tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post4817900291051600571..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Thinking inside the BaksCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-80160584181387579912013-03-12T14:37:37.633-04:002013-03-12T14:37:37.633-04:00Glad it arrived, sad it got damaged along the way!...Glad it arrived, sad it got damaged along the way!<br />I saw some bike racks in India that were built to carry 3-5 propane tanks, I kept trying to get a picture, but haven't spotted one in my folder yet. Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115854996029876654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-33351421283323855292013-02-26T23:11:13.178-05:002013-02-26T23:11:13.178-05:00Cycler: I've nominated you for the Liebster Aw...Cycler: I've nominated you for the Liebster Award.<br /><br />Check it out: http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2013/02/nominated-for-liebster-award.htmlJustine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-35971311229035790152013-02-23T19:05:06.091-05:002013-02-23T19:05:06.091-05:00Looking forward to hearing about the good outcome....Looking forward to hearing about the good outcome...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-76803600553987289922013-02-22T13:02:52.936-05:002013-02-22T13:02:52.936-05:00Todd Constantino of the Boston Cyclist Union has a...Todd Constantino of the Boston Cyclist Union has a CETMA bakfiets.<br /><br />You might be able to bend the linkage tab with a big crescent wrench and some clamps to hold the fork in place.<br /><br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-76057748241169062382013-02-21T17:14:51.793-05:002013-02-21T17:14:51.793-05:00No I don't think that's her in the picture...No I don't think that's her in the picture; different bakfiets.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-47796354637473164762013-02-21T15:46:35.135-05:002013-02-21T15:46:35.135-05:00here is another local owner that wrote a review of...here is another local owner that wrote a review of their new Christiania Bakfiets.<br />http://christiania2wheeler.wordpress.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434254311488859982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-41628017155092119372013-02-21T15:42:26.168-05:002013-02-21T15:42:26.168-05:00Veloria, Hard to tell from the photo, but it doesn...Veloria, Hard to tell from the photo, but it doesn't appear to be Angela. <br />Cycler, there are a few more. We rode together at Honk last fall. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1774733@N25/pool/<br />You'll notice a Sorte, Cetma (orange), and a Christiania (beige) bakfiets (not a trike). Angela's neighbors have a Gazelle Cabby that I didn't get a picture of.<br />Many cargo cyclists around here hang out on the BostonAreaFamilyBike google group, and many do not have kids just cargo bikes, so you would definitely be welcome; "family" can be a very encompassing term :) http://groups.google.com/group/bostonareafamilybike<br />We are definitely a growing minority!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434254311488859982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-6141791681479754622013-02-21T13:22:04.848-05:002013-02-21T13:22:04.848-05:00Oh, and the cargo bikes I "know about" ...Oh, and the cargo bikes I "know about" locally are Brian, Aaron Naparstek, Mamma Vee, The Carfree with Kids ladies, Whoever owns the Nihola trike that's often parked near the cambridge common, and the guy who builds his own. And then there's the guy who biked past my house as I was taking delivery of my bike- never seen him before.<br />Cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-46288041103897024742013-02-21T13:18:35.474-05:002013-02-21T13:18:35.474-05:00Is that Angela from Carfree with kids? Can't ...Is that Angela from Carfree with kids? Can't tell from the photo- it's hard to take low-light action shots!Cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-5411338482946949282013-02-21T12:40:53.965-05:002013-02-21T12:40:53.965-05:00Here's one more local bakfiets owner to keep y...Here's <a href="http://instagram.com/p/UXxZ5sj7nX/" rel="nofollow">one more local bakfiets owner</a> to keep you company : ) Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-88042123830349636852013-02-21T10:53:50.123-05:002013-02-21T10:53:50.123-05:00WOW; I'm so jealous!
That will be so much clas...WOW; I'm so jealous!<br />That will be so much classier than the gassy baby (propane tank)in a kiddie trailer, which is how I do it.<br />I can't wait for your first truly epic cargo carrying post. What will it be; a gardening supply run, a trip to BJ's for a years worth of cereal, building supplies (including drywall), deliveries to a local food bank, or a BBQ on wheels?<br /><br />Congratulations,<br />Mark<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-24599454147427576452013-02-21T06:19:47.852-05:002013-02-21T06:19:47.852-05:00Congratulations! What a spectacular birthday prese...Congratulations! What a spectacular birthday present!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036691849337099909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-85120409077085080492013-02-20T09:55:59.835-05:002013-02-20T09:55:59.835-05:00Well, Hopefully UPS will make good and replace it....Well, Hopefully UPS will make good and replace it. And it's possible that it can be hooked up as is- We won't know until we try to assemble it, and am waiting for UPS to come "inspect" it. Will have to deal with it for at least 6-8 weeks- it will be that long before the factory does another run of red painting, and then it will have to be shipped here. <br /> I'll go crazy if I can't ride it before then!<br />Cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-81268978720589644042013-02-20T09:52:00.092-05:002013-02-20T09:52:00.092-05:00"not sure how I'm going to bend a 1/4&quo...<i>"not sure how I'm going to bend a 1/4" plate without some serious banging on the plate"</i><br /><br />You might want to talk to Paul at the Artisan's Asylum - they may have a vise or tool that could accomplish this with minimal damage. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-19750262131513878142013-02-20T09:43:45.998-05:002013-02-20T09:43:45.998-05:00"the only reason to have a bakfiets is if you...<i>"the only reason to have a bakfiets is if you have kids."</i><br /><br />I don't agree with those comments. A long tail like the Radish can fit 3 kids just fine. And a bakfiets has so many other uses and advantages. They are just different systems, but kids don't have anything to do with it. <br /><br />As I see it, there are three potential drawbacks to choosing the bakfiets. One is storage issues. The other is handling (some don't like it). And the third is long distance/ serious hills. I don't think either of these apply to you, so I predict you will love it. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-5773185409698045052013-02-20T09:24:28.811-05:002013-02-20T09:24:28.811-05:00You know me so well :)
I was reading the comments ...You know me so well :)<br />I was reading the comments on your Radish review and they seemed mostly towards "the only reason to have a bakfiets is if you have kids. And since I don't, I was starting to panic a bit that we'd made the wrong choice. I do think that I'll love it though, for the reasons listed in the post.Cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-1335099260183809312013-02-20T09:22:48.798-05:002013-02-20T09:22:48.798-05:00Yes, Workcycles thinks that I can probably bend t...Yes, Workcycles thinks that I can probably bend the plate back down (although I'm not sure how I'm going to bend a 1/4" plate without some serious banging on the plate) enough to make it rideable. I just know that the paint is going to come off of it in chunks- I can see the crazing where it flexed, and it's going to just pop off the first time it gets wet then cold.<br /><br />It must have taken a LOT of force to bend it, and am hopeful that UPS will pay for a new fork/ fender.Cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-37838485034347728572013-02-20T09:19:34.465-05:002013-02-20T09:19:34.465-05:00For now it's going to live under the porch, ch...For now it's going to live under the porch, chained to the porch support post.<br />It's UPS, not USPS, and although they were supposed to call me yesterday, I never heard from them. We'll see how the process goes.Cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-56510173721987243702013-02-19T23:14:08.266-05:002013-02-19T23:14:08.266-05:00Fantabulous! Welcome to the club.
As for the steer...Fantabulous! Welcome to the club.<br />As for the steering linkage, it will probably be fine. The plate on my linkage has been bent for about a year when it was backed into by a coworker. The linkage uses a ball joint so it can take the misalignment. And this point doesn't receive much stress so the loss in strength will not be detrimental.<br />But if they pay for a replacement for, don't hesistate, say thank-you.<br />Look forward to seeing you on the road.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434254311488859982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-75540531197940823642013-02-19T22:35:15.299-05:002013-02-19T22:35:15.299-05:00The bakfiets and you will be a match made in heave...The bakfiets and you will be a match made in heaven I am sure. Too bad about the damage, unfortunately this is fairly typical. The colour combination is interesting. Looking forward to seeing this thing in person, and congratulations! Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-27566423018684511852013-02-19T20:29:57.577-05:002013-02-19T20:29:57.577-05:00Congratulations! Looks like a great addition to yo...Congratulations! Looks like a great addition to your family. I, personally, wouldn't buy a bakfiets due to my very hilly neighborhood but since you live closer to Boston I am sure it will work for you.<br /><br />Too bad it arrived damaged but it looks fixable.bostonbybikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16002562971047930168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-70627894939120780772013-02-19T20:18:43.559-05:002013-02-19T20:18:43.559-05:00A) I'm so jealous!
B) Where are you going to k...A) I'm so jealous!<br />B) Where are you going to keep it? If we didn't live in an upstairs apartment, I'd be super jealous!<br />C) I'm so sorry to hear about the damage in the mail! What a pain. I'm crossing my fingers for a positive outcome (remind UPS they are losing money and this would be a good opportunity for some good PR/"make me want to use the postal service again" service).<br />D) I'll be looking to you as a guinea pig - I mean roll model - in all this : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com