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Commuter bike sorcery!

Jan. 4, 2023, 8:01 p.m.
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Joined: Nov. 23, 2002

Wow, what a great idea for a commuter bike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlLMQSaXQzU

https://www.convercycle.com/en/convercycle-electric.html

We don't know what our limits are, so to start something with the idea of being limited actually ends up limiting us.
Ellen Langer


 Last edited by: syncro on Jan. 5, 2023, 6:07 a.m., edited 2 times in total.
Jan. 5, 2023, 1:50 a.m.
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Joined: Nov. 24, 2002

I saw that one as well and my first thought was ...what about the moving parts...are they up for daily abuse in all kinds of weather. But then, I am no engineer, just someone too critical most of the time. I really like the look of the Bullit e-cargo bikes.

"You don't learn from experience. You learn from reflecting on the experience."
- Kristen Ulmer

Jan. 5, 2023, 8:08 a.m.
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Joined: Oct. 7, 2020

That is very clever, and looks like a slick system. But I wonder, is this a problem that needed solving? 

I don't have a cargo bike, but they seem shorter than that when it's extended. Maybe handy for parking in spots that aren't designed for longer bikes.

Jan. 5, 2023, 8:25 a.m.
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I like it from the pov that you could have one commuter bike. Most of the time when you don't need the cargo space you ride it in the short mode, but when you do need the extra cargo space you just flip the wheel over.

Jan. 6, 2023, 8:01 a.m.
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Joined: Feb. 19, 2003

The marketing team got a little overzealous with the TLD race kit “bombing” the gravel path.

Cool idea, bummer they went with a hub motor.

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