Cargo Bikes

And you’ve tried lubricating it?

well life would still go on without a frame lock but it is useful. I only rely on the frame lock if I'm nipping into a shop & can keep my eye on the bike and having bent a spoke or two forgetting about it, I have trained myself into the habit of spinning the pedals while it's still on the stand. Anyway, it's looking increasingly like i'll have to carry a third key :(

Ha, yes!

Ha. This is very much the life of our work bikes

https://youtu.be/BRzUI3ABM08

My Bullitt isn't selling so I'm thinking about keeping it and making it shorter - for storage purposes - I don't need such a large space either. I see they made a couple that are 25cm shorter....and another company has made a few.... has anyone tried a shortly one?
Cutting 30cm from the loading bay will help with storing the bike and still keeps a low loading bay - albeit smaller
child will go on the back, tent and stuff on the front.

... or is that dumb, if an old 26" mtb and front panniers will probably do a similar job and weight distribution?

Shorty cargo will for sure do more then an mtb with a rack. The mini cargos are getting more and more popular (EX: muli, yoonit, omnium, UA, R&M etc) I want to get some sort of shorty after my kid outgrows the UA family.

This absolutely mad one is for sale in germany: https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/bullitt-shorty-pinion-p18/2854877234-217-4823

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The Bullitt shorties look like loads (pun intended) of fun - and if anyone can properly mod one it would be you.
The others (I'm pretty sure) are factory made for United Cargobike in Germany, who also offer a version with Pinion Gearbox.

Thanks. Yeah, I think it would be fun to try.
The pinion conversion looks amazing.

Id like to weld/integrate an aluminum rack on the back that also acts like a vertical stand like the Tern Haul bikes.

I see that they are usually cut on a diagonal which makes sense.

What about standing up nose first like an omnium? Add a top deck.

Sounds dangerously top heavy and not nice to balance into storage

Standing on the tail would have a smaller foot print no?

Yeah, not sure, will have to try both.

(pic by dave atkinson) road.cc

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The alternative

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I don’t have a picture, but I went to a cargo bike race at local bike co-op and they store their bullitt on the wall by hoisting the front wheel up with a hook and block - it was very easy to get up there and down, but you had to be mindful of the rear mudguard

Made a custom front bench for our UA. We wanted something optimized for hauling 1 kid and 1 adult in the box together. Its set low so they can both be in under the tent. Lap belt will probably be replaced with a standard UA harnesses.

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Those drinks look a bit 🔞 😂

My daughter likes to call the UA a boat, so we have gone all in on the pirate ship theme..

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Amazing me heartie. Wants a flag next!

May dress it up for Halloween

Maybe it does float? Amphibious cargo would be a great project.

We call out cargo the rocket ship and if they ask I tell them we are faster than anything on the road.

Kids love naming stuff. She calls the bullitt “orange lightning”

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😁
https://bikepacking.com/news/pedal-paddle-ben-kilner-amphibious-bicycle-canoe/

Love it. Not ideal for school run maybe.