Monday, 27 December 2010
Bakfiets Long delivered
In the morning, 23rd December a huge bloke with a peculiar accent knocked on my door. This could mean only one thing - the cargobike arrived from the Netherlands. The cheerful chap led me to his enormous lorrym where my precious purchase was waiting for me all wrapped in cardboard and tape with a distinctive Workcycles logo. I've been greening widely when I was freewheeling it back to my flat, and getting plenty of raised eyebrows on the way.Then finally I got it into my lobby
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ReplyDeleteGave me a Gazelle Grenoble so i can guess what the feeling is like
Looking forward to a report on the cargo bike
Hope you have a big flat !
ReplyDelete@Anon - the bakfiets is meant to live outdoors. It's going to be chained to my personal sheffield stand which I installed in the garden. It's way to big for even big flats.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you :>)
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
Nice wheels!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to hearing your impressions, particularly on the handling when loaded and the roller brakes. I've used Sturmey drums and the basic Shimano rollers, but never the higher-end ones you get on the Bakfiets (IM70s I think). If they are good I may end up using them in the future.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a practical machine
MrColostomy - the bike handles like a boat. It floats and glides - when I got back on my Pashley it felt too responsive and jerky. The hub gives a lot of range in gears, runs smoothly and shifts very quickly. The brakes give a lot of stopping power. I started using the harnesses for my kids since when I squeeze the levers hard enough I can stop on a dime - quite a feat when the rig weighs 180kg in total.
ReplyDeleteRiding loaded is a pleasure - I would say riding empty is slightly more difficult. But then this is to be expected from a cargobike.