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Well I'm sure you're all on the edge of your seats for updates, but I've ironed out a few kinks.

Found a 406 gumwall tyre to match, aesthetics are king after all.
Sorted magic gearing. Turns out the dropout only has enough room for the able and anti-turn washer, no extra for adjustment. Chainring is a bit on the small side but I can cruise comfortably in gears 5-7. 2-4 for uphill but 1 is just too low. Bonus: drivetrain is lovely and quiet now without the tensioner.
Switched out the handlebars for a riser, which sorted the twitchiness as my hands are no longer behind the steerer. Kept the short stem so I can fold the lid back properly.

Love that fruit frame, such a simple but effective design.
Can't get enough pallets, any tips on how you've acquired so many?

I'm glad Google doesn't translate decimal separators, makes the article much more fun

Miche Track Cog 18T + Cog Carrier and Lockring

Would you post?

I didn't really describe the backpedalling symptom properly. "Gritty as a Tarantino film" would have been closer to the mark.
Anyway I figured out why, see attached. NDS bearing race (26) was fucked. Not sure how I didn't see it before but there we are. Off to order a new part [edit: only in stock in Germany. Curse this pandemic].
Thanks for the help

My Alfine 8 has been a bit rough recently. When freewheeling it's quite gritty and there's an audible difference, it has the distinctive sound of dry bearings. With the rear lifted, backpedalling causes the wheel to spin slowly, so there's clearly some extra friction where there should be none.

I opened it up and and gave it an oil bath and regrease, but it hasn't helped at all. There had obviously been a small amount of water ingress, as bearing ring 7 [see below] had some light rusty gunk on it. Nothing seems particularly worn however, and it cleaned up nicely.

Any ideas? I'm going to open it up again and check the NDS bearings [29]. But my diagnostic capabilities are limited to educated guesses and any help would be appreciated.

...and fingers, given the moto-style knuckle guards

Realistically it's maybe a touch on the large side, but not outside the range of acceptable. That Karakoram looks great, these forks really pair well with triple triangle frames

@Alb I'm switching them for some porteur bars soon, but I'll try that when they go on the next bike.

The fork itself I can't fault as they've clearly put a lot of thought into the design, but my setup is off. I'm using a short stem to reduce the overhang of the bars, and this combined with a 45 degree sweep means that steering is pretty twitchy. I've got used to it now but wouldn't recommend it. Once I'm able to leave the house I'm switching out for a longer stem and sweeping bar that isn't an H-loop copy.

RE price, they're not cheap to start with and shipping/tax/admin would make it seem pretty unappealing to me. Unless you have all the other requisite parts already, it might be cheaper to look for a framebuilder to modify a frame to a cycletruck.

Put a block under the front wheel, then you're cycling uphill

I mean it was underpriced by a fair whack, fair enough really

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/15188359/

Omnium cargo, £950, size not stated on the listing but seller's confirmed it's a medium

I have a shared allotment with my fiancée and 2 of her colleagues. It was a total mess when we got it and we've done a bang up job of tidying it up ready for planting. Muggins here has only gone and lost the shitey keys hasn't he, and the registered keeper has been on an extended holiday (2 weeks so far, 1 to go) so I can't get a replacement. Awful timing.

I made this tarka dal earlier in the week, absolutely delicious and so easy it's almost suspicious. The only issue might be getting the mung dal, what with all the panic buying recently.

I do happen to have a 1kg bag of chana dal, any recipe suggestions?

Get yourself a tool that crimps properly too, it's a right faff without

It's a start

Violife do a whole selection of slices that are pretty good cold

Love it. Where did you source your mudguards? And what diameter seatpost do you need?

If I may take the opportunity to share my own bike, fresh out of the workshop.

Thanks for the kind comments. Criticism also welcome!

Cranks are SSC, kindly donated by my brother

One lock is an Abus that has a frame mount, it's pretty rattly but I'm probably just going to use it.
The other lock is a Fahgettaboudit mini, which has no frame mount. Some form of pocket is a good idea. I'm not handy enough with a sewing machine though.

On the lookout for a skinwall Grifter for the front, if anyone has one lying around.

I'm also looking to put mudguards on but don't want to have to buy 2 sets. If anyone has a spare 20" front (to cover 2.4" tyre) or 26" rear (to cover 2.2" tyre) I'll gladly relieve you of them.

So the beast is finally rideable. Plenty of fiddling to do, but in essence it's done.

Took it to the shop today and it was marvellous being able to do a full shop and not rely on the car. I can appreciate why somebody would go for a cycletruck, because the steering is pretty heavy. But I'd never fit a cycletruck down my hallway so this is ideal.

I have a couple of these boxes for underbed storage, and thought covered cargo might be better. It certainly came in handy when the dogs got a bit chilly at the allotment. It's screwed on with 6 M5 bolts. Will keep the crate idea on the backburner.

Went for the Alfine8 rear wheel. Ended up needing a tensioner because the anti-rotation washers for the Alfine mean the axle has to right back in the dropouts. I do need to take another link out too.

Sorry-not-sorry for mismatched tyres, they were cheap.

Need to figure out how to ride with my D-lock. I lashed it on top of the box but it's pretty noisy when the road gets bumpy. Any ideas?

Will get a better picture outside soon.

Thanks for reading!

In a post-nights haze, I have discovered and enjoyed this charming little video about Svajerlob.

Svajerløb 2009 - Danish Cargo Bike Championships
from Mikael Colville-Andersen on Vimeo.

Looking for a 20 x 2.30" skinwall Grifter.
Condition doesn't particularly matter as long as it's useable.
Will need posting.

Much appreciated

Roadlink on this thread dibsed for you, if you decide to go that route