oh It getting harder now isn't it. the old staying inside job. but we've got to do it.
we're gonna stay at home so I'm lucky I've got this shed I've got you lot to try and entertain
and make projects for but even I'm finding myself kind of little bit weird I'm calling it lockdown
breakdown and it does affect me. so currently we're allowed to go out for some exercise and
that's all keeping us sane at the minute, but we are still huddling together a little bit
too much and they might take that away. so I've got a little device in mind which means we can
get this exercise and not physically get close to anyone, so I'm thinking I'm gonna make a bicycle
that is really tall so you can go out for a ride because you're much higher nobody can get close to
you because you're in the sky. I'm not gonna go ridiculously high with this because we all have
kind of a obligation to not hurt ourselves at the moment and need any Hospital treatment and
therefore stretch the NHS any more than they are being stretched at the moment. so we're gonna calm
it down but there's gonna be a little surprise at the end of the video so if you think I'm being
a chicken oh no that's somewhere up there what's the see yeah two metres. Bosh! right so I need to
work out what bits of bike I need, how it's gonna work. I think this one of the.... I don't know!
I think I need this bit, don't think I need this bit!
right got a bit of a plan, got this down there as like a steering tube got another one for the
headstock it's gonna sit there. now the rest of it I'm struggling with because the only
tube I've got is this big stuff, like 2 1/2 inches, way too big gonna weigh a ton. so I'm
gonna have to go and get some more stuff to kind of remake the rest of it. I don't think I'm gonna
need this at all. you don't need pedals down the bottom. all of its gonna be wrong so may as well
just chuck that and start again, right Colin need to make a bit
of a shopping list.
that's pretty good. I'm pretty pleased. it's actually quite straight considering I've not
jigged it or got a massive workbench. it's not all twisted. now it's made of stainless steel because
all the steel shops are shut, so had to just get stainless steel, which is quite good cuz I'm
not gonna have to paint it now am I? now next bit need to do the rear triangle, mount the back wheel
and then well it's bike in it, not much more else to do. just gonna work out how to get on it Colin.
It's
finished! yes I give you the high-cycle, the social distance bike!
now in current circumstances this is the perfect mode of transport, with a seat height
of exactly two meters which is the recommended distance we're supposed to be keeping away from
each other. it's perfect so then can I go on with my essential journeys using the High-cycle? Well,
I'm gonna have to go on one! lets have a go! It only just fits in the shed! it's a bit of a ...
It's going to be a tricky video to make on my own!
this thing's actually really easy to ride.
not only am i keeping my social distance,
causing a lot of smiles. everyone's got the phones out.
what now cuz this thing's made of stainless steel it's kind of like the DeLorean of bikes.
I suppose I should go do some shopping shouldn't I?
now of course if you go do some shopping for like an elderly person
rather than dropping it off on their doorstep you can cop it through the upstairs window
job done!
Pretty pleased with this. now the name high-cycle was actually made
up by my channel members thank you very much channel members!
I like to keep you involved.
At the start of the video I said I wasn't gonna go too high on this but I wasn't being a chicken.
that's cuz about six years ago I made a four possibly four and a half meter bicycle.
now it was a lot trickier to ride bit scarier be harder to steer so this thing actually a doddle!
I hope your all healthy physically and mentally
I've been using the social media numbers to try and source materials,
because the School have been cutting out face masks and PPE for the hospitals.
so you know whatever you can do you gotta try and do it help each other out.
now then see in the next video and the next thing is probably
gonna be about the shed cuz the shed is actually ten years old,
and I'm also creeping up to another ten milestone all right yeah!
I'll just leave you with this, I'm just gonna leave you with this!