Cargo Bikes

Not really designed to carry your shopping home through town, but I'd like to have a go on one

https://www.archyde.com/4forest-the-four-wheeled-mountain-bike-for-heavy-loads/

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when you post in this thread, I get excited, dont do that.

Sorry, I'm postponing my cargo bike purchase until I actually want to leave the house on a regular basis

@gillies is your bike delivered yet?

Too bad it's just a rendered designer's dream.
I'd definitely give it a go!

Anyone seen any neat solutions for regularly carrying a variety of different bikes on a cargo bike, other than just chucking it on and strapping it down? Thinking about getting a rack fabricated for my omnium that'll do it all.

This but in the front?

Inspo if you do for for the rack idea

Seen quite a few people drag bikes around like that. I'd envisioned mounted on the front, a bit like in the video below, but narrower.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCBpku9l8oX/

Got the Mount Zoom fork mount BTW, it looks well made. Worth the extra I'd say, particularly if you're likely to be carrying anything with a QR around.

Car roof rack mounts will probably work fairly easily won't they? Maybe need to bolt down a couple of lengths of aluminium extrusion construction kit (MBS Item, Rexroth etc) so you've got a couple of 'roof bars' to mount to.

Oh thats cool, I thought was mounted like a sidecar for a moment. Thats good to know about the Zoom mount thank you. I was looking at to to store bikes in the back of a Van. Its nice to be able to change bike with just those end caps. Presumably you were thinking of using yours like this:

Yeah, it just all ends up being a bit long and high if they're mounted on top of the rack.

If I could get the bikes alongside the rack, but lower, the rear wheel fits below the bars and shouldn't get in the way of steering, and all the weights towards the centre of the bike. Plus there's room for bits on the rack itself.

Presumably you were thinking of using yours like this:

exactly, it's managable, but long and front heavy.

Ah, I see why you'd want them to the side now, to lower your center of gravity.

http://bakkiecycles.com/

I'm going to try and make a copycat version of this..

no, the packster 70 won't ship til november cause it's basically a brand new model

Ah looking forward!

Too wild (unnecessary) to be a commuter?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFOwh7A8TT/?igshid=65pfjam4kzug

Too wild (unnecessary) to be a commuter?

I've been commuting on a cycletruck exclusively for years - I find the ability to snag groundscores traveling to and from work outweighs the added weight of the bike. They're also very comfy.

i think you'd be shocked to see some people's caloric intake. and if you ever have looked at your calories burned based on power data you'll know you really do have to ride quite a lot and/or at a high power to be maintaining weight while eating pizza and beer like a college student.

whoah, three year dredge

Pretty nasty comment of mine 3 years ago too. Apologies everyone.

It's true though. But like VeloSurMer pointed out, there's a good chance they just drink too much beer for any level of exercise to make a difference. I have a pal who I ride with regularly and he's easily as fit as I am, similar height but he weighs best part of 15st/95kg and struggles to stay there. He just eats and drinks too much crap and there's only so much you can chase down with hard exercise.

[Actually posting here because I really ought to get my cargo bike out and build a box for it.]

My latest cargo bike.

Haven’t ridden it with a load on yet but unloaded it rides a million times better than my last one (which I may revert into a cycle truck and try to sort the handling by building a fork from scratch for).

2.8” rear tyres is just for the lols. It’s sitting at about 15psi and cornering with all the weight of the bike is sketchy af!

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Nice. Proper cargo parts-bin build kit to boot!