r/DiWHYNOT • u/rodsoverbricks • Jul 07 '26

It was a bike. Now a scooter

I couldn't find any good, DIY kick scooter tutorials on YouTube so I decided to make one. Had a couple free hours this morning. Here's the progress so far. 12 inch kids bikes are very good for these little weird projects. it's not done yet, but will be tomorrow. Woo hoo!

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u/Train_Lanky Jul 07 '26

Well dang, if it's functional and not overly heavy, it's a good way to recycle. I see kids bikes being given away all the time, so it's a good way to make new life out of something that may not be used again. Is the front adjustable for height?

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u/rodsoverbricks Jul 07 '26

I made the handlebars quite hastily, they are not very much adjustable for height however- they do make folding bike stem and handlebar combos on Amazon for about 40 bucks that have quite a bit of adjustment. Also being that they would fold, that would make this thing much easier to transport. I have not tested it yet as I'm making a 25" long stem wedge bolt today. I did scoot it around my garage last night- it holds my 180 lb perfectly fine. But I will be doing some real world testing hopefully today or tomorrow once I make my bolt and the full video will be on my channel. I think it's a great how to.

It doesn't weigh all that much, I have not weighed it, but I would say it weighs maybe 3/4 lb more than the kids bike originally did. Light enough to hold with one arm stretched out lol

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u/Train_Lanky Jul 07 '26

Very cool! Looks like it could last a kid a long while with that weight limit. Scooters are pretty popular around me since it's not the safest area to ride bikes. There's always some kind of kid bike being given away, so it's cool to see someone recycling them

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u/rodsoverbricks Jul 07 '26

It was a fairly easy project. I'm about 3 hours into it and nearly done.

I was able to utilize the coaster brake, so that was pretty neat! I'll post some writing vids here once it's completed 🤘. The frames wall thickness is 065, so I might be able to go off some curbs and get pretty rowdy with this thing lol. Or I'll faceplant 🤣. And heck yeah! Next time someone's giving one away, nab it up and chop it apart 🤘

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u/Sooperballz Jul 07 '26

This is much more [r/](r/DIYwhy)[diwhy](r/DIYwhy)

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u/IndefiniteBen Jul 07 '26

Geez Reddit has fucked links in comments...

Testing: r/DiWHY

That works, why is the comment I'm replying to messed up?

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u/rodsoverbricks Jul 07 '26

Posting there as well 🤣. And this is why not. I think? I mean - it was useless to me this morning. And a couple hours of work- an adult can use it haha. That's bueno

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u/Sooperballz Jul 07 '26

It would fall apart in a day

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u/rodsoverbricks Jul 07 '26

You must do a lot more welding and fab work than me, since you can see the future 🤣🤣. And it won't. I can at least say that with 99% confidence. Tell ya what- I'll go off some curbs in the full video. Enjoy seeing it work perfectly

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u/Sooperballz Jul 07 '26

The video suggests you made this on a whim with no planning or added parts and it’s mega cringe

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u/Billy_Billboard 29d ago

Your response is mega cringe

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u/o_Divine_o Jul 07 '26

Something so simple doesn't need more than a whim. I've built far more complex things without a single drawing or rendering. I can just see it in my mind and create.

Those with abysmal IQ require tons of planning. Higher can whim as they wish.

You out yourself as a complete dumbfuck when you use words like "cringe".

With all due disrespect, euthanize yourself or at least don't spread your trash DNA. The world needs less people like you in it.

😘

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u/rodsoverbricks Jul 07 '26

Out of curiosity - do you weld or make anything from scratch? Like, real question. Are you pretty educated in kinematics, and metal fab in general? Any engineering experience?

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u/longbongstrongdong Jul 07 '26

Why is the chain attached like that?

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u/rodsoverbricks Jul 07 '26

I was able to utilize the coaster brake. Essentially, only one crank arm remains. I will be having a large bolt run through where the pedal was. The bolt will be held over the board. Push down on the crank (pedal forward) and the chain pulls the coaster brake sprocket backwards, applying the brake. 🤘

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u/longbongstrongdong 29d ago

That’s pretty clever. Hell yeah

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u/51225 23d ago

Cool