Cargo Bikes

Nuvinci

They're a bit marmite. Also ties you to an LBS for service and repair, whereas a normal derailleur system is easily DIY.

Nice, dude!

Yeah, for sure - but having the gates drive is a really high selling point for me given how much salt is on the roads here in Glasgow through winter.

I'll be buying from LBS which is cargo bike specific so hopefully that's a benefit.

excellent choice! How are you going to store it? Did you try riding one without the assist?

Just got this built. Does a job as shelter, herb planter and garden wall all in one.

Big slab of concrete in there where a anchor will go, will add a tarp to the side and a gate to the front along with an alarmed disc lock and a camera which should be enough to keep the bike safe from thieves and bad weather. It is in my tenement front garden so it's a high traffic area which I think will actually make it more safe.

I rode it with assist off. It heavy! Will just have to be careful never to let battery run out, haha.

shit thats excellent!

front of the house is brave! Get the pragmasis chain, they are solid.

Also battery inside the house in winter (I also need to remember this)

Yeah, it's a sort of 'overlapping layers of deterrent' thing.

Wheel lock, alarm lock, locked gate, camera, busy (ish) street, battery removed (heavy weight is a bonus in this instance, haha)

Insurance confirm they'll cover it anyway so that's weight off.

Any other igh, chain drive plus something like a Hebie chainglider gotta be a better option than a Nuvinci and a belt no?

Chuck an upgrade to something like a Surly stainless steel chainring into the mix and drivetrain wear becomes almost a non issue.

Sure, maybe but i don't think those are available with a cargo bike of this type off the shelf.

Fair enough.

excellent, I am already thinking about this inspired by your solution; getting the bike out from the back is a bit of a faff ..

The idea is that the slanted roof (which locks in place ) is another layer of deterrent, making it hard to access the anchor or find room for big bolt cutters

@gillies never under estimate the awkwardness of manoeuvring heavily laden cargo bikes!

Hopefully you'll be using it all year around so you'll need to factor in getting kids in/out in rain & dark then getting them inside, then sorting the bike out. You'll soon get adept at dragging these bikes around. Ours has cable steering so has 150 degrees of movement which is massive compared to steering/track rod steering but is super useful when manoeuvring into tight spaces.

If you go away on weekends/holiday I'd be tempted to keep the bike in the house. Pain in the arse, but so is losing a bike!

I would also recommend running a dynohub so you can have permanent front/rear lights 24/7 for added visibility. You won't notice the drag.

Comparison of cargo space on 16 models - the Christiania is indeed huge.

https://cargobikemag.com/cargo-space-the-overview/

Who's up for a cargo bike ride around London?

Erm, yes, might as well have one last ride with the mtb bits before I strip it and downgrade it. I'm only free Sunday or Monday though.

There was chat of a cargo meet up some pages back that had a bit of interest.

Sunday would suit me nicely actually as I was gonna get out on the bmx anyway, could chuck that on the front

That site is one of the only places I ever see references to my bike, the Pedalpower Long Harry. I think they're quite popular elsewhere but there aren't many over here.

Also, spotted someone on a bright orange e-powered Tern up at Englefield Green yesterday. Initially scoffed at the e-power bit but then considered it is actually quite a big (and steep) hill to get up there from Egham. On here?

Hoping to join the cargo bike crew soon. Really want to get rid of the car as we only use it to ferry the kids around (5 year old and 9 month old).

Looking at the Urban Arrow Family - https://www.velospeed.co.uk/product/urban-arrow-family/
or the Babboe City-E - https://www.babboe.co.uk/cargo-bikes/city-electric

Anyone with experience of either of these?
Obviously the UAF is a fair bit more expensive... worth the difference?
Any advice much appreciated. Apologies if this has been covered before.
Cheers!

Also battery inside the house in winter (I also need to remember this)
Doesn't everyone remove their battery, every time they park up - anywhere?

Not if it can be locked

Nice Omnom on insta...

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I know that the Abus battery locks are very easy to break into... Wouldn’t recommend anyone leaves it out in public unattended for extended periods of time