--- product_id: 1178648 title: "How I Built My Own Four-Wheel Bicycle: No welding or machine shop necessary" price: "VT6945" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1178648-how-i-built-my-own-four-wheel-bicycle-no-welding store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # How I Built My Own Four-Wheel Bicycle: No welding or machine shop necessary **Price:** VT6945 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How I Built My Own Four-Wheel Bicycle: No welding or machine shop necessary - **How much does it cost?** VT6945 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1178648-how-i-built-my-own-four-wheel-bicycle-no-welding) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description This attention-getting two-seater was engineered to be built from ONE bicycle, some PVC pipe, and a few miscellaneous parts using typical hand tools many people already have. Use this detailed account of my successes and failures to help you design your own bike. You can spend thousands on a four-wheel commercial bike or you can have the fun of building your own. Sure, you can find plans on the Internet, but the ones I found often required two identical bikes and expensive customized parts from a machine shop (and they still cost more than this book). I will show you how I made mine from a single bicycle I picked up at a yard sale for $10. You'll find many design and construction hints and suggestions along with 38 full-color pictures to guide you. If you are even thinking about attempting such a project, this book is for you. Review: What a great idea! - The premise of the book is how to build a golf cart-like contraption out of an old bicycle and a load of PVC, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Having built a 6-wheeled custom critter wheelchair out of PVC, I know how friendly PVC is to work with, and having read this book I'm considering adapting these ideas to make something for myself. I don't need a two-seater or 2 sets of pedals, for instance. The pictures are nice and add an awful lot to the explanations given. VERY highly recommended! Review: Buy it - I liked it but he was a little fuzzy on some details that probably would be clearer if you were assembling the bike at the same time as reading it. I did finally understand what the author meant and why he said it that way. I think he has a good and useful design. He admits it's over-built but I've seen other seemingly good designs in for sagging issues because they weren't over-built. I like the fact he has recycled (no pun intended) a used bike and built all the parts himself that he added to the used bike. I never thought of using a kid's bike to start with, which is a good idea. I have my own ideas on how to do the back end of the bike but the author did say his book was out there to inspire other designs as well as follow his if you want to. For the price of the e-book you can't pass it up. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,403,582 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5,186 in Mechanical Engineering (Books) #17,137 in Transportation (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 27 Reviews | ## Images ![How I Built My Own Four-Wheel Bicycle: No welding or machine shop necessary - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ybUsz1JUL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a great idea! *by K***R on February 4, 2012* The premise of the book is how to build a golf cart-like contraption out of an old bicycle and a load of PVC, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Having built a 6-wheeled custom critter wheelchair out of PVC, I know how friendly PVC is to work with, and having read this book I'm considering adapting these ideas to make something for myself. I don't need a two-seater or 2 sets of pedals, for instance. The pictures are nice and add an awful lot to the explanations given. VERY highly recommended! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Buy it *by S***E on May 29, 2014* I liked it but he was a little fuzzy on some details that probably would be clearer if you were assembling the bike at the same time as reading it. I did finally understand what the author meant and why he said it that way. I think he has a good and useful design. He admits it's over-built but I've seen other seemingly good designs in for sagging issues because they weren't over-built. I like the fact he has recycled (no pun intended) a used bike and built all the parts himself that he added to the used bike. I never thought of using a kid's bike to start with, which is a good idea. I have my own ideas on how to do the back end of the bike but the author did say his book was out there to inspire other designs as well as follow his if you want to. For the price of the e-book you can't pass it up. ### ⭐⭐ Hard to follow *by A***S on April 29, 2015* While the information is probably useful, finding it is difficult. This seems to be written in a "stream of consciousness" style, that leaves the reader often confused, or wondering why a topic was only partially explained. While I value what the author was trying to provide in this book, I wish it would have been proofed by someone more thoroughly, as much of the content is scattered throughout, in no discernable order. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1178648-how-i-built-my-own-four-wheel-bicycle-no-welding](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1178648-how-i-built-my-own-four-wheel-bicycle-no-welding) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-09*