Mastodawn

@HayiWena 😀 aw, shucks, that old thing? 😆 I got the regen braking motor for a 2nd motor on the #umbrellaBike, but 2/3 passengers were a "very No" on riding in the front bucket/canopy, so I scrounged this #bikeFriday up off of craigslist and gave it that #GrinMAC so it wouldn't burn through rims + brake pads. My R&D budget is roughly the yearly cost of running a second car, and I got my first electric cargo bike for $4k in 2014, but I still have a day job and no welder, for now.

😀🚲Mar 24

#CanYouSeeMtHoodFromBurlingameFMpickupSpot4 at 2:15pm on Mar 24, 2026? #pdxBikes #pdxTST

No. I even got slightly damp.

#leaveTheCarAtHome #UmbrellaBike #cargoBikes #eBikes #BikeTooter #climateActionTuesdays #FuckCars #theWarOnCars #resist #fossilFuels

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😀🚲Mar 14

Kid usually rides the bus home, asks why I brought a bike today. 😂 #umbrellaBike

😀🚲Mar 10

#canYouSeeMtHoodFromBurlingameFMpickupSpot4 at 2pm today? #pdxBikes #pdxTST

no. And still, I didn't even get my feet wet. #leaveTheCarAtHome #cargoBikes #umbrellaBike #eBikes #climateActionTuesdays #resist #fossilFools

😀🚲Feb 25

#canYouSeeMtHoodFromBurlingameFMpickupSpot4 at about 2pm today? #pdxBikes #pdxTST

no. And my sunglasses got wet, but the #umbrellaBike had me mostly covered from riding through the mist, no rain cape, dry shoes. Feeling silly using such a large vehicle for so little cargo 🤪 #BikeTooter

#leaveTheCarAtHome #cargoBikes #climateActionTuesdays #eBikes

😀🚲Feb 24

A woman outside the hardware store was asking about the #UmbrellaBike's canopy before she realized it was a cargo bike. I think somebody needs to make a pop-out canopy for a fixed front rack of a city bike / cycletruck. Given enough fenders, mudflap, and faring over a bit of cargo space, you mostly wouldn't need to drive a car when it's raining.

😀🚲Jan 31

Sometimes you just need to plug everything together and see it spin.

Next step in the #umbrellaBike #eBikes project. #bikeTooter #bikeNite A8