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    More CETMA

    Monday, May 31st, 2010

    I am late to the party, but The Lazy Randonneur has some Cetma Cargo Bike videos up, and a neat overview. The first thing I thought when I saw the video was that the stem/handlebar looks awfully close to the girl’s head, and sure enough, in the overview, the parent has switched the stem around [...]

    Magnetic attraction

    Friday, May 28th, 2010

    That little metal mushroom is a joy. It’s a direct swap for the gate latch used on Bakfiets Cargobikes until recently. Now, instead of having to awkardly bump up the legs and hope you’ve fully closed the latch, the magnet grabs the leg as soon as it’s near. It’s a big improvement in terms of [...]

    Yeah, I do fancy a coffee.

    Monday, May 17th, 2010

    Henry has done a lovely overview of companies selling coffee vending conversion of the Nijland bakfiets. Digging around on one of the UK conversion companies site threw up this video. They’ll sell you everything you need to get going for £10999. Fancy a change of career?

    O/T recumbent lust

    Sunday, May 16th, 2010

    CTC Potrero Descent from Jim Verheul on Vimeo.
    As of last week, I’ve done over 2000 miles on bikes since January 1st. Living in the flats of Cambridgeshire, those miles have included 1900 miles of headwind*. Lately, I’ve dropped the stem on my tourer a couple of spacers in an effort to reduce the effect of [...]

    Mummybikified – Steco Buggy Mee – 1st report

    Saturday, May 15th, 2010

    We picked up the bits of the  mummybike kit we didn’t get when we got the BSP Seine, so I spent some time today fitting the front Bobike seat, windscreen and restpad up front, and a Steco Buggy Mee on the back. Our youngest is still a couple of months away from the recommended age [...]