I worked as a carpenter in Key West for a couple of years. I lived very centrally close to my jobs and I geared up a bike trailer to haul most of my tools. My boss would bring the table saw and the chop saw to the job site. No parking problems. I loved living bikeable and walkable. Motorized vehicles have made our lives a horror in many ways. Thank you for writing.
I’ve been working the last 2 weeks on a basement remodel, yes, i used my tiny ford van for the initial tool haul and material run on day one, but been commuting and moving some EQ and materials on my bike, and its been wonderful! I didnt think i could but VOILA! Where there is a will, there is a way!
Would do the same thing. Get the big equipment onto the job site. Then ride rather simple bike with 25 gallon buckets of paint hanging off each side of the handlebars when I needed a resupply. Though mostly it was simply riding back-and-forth to the job site. Until the job was done and then retrieve your ladders or whatever other big equipment you had.
I got sucked into the cargo bike thing in 2017. It was customized to have electric boost, which is great in hilly Vermont. But you're right, thing is huge and a pain to move and store; a trailer would undoubtedly be better
I suspect that another benefit of the trailer is that heavy loads probably wouldn't make the bike feel shaky or unstable. That's a big problem with the cargo bike when you've got a couple of 25 pound sacks of food strapped to the running boards.
The Europeans seem less doctrinaire on such points, I have a collection of photos of the variety of bike designs I have seen traveling in Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, and France. In some cases,particularly Belgium and the Netherlands where it’s particularly flat of course it’s easier to peddle the larger bikes but I’ve seen cargo bikes at work in all of them hauling kids or goods or both. Here in northern Virginia and DC I’ve seen numerous trailers and the attached bike seats with peddles (not always providing added peddles power).
I thought i wanted a cargo e-bike last year, after testing riding a few with loads, I was kinda confused. They handle like shit, and all the “standards” are out the window. I ended up with a non cargo E, specialized turbo Vado 4, with a basket up front and wald folding panniers out back. Been hauling all kinds of shit and doing jobs on this thing. Pressure washer, paint, tools, hoses, LOTS of groceries, etc. no cargo, no problem!
You are not my nutritional role model, but as a bike guru, Namaste. I just moved to Silver City, NM, just vicariously enjoyed the Tour de Gila, and can now enjoy walking to food, books, and theater in less than 1/2 hour. Cycling is magic and faster.
I worked as a carpenter in Key West for a couple of years. I lived very centrally close to my jobs and I geared up a bike trailer to haul most of my tools. My boss would bring the table saw and the chop saw to the job site. No parking problems. I loved living bikeable and walkable. Motorized vehicles have made our lives a horror in many ways. Thank you for writing.
That’s for sure.
I’ve been working the last 2 weeks on a basement remodel, yes, i used my tiny ford van for the initial tool haul and material run on day one, but been commuting and moving some EQ and materials on my bike, and its been wonderful! I didnt think i could but VOILA! Where there is a will, there is a way!
Would do the same thing. Get the big equipment onto the job site. Then ride rather simple bike with 25 gallon buckets of paint hanging off each side of the handlebars when I needed a resupply. Though mostly it was simply riding back-and-forth to the job site. Until the job was done and then retrieve your ladders or whatever other big equipment you had.
Lived in Holland late 80’s… met my first cargo trike there…
This local company makes wonderful products:https://burley.com/pages/ride-your-way
I got sucked into the cargo bike thing in 2017. It was customized to have electric boost, which is great in hilly Vermont. But you're right, thing is huge and a pain to move and store; a trailer would undoubtedly be better
I suspect that another benefit of the trailer is that heavy loads probably wouldn't make the bike feel shaky or unstable. That's a big problem with the cargo bike when you've got a couple of 25 pound sacks of food strapped to the running boards.
The Europeans seem less doctrinaire on such points, I have a collection of photos of the variety of bike designs I have seen traveling in Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, and France. In some cases,particularly Belgium and the Netherlands where it’s particularly flat of course it’s easier to peddle the larger bikes but I’ve seen cargo bikes at work in all of them hauling kids or goods or both. Here in northern Virginia and DC I’ve seen numerous trailers and the attached bike seats with peddles (not always providing added peddles power).
Clever.
I thought i wanted a cargo e-bike last year, after testing riding a few with loads, I was kinda confused. They handle like shit, and all the “standards” are out the window. I ended up with a non cargo E, specialized turbo Vado 4, with a basket up front and wald folding panniers out back. Been hauling all kinds of shit and doing jobs on this thing. Pressure washer, paint, tools, hoses, LOTS of groceries, etc. no cargo, no problem!
You are not my nutritional role model, but as a bike guru, Namaste. I just moved to Silver City, NM, just vicariously enjoyed the Tour de Gila, and can now enjoy walking to food, books, and theater in less than 1/2 hour. Cycling is magic and faster.
Necessity sparks innovation!
Very clever. I agree. Specialization has traumatized our landfills and pocketbooks.
Also, I love your flag. I consider myself to be a citizen of planet Earth too.