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| dsquire:
John Well it looks like you have really got down to business with your Bakfiet. When you get it all painted up it should look pretty spiffy. Just one question now John, will you allow SWMBO to use it to run for the weekly groceries or will you have to perform that task? I'm glad to see that you are taking this retirement thing seriously and getting caught up on some of these important tasks that you never had time for when you were working. :lol: :lol: Cheers :beer: Don |
| doubletop:
John As suggested "Bakfiets" was Googled and............ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cy0UmakZck I was looking for the gas bottle part of the build and my initial thoughts were that there's plenty of room for a steam plant in that front carrier and as it can take the weight of an Adept lathe a steam plant would not seem to be a problem. I now now assume that to be the reference to the acetylene issue in NZ and your use of oxy/LPG. Regardless, we await the video of your field testing, I'm sure some cones can be found........... Pete |
| jcs0001:
John: Great project. This style of cargo bike seems to be quite a bit more practical than a bike with saddlebags or a trailer. We use saddlebags and/or a trailer but it is hard to get a lot of groceries or bigger things in them and the trailer is a bit wide considering the traffic in our area. I've seen these on display in Vancouver, B.C. but never ridden one - did you gear it down quite a bit? Some are built with seats for young children - that way the rider can keep an eye on the little ones. We used to use a bike trailer meant for transporting 1 or 2 children but I flipped it one day after hitting some road debris at high speed. No injuries but it scared me and daughter. That was some time ago as our daughter is now an adult. Thanks for posting. John. |
| John Hill:
No John, I havent ridden one yet, except a few trials up the street and back with this one. I have not paid much attention to the gearing as yet and right now I have no derailer gear (it was broken on the old bike frame I used) but I do have 5 sprockets at the rear and 3 on the front so there are plenty of ratios to choose but I do have to manually move the chain and adjust the chain length. I expect once I find the appropriate ratio I will be leaving it on that as a single speed bike. There is a wheel with a 3 speed hub gear on my junk pile and that might be an alternative |
| jcs0001:
John: After replying to your thread I was downtown and saw the first Bakfiets in our town. It was three wheeled with two at the front. The fellow had three kids in it - not toddlers but not too big. He imported it from Holland for about C$1800. Beautiful bike but also a beautiful price. Sure seems practical if it isn't too hilly. He had got rid of his car and figured he could save the $1800 in fuel/insurance over less that 2 years. Good luck with the remaining finishing items. Bye for now, John. |
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