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@saltbaygull @ascentale @Steffi @oheso #BikeNite yeah I've got 20in wheels on most bikes and mostly only ride the #umbrellaBike in winter, whether I need to keep a passenger and/or cargo dry.

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Steffi Jên 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍⚧Jun 19

@enobacon I've just been browsing through your #umbrellaBike posts. That does look neat!
I get what you mean about capes being good for just falling rain. Here it does tend to be a bit breezy too, although I can usually choose more sheltered routes.

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😀🚲Jun 19

@Steffi rain cape (bike-specific poncho) works well for falling rain, less well if it's blowing sideways or if you're just riding fast into it. My #umbrellaBike is a bakfiets with rain canopy on top, which gives good frontal coverage, combined with a rain cape and wool pants for most of the winter. A front rack with a large crate and backpack rain cover stretched over it gives similar protection for your knees/pantlegs to not get soaked. Breathability beats rain pants above ~freezing.

😀🚲Apr 12

#30daysOfBiking I took the #umbrellaBike from Hillsdale to Beaverton and the passenger from Beaverton to the craft store to Hillsdale. It was misty, but not really raining until the return trip and then it finished before we got home. #cargoBikes #eBikes #pdxBikes #pdxTST

😀🚲Apr 5

@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.