Cargo Bikes

Anyone used Enviolo's cable shifting system lately? Is it as bad as it was a few years ago, or have they made improvements, looks like a heavier duty shifter is available now.

Also, anyone know the dimensions of the front headset bearings?

lol at that last sentance, doesnt he own a huge 4x4?

I should also note that I love vintage 4×4 Toyotas and have owned many over the years. My current car camping rig is an Australian Land Cruiser (that has been MIA all summer, as it is undergoing a lot of bodywork in a shop), further exemplifying that humans, and their identities, are not one-dimensional. TL;DR: I drive a truck that many would consider “redneck,” but I drive it very safely and only on long-distance road trips, generally speaking. I guess I wonder if these drivers would brake-check me like this if I were driving in my Land Cruiser?

It really is a great ride, I was impressed. I felt like the RM had the ease of control that my partner could handle, which would be a boon after 5 years of exclusive responsibility for daily dropoff/collection.
I didn't take the Bullitt with me to the test ride, but when I rode it out last night I realised how small the RM was, the seating config, and inclusion of a foot well recess is really impactful, but the Canopy size on a Bullitt is already very large. I think I may just have to kick the eldest out onto her own bike once she gets genuinly too big for it.

TBF a vintage land cruiser is probably the same size as a modern Golf.

middle-aged man with bad moustache reviews 35kg bike for carrying cornflakes

Lol assumed this was just a snarky comment

Turns out it was too good to say no!

New bike day.

Edit: test ride with Ayla done. She loved it. Woohoos and yeehaas all the way. She wants to ‘go racing’ again after dinner 🎉

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amazing! now sell me the tinker

It is for sale…

Nice work!

Bullitts are approx 67-68cm long at the shortest. Load 75cm is 75cm or just a bit less not really worth the change. Packster 40 and 60 are smaller than Bullitt, Packster 80 is larger.

Its a COMMON thing that folk seem to think Bullitts are really small and would love to know where this comes from, some magazine review from a decade ago maybe? What Bullitt need to do is update the canopy design and seats for kids over 4 years old, if they did that they'd certainly be back in the game.

Main thing with any long john is not the length, as kids grow their legs get very long very quick. Having the seat for them not flat on the floor but up a bit (like newer R+M and UA with their bucket designs) allows legs to go below the level of the seat/floor = more useful for larger kid carrying TBH.
Think the top R+M design has the best in industry larger kid design for a long john, 1 forward facing bench with deep recess for legs, and 1 rear facing seat with storage under both. Very good, but £9k. UA family (XL version?) Also good. BUild quality of UA since 2019.5> is fine.
Having a mega long bike just causes other issues, weight, cost, complexity, flex, handling compromises etc.

Omnium cargo and minimax owners, what's your solutions for storage available without dismounting? Like easy access to a camera, snacks or a jacket when riding.

I'm looking at stem bags or maybe a half frame bag, but are there any other neat solutions out there, maybe more specific to Omniums?

I think @cake has this? https://www.paradisecycles.co.uk/omnium-the-wedgie-cargo-bag.html

I’ve got a restrap tech bag on the bars, and an airsoft molle ammo pouch thing attached to the webbing underneath. And a rear rack for panniers

Not suitable for ease of use whilst riding but if you’re wanting a wedgie bag I’ve got one spare. No rear pocket though.

I use a couple of decathlon stem bags/fabric bottle holders for small sundries which work great. Also a Lomo small frame bag that sits at the front of the main triangle nicely out of the way of my knees

The wedgie bag is good for tools and locks, stem bag is always a good idea for phone / keys etc. Depending on what else you're carrying up front a Wald basket secured to the webbing is useful for longer trips.
UK distro is getting regular deliveries now.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I think i will try a stem bag to begin with, that will also be useful for my other bikes. The Restrap tech bag also looks nice.

Thanks again for the suggestion. The yoonit does fit into the Islington bike hangars. Jaimebike does go to Central London, so not necessarily required to make a trip to Brentford. Unfortunately the yoonit does not quite work for us.

Ah thats a shame. What other options are you looking at?

Does anyone want an Omnium CargoMax wedgie bag? Older style, bit of road muck but solid and no holes. Just sitting unused as I don’t much like it to be honest! Make me an (sensible) offer, rather it gets used than hanging about.

Can bring to central London tomorrow (Wednesday) or first week in September.

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Will likely go for a trailer because they can be folded down small, should be easier to handle for my partner, will take the kids for a while etc.

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Cargo bike brake pads: are people using anything specific? I'd be inclined to go organic but I can see the argument for sintered being better with heat buildup (?)

Bullitt with TRP G-Spec brakes if it matters.

I usually go for semi sintered.

Have used lots of different types from various manufacturers and any decent branded pad tends to work fine. Resin organic can wear down a bit quicker though.

If you’re suffering brake fade and overheating I’d look at the callipers (I’m sure your TRP are good- are those particular ones 4piston?) , and def get larger rotors

I've been really happy with the ebike specific Uberbikes pads.