Back in the 1990’s I was at a party with some friends and we started to talk about rail bikes … something to ride on railroad tracks.  That night I sketched out an idea on a napkin and took it home that night.  I hung the napkin in my office, and seldom even thought of it until one day … going through Home Depot … when I saw some angle steel and realized “I could make my rail bike with that!”

I went to my local rail road tracks, measured them, and built a “jig” out of 2x4s that I could use to build my rail bike frame on.  I measured some approximate dimensions and bought the steel … bolted it together … and this is what I got!

I rode the rail bike several times on some local tracks, before adding the side car this past year so that my son could ride with me.

The frame is designed so that I can easily place it on the tracks, and then place my mountain bike on the frame – front tire on the frame, back tire on the track – and then attach it with a U-bolt and some velcro.  It is *amazing* how easy it is to ride, and pick up speed …

… and night time rides are the BEST!