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An interesting and (up to a point[1]) very good attempt at a folding
cargo bike. Owner was German and happy up to the point the headlight failed[1], pointed out it was a very new/recent bike, but was otherwise happy. Electric assist as well. I was on said tram[1] and I pointed out my Larry vs Harry would not have fitted! The folding sides were really a bloody good idea https://muli-cycles.de/en/ [1] The very expensive SON dynamo had shat it's pants and barfed its' leads all over the steering assembly. |
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:50:38 +0200, Tosspot wrote:
An interesting and (up to a point[1]) very good attempt at a folding cargo bike. Owner was German and happy up to the point the headlight failed[1], pointed out it was a very new/recent bike, but was otherwise happy. Electric assist as well. I was on said tram[1] and I pointed out my Larry vs Harry would not have fitted! The folding sides were really a bloody good idea https://muli-cycles.de/en/ [1] The very expensive SON dynamo had shat it's pants and barfed its' leads all over the steering assembly. Yes but with the Larry vs Harry everyone always comments on the length leaving many opportunities for "Kızları hep öyle diyor!" humour. I never thought about putting it on a tram. But I would say the length is more of a problem than the width. Fun outweighs all of that though. Silly question. What brakes have you got on yours and can you get enough oomph out of them to lock up the back wheel? -- davethedave |
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On 08/21/2018 08:32 AM, dave wrote:
On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:50:38 +0200, Tosspot wrote: An interesting and (up to a point[1]) very good attempt at a folding cargo bike. Owner was German and happy up to the point the headlight failed[1], pointed out it was a very new/recent bike, but was otherwise happy. Electric assist as well. I was on said tram[1] and I pointed out my Larry vs Harry would not have fitted! The folding sides were really a bloody good idea https://muli-cycles.de/en/ [1] The very expensive SON dynamo had shat it's pants and barfed its' leads all over the steering assembly. Yes but with the Larry vs Harry everyone always comments on the length leaving many opportunities for "Kızları hep öyle diyor!" humour. I never thought about putting it on a tram. But I would say the length is more of a problem than the width. Fun outweighs all of that though. Silly question. What brakes have you got on yours and can you get enough oomph out of them to lock up the back wheel? Now here is a story... I replaced the shonky Shimano somethings with Magura 5 4-pots, now I have to admit I was under whelmed[1] and the finger of suspicion pointed at the cream cheese organic pads. A week later, a set of Noah and Theo fully sintered wellard pads arrive. Now those familiar with fully sintered pads know that to bed them in, you get up to 25-30kph, and brake hard for about a dozen runs. Remember we are talking a Larry vs Harry Bullitt... So, after a few runs, the brakes were beginning to bite, but the Doctors reckoned my aneurysm/hernia was at exploding point, so I gave up on the practice until Friday. Now, my local is about 7km away, and up hill on about a 2-3% slope. "Aha!", thinks I, "I'll ride it to the boozer, have a couple, and on the run back sort those bloody pads out!" A few 2-fingered squeezes of the rear were enough to stop the rear wheel going round. "Hmmm...", thinks I, "I wonder if you can stop the front wheel?". Yes, you can, a few attempts and the front wheel stops. No big drama. "I wonder how quickly it will stop on both brakes?". About 30 kph, a double handful and the bike stops dead, I mean in about 30cms. I'm sorry to report, the rider didn't... [1] Now you can't be under whelmed any more than you can be over whelmed, but suffice it to say, I was extremely whelmed. |
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On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:27:21 +0200, Tosspot wrote:
On 08/21/2018 08:32 AM, dave wrote: On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:50:38 +0200, Tosspot wrote: An interesting and (up to a point[1]) very good attempt at a folding cargo bike. Owner was German and happy up to the point the headlight failed[1], pointed out it was a very new/recent bike, but was otherwise happy. Electric assist as well. I was on said tram[1] and I pointed out my Larry vs Harry would not have fitted! The folding sides were really a bloody good idea https://muli-cycles.de/en/ [1] The very expensive SON dynamo had shat it's pants and barfed its' leads all over the steering assembly. Yes but with the Larry vs Harry everyone always comments on the length leaving many opportunities for "Kızları hep öyle diyor!" humour. I never thought about putting it on a tram. But I would say the length is more of a problem than the width. Fun outweighs all of that though. Silly question. What brakes have you got on yours and can you get enough oomph out of them to lock up the back wheel? Now here is a story... I replaced the shonky Shimano somethings with Magura 5 4-pots, now I have to admit I was under whelmed[1] and the finger of suspicion pointed at the cream cheese organic pads. A week later, a set of Noah and Theo fully sintered wellard pads arrive. Now those familiar with fully sintered pads know that to bed them in, you get up to 25-30kph, and brake hard for about a dozen runs. Remember we are talking a Larry vs Harry Bullitt... So, after a few runs, the brakes were beginning to bite, but the Doctors reckoned my aneurysm/hernia was at exploding point, so I gave up on the practice until Friday. Now, my local is about 7km away, and up hill on about a 2-3% slope. "Aha!", thinks I, "I'll ride it to the boozer, have a couple, and on the run back sort those bloody pads out!" A few 2-fingered squeezes of the rear were enough to stop the rear wheel going round. "Hmmm...", thinks I, "I wonder if you can stop the front wheel?". Yes, you can, a few attempts and the front wheel stops. No big drama. "I wonder how quickly it will stop on both brakes?". About 30 kph, a double handful and the bike stops dead, I mean in about 30cms. I'm sorry to report, the rider didn't... [1] Now you can't be under whelmed any more than you can be over whelmed, but suffice it to say, I was extremely whelmed. Bwahhh ha ha haaaa! Awesome. The trip back from the pub is always harder than the trip there. They do stop an a dime though even with the Alfine standard brakes. Can't lock the back for love nor money though. I made a fascinating discovery once returning from the pub through the park. 36°53'01.6"N 30°40'12.1"E A lovely path. Dual carriageway. The local government even built a cat sanctuary there. 100s of cats for cuddling. I had been through it thousands of times before the fateful late night discovery. Picture the scene. It's dark. Very dark under the tree cover and the street lights are not working. The usual late night denizens of the park are about their nefarious business. The cats are of course all over the damned place. But this is not a problem as I have a shed load of lighting. As I was coming down the steepish hill towards sea level I saw a batch of cats in the centre of the road. So being a careful sort I thought I would give them a wide berth and pulled towards the grass. It was then that I made my discovery. They had put a beautiful u shaped drainage gulley between the road and the grass level with the pavement. It's amazing quite how far a Bullit will slide on its side panels. -- davethedave |
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On 08/24/2018 09:23 AM, dave wrote:
On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:27:21 +0200, Tosspot wrote: On 08/21/2018 08:32 AM, dave wrote: snip "I wonder how quickly it will stop on both brakes?". About 30 kph, a double handful and the bike stops dead, I mean in about 30cms. I'm sorry to report, the rider didn't... snip They had put a beautiful u shaped drainage gulley between the road and the grass level with the pavement. It's amazing quite how far a Bullit will slide on its side panels. Ouch. I take it the box took all the damage? |
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On Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:00:12 +0200, Tosspot wrote:
On 08/24/2018 09:23 AM, dave wrote: On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:27:21 +0200, Tosspot wrote: On 08/21/2018 08:32 AM, dave wrote: snip "I wonder how quickly it will stop on both brakes?". About 30 kph, a double handful and the bike stops dead, I mean in about 30cms. I'm sorry to report, the rider didn't... snip They had put a beautiful u shaped drainage gulley between the road and the grass level with the pavement. It's amazing quite how far a Bullit will slide on its side panels. Ouch. I take it the box took all the damage? Side panel and that was about it. End of the pedal was a bit scraped but they do slide in a fairly non self destructing fashion. A normal bike would have flipped bounced and ****ed up all kinds of ****. Oh also if you unfortunately get the front sandwiched between a Mercedes Vito side panel and a Renault Clio front wing the frame is actually entertainingly stronger than either. Which is nice. -- davethedave |
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On 8/27/2018 11:02 AM, dave wrote:
On Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:00:12 +0200, Tosspot wrote: On 08/24/2018 09:23 AM, dave wrote: On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:27:21 +0200, Tosspot wrote: On 08/21/2018 08:32 AM, dave wrote: snip "I wonder how quickly it will stop on both brakes?". About 30 kph, a double handful and the bike stops dead, I mean in about 30cms. I'm sorry to report, the rider didn't... snip They had put a beautiful u shaped drainage gulley between the road and the grass level with the pavement. It's amazing quite how far a Bullit will slide on its side panels. Ouch. I take it the box took all the damage? Side panel and that was about it. End of the pedal was a bit scraped but they do slide in a fairly non self destructing fashion. A normal bike would have flipped bounced and ****ed up all kinds of ****. Oh also if you unfortunately get the front sandwiched between a Mercedes Vito side panel and a Renault Clio front wing the frame is actually entertainingly stronger than either. I forget what your machine is. Which is it? And what does it weigh? Got a photo? -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 08/27/2018 05:02 PM, dave wrote:
On Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:00:12 +0200, Tosspot wrote: On 08/24/2018 09:23 AM, dave wrote: On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:27:21 +0200, Tosspot wrote: On 08/21/2018 08:32 AM, dave wrote: snip "I wonder how quickly it will stop on both brakes?". About 30 kph, a double handful and the bike stops dead, I mean in about 30cms. I'm sorry to report, the rider didn't... snip They had put a beautiful u shaped drainage gulley between the road and the grass level with the pavement. It's amazing quite how far a Bullit will slide on its side panels. Ouch. I take it the box took all the damage? Side panel and that was about it. End of the pedal was a bit scraped but they do slide in a fairly non self destructing fashion. A normal bike would have flipped bounced and ****ed up all kinds of ****. Oh also if you unfortunately get the front sandwiched between a Mercedes Vito side panel and a Renault Clio front wing the frame is actually entertainingly stronger than either. ROFLMAO! I do believe I've just wet myself :-) We need more details... |
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On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:11:45 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 8/27/2018 11:02 AM, dave wrote: On Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:00:12 +0200, Tosspot wrote: On 08/24/2018 09:23 AM, dave wrote: On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:27:21 +0200, Tosspot wrote: On 08/21/2018 08:32 AM, dave wrote: snip "I wonder how quickly it will stop on both brakes?". About 30 kph, a double handful and the bike stops dead, I mean in about 30cms. I'm sorry to report, the rider didn't... snip They had put a beautiful u shaped drainage gulley between the road and the grass level with the pavement. It's amazing quite how far a Bullit will slide on its side panels. Ouch. I take it the box took all the damage? Side panel and that was about it. End of the pedal was a bit scraped but they do slide in a fairly non self destructing fashion. A normal bike would have flipped bounced and ****ed up all kinds of ****. Oh also if you unfortunately get the front sandwiched between a Mercedes Vito side panel and a Renault Clio front wing the frame is actually entertainingly stronger than either. I forget what your machine is. Which is it? And what does it weigh? Got a photo? Larry Vs Harry Bullit. Bluebird 71. Looks like this https://www.flickr.com/photos/915638...in/dateposted- public/ Weighs in at about 40kg. Folding kid seat is a weighty lump but it's comfy for even my butt. -- davethedave |
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