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Category Archives: Cargo Bicycling
Bicycle Week is Coming up
As every year for many years now in May, bicycle week is upon us. Amherst puts in its fair share of activities. See more info on this poster here. If you followed this blog, you know what I will bring … Continue reading
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All that happened this year
It’s about a year ago I have started this blog (Celebrating with this picture, made during the ). I initially set out to write every other week, but for over half-a-year I ended up being a ‘regular’ weekly blogger. I … Continue reading
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On-road Bicycling
CyclingSavvy Pioneer Valley is excited to offer its first class ever, in Springfield! CyclingSavvy (cyclingsavvy.org) is a wildly successful, paradigm-shifting, nation-wide cycling training program. Learn essential skills for successful bicycle travel. Bicycle travel can be safe, easy, and carefree. Take … Continue reading
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Adjusting the Adjustables II
Now that we vetted you on the basics in a previous post let’s see the rest. Oiling and adjusting seems to be the two most important maintenance tasks on a bicycle (There are others, like periodically tightening all the bolts, … Continue reading
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Bike building project: Completing a Bike
Out of the tree that we planned to build (see previous posts), one is completed. The big space between the front wheel and the handle bar is the cargo area, that folds up vertically for storage. As you can see … Continue reading
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Adjusting the Adjustables
One of the reasons I feel more comfortable riding my bike than driving is because I know how to fix most problems that can occur with a bike, and the total tool-set that makes it possible is with me all … Continue reading
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Sidekick Trailer
A few weeks ago I have seen a picture of the sidecar for a longtail bicycle, which is called Xtracycle. Xtracycle is a cargo bicycle, the earliest of the longtail type, and is famous for the very flexible platform and … Continue reading
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Bike Building Project: the Team
A few weeks ago in a previous post I have described some of my planning efforts for building a bike here. When I got into building cargo bicycles I set up a rig to be able to build long wheelbase … Continue reading
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Frontloader Fun from Spring
A friend of mine sent me these pictures. I thought with all the snow outside they will bring back the lush of spring for a moment. The bicycle is home built, and stands up for the use very well so … Continue reading
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A New Project: the Planning
Well, since my first post on this subject, I started to draw what exactly I would want to build. You can judge how well it matches to the original design here. I have the mindset that anything I do must … Continue reading
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