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Forum: Utility Cycling

Want to haul groceries, beer, maybe even your kids? You don't have to live car free to put your bike to use as a workhorse. Here's the place to share and learn about the bicycle as a utility vehicle.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Post your utility bike thread

    Eh, you know how these threads go. So here's my Suteki, built with love and mostly garbage. I wanted a bike that would fit me like a glove, be about as practical as can be and not attractive to theives. So I've put this bike together around early summer, but I've been changing stuff around a...

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: The post your trailer thread.

    Post them if you got em'! I'll start with mine. Based on http://www.bikesacrossborders.org/diy/trailer.html . Finally something to use those steel 27's on. The box is 132gal which is enough for whatever I would need to carry, yet I could mount another one up front if I needed to. ...

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: home built xtracycle...

    So I'm going to build an xtracycle style rig out of two (maybe more) old mountain bikes and I have a few questions for xtracycle owners. How far is it from the bottom bracket to the rear axle? How far is it from the top of the snap deck to the rear axle? How high is the bottom bracket with...

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    11-15-09 09:46 PM
  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: The post your bike move/bike haul thread

    Hey guys, I am going to attempt my first car-free move this weekend. Its nice b/c I'm moving from the top of a hill to the bottom. I have enlisted a couple friends with bikes to help. We have bikes/racks, but no trailers. I don't have any "big" things, but I do have a couple bulky items. ...

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    11-08-09 09:13 PM
  5. Sticky Thread Sticky: Trailer Construction Tips

    Here's a few of rules of thumb I've developed through experimentation over the years that work for me.... 1. Look at the point where the trailer hitches to the bike, and the points at which the trailer's wheels touch the ground. They form a triangle, right? OK, you want to keep the sides of the...

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  1. bikes at works trailer...

    i got my 64" one yesterday, and it's one of the coolest things i've ever owned. i took all of my roomates for rides around the block. woohoo! i missed being able to collect all sorts of ridiculous things, but now i'm back in action. i'll post some pics later.

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  2. Utility bike or tricycle?

    I have been researching utility bikes to carry my two daughters (6 and 8) and groceries/work stuff, etc.. I just want to replace the car if I can. Would a bicycle or tricycle be better for this kind of hauling? Why? Thanks for your help and/or opinions!

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  3. Surly Big Dummy frameset at Jenson $699

    I was shopping Jenson for some stuff and while checking out the Closeouts saw they have the Big Dummy for $699 in a pretty nice selection of sizes. http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/FR308A03-Surly+Big+Dummy+Frameset.aspx

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  4. Ultimate Cargo Bike

    So I've been thinking about how to make the ultimate machine for shifting stuff. Someone on the C&V forum has converted one of those huge Wald baskets into a Porteur style front rack, and that made me think, what about an Xtracycle, or more likely either a Surly BigDummy, or one of the ones Kona...

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    11-23-09 12:06 PM
  5. single-wheel trailer build (updated as I go along!)

    Hello everyone. I am building a single-wheeled trailer for use in my courier business. Eventually I hope to be capable of carrying much greater loads, but for now this will be a big step up. I'll update this as the trailer progresses, and you can see the problems I run into, where I change my...

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    11-23-09 06:46 AM
  6. Coroplast Boxes

    OK, "Coroplast" is a trademark, it refers to a kind of Corrugated Plastic. (It's a lot like Corrugated Cardboard, but it's plastic, so it doesn't disitegrate when it gets wet.) Let me see if I can post photographs, which I took yesterday, 31 October, 2009: Side View:...

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  7. Xtracycle + Peapod LT + 2 kids = interesting ride - anyone else with this config?

    I recently ordered the Xtracycle Peapod LT child seat (w/tech deck & watchamacollars) for my Xtracycle, which is bolted on to a NOS IronHorse steel MTB frame. I have two kids, a 4-year-old and 20-month-old that I had been previously transporting on my X with the 4-year-old sitting on the rear deck,...

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  8. What Utility Rides/Trips/hauls/errands did you do today???

    What utillity (by your definition) did you do today? It will be interesting what and how everyone does. Mods: Possibly sticky if it gets good response? Here goes mine for today 3 utiiliyt trips, 10 miles 1) rode to return late dvd, checkout farmers market and have lunch with my son....

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  9. homebrew xtracycle builders, how much for your swingarm?

    These questions goes out to to all the folks who have or are working on making their own longtail bike. How much did you spend on your full suspension donor bike swingarm/rear triangle? Where did you get it? I have been bitten by the longtail bug and have been acquiring parts for 4...

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  10. good low-BB base bike for an xtracycle?

    Can anyone recommend older rigid MTBs with a low BB for my xtracycle? The Marin MTB I'm using now has very little BB drop, which would be great for clearing stumps, but I'd rather have something more stable for a cargo bike.

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  11. Homemade rear racks - long bike setups

    I've built a home-made xtracycle and easy logic let me to mount two rear racks back to back to build a rear cargo carrier. I'm not thrilled with the height of what I have (right now sits about 3" above the rear wheel, which is a 26" mtb setup) and I could re-do the same setup making it a bit...

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  12. C-dale offers up Dutchess urban concept bike (Xpost from Commuting)

    Interesting modern take on the Dutch city bike design. http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/11/17/cannondale-enters-city-bike-fray-with-dutchess-concept-bike/ No word on whether this will ever be a product for sale.

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  13. human powered fork lift?

    Does anyone make one?

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  14. Yuba Mundo V3

    My inquiry a few weeks ago about tire width and the Mundo led me to some email discussions w/ the company. A new version (V3) of the Mundo will be released within the next couple weeks. Some of the upcoming changes (taken from emails w/ Ben): disc tabs, front and rear room for larger tires...

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  15. Tricycles.

    I'm about to receive a free tricycle from a friend's mother...and I AM EXCITED! :love: Granted, I'm a 25 year old woman, and this is not the typical ride (especially in NYC!)....but I am already thinking of all the possibilities for the rear basket: deli stops, beer hauling, camera equipment, a...

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  16. Scrapfiets

    I've been working on this on this nights and weekends for the past couple weeks. I'd been holding onto the rear frame for over a year with a cargo bike in mind. The steering linkage will need to be rebuilt a little stiffer, but overall it rides good. I'm not sure if the handling is poor or if I...

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  17. Big Dummies for cheap....

    I don't know if you all have noticed but the price of a Big Dummy frame, at the moment, has plummeted. Bikeman has it for $600 Jenson for $700 All sizes available. I bought mine full price and painted it red thinking that the price will just go up. I didn't expect this. Makes me want to...

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  18. Any one else get mistaken for a Hobo?

    I live in a strange little city where the only people that typicly ride bikes (olther than $3000 carbon fiber jobbies) are hobos and DWIs, especialy a twenty year old schwinn MTB with a milk-crate trunk-basket. I'm starting to feel persecuted. Even the cops give me a long look over. On the...

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  19. made in under 2 hours tote trailer take a look

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfE0e_EqMMQ and if you missed the bike train http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlWZ-r3O_dA cheers

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  20. Trailer that Works with Raleigh 3-Speeds?

    I'm thinking of buying a trailer, to haul my 4-year-old daughter as well as for groceries. I've been prowling craigslist. My wife and I both have Raleigh 3-speeds. The one trailer I looked at attached at the rear axle, using a special skewer. That's not going to work for us. What trailer...

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