Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Alt Bike Culture
Reload this Page >

Building a Surrey

Notices
Alt Bike Culture Chopped, dropped, stretched, lifted, and otherwise cut up and put back together. The art and science of choppers, cruisers, lowriders and the vast world of mutant bicycles.

Building a Surrey

Old 11-04-10, 01:45 PM
  #1  
Johnny Law
Firm Believer
Thread Starter
 
Johnny Law's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Spokane Washington
Posts: 804

Bikes: Rocky Mountain Element Race, Azonic DS1

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Building a Surrey

Ok so i just found out about these things called "Surreys". I would really LOVE to have one but they prices are outragous! And just looking over them it seems like it would be pie to make one?

anybody ever have the same idea? Or know how?
Johnny Law is offline  
Old 11-04-10, 04:09 PM
  #2  
Artkansas 
Pedaled too far.
 
Artkansas's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: La Petite Roche
Posts: 12,851
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts
Do you mean these or the horse-drawn kind?

https://surreycompany.com/

__________________
"He who serves all, best serves himself" Jack London

Originally Posted by Bjforrestal
I don't care if you are on a unicycle, as long as you're not using a motor to get places you get props from me. We're here to support each other. Share ideas, and motivate one another to actually keep doing it.
Artkansas is offline  
Old 11-05-10, 11:11 AM
  #3  
StephenH
Uber Goober
 
StephenH's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Dallas area, Texas
Posts: 11,758
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 190 Post(s)
Liked 41 Times in 32 Posts
They do show up used on occasion, and when they do, there's not much demand for them. Watch Craigslist over a wide area and you may find what you want.

I think if you factored in your time, they'd be way cheaper to buy.

I've never ridden one, but understand performance isn't anything special- so don't plan on replacing two bikes with it.
__________________
"be careful this rando stuff is addictive and dan's the 'pusher'."
StephenH is offline  
Old 11-05-10, 05:40 PM
  #4  
TTNC
Junior Member
 
TTNC's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Wilmington, NC
Posts: 22

Bikes: 2011 Diamondback Citi

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Take a look at these, way bunch cheaper

https://www.americanspeedster.com/side-kick.htm
TTNC is offline  
Old 11-05-10, 07:16 PM
  #5  
rusted_rider
Senior Member
 
rusted_rider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 246
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
sweet rides
rusted_rider is offline  
Old 11-16-10, 04:27 PM
  #6  
Johnny Law
Firm Believer
Thread Starter
 
Johnny Law's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Spokane Washington
Posts: 804

Bikes: Rocky Mountain Element Race, Azonic DS1

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
im just looking at getting on for me and my lady, i think it would be load of fun to pack it up and go on a few mile adventure to a nice little picknick spot then head home!
Johnny Law is offline  
Old 11-16-10, 09:10 PM
  #7  
Doug5150
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: IL-USA
Posts: 1,859
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 111 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts
Tandem bicycles that have the riders sitting side-by-side are often called "sociables".
GIS: https://www.google.com/images?hl=en&e...w=2112&bih=967

The old-style sociable upright bicycles are copied by homebuilders, but haven't been commercially manufactured in many years. Any factory-made one you find still usable is Copake bait.

Most of them now are two bicycles of one kind or another that are linked side-by-side somehow. The main problem with them is that they tend to be considerably wider than two bicycles, so there's not much places they can be easily used.

The problem with any four-wheel configuration.... is that it's one more wheel than you really need. There used to be a recumbent trike company that made a special-order sociable trike, but I cannot find it now. You could ask in the recumbents forum, or on bentrider.online.

Atomiczombie has plans for a sociable delta recumbent trike called the Kyoto Cruiser.
~
Doug5150 is offline  
Old 11-17-10, 05:39 PM
  #8  
StephenH
Uber Goober
 
StephenH's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Dallas area, Texas
Posts: 11,758
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 190 Post(s)
Liked 41 Times in 32 Posts
Originally Posted by Doug5150
Tandem bicycles that have the riders sitting side-by-side are often called "sociables".
GIS: https://www.google.com/images?hl=en&e...w=2112&bih=967

The old-style sociable upright bicycles are copied by homebuilders, but haven't been commercially manufactured in many years. Any factory-made one you find still usable is Copake bait.

Most of them now are two bicycles of one kind or another that are linked side-by-side somehow. The main problem with them is that they tend to be considerably wider than two bicycles, so there's not much places they can be easily used.

The problem with any four-wheel configuration.... is that it's one more wheel than you really need. There used to be a recumbent trike company that made a special-order sociable trike, but I cannot find it now. You could ask in the recumbents forum, or on bentrider.online.

Atomiczombie has plans for a sociable delta recumbent trike called the Kyoto Cruiser.
~
Lightfoot and Worksman both make side-by-side trikes or quadracycles. www.lightfootcycles.com, www.worksmancycles.com, and Rhoades car does as well, www.rhoadescar.com. And I think there are two or three different companies that do the surreys.
__________________
"be careful this rando stuff is addictive and dan's the 'pusher'."
StephenH is offline  
Old 11-18-10, 04:10 AM
  #9  
Doug5150
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: IL-USA
Posts: 1,859
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 111 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts
The main use of the 4-wheel surreys I have seen (myself) and heard of is for tourist-resort type use. ...As in,,, the resort would have their own paved paths on which you could ride these things around to enjoy the very local scenery--on the premises.

They are very heavy and have lots of aero drag to just take out on the road for a 25 or 30 mile ride.
~
Doug5150 is offline  
Old 11-25-10, 07:23 AM
  #10  
martinus
Senior Member
 
martinus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 939
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times in 6 Posts
Bti has a "kit" that connects 2 regular bikes... no golf cart roof,tho.
martinus is offline  
Old 11-25-10, 10:26 PM
  #11  
StephenH
Uber Goober
 
StephenH's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Dallas area, Texas
Posts: 11,758
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 190 Post(s)
Liked 41 Times in 32 Posts
Here's a couple in Houston:
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/2078182975.html
__________________
"be careful this rando stuff is addictive and dan's the 'pusher'."
StephenH is offline  
Old 12-21-10, 06:15 PM
  #12  
Sculch
Member
 
Sculch's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: East of the Sagamore
Posts: 36

Bikes: 50+

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Here's one from Joey Wallace
https://cid-9d0d4df6f50aafc2.skydrive...F50AAFC2!1922/

Sculch
Sculch is offline  
Old 05-09-22, 06:03 AM
  #13  
leb58
Newbie
 
Join Date: May 2022
Posts: 1
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
surrey bike

I am in the process of building a 2 person surrey and hope also build a 2 person tagalong which will hook on like a trailer and they will pedal also. have saw one on youtube. I am cutting up 2 schwinn 24 in. bikes now. will post about progress. leb58
leb58 is offline  
Old 01-25-23, 04:00 PM
  #14  
Litho dbh
El Rayo X
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Portland Oregon
Posts: 31
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7 Post(s)
Liked 36 Times in 15 Posts
Ducks and chicks and pigs better scurry
Litho dbh is offline  
Old 01-25-23, 05:51 PM
  #15  
elcraft
elcraft
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Greater Boston
Posts: 819
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 144 Post(s)
Liked 103 Times in 72 Posts
We rented something akin to a these Surreys in Villa Borghese park in Rome. These were electric assisted. It was fun riding them in the particular environment of the park. The assist made it fairly effortless to climb the slight inclinations of the park without getting too sweaty to enter a museum. While I have no ambition to ever regularly ride or own such a vehicle, it was fun in the moment.
elcraft is offline  
Old 03-03-23, 01:07 PM
  #16  
Headpost
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 610

Bikes: I've stopped at seven.

Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 275 Post(s)
Liked 301 Times in 184 Posts
The subject of this thread caught my eye so I figured I'd chime in.

I think--depending on where you live and plan to ride this--that you should consider building something like a real, full-size surrey:




I've long thought that this type of vehicle would be a better fit as a low-speed pedal-electric for people who live out in the country than the ones that have been marketed so far. This way, Instead of huddling to the side of the road, you could take over a full lane like an Amish carriage and have great visibility and even (maybe) a better margin of safety due to your greater elevation than the bulk of the average motor vehicle's heaviest parts. Also, those huge wheels would have a smoother ride and be able to roll over pretty much anything!






As more justification, Jay Leno has an antique electric car that is sort of this vehicle type, and he claims that it's a joy to drive because he's up so high! Yes, I realize the aerodynamics would be a challenge.

Headpost is offline  
Old 04-06-23, 06:06 AM
  #17  
DAVA9921
Newbie
 
Join Date: Mar 2023
Posts: 9
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
cool
DAVA9921 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
treesloth
General Cycling Discussion
9
05-22-17 02:18 PM
basedwontonsoup
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
43
04-23-12 03:06 PM
AltheCyclist
Southeast
3
03-08-11 05:34 AM
cesafacamah
Europe
13
06-28-10 04:50 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.