Name: How to Build an Off Road Wheelchair (From 2 Electric Bikes)
Uploaded: 2020-03-06T22:25:09.000Z
Duration: 11 min 6 s
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So I met a girl a couple of weeks ago who is in a wheelchair.

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Now, wheelchairs are great for pavement and flat surfaces, but not so much for off-road

I secretly built this off-road wheelchair by tying 2 electric bikes together with a

seat in the center – kind of like a chariot of sorts.

It goes 20 miles an hour, with a range of about 20 miles – which is pretty cool.

And this video shows how I put the whole thing together.

If I were to build it again though, I would get bikes that have a suspension in the rear

as well as the front, so it has a smoother ride while off-roading and going over curbs

So behind me I have two normal electric off-road bikes with the super big fat tires, and we're

going to try to combine these 2 bikes into an off-road pod racer, chariot of sorts type

A contraption where someone can sit in the center between the two bikes and still be

So the goal here is to preserve as much of the structural integrity of the bikes as possible...trying

to leave them in pretty much the same condition as they are right now, since a lot of planning

probably went into the design of these bikes and we don't want to change too much of it.

We want the rigidity, the safety, and the security that is already naturally built into

Okay, so one of the structurally sound points of the bike is right where the pedals intersect

So we're going to use that as one of the strongest points for this chariot pod racer thing we're

We've already removed the pedals, and we're going to stick this right between where the

So even with just that one bar in between where the pedals used to be, this is already

The thing I'm excited about is that the brakes are still intact on the rear and the front

and the front shocks are still intact, so it still should operate as one bike would,

So those tacks should hold it in place just long enough to situate it on the other side

So let me show you where we're at with the bikes.

We just finished welding up the seat frame which is going to be the perfect size for

the current cushion she has on her wheelchair.

So luckily the seat's resting on the back of the frame, and then it can just rest forward.

And I want the seat to be slightly elevated back, so when she's driving around, she's

not going to slowly slide off the front of the seat.

So it's going to be raised up a little bit.

So that should be the perfect distance to keep her on the seat while it's moving and

for her legs to go downward towards the middle of the front wheels so we know that this bar

We have this all-thread bar right here stuck through the bottom brackets, all the way through

the bar, screwed in with some massive washers, a locking washer, and then a nut.

And that will keep it tight the whole time she's on the bike.

So you can see the excess of the all-threads sticking out on this side.

Obviously we'll cut this off before we finish.

We're just making sure that it's all in place while we finish fabricating the seat.

So far I'm pretty pumped that it's turning out.

The steering wheels aren't tied up in tandem yet, but I think we have that figured out.

But right now I need to hide the bikes because Cambry's coming over.

And that's just with one bike motor moving right now.

Okay, so the bikes are strapped together.

We want to figure out the steering just in case we have to tie into the metal for the

There's a little hole in the front of the shock where a light is supposed to go.

We're going to use that hole and drill in this angel bracket.

It's kind of like something you'd hold up a shelf with and we're just going to cut one

of these sides off, have it extend out, and then attach the two with the metal bar.

That way, the front wheels are locked together, so if you turn one, the other turns with it,

and they won't bind up while you're driving.

Right here, we went with the bolt right through the top, and then a washer, then the metal

bar we just drilled through, with another washer right between them, the stabilizer

right here, you had another washer, and then a locking nylon nut between them all.

Then when we tilt the steering wheel back and forth, both tires turn in tandem.

We have the front bar in that ties the front two wheels together, so they turn in tandem.

And we have the seat, and the next thing we're going to work on is the leg rest.

Now, initially I thought that she would be able to sit here and then extend her legs

like she's laying down, but that would block the wheels from turning, so there would be

like a metal cage right here, and so she wouldn't have a very tight turning radius.

And I feel like it's way more important to have a tight turning radius, so we're going

So her legs are almost at a 90 degree angel coming off the seat and dropping straight

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