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Bargain for someone. Would love to ride that bike! Looks like the photo has been taken in London Green Cycles workshop...

Didn't know where to post this (could have started new thread or put in cargo bikes) but we did the Prudential FreeCycle on Saturday so took the little man up in the Douze with his Cnoc on the back, then let him ride the closed-off circuit. Was great fun and the organised group ride from Ealing (circa 120 riders) was superbly run and took us down some real interesting back roads too. I would really recommend doing this with yer kids, whether they're in the bike or pedalling their own...
https://vimeo.com/282170876

Sadly not this week. No where glamorous, just need to pick up the little man from nursery...

Ha! In fact have just arrived back in London. Was visiting the Evian waters headquarters in Evian les Bains. Would be perfect to cycle around there as the terrain/roads look amazing

I'm out as I'm in Geneva...

Think it will be donated to someone at the local allotments... most sensible plan!

looking after the nipper & dog tonight...

Our bike was ridden most week days during the winter so when they gritted the roads salt is an issue on top of just rain. With the steering we kept either end of the cables clean using degreaser and dried. Then would put bike on full lock and apply some light lube on exposed inner cable and do the same on opposite lock. The clean lube will get drawn-in slightly to help prevent corrosion on exposed parts to keep things freely moving/smooth.

Keep an eye on both headsets (steering column & fork) as ours do work loose overtime and not immediately obvious if you carry loads of stuff as everything makes a noise!

I fitted a longer stem (OEM stem was super-short) for an improved position, however our adjustable height steerer was stuck solid due to corrosion! :O In the end I had to completely disassemble the front end of the bike and remove the steering column, once I fabricated some soft jaws to grip the column properly I could apply a decent amount of force to remove the adjustable column! The cause was lack of grease/anti-seize during production/assembly and also the keyway that prevents the column from rotating during adjustment as this creates a perfect path for water to run down. I would recommend put a dab of silicone (or vaseline) over the keyway to help prevent water ingress as our steering column had a reasonable amount of rusty water in the bottom of it as once in it cannot escape.

Mudflap on front mudguard would help prevent dirt/water splashing up onto front frame/cargo area. On the list of things to do... :)

Probably not great! We have a Douze with pretty direct/simple cable steering and over winter it needs looking after to keep smooth, especially if you want to minimise play in the steering which generates additional friction due to cable tension. Their steering set-up looks bonkers!!!

€3K is cheap for such a low production volume carbon cargo bike, assume that's F&F only?!

Late night in work (again!) :(

Not Dan One, but a rather big red drinks brand... and in Brussels. Nice 3 hour delay last night due to trespasser on tracks. Was eventually found 1.5 miles into a tunnel...

Well I've taken a Eurostar and 2 day workshop with clients to avoid tomorrow night...

Love it! Wish I had time for such MadMax creations. Cracking job. 30kg ain't too shabby and like the industrial look. Look forward to seeing what further tinkering produces... keep up the crazy (good!) work! :)

Where's the nipper?!*

Nice tie-down action going on there! :)

Looks great! My youngest bro had one of those Muddy Fox Courier Comp's back in the early 90s, weighed a bloody ton so ideal for a cargo bike! :) how does it ride?! Obviously still WIP but great effort so far!

I know! We're currently keeping the little blighter in the pot. It's also a Granny Smith! Not the ideal apple tree for an Ealing climate.

I like the sound of unorthodox pizza! :) will try and make it in time for some creative pizza next time...

Home! Just changing then heading down. ETA. 21:17!

Fingers crossed!!! :O

Need to contact the website they bought it from as there is very little info on tag and on their website. We purchased numerous fruit trees a few years ago and had variable success. All were meant to be dwarf root stock, but x2 have grown HUGE vs. other trees, so nervous about planting another potential monster! There is no sign of any grafting around the root which makes me think it'll be a biggie. Hopefully chat tomorrow night?!

Pizza's sound great. Don't think I'll be able to make it due to stupid amount of work, but could make a flying visit on the way home if not too late...

@mespilus I must say I frightened a few cyclists whilst overtaking them. Home safely, but unsure where to plant and concerned about the size it might grow to as no root stock detail on plant!

It's been a good week for having a cargo bike. In addition to the usual commuting routine we managed...

to go the BMX track & Skate park for the little man to have a ride around...

and then how do you get a 6ft box home when your work colleagues decide to buy you a 5ft apple tree as a birthday present!

@Midi Douze maximum weight is 120kg + weight of rider. @Vince mentioned in a previous comment that absolute maximum load capability of Douze was 300kg!!! Hence the need for electric assist!!! :)

2.5K is better!

Definitely arrange a test ride. London Green Cycles should have one in stock you'll be able to test ride behind their shops to give you a feel of what it would be like to ride.

If you're going to use it all year round (and why wouldn't you?) a canopy would be a long term investment. Understand you could make the box as many people do, but it will probably end up weighing more than the stock one and you still won't have a canopy for when the weathers bad. The Bakfiets canopy is a super-simple design that looks like it could easily fit onto a homemade box so would maybe worth looking at and is probably better value than a complete Bullitt system.

We leave the canopy on the Douze most of the time unless carrying something big/awkward as it protects our little man from UV rays and we can easily unzip all the windows so it's fully open to allow airflow and it has a integrated fly screen on front aperture too. Regardless of weather he goes in it and is always warm and dry, even at -5 degrees we had some mornings last winter and torrential rain is no issue, he like drawing faces on the inside of the windows! :)

Good luck hunting one down!