Cargo Bikes

I'm going to look at a trailer again too. It was searching for trailers that got me to cargos originally.

And long tails, gsd types

This was my issue with the load also. Although if I had actually ordered the packster and now had the 15% off I would be going the load route now.

I feel the same as you. I spend all my time working out which bike I wanted and settle on the P70 and now all the other options don't look as good.

I assume I get the 15% off bit it is a gray area as I haven't paid the balance. Don't really want a load tho.

Have been messaging with FC about a Rohloff HS one they have in stock, but can't get excited about it. What am I missing?

Got the 15% discount confirmed by FC, so I have reserved a Load 75.

Have been messaging with FC about a Rohloff HS one they have in stock, but can't get excited about it. What am I missing?

Low and maintenance and running costs of a hub gear without sacrificing much, if anything, in the way of efficiency.

fuck yes! can i have a go?

Yeah, just been in to test ride and it is actually awesome. Should pick up next week.

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I have really excellent experience with Rohloff on cargo. They are very functional, easy to handle (ie getting the wheel on and off) and very hardy / reliable. Love em!

Better than the packster?

Rohloff in general is the business.

If you need any tech help / servicing etc just speak to Simon at Thorn cycles

I want that box in my bullit.

Also 4 point harnessessesesessesrsrssrs

Where?

That was terrifyingly fast.
I'm going to move a bit slower. And hope to find something second hand and that fits in the shed.

extreme jealousy, double batt too, with that you can have a 3rd child

5 point; amazon, I am using it with the same seat as yours

Is rohloff really worth the extra money? It seems to add the best part of a grand to the price of a load 75

My deposit is in the process of being refunded so that's nice and quick from fully charged.

I also have the 15% offer.

Imo, yes. It’s absolutely good value for money and worth it. Whether it’s essential then no it isn’t, unless you’re going to be pushing the bike to the load limits and doing a lot of miles

Absolutely.

What have you got at the moment?

Rohloff on a normal hybrid I would say is just showing off, unless you genuinely do 5000 miles a year or go world touring and want it to just work.
Rohloff on a cargo is again, boutique, but they just bloody work. A11, A8 and Nexus 5 all can fail if not treated nicely most of the time. Enviolio/Nuvinci, well, every mechanic has seen their bucket full of those failing (well not necessarily failing, but they get internal wear/grooved out so you end up with pretty much just one gear that stays put).

R+M packster fallout maybe larger than I thought, had 4 phone calls today looking for alternatives, 2 left deposits keen to get a bike asap. Maybe R+M have been selling a whole bunch more units than I guessed (originally estimated around 100-200 R70 in the UK, but think there are more/were more ordered/waiting for stock type situations). In terms of normal bikes, drop in the ocean, in terms of cargo's, thats huge. UK market is very small.

I'm being quoted 8.6k for a rohloff load 75 by r&m