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| I saw this bike locked up in Erskinville. It's an odd
foldng bike with a vertical pivot in the center of the bike, supported
by a set of central frame tubes. I suspect it's only a year or two
old, but the fold is bizarre compared to the
Mongoose or Birdy style ones.
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| Colin bought this bike off me, and had Jim make a rack
big enough to fit two suitcases on. This is the same size as an Xtra-Cycle but without moving the
rear wheel back. It works surprisingly well, but then I've never had
to ride it more than a few metres. The load weight is almost all
behind the rear axle, and even with a 10kg ingot in the bottle cage
the front wheel has to be held down by the rider. And Jim hasn't got
around to attaching the rack at axle level, so it wobbles
independently of the bike. I'm working on getting Colin to accept a
front rack which will help hold the front down (and carry useful
weight), plus getting the rear rack stablised. |
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| Bernard wanted to carry a deflated Zodiac using his bike. Rather
than get too carried away with building something I suggested he try
actually moving the thing with his bike first. His calculations are
that it weighs about 120kg, and the biggest bit is 1.7m by 0.8m. So
there's a reasonable chance that it will be too hard to move it any
distance with a bike, let alone on a bike trailer or trike. Since I
have both One
Less Ute (the bike) and MegaTrailer
I offered to lend him at least the trailer so he could have a go. This
is megatrailer behind his bike, which is as silly as it looks - 12"
wheels, Rohloff hub, and 50cm
high handlebars. We got the trailer hoocked up, and I rode round on it
a bit (I weigh about 85kg), but unfortunately Bernard tore up his foot
before he actually got to try it with the boat. Maybe in a few months
when he's allowed back in the boat. |
