I'll never buy a rack again. Its so easy to build your own and you get it exactly what you require. I must say of all the KZreadrs you do the best job with your bike without having all the high end and expendive tools for the job. Your ability to improvise is truely inspiring.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers John ! That means a lot thank you ! Hahah it comes from not having a workshop and just a small space, but yeah gotta make the most of what you have ! Cheers!!

Gaz, you're the best!! I didn't't know about the marvels of 3mm aluminium flat bar, my life has changed!! I just made some braces for my rear rack and was able to put that cute twist in the bottom of the bar so it can attach to the frame of the bike. Thanks for the inspo mate 😍

@garysprojects

17 күн бұрын

thats awesome great to hear that it helped!! cheers :)

nice shot !!!

@garysprojects

Ай бұрын

Thank you my dude

Looks good. Only thing I would change is te middle strut that goes to the fork crown. Make it steel, now it's going to bend when loaded and riding on rougher surfaces. The steel strut can be easy found and pre bend and drilled.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

True that’s a good suggestion 👍 cheers!

@ezeckielthomas6798

5 ай бұрын

@@garysprojects Mine failed and I was saved by my front fender. Made one from stainless steel 🤘Another suggestion would be to use nylocks.

@garysprojects

5 ай бұрын

@@ezeckielthomas6798 hell ya 👍

@diegocoloradoluna5966

4 ай бұрын

I was about to comment exactly that, still very nice

Yes thk u

@garysprojects

13 күн бұрын

Cheers mate

One of my first tasks when I started at job back in 98 was making brackets from 3mm flat bar. I soon learnt about having twists in flat for rigidity.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Nice!! Yes twists would definitely make it stronger !

This is brilliant! I've been wanting a rack for my bike, and this is basically exactly what I need.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers !! nice to have a front rack on a bike for sure!

I saved this one. Amazing video. Thank-you

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! Much appreciated 🙏😊

Ill try this one❗️✌️ thanks for the great idea

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Great! Would love to see it if you make one cheers!

Nice - When I see the price for this stuff in bike shops, there is quite the incentive to make your own.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Hahah definitely ! Cheers !

Great project! Thanks for sharing

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

No worries glad you liked it !

I'm inspired, thanks man, your D.I.Y. racks are giving me so many ideas, keep up the good work

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Hell ya thank you Reece ! I’m glad , cheers !

Great design and easy to replicate. Thank you!

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate that ! Hopefully people find it useful ! Cheers !

Solid and BADASS. Nice build.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate I appreciate that!!

Really great video I'm gonna try 👍

@garysprojects

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much !! Good luck with the project 👍

Dang Bro, that looks awesome. Great Job.

@garysprojects

4 ай бұрын

Thank you my dude I appreciate that !

Another great video Gary. Thanks!

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tam i appreciate that 🙏

Creativity and inventiveness at work. Great stuff, @garys.projects!

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you my dude I appreciate that !

Hats off! Love tinkering as well. Good job 👌

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

cheers mate i appreciate that ! happy with the result😊

Well done Gary! Simple and effective for small stuff.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate ! I appreciate that. Worked out well!

Looks good and really handy

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Pete ! Super useful!

Compact and solid. Great job.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Chising i appreciate that !!

Love your work Gary. Cheers

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Andy i appreciate that ! Cheers!

Very nice

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Serg!

Nice video and project as always! I don’t even want a front rack but I watched the whole thing 😂 Cheers from Canada

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

hahah cheers!! i watch a lot of vids like that too 😂 Cheers from Melbs , Australia!

Good Job !

@garysprojects

8 ай бұрын

Thx mate !

Thank you

@garysprojects

9 ай бұрын

No worries 👍

Great job!

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

GARY!

@garysprojects

8 ай бұрын

Ayyyyyy

love this ... very creative. amazing work! 🇨🇦🤙

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate I appreciate that!

Inspired, Gary!

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

🙏😊

Amazing abilities..❤👍

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Steven! I appreciate that 😊😊😊

just made it today. solid design, thanks foir sharing this idea! hope it will hold my stuff when i ride to demnark in august :)

@garysprojects

11 ай бұрын

Hell ya ! Glad you made one ! Hope it goes well cheers!

Nice project Gary, I love how accessible this is ! As you pointed out the only real weakness is the bracket, but if this one piece were substituted for steel, I'm sure this would be resolved ! It may be worth getting a Pop riveter for projects like this as Rivets would leave a smoother join than the bolts !

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

That is a good idea ! I think steel brace would work well ! Cheers 🙏🙏

Nice job! You could have use some rivets for some parts

@garysprojects

4 ай бұрын

Thank you mate ! Yep I could have

Turned out so nice man! I think I need to do this now. I love working with al to make brackets and whatnot too, so cool. Cheers.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

cheers Ben i appreciate that! yes its such a nice material to work with i think , pretty soft but rigid too!

I just build a similar rack, i was aiming for a quick prototype but it took pretty long so i ended up keeping it how it is. Definitely building it again. Making pretty front and back pairs.

@garysprojects

5 ай бұрын

Hell ya dude ! Ya sometimes it takes a bit to work it out

Awesome!! You are a natural at fabrication, Gary.. You should see about getting a used Workmate, which acts as a pair of sawhorses and a vice all in one compact unit. Cheers!!

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul! Yes I def need something like that haha , sawing on that bucket ain’t the best lol

@campbellpaul

Жыл бұрын

@@garysprojects It's even sturdy enough to put your 60lb drill press on.. Used, they are 15 or 20 USD. I highly recommend 👍

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

@@campbellpaul wow that’s cool I’ll take a look thx

Definitely gonna try this one! I got a steel front rack that's so heavy I never ended up using it. I would love seeing that rack mimic the frame art job!

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

cheers !! ya this rack is superlight i should weigh it actually!! probably under 1kg for sure

Are racks super expensive there? I think Planet Bike is $29 often. Good Racks.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they are super expensive here , probably at least $50

I built one very similar, so easy to do. Plus cheaper than a manufacturer price.

@garysprojects

11 ай бұрын

Yesss definitely! Stoked on mine

Holy crap Gary, your channel is so underrated. I had no idea this exited before but I love your content. I never thought about using aluminum strips like this before and it's also so simple that just about anyone could make this. In the future you might wanna invest in a bench vise too btw, that would make the bending a lot easier.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you my dude that means a lot ! Hahah it’s true a vice would definitely of made this way easier!! Cheers!!

Looks very nice, but the flexibility of the struts may be its downfall, flexibility means weakness over time

@garysprojects

8 ай бұрын

Cheers mate , ya that could be a concern

Great job, anything that you can build yourself is fantastic as you can tailor it to your specs and makes it unique in lots of ways and also doing stuff like this is wonderful for the mind , i will also agree with what was previously said that rivets would be a cleaner build but if you stick to nuts and bolts, I'd go the socket headed cap screws with nyloc nuts so that they don't shake loose. I'm building a recumbent trike from scrap bikes , steel tube and it's almost finished , I'm really eager to get that first test ride in ...I'm even helping my boss build his own aircraft ! .... there's something about taking a bunch of materials and turning it into something useful that just doesn't compare 😊

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Awesome ! Always great building your own stuff that’s for sure , can customize it to how you like it. The bike sounds exciting ! Will be fun to ride it haha. I agree with the nyloc nuts , I have already swapped the two on the bottom brace for extra safely ! Cheers !

Yeah! I love the design! Bolts have some brutal diy charm, but need to be replaced, agreed =) May be use some rivets for a sleeker look and couple allen screws where they’re really need to be? I gotta make it! Thanks for inspiration! Peace!

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Evan i appreciate that !! Yea I think socket or Allen key screws would look a bit better!! I’ll try to find a pack next time at the store , can’t be more than a couple of dollars. Cheers man enjoy !

That's awesome! If you add a second set of pillars in a V shape it'd double+ the weight capabilities

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow really!! I might end up doing that cheers!

@furleyforever

Жыл бұрын

That would probably work well. I was thinking of having the main support extend all the way to the front of the rack and bent up to meet and attached to the rim there.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

That would work too!

Looks better than factory ones. I'm planning on making one😊

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate! Hell ya have fun !

We need more DIY mod builds. If you need ideas I have a few. 1. Handle bar / front wheel lock. So when you park with your bike the rack it won't turn on you and make the bike fall over. (So the wheel stays strait) 2. 😂 that's all I really would like to see

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha cheers man that’s a interesting idea !! I actually had a pram/stroller that had a similar design, you could lock the front wheel when running to make it more stable, it was pretty cool, cheers!

Outstanding solution, front racks are ridiculously expensive and rare these days. Also, proper punches for metal are pretty cheap and youll save drill bits

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers ! I appreciate that. Oh nice , I will oool for a proper punch next time I’m at the hardware store thx

@oreocarlton3343

Жыл бұрын

@@garysprojects its easier to punch with them as well as the metal is way more harder, makes a significant difference, they are way cheaper than drill bits

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Ahh I see thank you !

seems with this I can make a saddle rack support, I just need something where I can bend it 😅

@garysprojects

11 ай бұрын

Yeasss I think so too!

The aluminium flat bar is great stuff I used some to make mudguards and they work really well, I just bent them over my knee. Tubes may be stiffer for the stays but I'm not sure what that does to your budget. Thanks for sharing 👍

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Yes it’s very easy to work with ! I wanted to use tubes for the stays but couldn’t work out how to attached them easily , wondering if I could hammer the ends and drill 🤔

@glennpettersson9002

Жыл бұрын

There's some formulas on line but I just crimped it in a vice.

I keep reaching for the thumbs up having already pressed it.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Hahah cheers dude i appreciate that !

Good idea, but your connection by drilling the holes weaken the rack. Think a heavy chain with a weak link. The max chain can hold is drpend on the weakest link

@garysprojects

10 ай бұрын

Thank you ! It’s holding up pretty well ! 🙏😊

needs thread loc or nylon lock nuts... but great work

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate I ended up switch come with nylock 👍👍

Yooooo Gary(ota), whats your board setup look like? I know your vids mainly involve vintage MTB, but I'm curious what kinda relationship you have with skateboarding and if you'd ever include anything skating related on your channel. Those Indys(?) look like they've been around the block! Currently running a 8.7 Polar surf Jr. deck with wheel wells; Spitfire F4 Conicals that were 54mm at one distant point in time; old Ace 44s; Quantum ceramic bearings. Have a nice weekend, brotha 💪🏽👽✨

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

ay Bryan! i skate every now and then and post the clips to my insta story, but very rare these days. i spend more time building bikes haha. i probably wont do anything related to skating on this channel other than the odd rack because there is so many ppl doing skating stuff (& better too) out there. maybe if i ever end up cutting my own shape or something 🤔 my setup is 8.0 passport indy hollows 137 indy hardware 4 wheel co, 54s however i dont like them want to go back to spits swiss bones bearings shields popped but need replacement bearings soon have a good weekend!!!

This truely is awesome. I've been looking for a simple rear rack to mount some bottle cages and 1L water bottles for my bike packing adventures. The only options I've found are from Tumbleweed or Old Man Mountain both costing about 150€. Do you think a similar rack like you built will be sturdy enough to hold the cages and bottles (around 3kg maybe?)

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Cheers man! Ya I think so I do a little weigh test at the end of the video maxing out at about 7-8kg so I think would be no problem for 3kg !

Industrial vibes

@garysprojects

10 ай бұрын

Thx mate

I don't suppose you could do one for a skateboard holder? I once saw one mounted to the rear of a bike where you slotted the truck in. I've always wanted to get around to making one myself

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I saw that one, seems like it works pretty well. I’ll have a think about it 🤔 at the moment this one works pretty well !

Yo what bars are those?! Awesome build btw

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

cheers Jim! these bars a nitto albatross 😊

Hi Gary, i've a question, the hole in the crown of the fork is threaded or not ? I've an old mtb rigid fork on my commuter and i would love to add a front rack but this hole is non threaded, im afraid the screw will turn endlessly. Anyway you craftsmanship is a great form of inspiration, cheers !

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Hi ! The crown hole of the fork is not threaded on mine either , i just used a m6 bolt with a secure nut (has a little bit of plastic inside) on the other end. Cheers man i appreciate that !

man, those bolts are expensive in your area. Here in Czech, it is much much cheaper

@kellymorris10342

Жыл бұрын

Probably paying for the convenience of having them together with washers and nuts all in one pack. There are places that will sell them individually and are far cheaper in cost. Depends on what stores you have locally and what's available.

@ondrejmanych5688

Жыл бұрын

@@kellymorris10342 well, yeah, but if I put 3 dollars in my shop here, I would have like 30 bolts with nuts no problem. Maybe these are higher quality, I am not gonna play a smartass here, Gary knows what hes doing

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah this is a big chain store where they stock a lot of stuff so having the bolts come pre packaged in sets cost more. I think if I bought the bolts bulk from a bolt supplier would be a lot less for sure ! I think $20 for 50 socket heads but probably still more expensive than in Czech!

@ondrejmanych5688

Жыл бұрын

@@garysprojects Bolts aside, the cheapest thing to buy in Czech is beer hahaha. Some brands of packaged water cost more than beer here.

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

@@ondrejmanych5688 yes I noticed that when I went to Europe! I couldn’t believe my eyes !!

Are you going to polish the aluminum?

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

Nah it’s done haha

@greenS14

Жыл бұрын

@@garysprojects very well then haha! Looks good nonetheless! Can you make a bigger tray next?

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

@@greenS14 haha cheers! Ya if I do another one i will make it bigger & stronger !

Also, what is up with those maxxis mud tires, you commute on those😊

@garysprojects

Жыл бұрын

I do hahah ! I like them & off-road sometimes that’s why

In reality if you learn little bit about bike mechanics you can build your own bike for cheap!

@garysprojects

15 күн бұрын

@@TerryRamsey-jg8fm I think the welder etc would make it more expensive no ?

Actually, you should NOT wear gloves while operating a drill press. 💀

@garysprojects

21 сағат бұрын

yes this is correct !