April 21, 20117 Comments on Hillbilly cargo bike
Last year I bolted a big plastic tub to the back of Urbana Bikes‘s awesome RNR rack and loaded it up for the Jed Clampett look during a family S24O camping trip.
February 18, 20114 Comments on Full Circle
This is a guest post from Dave. East Bay cyclists know him as “Cold Iron.”
I built my first bicycle wheels in 1989. 20″ RL Edge rims, Suzue sealed-bearing, high-flange hubs, 48 spokes. I can’t remember if they were 4 or 5 cross. I laced them incorrectly several times, and had to start over. I was so relieved when I finally got it right! Nobody showed me how; I borrowed a buddy’s wheel and copied what I saw. The wheels were for my Skyway Streetbeat freestyle bike. Building my first wheelset was intimidating and frustrating. But I was proud of the end result, and it whetted my mechanical appetite. I was eager to learn more.
November 12, 20101 Comment on Onya Front End Loader
Onya Cycles designs electric bikes intended to replace cars for local errand runs. The Front End Loader can handle San Francisco’s hills, like this video demonstrates.
June 10, 20102 Comments on Tallbike Xtracycle
A tallbike with the Xtracycle Free Radical for cargo carrying capacity.
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May 3, 20105 Comments on Cargo bike compare & contrast
There’s a nice writeup on five kid and cargo carriers at Treehugger today. They looked at the Yuba Mundo (v. 3.0), Taga trike / stroller, Stokemonkey + Xtracycle, Bakfiets, and one handmade bike — the ShuttleBug from Joe Bike in Portland, OR.
After you’ve read the Treehugger article, come back here to see a few other options you may not have heard of!
March 8, 20101 Comment on 2010 Xtracycle Radish
Xtracycle’s newly redesigned Radish longtail bike for 2010 is now available for preorder from Xtracycle.com. Xtracycle invited Grant Petersen (Rivendell Bikes) to create a design improving the loaded and unloaded handling of this cargo bike. Deliveries of the 2010 Radish will begin in May.
