Cargo Bikes

The guy who made that used to post on here I think. Great work.

..might actually buy that if it was in Berlin..

I'm thinking of buying and building up an Omnium Mini as an everyday commuter bike, given I spend a lot of my time carrying lots of stuff around.
Does anyone have one? Anything I should be aware of?
A little worried it might be a bit twitchy without any load on the front

@laner has one

ah, cool
@laner, how d'you find it? any feedback gratefully appreciated, there's not much info on the web

Same. Price is the only thing putting me off. Haven't found a single one for sale second hand

Build one. I’ll go halves on a torch and gas set up with you if we can use your parents shed 😂

@amey is incorrect, i have a full size omnium

though cheaper option i'd be tempted by is getting one of these and putting it on an old 26 inch mtb frame https://crustbikes.com/products/clydesdale-fork/

put me down for thirds on that. It can't be THAT hard to build one, right?

thanks. I looked at that, but with import duty and taxes it's pretty much £300, which is half the price of the omnium mini frameset...

Exactly. It’s just like gluing shit together right?

I'm game, I have a frame building course under my belt... trip to somerset, we can blast out some frames and some cider...

Haha yeah sure! (I think I'd be disowned if they found out I was fucking around with flammable gasses in there)
You done any brazing practice yet? I want a Dt shifter boss put on my Orlo :)

I'm game, I have no framebuilding courses under my belt nor welding experience, but i like somerset

I'm game, I have no framebuilding courses under my belt nor welding experience, but i like Cider

Borrowed one of these from the Omnium guys when visiting them in Copenhagen.

Rode it with a lot of stuff on the front (considering the size) barely noticed it at all, definitely not twitchy. Obviously much lighter and easier to park than a full size cargo or mini max.

It was a fun little run around, I can imagine it is a good option if price and space are big factors, however the short rack would obviously limit the size of stuff you could put on it.

note: the square tubing on the rack can be used to open beer bottles easily

note: the square tubing on the rack can be used to open beer bottles easily

i'm sold

dont '@' me

great, thanks. what was it like to ride unloaded?
I'm not a courier, I just like to carry large strange objects on my bike often

Omnium Mini

why don't these (and a lot of other cargo bikes) come with a rear rack as well?

Didn’t know you’re a JME fan

https://youtu.be/RPS4doS9xrk

there are bosses, so you could put one on if you wanted.
but the idea is the load bed is so large you don't need an extra rack

It felt totally normal, less steering lag than an omnium cargo (although there's hardly any anyway) although I would add that obviously I only rode it around Copenhagen which is super flat and bike friendly so I have no experience of riding it on car filled roads or up hills.

I did ride it to Bakken though and it was a super comfortable ride. It was a lot more useful to chuck stuff on the front rack than in a backpack.

One thing to remember though is the height restriction of things on such a small rack due to your bars moving when turning, with the mini-max and the cargo you can put things further away from your bars so steering is not a problem

If you guys do this one (the DIY welding) of these would be the easiest/cheapest to build, out of a sack barrow/26" MTB. I would leave two wheels on the front personally so it stays upright without a kickstand but then you can't lean. Also no front brake is a major problem.

Would ride like shiiiiit but still, fine for cruising on the flat with a crate o' cans for the lads

Edit: get one with wheels like this and you can ride straight up staircases

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great, thankyou. that's very helpful!