Cargo Bikes

Excellent birds, you so rarely hear about this outcome for stolen bikes.

Glad and frankly amazed the cops did their job with this. A nice ending to the story!

Great news !

With Enviolo you can just switch the two cables round if the shifting goes the wrong way for you. It might not match the display, but that is pretty useless anyway!

Amazing news as everyone else has said. I don't blame you for being in complete disbelief getting it back. Ground anchor ahoy!

The bike is always dry. I can store it in the covered laneway for a bit if it's wet so it air dries, and then I would towel it off before putting it under the parka.

The ground is paving slabs and the bike is tethered to a sheffield 2x toast rack. It doesn't seem to matter whether it is dry or not underneath the bike... the moisture still finds its way into the parka.

I have tried slackening the drawstrings a bit but it's very difficult to find a balance between having "flappability" and not having it trailing on the ground (which I've been told is also a no-no for keeping it dry underneath).

The good news is that it's only going to be a problem when it's both cool (but not below 0°C) and damp which is only about 9 months of the year in the UK

Still laughing at this one...!

The bike is as near as the house as I can do it, without blocking access to the other bikes. And it's in the spot where it gets the most sun - the previous parka had noticeably changed colour after the summer months.

It's pretty frustrating. I've checked it this morning, same thing again, even though there was no rain last night and the ground is dry... a slimy layer of condensation all under the parka.

Bullitt owners, any tips for attaching a rear rack to rear stays?

https://www.bikeparts.co.uk/products/m-part-seat-clamp-mount-31-8-mm-black?variant=12704876822617&gclid=CjwKCAiA0PuuBhBsEiwAS7fsNXxg1-NVPYS0yIZTDZW4Ud-lT10hbikqbsIOx57DzQ4LwVcgtHHTKhoCO-sQAvD_BwE

^You need the 34.9mm clamp not 31.8. 31.8 is the seatpost diameter so you need to account for the extra material in the frame.

https://www.bikeparts.co.uk/products/m-part-seat-clamp-with-rack-mount-34-9-mm-black

So this could work but ideally need a quick release clamp as MrsHobs and I frequently swap between saddle heights

EDIT: Quick Google shows these exist, thanks! https://www.activcycles.co.uk/components/saddles-seat-posts/bontrager-seatpost-clamp__3439?currency=GBP&chosenAttribute=415187

That’s great to hear ! Just wondering if locking wheel to frame would have stopped your theft/slowed them down ?

A brand X dropper post is the best investment for a shared bike

4 years leasing the Christiania averaging 4.5km per day.

Now buying a new one without the lease.

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I wondered about this- do they have externally routed ones?

Or better yet, a lever under the saddle?

externally routed yes. Under the saddle remains the domain of Thomson and KS eTen

Investigated, there’s over a foot difference in our heights, too much for a dropper

oof, yeah. Our saddle heights are almost exactly 125mm different

Cheers. I imagine it would have slowed them down a bit, as long as the lock was a chunky one that needed an angle grinder to get through.

Though of course if they had a van round the corner they could just lump the van into that and drive off.

congrats! so what ground anchor have you gone for? :)

Ok so all the obvious causes are eliminated. Couple more options for you:

1. the problem is related to the volume of moist air trapped inside the cover. In theory if there's no ground evaporation and little or no moisture inside the parka then there's little moisture to condense. Possible solution: Pull the drawstring as tight as you can to seal the air - you don't want air exchange overnight. Then try a rechargeable mini humidifier inside the parka.
   
2. Switch out to a breathable cover with material like this. Needs some research as I think you'll have to make it yourself but they do work in everything but really heavy rain.
   
   

I'd be interested in your results

Cheers, haven’t looked into it properly yet to be honest. Need to get the damaged parts of the Asguard replaced first apart from anything else. And need to decide whether or not to keep it in the front garden or move it to the back.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/feb/29/ministers-to-consult-on-doubling-the-legal-wattage-of-electric-bike-motors

Looking at going to 500w but no change in max speed. What's the point? 250w seems plenty for 150kg of bike, stuff and me.

...pedal unassisted to the 4mph speed at which, under current laws, the electric motor starts up.

No way my load 75 does that. It kicks in straight away. Also seems to cut out at just under 17mph (according to my speedo). Altho the assist over 16 mph is very low.

Yeah I guess the pedalling unassisted bit of misreading the rules that currently a throttle (or walk mode) is allowed up to 4mph.
500W makes sense for large cargo bikes which are basically pedal vans and could do with a bit of a boost to get them going.

If they're hard to get a hold of you can also use a bracket on the mudguard hole, its what LvH recommend and is a bit tidier than the seatpost clamp option.

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I had a 750w bafang on the bullitt after that not ridden anything but Cargo Line. Torque matters more than wattage IME. But good too see widening of the legislation.

also @dst2 get a speedbox 3.0