Steam Gazette Discussion Forum - Steam Cars

09/17/2009 03:14AM

Stanleyguy101

Dave, It seems that is has been a while since anyone has posted anything, but I know that that Coles Power Models in the United States that might be able to get you a Vesuvius Kit if there is enoug
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07/28/2009 02:30AM

Stanleyguy101

32. Re: Steam Bicycle

Hello everyone since my last post I've been working on boiler/burner calculations based on the calculations I made for a 1.5"x2" cylinder. From http://www.sizes.com/units/horsepower_boiler.htm
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07/25/2009 01:59AM

Stanleyguy101

33. Re: Steam Bicycle

Tomorrow I'll upload pictures of the bicycle that I will eventually use for the steam bicycle. I have been thinking about the burner and I've decided that a propane burner would be the best solutio
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07/23/2009 03:02AM

rusnan

34. Re: Steam Bicycle

hai man are you from ? same with me try to build steam bike , god luck for you
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07/23/2009 02:47AM

Stanleyguy101

35. Steam Bicycle

Hello everyone, My name is Robert Hopkins. I've been involved with steam cars for over 10 years and have decided to make a steam powered bicycle. I was thinking of purchasing or using the 3 s
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07/23/2009 01:25AM

Stanleyguy101

36. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

Hello, My name is Robert Hopkins. I've been around stanley steamers for probably 11 years. I'm going to start working on a steam bike and be working on it for years to come. I was wonderin
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07/19/2009 05:12PM

rusnan

37. Re: mistake news on my steam bike owner

the news was clarifikation http://bandung.detik.com/read/2009/07/19/172329/1168024/681/rusnan-penemu-sepeda-uap-protes-karyanya-diklaim-orang-lai
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07/17/2009 06:40AM

rusnan

38. mistake news on my steam bike owner

on july 14 2009 there s a mistake jurnalist news on my promote to build up steam comunnity in indonesia . someone who bad thingker was having my steam bike , and bad jurnalis too . oh my good it is
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04/28/2009 08:01AM

davejsteambiker

39. Re: steam bike/bicycle

as i already pointed out ta an earlier date, have tried contacting this person without success, more ideas opinions need & from other people please
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04/24/2009 05:25PM

Caleb Ramsby

40. Re: steam bike/bicycle

Dave, Errol Cramer supplied Vesuvius kits for years, now because of his health his duaghter is selling his thing. You can contact her on the Steam Automobile Club of America Forum. http://www
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04/24/2009 07:36AM

davejsteambiker

41. Re: steam bike/bicycle

ok maybe Vesuvius kit is adaptable, but can anyone tell me where i can purchase 1 of these kits or indeed the castings / parts etc to build 1 ?
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04/24/2009 01:11AM

Caleb Ramsby

42. Re: steam bike/bicycle

I believe that this is made from one of the Vesuvius bike kits. http://www.photoblog.com/eljapa/2007/09/02/steam-bike.html Looks like it could be placed in the frame and run via the crank sprock
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04/24/2009 12:10AM

Caleb Ramsby

43. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

Hi, interesting to note the differences between Bob's bike and Ropers, both are as much their makers as not! Jorgenson was just like Roper in many ways, a seat of the pants type of designer and maker!
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04/23/2009 11:21PM

Ben

44. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

Hi,,,The original bike had Bore 2",,Stroke 4",,valve,, / ,625" Roper was a shop owner in the old days,,had a workforce ov 60-75men around,,1850-70?? when he was building hot air engines,in New York
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04/23/2009 10:17PM

jorgensensteam

45. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

There are many facinating things about the Roper that I am sure most cannot appreciate. Roper did not have a Taiwanese lathe and mill, and he did not plug his lathe and mill into the wall electricity
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04/23/2009 10:02PM

Ben

46. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

Hi,,Will try to write more later,,The rear wheel was O-K,,delecate work ,to use on hand parts,,Dont forget this was a 70 something,old mans winter project,,AND he finnished it,,wow,,,whole thing weigh
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04/23/2009 09:55PM

Caleb Ramsby

47. Re: steam bike/bicycle

Dave, That is a rather open ended question. There are a lot of engine designs out there. Here are two of them, with some rough calculations of their torque output at the max pressure with a reas
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04/23/2009 04:31PM

jorgensensteam

48. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

When Bob was building the first Roper replica, I took him a great set of Schwinn wheels, from one of the Schwinn industrial bikes. The tires were wide, and the spokes every heavy. Exactly what the R
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04/23/2009 04:10PM

jorgensensteam

49. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

Geoff Hudspith states on one of his webpages that he intentionally mounted his boiler forward so he could monitor water level, burner, etc. I can relate to this idea. Bob installed a water tank unde
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04/22/2009 10:10PM

davejsteambiker

50. Re: steam bike/bicycle

Hi Ben, i'm hoping to have the engine self starting as i want it to fully drive the bike from a standing start & looking at fixing another sproket up on left side of centre axle of bike via a chain to
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04/22/2009 01:32AM

Ben

51. Re: steam bike/bicycle

Hi,,,,Steam engines have more torque / tractive effort at low speed than you expect,,I doubt youll need any of the gearchange chaine,,What speed are you looking for??,,If you gear say 4:1,,Youll proba
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04/22/2009 12:34AM

davejsteambiker

52. Re: steam bike/bicycle

Hi, i am considering use of Stuart steam engines, in particulr the Stuart No.4 would be a nice size to assemble into frame, i would be buying 2 & making a twin cylinder version tho as i want something
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04/21/2009 07:44PM

Caleb Ramsby

53. Re: steam bike/bicycle

Dave, Send "steam girl" a private message on the SACA site or just leave one on the thread she started about selling Errol Cramers items. http://www.steamautomobile.com/ForuM/read.php?1,13164
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04/21/2009 06:40PM

Brian McMorran

54. Re: steam bike/bicycle

Hi Dave There is plenty info, search on this forum http://stanleysteamers.com/phorum-5.1/search.php?1,search=steam+bike,page=1,match_type=ALL,match_dates=0,match_forum=ALL and on http://www.steamca
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04/21/2009 03:06PM

davejsteambiker

55. Re: steam bike/bicycle

still in need of more information & ideas, checked www.stemcar.net not enuf info on that, its mainly aimed at cras, not much info to help me on bikes, tried getting in contact with user from www.steam
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04/20/2009 11:08PM

davejsteambiker

56. Re: steam bike/bicycle

Hi i checked the link, but i didnt see anything for sale that could be used on a steam bike? is there anythin that i could use? please pm me with details Thanks
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04/20/2009 07:07AM

Jeff Theobald

57. Re: steam bike/bicycle

Hi Dave, There is a lot of information on steam bikes here.... regards, Jeff.
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04/19/2009 05:14PM

Caleb Ramsby

58. Re: steam bike/bicycle

Hi Dave, Errol Cramer made a lot of steam bikes and for a while had a casting kit for sale. His daughter is helping sell his things because of his bad health. Here is a link to a thread she s
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04/19/2009 04:17PM

davejsteambiker

59. steam bike/bicycle

Hi, I wonder if you can help, I live in UK & I am looking to hopefully build a stem bicycle based off a mountain bike but driven by steam engine connected via the gearing system of the bike, on lookin
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04/08/2009 02:40PM

Ben

60. Re: Bob Jorgensen Workshop Steam Bicycle and Engines

Hi,,,There was virtually NO cutoff / expansion,,timing very close to line on line !!! The boiler shell was thin,,guesses at ,062" ,,,Those hi pressures were invented by a overly anxious newspaper rep
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