Cargo Bikes

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Jon. in reply to @Black_Rainbow_Project

Changing gears at the lights sounds handy, esp with heavy cargo

I have ridden single speed and fixed for over 20 years now and have a bit of a hatred for standard mechs....so I built my last 29er with an alfine and belt drive years ago. I love Belt drive, which limits me to either single speed or hub gear anyway.
Derailleurs just look really crude to me compared to enclosed systems. I also hate the noise and slap of chains off road. I'm just a fussy fucker these days. :)

I also figured that the extra weight would be less noticeable on the back of a cargo bike than the back of a regular bike with a really light front end.
Plus as mentioned, the advantages of being able to change gear while stationary, and the cleanliness of a belt drive.

All makes perfect sense. I just have bad memories of a company Bullitt with shagged Alfine hub gears throwing the chain off mid-way around Hyde Park Corner.

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picco in reply to @Jon.

How bloody dare you! That bullitt was fastidiously maintained by some of least mechanically minded, permanently inebriated, most embittered couriers on the road.

User error is my guess

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Jon. in reply to @picco

To be fair, those hubs probably did the work of about 5 derailleurs before capitulating.

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