Cargo Bikes

Final form of bullitt swytch battery mount. Wiring still needs cleaning up

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Van sold, bike ordered, @amey found this.. 164miles old! £2250, with kiddo seat and second battery!

Envolio straight off, deore external. Then ride!

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Many e-bullitt cargo bikes on auction in Port Talbot. Lowest currently bidding £4

https://www.johnpyeauctions.co.uk/Browse?FullTextQuery=Cargo%20bike

Also some EAV cargo quad cycles for just over a grand

I would seriously consider buying one to convert to the ultimate dad mobile if it wasn’t in south wales

Any idea on guessing sizing?

Tempted to have a punt as it's just down the road from me (said road being the M4, but not too far) suspect they'll go up a lot. I was planning on a Bafang conversion for the meantime so I guess that's my max budget, about £700 or so. They look pretty thrashed though.

One size fits all for bullitt

Thanks!

Jesus there’s quite a few. And guide of £2000 rrp is very low
So hopefully they stay cheapo

I just saw the ad on twit bags and thought someone on here might be able to take advantage. Buy the forum a beer if you get a bargain

Fuck I really do want one of the quads. Why can’t I take a week off to cycle one back to Scotland? Can put a tent in the cargo compartment…

My pal bought one of the urb-it bulllits from John Pye last week. It was listed on its own prior to this batch.

Went for £1700, but there's a 25% buyers fee and 20% VAT. So worked out to £2400. Will let you know what state it is when it gets here.

Finally pulled the trigger on a Mini-Max. Because every euro counts, I didn't order the webbing. Any tips for a DIY solution?

30min drive from me since we escaped West London. They all look to be in a sorry state eh? Assume they got taken out of service for one reason or another and ended up being robbed for parts to keep the rest of the fleet running? Need to pretend I didn't see this. Really love our Douze and think I just need to get on and electrify it, although we do want a bigger bike ideally, but the Urban Arrows are true heavyweight beasts, saw and spoke to the riders of them on a daily basis on my old commute as I use to pass a last mile delivery depot en route and use to get stuck waiting at the level crossing with other cyclist way too often than I'd like!

I made my own (well my partner made it on their sewing machine at work), webbing and D rings from webfittings.co.uk. Velcro from eBay. Think I watched a little video on YT for the method

Yup. Happens sometimes! Especially with cheap ebay pads and salty conditions. Superstar components had a terrible reputation for it ten years ago or whenever they started. Changed mftr or process slightly and now you only get very rare fails. Usually gravity/uplift day bikes on DH tracks that are being cooked then splashed through deep puddles on the track.

IF it ever happens, just keep pumping the lever, brake will still function on the metal backing plate to a reasonable extent.

Glad I'm out of the cargo bike business for a bit (still got Omnium frames if anyone wants), market absolutely flooded with old, broken, 'as new', and auction disposal bikes.

Beware, the bike part will be fine. Nexus 5 is a crock of a hub, if you baby it you can sometimes make them last, but do you think paid per hour, working in all conditions couriers care for their venture capitalist owners hardware? No.
For around £2k they are very well priced still. Also beware shimano are now tight on motor warranty again, so if motor goes south, you'll be out for a new one, again, think about the usage of these.
Still would buy one, maybe actually get the cheapest most broken one you can find and then stick a motor + pinion kit from Bullittbike.de. For way less than a new one you can build and epic machine. Get it powder coated any way you like. I pay £90 for glass bead blast, undercoat and top colour in powders. SE/LDN price more like £200.

The UAV though, very much a suck it and see what happens. They are too heavy and cumbersome to be really useful, Fin who've bought Urb It over are going with a smaller narrower 4 wheel cargo and disposing of the UAV 4 wheelers. Frames and suspension arms are known to break for various reasons. Battered up graphics and side panels are part for the course with courier bikes, any of them will look like that within 2 months of use regardless so wouldn't' focus too much on that.

It's not 1/10th as fancy as many on this post but thinking of picking this up this week.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/bike-bike-bike/1467170173

Just moved into my first home and carless so think it'd be a great addition for picking up various DIY stuff and freebie furniture

wow looks like fun! :) putt a bafang or something?:)

wont stick around at that price. do it

The old school way was to weave 6 innertubes on the rack. They perish because of UV light so you have to do a new one every year or so.

The vast majority of buyers who don't pick a webbing at time of purchase end up buying one afterwards though.

New mini cargo bike from r&m

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Anything more than just a photo?

this is the coolest bit

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Oh that's great. Also the frame is nice and playfully designed compared to their other stuff.
The guys in the same maker space as me that sell r&m and boxes for them will not sell boxes for it though 😕.

Tease.