And the prototype of a reversible #cargobike conversion kit similar to the #Xtracycle#FreeRadical, just not a rear extension but a front extension including indirect steering using the donor's front fork to pick up the steering movement 🤩: https://altus.bike/
We're looking to find a new home for our Xtracycle if anybody in the Boulder biking community is looking for a nice cargo bike.
It's a great long-tail cargo bike for hauling kids and groceries, but it doesn't fit our current needs.
Xtracyle seems to have shifted entirely over to making eBikes, so if you're looking for the non-electric cargo bike experience, this is a fantastic option.
Another DIY project completed. We now have an infrared panel for heating in the bathroom.
There's already a heat pump to provide warmth downstairs for our living areas. IR seems like an ideal way to add a little bit of immediate supplementary heat in the bathroom. A bathroom does not need to be heated all the time, it only needs to feel reasonably warm when you're in there.
Holes drilled, electrics rearranged (slightly dodgy connection made by the previous owner found an eradicated) and it's good to go. #diy#infraredheating#allelectric#gasvrij#vanhetgasaf#xtracycle#3Dprint#cargobike
Rack siting relative to barriers? D (It'd be an F but at least you can use one side of the rack).
This building (Fire Station 70, Richmond, CA, USA) was dedicated in 2019. It's the 21st century and we're still getting horrible car-centrist decisionmaking re active transport. @fedibikes #BikeTooter#Accessibility#CycleParkingAudit
@glightly I had to go find a picture with the lock in it, from last year. The lock will just go around the wheel, frame, and staple if I line the x up with the staple leg. Handlebars are about 24in wide, so that point would need to be at least 12in out, if I could get parallel to it.
@SRLevine asks about sidewalk finds, which I probably take advantage of more often that necessary:
Q4. Do you have suggestions for a cute hashtag for stuff found on the road (or in free piles) while biking? The best ones I got were TwoWheelThriftShop and ReduceReuseReBicycle, maybe something inclusive of other cycle types?
(added by me: And if what's something awesome that you've picked up from a free pile while riding?)
What to use to support running boards on an #Xtracycle Free Radical #cargobike ? The holes are 22.6mm diameter. A 7/8" dowel would fit, but I don't know if that's strong enough for the #carryshitolympics
Current state of the #cargoBike "#bagAndDrag" / #bikeTowing setup, if the kids' bike tire wedges into the #xtracycle#edgeRunner cargo rails, you don't need to strap it at the bottom. It's best with 3 good points of contact on the wheel and the fork to be able to pivot. Experimenting on this strut/compression bit: the white PVC won't survive outside, going to be grey, but needs a different arrangement of the strap to draw tight, (and some rubber on the ends?) #bikeTooter#bikeParent#nPlus1