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Using a car because there's plenty of street parking but nowhere to store a cargo bike? We need better folding and compact cargo bike options, but bike trailers can lean against a wall, or fold flat with the wheels off. Brompton and travoy, r&m carrie, quite a few ways to store in apartments. Also curbside hangar sheds need to become a common thing, securely storing several cargo bikes and ebikes in the space of one car.
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Show thread😀🚲19h ago

R&M Carrie, compact #cargoBikes with folding/locking box, only 18in wide when shut, handlebar stem folds so you won't get snagged on it in a hallway, roughly the length of a typical bike but you've got room for a child passenger and/or dog. Suspension fork, 80lb empty, $10k.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3WQ2rOeFvg

Riese & Müller Carrie: the compact Cargo Bike

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Show thread😀🚲18h ago

Folding (brompton) bike and folding (travoy) trailer. A nice ride to the store on a rainy day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE3vK9tcmWI

bike, rain, and grocery shopping

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Show thread😀🚲17h ago

A DIY bamboo version of the handcart/bike trailer (using Burley travoy seatpost hitch.) Carbon fiber with expoxy resin, but I've seen this done with jute twine too and not so much effort on making flush joints.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXw2ocuuBRg

How to Build a Bicycle & Hiking Trailer with Bamboo

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Show thread😀🚲17h ago

(ab)using a cheap tubing bender for aluminum round bar. (I didn't know you could cold bend aluminum without cracking, maybe that depends on the type (alloy?) of aluminum.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DjidZtS0tc

I built this Sturdy Front Rack by Modifying a $25 Bending Tool!

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Show thread😀🚲15h ago

Cargo bikes don't have to be very wide. This build also reminds me of the argo kit, which allows your regular bike to convert to and from cargo mode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVQk2WSO6eY

Building a cargo bike

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Show thread😀🚲7h ago

The longtail Tern GSD #cargoBikes have a fold-down handlebar stem and are able to stand vertically on the tail. They're also short enough to get in some elevators without standing on end. ~$5k

(The handlebar stem is not awkward and fiddly like that if you flip the front wheel around to the other side when you have it standing up.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozlzF-aR-bk

Tern GSD Review         It has everything.

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Show thread😀🚲7h ago

Of course the HSD is even smaller than most bikes and still has enough cargo capacity to replace many car trips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmwDbjar8ac

Meet the Tern HSD Gen 1: The Mighty Yet Mini Cargo Bike for Easy Handling | Tern Bicycles

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Show thread🏳️‍🌈 Bri 🌞🚴🌱✨5h ago

@enobacon I can vouch for the Tern GSD as a space-efficient cargo bike. I'm able to fit it in my building's tiny elevator, and it takes up a small part of my apartment front hallway. I don't use the vertical parking as much as I thought I would, but it's a terrific option. Particularly handy for cleaning and servicing the underside.

Also, all the cargo rack accessories are made with vertical parking in mind, so they actually offer better stability! 😁✨

Show threadWolf18h ago

@enobacon
After pulling a Burley Nomad for many years, I got a Burley Hopper, and I heartily recommend it. I use it as a shopping cart when I get to the store. Load it up at the checkout, then bike home and roll it up the elevator in cart form into our condo.

And it does fold pretty flat, too!

https://social.incognoble.com/@Wolf/115102679583701853

Show threadcpm17h ago

@Wolf
I'd die a happy dog-death if we had a Costco

So
(suppose)
I shld be grateful we don't

@enobacon

Show threadObbie King19h ago
@enobacon If I get to the food coop, and there's no room for the bike/trailer combo, then I simply take one of the car parking spaces. If anyone from the store complains (they don't, most of the staff are also bike riders), I point out that we spend a lot more than 80% of the car people.