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Read through all 91 pages of the thread whilst waiting for a chance to try the diy again.
All I know now is that there is big love for Bullitt, limited appreciation for Omnium, and to never touch Douze. Also that R&M is under-represented.
Seems that generally e-assist is only good for shorter distances because of battery capacity.
Makes me wonder about the reality of the cargo thing, speed and distance.
I did a 10 mile (hilly) round trip last week to collect a bargain Burley Cub -to strip down bare for cargo in case the diy cargo is no go- and certainly went faster than the 15mph maximum recommended speed on the way back, but I was on the road bike and it was unladen. I loved that the hitch allowed me to lean a lot, and camber didn’t affect handling.
Gonna do the <10mile round trip to the scrapyard for ~20kg of bricks and see how it feels tomorrow. Then try with 30kg and so on.
Was I unaware just how slow cargo is supposed to go?