Cargo Bikes

Yes, sorry, my phone is rubbish. Can see all the categories now on a laptop.

Also worth considering Urban Arrow; only caveat is that they are heavy and big but good value spec.

They're all electric, right? That extra bump in price puts it beyond my price range.

Looking at the Douze now on LGC. That modular option to split the frame with couplers or whatever they are is very appealing, due to storage concerns I have.

They're all electric, right?

Yep!

Looking at the Douze now on LGC. That modular option to split the frame with couplers or whatever they are is very appealing, due to storage concerns I have.

I don’t know if the Douze comes with them fitted, but SJS sell some high quality cable couplers so you can split the front brake (and steering?) cables somewhere convenient.

Edit: you removed the video?

That’s in my boat now!!😂 the paint is not only pretty, but really well laid on.... oh, and if anyone is wondering, I’m 6’ with long legs, and am normally in a large, 57/58 road frame, and I’ve got the medium which is pretty much exactly right... a bit more seatpost exposed than that ^ photo.

It must be the same because I fitted a WiFi mudguard with no issues

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I think it's just the thru axle that's the different bit on the forks. Where did you get wifi mudguards? They're always sold out on the site. :(
Do you have a full shot of your omnom?

Edit: you removed the video?

There was a query from me underneath asking if there were any videos online of the non step through version of the Douze being dismantled, but I found one very shortly afterwards so I edited my post.

About the Douze cargo area. @thebrenthamtaffy or @pascalo maybe you can help answer this? From pics it looks like there is a metal bar about six inches or so off the floor, around the cargo area of the bike. Is it possible to mount a piece of wood on top of this, so that the cargo area is completely flat, and a load can stick out over the side? Hope that's clear what I mean. I would want the cargo area to be flat/flush with the frame and not be limited to what fits in the "bucket"

Not sure I understand what you want to achieve, but the way I got bike, which might not be as they ship it stock as it was a demo model, it originally came with just a lower rail and a base plate.

In the first few pictures the lower rail was initially mounted wrongly on the demo model, it should not sit on an angle and I had to flip it to make it sit straight.

The family pack upgrade I then got was the higher rail, a plastic bottom protector shell, cordura/velcro box outer, top cover and bench.

The bars are entirely removable btw, you can just run the wooden plate.

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The bars are entirely removable btw, you can just run the wooden plate.

That pretty much answers my query thank you!

I assume that's the same for all the models these days too?

Glad I could help.

Yep! Quite a few examples on Instagram with varying configurations on the front load area. For example this on a 800mm front:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFjDGCuiCxf/?igshid=41vr7pyjfe4o

I think that's the decision made then. Part of me would prefer the Bullitt just cause there's more of them around and it would be easier to get parts and advice etc. but being able to split the frame for locking up is the clincher. Putting another full length cargo bike in the communal bike room would be very difficult. I really wish the housing association would get rid of one of the car parking spaces and expand the bike room, it's always full.

Admittedly we take up far more than our reasonable share of it...

It seems like a faff to uncouple every time though. I have to take the bullitt out of the shed and its a faff. Wish i could just store it in front.

People here in Berlin use these kinds of things more and more to lift their bikes under the roof, maybe that's an option?

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What are the 406 rim options these days? Had good life out of Halo T2s in the past - anything else to consider?

Completely agree about the extra faff, but otherwise it's having to build some sort of enclosure for it out in the communal back yard and chain it to the car park fence. It's far less secure than the bike room. I'll just have to account for the assembly time into any departure. In a world without scumbag bike thieves I'd leave it out the front of our building freelocked.

At work we’ve got Kinlin mx8 rims, gloss black, no branding and single eyelets in 32h or 36h. Can sell you one if you would like.

We’ve also got a few halo and gusset bmx rims knocking about which seem to be perfectly fine too.

Could you fit an Asgard shed somewhere?

Having separated our bike a few times, it’s not difficult but I certainly wouldn’t want to do that daily, in fact twice daily. Head to LGC and get to do it first hand which will give you and idea of what you’ll be faced with every time you need to use the bike. I put Pitlock skewers on the front wheel to save time/getting messy locking it up and it’s the same for a canopy. These things just make using the bike on miserable wet days less hassle. Storage IS a big issue with these bikes and secure storage IS an even bigger issue!

Anything like that type of a shed would need to go through the housing association, they're complete dicks for anything that resembles a permanent structure in the back yard. They issued me with a cease and desist letter when a brick BBQ started taking shape.

It wouldn't be dismantled / assembled every day, maybe once a week. We have another cargo bike for kids and shops. I can absorb the faff in my head on the grounds of security. A five minute PITA is better than the misery of no bike.

Does anyone have experience of the Riese & Müller range?

Just went on a first test ride, can't comment on how it feels loaded as for now

Thank you for the kind comments :)

Nice. Omnium really have got their paint nailed.