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My cargo bike is a steel copy of the bullitt which I made when we were expecting twins and couldn’t afford to buy one. A few slight differences like a larger frame size and the tube from bottom bracket to headtube goes all the way to the front of the cargo bay but exactly the same geometry. However companies blatantly ripping off the design is a poor show IMO.
I’ve got on really well with it but I did get a chance to ride a proper bullitt when I was in london with work and the difference is incredible, the bullitt is soooo much stiffer and feels faster. 100% if I could’ve afforded one back then I would’ve bought it straight away
Kev-8
BrickMan
Ah that makes sense.
Bullitt frames are what you say, stiff (enough), light (very compared to r+m, ua etc, only douse is similar) and they can do the miles.
Couriers only break the newer gen frames from encounter with heavy solid objects and vehicles. They used to fatigue and crack at the seat tube but they fixed that like 8 years ago, maybe more.
Some magazine test last year stated they were too stiff and unsuitable for kid carrying, i mean, yeah in comparison to a car. It's like what they wanted was a floppy noodly frame?
Anyways, loads of decent cargos out there to choose from, consumers will decide who survives and who doesn't.