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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Turn your bike into a cargo bike http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Turn your bike into a cargo bike en Mon, 18 May 2026 00:24:49 +0000 chdot on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-299732 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:06:54 +0000 chdot 299732@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Convercycle: payload 60kg <img src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/023/465/760/893f6bbf11497b6d8f9e02e1f23af76e_original.gif?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=680&fit=max&v=1543915775&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=b9a130b26eff260e9fee99f7c711b4b5"> <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/convercycle-bike-2in1-multi-city-bike#/" rel="nofollow">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/convercycle-bike-2in1-multi-city-bike#/</a> chdot on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-299729 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:01:36 +0000 chdot 299729@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ 8 Freight - “ your 20 kilogram bike can regularly shift 50 kilograms of weight, with a maximum capacity of 100 kilograms “ <a href="http://www.8freight.com/technical-features" rel="nofollow">http://www.8freight.com/technical-features</a> steveo on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-299727 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:57:26 +0000 steveo 299727@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ 100kg of beer barrels Wouldn't be the first time I've been described thusly. Arellcat on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-299725 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:45:45 +0000 Arellcat 299725@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Weight limit on cargo bikes are always taken to limit. Someone once wrote to Mike Burrows asking if he thought an 8 Freight would handle 100kg of beer barrels or some such improbable load. He replied "Don't know, try it and let me know how it goes." chdot on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-299724 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:38:02 +0000 chdot 299724@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ “Weight limit on cargo bikes are always taken to limit.” And beyond... chdot on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-299722 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:06:09 +0000 chdot 299722@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ There IS a rear mudguard but it has to be taken off when folding! <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gc13-NkE8CU" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gc13-NkE8CU</a> . <a href="https://www.convercycle.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.convercycle.com</a> LaidBack on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-299721 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:05:21 +0000 LaidBack 299721@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Very clever. Expensive to make though as lots of tubes? Potential flex at pivots. Swing arms need bushings. Weight limit on cargo bikes are always taken to limit. Arellcat on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-299720 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:01:54 +0000 Arellcat 299720@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I do like that system with its Bromptonesque fold. But it needs mudguards to be genuinely all-purpose, and a rear mudguard needs to be separate from the wheel and fold upwards. chdot on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-299716 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:10:18 +0000 chdot 299716@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/convercycle-bike-2in1-multi-city-bike#/" rel="nofollow">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/convercycle-bike-2in1-multi-city-bike#/</a> acsimpson on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224987 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:52:11 +0000 acsimpson 224987@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "You can only use it if your bike has" Thats standard faire on a new bike and has been for the last 20 years or so. It excludes some more exotic kit that 95% of cyclist have never used and never realised existed. I wouldn't call hydraulic disc brakes exotic kit. They are pretty much standard on off mountain bikes these days which still make up a pretty significant chunk of the market. kaputnik on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224971 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:24:14 +0000 kaputnik 224971@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ You can get the Xtracycle kit for turning a bike into a long-wheelbase cargo bike for £449.00 currently (I'm assuming Brexit will push that up as the pound continues to slide). Not quite as adaptable as the front box style given that loads are carried higher up, or have to be in special panniers - more of a shopping carrier than a sacks of coal carrier, but you can get 2 medium sized kids safely on it (if you pay more money for the seat attachments and £139 for the kickstand) chdot on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224970 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:13:36 +0000 chdot 224970@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "why do people spend much more to get a cargobike" Depends whether they have 'good' reasons for having one - eg people carrying, as mentioned above. There is also the question of "much more". There are people who spend even more on superlight racers. For some people - especially if it's for children - it can be instead of a much more expensive car. I have an 8 Freight that has been used to carry all sorts of things (and a few people). Fortunately I was able to buy it secondhand for a price I felt 'comfortable' with. I were right about that saddle on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224968 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:03:49 +0000 I were right about that saddle 224968@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ why do people spend much more to get a cargobike Because they're a stylish yet eccentric two fingers to prevailing culture? I felt Dutch the one time I had a go on one. dougal on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224966 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:53:49 +0000 dougal 224966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Trailers are less adaptable to carrying people. You need a special trailer for carrying small people and I've yet to see any adults in trailers. I've seen plenty of people large and small as passengers in cargo bikes. Wilmington's Cow on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224964 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:48:03 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 224964@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "You can get decent trailers for under £100 that'll fit any bike and carry most things this will." Given that is most certainly true, why do people spend much more to get a cargobike, when they could have a 'normal' bike and use a trailer? What is the difference? (genuine question - I can't actually explain why I want a Bullitt in preference to a trailer, but would be interested if someone can explain why one is preferable to the other in terms of utility or performance or or or)... steveo on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224963 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:26:38 +0000 steveo 224963@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ You can only use it if your bike has Thats standard faire on a new bike and has been for the last 20 years or so. It excludes some more exotic kit that 95% of cyclist have never used and never realised existed. In fact I bet every single one of "us" has a bike that would match this spec or could get one for less than a months bus fare. I were right about that saddle on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224960 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:13:51 +0000 I were right about that saddle 224960@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ You can only use it if your bike has; * Cable actuated disk or rim brakes (no drum brakes or hydraulic brakes) * 9mm standard dropout fork with either no suspension or a locked out suspension You can get decent trailers for under £100 that'll fit any bike and carry most things this will. wingpig on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224954 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:42:52 +0000 wingpig 224954@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Good compared to buying a whole cargo bike, but not cheap compared to something like a BikeHod, which is also not cheap. Wilmington's Cow on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224950 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:16:28 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 224950@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "Nice, but £711.60 after the $200 UK charge is added and converted" Larry v. Harry Bullitt (my cargobike lust of choice) is around £1500, if not more. This looks a good deal to me! wingpig on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224942 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 23:08:33 +0000 wingpig 224942@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Nice, but £711.60 after the $200 UK charge is added and converted. acsimpson on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224940 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 22:56:22 +0000 acsimpson 224940@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Smart. Anyone car to guess/calculate how much import duty will be on it? steveo on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224939 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 22:50:39 +0000 steveo 224939@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Thats clever! gembo on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224938 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 22:48:58 +0000 gembo 224938@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Hinges on the steering I guess? Clever. Arellcat on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224937 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 22:26:57 +0000 Arellcat 224937@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ That's a real "why didn't I* think of that?" invention. * Because the far corner of my brain is working on another cargo bike design. SRD on "Turn your bike into a cargo bike" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16618#post-224934 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:58:45 +0000 SRD 224934@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Is there a Kickstarter or cargo bike thread this should be on? <a href="http://www.bikerumor.com/2016/07/09/lift-turns-ordinary-bicycle-front-loading-cargo-bike/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bikerumor.com/2016/07/09/lift-turns-ordinary-bicycle-front-loading-cargo-bike/</a> Looks quite clever to me...