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45 Comments
Wow. Inspirational! This is exactly what I've been looking for in a bike video. I'm always wondering why you never see these sorts of bikes in apocalyptic tv/movies. If mad Max had one of these back in 1979 the concept would surely have been better developed by now. I look forward to seeing more apocalypse bikes in the near future. I may even need to build one myself. I definitely have enough parts/bikes to get started!
If they had written "Chris King" upside down on that headset then they would have won the show.
Hilarious to see disc brakes — something so fragile, it can be made ineffective with an errant fingerprint.
TOMO!!!
Great one, Rich! It is good to be prepared, but let’s hope we don’t need them.
As if potheads could be creative???? No thanks, wasted 2 minutes!
The bike content we didn't know we needed. Pure awesomeness.
Love it love it! Only thing I’m wondering is where is the handlebar mount sort off shotgun holder!! Come on where is the spirit of Mad Max!?
What a fun episode! I like the mirror next to the saw on the second bike. People will still be able to admire themselves when their smartphones become useless…
I built my apocalypse bike during covid (which took almost a year because of supply chain issues). I started with a Surly Ogre frame and built the most solid mountain biking/ touring bike that I could with bike packing AND traditional touring cargo options both spliced onto the bike for max gross weight capacity. Also went with cable actuated brakes. And I have two tire sets for it, 2.6" mtb tires, and 50cc Schwalbe Marathon Mondial touring tires. Soda bottles for fenders, as always. Aside from finding I have to adjust my SRAM Eagle rear shifter often, everything else has been solid for adventouring.
That last bike is an absolute unit. Awesome!!!
That's what I call a "flower" basket lol
Penny Farthings. No chains.
So bad it wasn't in weekend. I live quite close to Manchester
Absolute amazing Bikes. Crazy and usefull. Fantastic thanx.
Who needs a bike when you can just evolve gills and webbed toes like Kevin Kostner in Waterworld?
"If you're not running friction during the apocalypse, are you really apocalypsing?" 🤣
I guess a SHTF bike needs to be bullet proof. When it does fail, the parts are easily located in the heaps of rubble. So not many bikes fit this category. The Yuba FastTrack comes to mind but cargo bikes won't get you out of trouble in a hurry. The Buffalo bicycle is another. Rugged bikes are not popular because they weigh more.
Good old wholesome fun, never knew about this niche.
A timely video for when the power grid fails – dynamo lighting!
I liked to see someone make an apocalypse movie with all these bikes.
Love the apocalypse bikes. Would love to see more of them and rat rod bikes as well. It's not all about the newest tech but also to have fun! Would love to see a full blown ultra reliability bike, like a fixie Sturmey Archer SR3x, front cable break just in case, then if they could rig together a way to use a car timing belt or some such on it that would be amazing. Love what happens when you take a steel bike and give it to some haphazard folks with a welder.
Which turns out, is close… 😀
Cool venue, google " voodoo ray victoria baths " to be transported back to manchester 1988
8:50 how are you going to turn right? Can't push a cable. Maybe leaning the bike is enough to steer, and the cable lets you stay in control?
Shame i didn't know about this, i have 4 apocalypse bikes and im only up the road in Liverpool.
This is why I like the bike people, laughing at ourselves, not too seriously, but in a varied and colorful way – that brings us forward, gives us new input that brings us together and is fun; beside it ends in interesting ideas in details.
No. This is too weird.
Yeah power outage… these fit just fine
What's surprising is watching Britons who seem to have zero comprehension that the UK is utterly vaporized in a a nuclear exchange.
Im going to guess very few read The Road where a shopping cart was the "apocalypse bike".
Or…maybe this went over my head and this is a metaphor for the bike industry.
As someone who is living the nomadic life, none of these bikes would last because the most important thing was never addressed… The wheel! One goat head would ruin your day. But since we aren't not being serious the weed bike would be my choice. 😉
Somehow fun ( lime bike for a frame) but the same time scary. After covid and the power outages, maybe it is time to rethink the construction and useability of my bike…
Love our Brooks Saddles
What a romp – thoroughly enjoyed the fun atmosphere and the old Victorian bath house was a brilliant backdrop!
Really cool content Russ, thank you!
The only thing you are going to actually need for real are full-rubber tyres, because the streets are going to be completely covered with all sorts of junk that would puncture all tyres of all vehicles within a short time after the end-of-civilization event
Why do I find out about stuff like this AFTER the event. Great show 👍
Kelly Kettle and single speed for the win ✊
18:25 The person who thought this was a good idea to display in public as a great example of their work should be shunned and never allowed in polite society again….
Thanks!
The bikes remind me of Orange County Chopper bikes, They kinda look cool, but not practical 🤣
Thank you Russ! Seriously Fun !!!
This is true bike culture content. Steel frames, cable rim brakes, and friction cable shifters for the win!
When the apocalypse happens inner tubes, cables, chains, tires, sprockets, and lubrication will probably be very sought after commodities.
I have always tried to be DIY with all things bicycle, and really enjoy that part of the culture.
I am always shocked by the people that can't do even simple repairs/upgrades/maintenance to their bike.
Brake fluid can be replaced with baby oil – at least Seth at Berm Peak did so successfully 😉 I'm quite sure any kind of neutral mineral oil can be used, too. For shimano brakes, of course, because I guess no one wants the headache of servicing sram ones without a youtube tutorial at hand anyway. Great video, and great topic!
kind of embarrassed that I've done a few of those jumbled cassettes just for tire clearance issues.
Shout out to the cannabis growing in the basket @ 0:06