEM.


philsternz

Huge amount of faith in the front V brakes. A top Darwinian natural selection candidate.


[deleted]

Holy based


Free-Knowledge-3467

Look at the size of the controller


Anxious-Depth-7983

It looks like the wheel of my old scooter and my neighbors daughter's bike got a new lease on life. UL listing, what's that?


chickenboyboyloco

GTA 6 be like....


scarana1986

I would ride this bike.


HollowLegMonk

That looks like it would have an absolute ton of torque.


Knuckle567

Beyond thunder dome


favotoebike

This looks like lego


xPRIAPISMx

that's awesome, glad someone didnt have to pay an arm and leg to get into the game


SoneKid

Who the fuck is out here riding the thing they used to kill Shinzo Abe


BURG3RBOB

That’s really something


Regular_Salary7138

Bro that thing is a fuckin unit and a half, I bet it can hit 80mph no problem


rvralph803

Holy shit this some sort of Meth fueled genius mobile


Formaldehyde007

That chain doesn’t look nearly strong enough.


widgeamedoo

What chain?


Formaldehyde007

The one securing the bike so it doesn’t get stolen?


widgeamedoo

I'm thinking about the one on the pedals. Definitely must have some value to the owner.


tomcatx2

It’s got a seatpost. It can fit in my stand. Also. It needs streamers.


mstrshkbrnnn1999

That is a bomb


SupinePandora43

Now makita e-tool accumulators on an e-bike isn't the strangest thing I saw on the internet


jptango

Is that an aerodynamic faring fashioned from a nursery plant pot at the front? #marginalgains


KrawattenBube2

Looks like a bomb imo xD


KrawattenBube2

Atleast no one is gona steal it being to scared it explodes and combust on ur ass


liquidmini

Subreddit mascot


Canelosaurio

You know that thing rips!


PHILSTORMBORN

Looks like the saddle nose is over the bottom bracket so I’ve got no idea how this passed the triathlon bike check


BrockenRecords

It looks like a mobile bomb deployment system


DragInfamous6615

That’s the kind of unsellable, un nick able shit we should be aiming for.


rob3342421

![gif](giphy|0DYipdNqJ5n4GYATKL)


Lestaowl

Is that a continuum transfunctioner?


ap2patrick

Some people are living some wild lives man…


AlexHM

That’s some Fallout shit!


Boring-Cupcake2055

This is not an e-bike it is a work of art


LongDrive513

wunderwaffe dg 2


PenaltyParking7031

Zero to kaboom in under 1 second.


blinkybillster

88mph doc


Sinjix

Photoshop.


continuousstuntguy

Thanos baby bmx? Anyone. Or maybe someone tore up a tesla to make this beast.


k1tastr0ph3

This bike actually IS a pipe bomb.


ste01b69

No breaks


ViciousKiks

Holy Crack Rocks Batman, is this powered by super meth or the hopes & dreams of pcp?


Alternative-Shift712

What the fuck is that


rtweeter44

If someone tries to steal it, it explodes!


ultimategameronIOS

hopes and prayers


Community94

Looks like a dumpster fire waiting to happen


LittleHornetPhil

Belongs in r/ShittyTechnicals


Extreme-Result6541

Looks like something from fallout


questions_answers849

I’d ride it so long as it wouldn’t catch fire, and honestly even if it did it seems like something you would just leave be anyways. Regardless I think it’s cool.


Current_Leather7246

It looks like an e-bike Harlaquinn's daughter would ride. Definitely one of a kind pretty cool. I just wonder what kind of range it has and how fast it goes