LOWRACER HYBRID -1-

[Thepockets88]

So? did you make your gear from the saw blade? if not what was with the saw blade?

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@Thepockets88 The saw blade mutated into a 78T chainring!

[gargamel726]

I realy love your craftsmanship skills, and tilting steering..

About tyres not being used equaly, maybe camber angle is bit to big..

Only thing i dont really like is efficiency, that "loooong chain" would probably do better

at least 15-20%..

Everything else, A+. bookmarked..

Is there any more info on steering and tilting mechanism?

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@gargamel726 The wheel camber is dimensioned for full "throttle"! If the tyres are straight, it's trash after 1000Km. With the camber I can use it twice, the right goes to the left and the left to the right. Then the tyre looks like a cone and I normally could use it on another recumbent bike.

Well the looong chain, the maintenance to replace every 300-500Km the chain, the lube, the worn out sprocket wheels and the not useable loss is a bottomless pit. It has been changed in video #4&#5!

[gargamel726]

@ChrisLuxembourg

thank you for that educating link, understand it little better now...

i am planing my own velo for a wile now, but, still dont feel ready...

too many choices..

love your work, and vids...

[AunShovah]

This is awesome your work is appreciated

[ChrisLuxembourg]

DEAR HATERS,

you are a real problem, quite contrary to the mechanics and electric circuits of this vehicle!

Lovely messages like you "motherf*cker", "w*nker" and "haven't you nothing else to do" are not uncommonly!

I GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO RECREATE IT,

for this purpose I'd created the videos #1-#5!

So it's not nice to be envious, THANKS!

[insomnia000000000000]

@ChrisLuxembourg the whole A-team sucks compare to you!complete respect man!

[RocketBurn11]

Can you say over-engineered? Because I can't that's awesome!

[stilkus]

5:12 the motion there is orgasmic .. so smooth .. thumbs up :)

[ElectricCarVideos]

Ganz gut. Wie viel kraft hat dieses Motoren?

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@ElectricCarVideos Jeder Motor kam auf eine maximale Leistung von 1000W.

Mit 4000Watt etwas mehr als die Polizei erlaubt, 250Watt Dauerleistung dürfen es nur sein....

Nach dem 3. Getriebeschaden der SRAM S7 entschied ich mich für einen Naben-Motor!

Hierzu mehr in Video Nr4 & Nr5

[Valenbadastronaut]

1:02 southpark´s Wild Wacky Action Bike

[MrLuizBlade]

like a boss

[FreePizza007]

What happens when you hit 88mph. Which year you end up in?

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@FreePizza007 Normally exactly in the 2020! Thenceforward I'm flying the 'ARIANE-8'.....

[richardmoz]

very well done except the v-belt. Go to something for efficient. There other belts out there that will out perform and will much more of the energy to the wheel. Just a thought.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@richardmoz The Lowracer Hybrid is running now with a big hubmotor! No chains, no gears, no shifter!

The speed can be changed via "TipTronic" like in the Formula1 race cars... If you click at 0:05 the blue button "Lowracer Hybrid #5" then you can see the finished bike! Regards, Chris

[iulian207]

This video is most exciting video that i ever seen.Nice job man.Huge work

[the26thhour]

thumbs up!

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@the26thhour THANKS! It's ready, click the cyan button(HYBRID #5) at 0:05 and the yellow button(TEST RIDE) CU, regards...

[aserta]

question. placing the wheels at such and angle...what effect in time does that have on the tires?

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@aserta I can take the curves with full speed, no slide away!

The tires drive off to the inside, after 800-900Km I turn the tires and ride the next 900Km.

After all the distance the tires looks like a cone, then I only can ride it only on another bike.

The rear tire is after 1800Km definitive flat, it's trash!

[aserta]

@ChrisLuxembourg thanks for the detailed reply

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@aserta If you wanna see more about this steering action, click at 0:03 on "LOWRACER HYBRID #4".

Then go to 6:40... Thanks for watching!!

[wafi0123]

people invent bicycle at 1817 and learn crank on a alternator at 2004 ? Idea takes 100 yrs funny.

[badw0lfvirus]

I think I love you :) niiiiiice!!

[MrHobiecat]

this is the point in the design process where a coat hanger would have been the best solution.

[199640marek]

ooo kurwa ale sprzet 100000000000000000000000000000­/5

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@199640marek Gdzie tkwi kruczek?

[SomasTube]

I am I- R -O- N - M- A- N !!!

[YUNGRIZZIE]

wow that was an idea i was thinking alternator wow nice

[yo6ial]

This is one vid I enjoyed watching, second by second.

Dude, all my four thumbs up!

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@yo6ial Four thumbs? Do you have 4 Hands?

[yo6ial]

@ChrisLuxembourg count in my toes too ;)

:D

[Kounglou]

@ChrisLuxembourg

gues he means his big toes to ;)

Keep this goodwork up crhis! Have you seen the project for a single person round the globe plannend flight with only solarpowered aircraft, looks great.

I'm trying t inmagine what would be possible with manpowered+solarpowered flight performance would get 0.o

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@Kounglou Thanks! Yes, I've seen... Amazing!

[thedecagon]

a genius mind with a forward mind settings would appreciate and contiune to discover new thing,new tecknique and new methods,,,a person with a low mind setting will rely on the things that was commonly use and and disregard thing that was new to his obsevation ... i like your wok man ,your a genius

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@thedecagon Thanks! ...but this bike is finished... I'd sent you something!

[thedecagon]

@ChrisLuxembourg good thing you have complete skill and tools machinery....it is legal in your country to build a costumize vehicle and a registration license to run on highways?

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@thedecagon Thanks! It must be confirm with the regulations, but it's a bicycle, so it's not allowed to ride on highways!

[kusinagi]

Awesome! The four-motor rig is a good idea for a tight chain connection. The demo here shows that it can handle a load.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@kusinagi Thanks! Normally the 4motor-chain-connection works good, but 3 years later I'd changed the system into a hub motor. The load and the power was to much for the little bicycle chain... Click at 0:05 at the blue button "LOWRACER HYBRID #5"!

[TheSolarmike]

If I had a lathe, I would make a hub motor and abandon the sprockets and a gang of separate motors.

[Drumvain]

Awesome work!!

[TheLiquidKnight]

Genius. 

[HostileHST]

Hey, where do you live so I can bring some trucks and get all them sweet tools, snicker

[HostileHST]

Contacts that double as goggles, nice!

[noneuno53]

yabba dabba doo!!! you lose fat to!! :D

ps i hand to post that twice lmao.

[Arjanatricx]

good artisan life, keep going

[Signmacula]

I've been scheming a rough draft using air as primary mover. Have you consider it? Curious....

[SittingMooseShaman]

P.S. Luxembourg? My great grandfolks were from Luxembourg "Hirtz", on my late moms' side. Her papa was a machinist- so was my late dads' papa. He was... hahah- an "illegal alien" from Canada. ... now, those genes are finally coming to life within me!. So late in life, ah-hh well, better late than never. I know I'm upon a small avenue far,far-rr from the boulevard you endeavor upon. I'm disabled and am trying to build some kind of mobility device. Just gotta buy the tig or arc...

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@SittingMooseShaman

Yes, Luxembourg is amazing and it's from evervywhere in the neighborhood!

[SittingMooseShaman]

Amazing design! Amazing bike! Amazing machine shop! It is such a wonderful thing when mind, talent and skill come together and that nomenclature is realized by the presence of a complete machining ensemble... ... and the knowiing of its' use. Nice work!

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@SittingMooseShaman

Thanky you!

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@SittingMooseShaman

Thank you!

[TheWingflyer]

cool.

[universalmoor]

cris is a master craftsman! excellent idea and application for cooling the motors. u kick ass,from scratch! lol

[flyingscrapyard]

I admire your talent. It isn't easy to be able to design and manufacture something as complex as your hybrid and then to advertise the build process as well. Well done on showing the evolution of your creation.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

@flyingscrapyard

Thanks, it's normally very easy, but there must be the idea of something! I'd sent you some milestones videos of the LowRacer Hybrid. Thanks for watching!

[ludiagsm]

awesome :)

[jeancolmor]

waw i'm impressssss

[ChrisLuxembourg]

That's the beginning, I have sent you the part #3!

[granitesfoot]

how many teeth on the main ring gear?

[ChrisLuxembourg]

This chain ring has 72sprockets, later there's one with 83sprockets. BUT you can't buy it, so it's selfmade! Take a look into my channel and click CHAIN RING CREATION

[alubikelj01801]

Waoooooooo men your bike its great congratulations

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Thanks... That's video #1, take a look into #3!

[chodder1967]

get a spring on that chuck key! if you forget you will regret!

[needakiller]

haha! box fish ftw! xD

[HighCardWins]

Nice shop.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Thank you!

[HighCardWins]

It reminds me of Freddy Kuerger's shop when he was making his glove. HAHA!

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Really? Freddy Krueger is a cool dude, sometimes we plan new satanically bikes together.....

[WisdomViewStrategies]

Very nice build. I love the power package. You should kit out the system and sell it. much better than batteries. The power is simple and effective. You have raised the bar and set the standard. Your drive in a lite Carbon Fiber Velomobile would be killer. thank you for sharing this with us. Hope to see more of your work in the future.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Thank you very much!

The drive it's simple, 2 motors turn right& 2 turn left. No electronics, the bike management works with relays.

I'll send you the finished video.....

[sparc5]

Bad FUCKING ass!! Frame looks heavy though, i would have gone with a plastic or carbon fiber shell.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Maybe... Some parts are made of glass fiber and carbon fiber. The whole cockpit door is self-feeding and has got an 6cm thick carbon bumper.....

[walter0bz]

can braking charge the motor

[ChrisLuxembourg]

In a test with a modified speedhub, YES

In this case, NO

BECAUSE it's not easy to shift under force the speedhub!

[believenman]

Oh my gosh, watching you create this bike is dang near euphoric to me. Is there a website to see the finnished product? Man keep going keep going! lol

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Thanks, the most is finished, only fine tuning now! I'm riding yet! Take a look into #3...

[ChrisLuxembourg]

An du bas mol eng keier ze héich vum Weckeldesch gefluen...

[wes4327]

Nice work, I wish I had my own shop to create stuff like this. Protect your eyes when cutting metal though!!

[klas2k]

So the idea is to use pedals to charge som capacitors which in turn drive electric motors and the vehicle !?

teh drawback is of course weight, but the positive sides is that you have better control and can always use the same pedal frequency etc - am i right ?

/K

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Yes, that's right! Everytime I can use the same pedal frequency to charge the batteries. Another advantage, 3hours pedalpower(600Wh) are stored in the batteries. If I accelerate, I can drive for a short time with 3700W (5HP). If I pull the brakes, at first the energy recuperation starts and so I can get my lost AMPs to 70% back! For my calculation, normally I don't need a power supply.

[klas2k]

Cool: How do you plan to regulate the output ? Som sort of gashandle or a "joystick" or something else ?

/K

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Very easy:

minimum power - all motors serial

I just turn the crank.

medium power - 2 motors parallel&2motors serial

Additional I push a button on the left handlebar

maximum power - all motors parallel

Additional I push a button on the right handlebar.

Also I can shift the speed with a 7-Speed-SRAM-hub.....

That's all!!!

[revhard05]

im a mechanical engineer and i was very impressed.... if i owened a bike company i would hire you... the electronics was very impressive.. The finished product is going to be very neat to see. im subscribing

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Thanks! Today every thing must have electronics and microprocessors, of course mostly it doesn't work. But in this bike the "electronics" doesn't exists!

I scratched my head again and I think in about 6month it's finished...

[80n541]

nice job pal, very impressive.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Salut pal...

Pas de succès sans assiduité!

[80n541]

on se comprends ^^

[AnonymousX2]

Very creative...Ford, GM or Chryslar should hire you.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Clever idea, I'll try that!!!

Maybe in the future all cars has got a crank with a pedal kit!

[yotucker]

good job

[jonjetzone]

Simply brilliant idea. Keep it up! Regards, Jon

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Yes,I try... Thanx 4 lookin'

[cyqlop]

Nice work

greetings from Poland

[Odziz]

Freakin Awesome.

You've got my subscription!

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Yep! Thanks...

[BungaEBiker]

Lookin good, I get the strange feeling that would scare the crap out of me riding it though.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Did I hear right? Supposing I'm wrong, maybe...

But I don't need to scare somebody, I've tested it some KM's

[BungaEBiker]

I can see it now. WIZZZZZZZZZZZ, what the hell was that? Oh that was Chris's low racer, too bad you blinked and missed it. LOL

[13lackside]

lol

[music01234567]

Very nice! I would love to have your machine shop! I'm curious how this is going to work out because of the alternator and charging losses compared to the 97% efficiency of a chain drive that I keep hearing about.

I guess it could be thought as an electric vehicle with an on board human powered charger. Can't wait to see the continuation. Very good thinking!

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Thanks! Hm, this machines are needed.

For normal riding(150W) the efficiency of the motors are about 80%, for very fast riding(>400W) it's about 65%. The rest is heat from coils. But it isn't lost energy, it's needed in cold seasons to heat the cockpit and in summer I'll blow it out!